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Hi! I currently based in Chicago, grew up in the suburbs. I'm interested in thinking about creativity as a way to build spaces and community. I like to make websites, magazines, and more!

More of me here: https://alexwen.net/

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2. So excited to work with everyone this summer! I proudly identify as an Asian American adoptee and as a member of the LGBT+ community (panromantic demisexual). I'm about to begin my first year at Columbia College Chicago as a Graphic Design major after transferring from two years of undergrad at UIC. I am hoping to take my two years of Gender Studies and Global Asian Studies and transform what I learned into art and more.

3. So far I mostly just draw on paper and experiment with inking with pens or colored pencil, but I'm excited to explore more digital means of creation. It would also be neat to find a consistent art style :,) I danced ballet for 12 years and have played violin since 6th grade!

4. I hope to expand on digital creation skills and dive deeper into photography, but most importantly how to relate to a community of fellow artists. I am at a big transition point in my life where I'm taking a chance by pursuing art, so I'm hoping to ground myself and grow this summer amongst this caring community.

5. Personal IG: yulixn_l
Photography IG: yu_pic._

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Hi! I am based in the Chicago suburbs but I lived quite a bit (10  years) in India ! I just graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in bioengineering ! I have explored the most in photography and painting/sketches for art mediums. I hope to be able to connect with people within this community and learn more about bringing Asian stories to art ! Fell free to connect with me on IG ! I would love to interact more with everyone !
IG : @anupriymathews or @ mehrr.anu

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2. Hi! I am an IL native, from the western suburbs, first generation college student of my family. I am graduating in Jan 2022 with a BFA in sociology.
3. My medium is papercrafts-I really enjoy making things such as origami, decorative post cards, and remaking canva creations(see below)!
4. I hope to learn more about the importance of Asian identity and creativity from my peers here. I hope to grow in that I will be more open minded, looking forward to seeing you all :)

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I am a queer filipina born and raised on O’ahu, Hawai’i and am currently a college student at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. I first performed spoken word in February 2020 at Luya Poetry and since then, have incorporated my writing in community organizing. I have presented my work in several online spaces as well as planned my own events and workshops geared towards the Filipino community. Writing is another creative outlet I use to express myself in addition to photography and music. Common themes involved in my work involve friendship, sexuality, family, and healing.

Mediums: Poetry, photography, music

I hope to learn how to be more well-rounded and express myself using multiple forms of media. I also want to establish a stable network of people for my mentees to go to for feedback and encouragement to pursue new ideas.

IG: @sansophs

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2. Hi everyone! I was born and raised on Maui, Hawaiʻi, I am a second-generation Filipino, and I just earned my Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. I'm interested in incorporating culture (decolonization, deconstruction, contributing to AANHPI narratives, etc.) into my creative work, but I'm open to different ideas and genres.

3. Creative writing, poetry, graphic design, photography, videography.

4. I hope to connect with other creatives, learn how to make time for writing, and find inspiration and creativity. Lately I've been in a creative slump and it's hard for me to make time to be creative and write, and I'd like to reignite that and hone my skills through this program and the collaborative project. I also hope to learn about the editing and publishing process.

5. IG: @phyllisaira

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Hello everyone, Hope you are enjoying summer vacation. It's been hot outside, felt so good to finally get summer. By not taking too much time, I would like to give some information about my self. I am in JUNIOR year at UIC, with major of CS. I am transferring student from Harper Community College. I am native Indian, been in USA since 2018. In the free time with some relaxation I would like to gain more skills in art. I can consider photography  as my hobby. I also like to draw and paint on canvas, doing craft and some other artworks. I am interested to do this mentorship on purpose to get to know more people like me , and improve my knowledge and skills in the field I am interested.
Looking forward to meet you guys! Hope pandemic ends soon:)
IG:angelberry_04

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Hi! I am a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist and poet originally from New Delhi, India. I recently graduated from SAIC with a BFA, and work mostly in the mediums of fiber art and printmaking. Most of my work deals with the idea of home and the complicated relationships that exist in domestic spaces. I use repurposed textiles and paper for most of my work.

I want to connect with a vibrant community of artists and share my work! I want to learn how to get better at writing professional materials such as proposals and artist's statements and develop a cohesive body of work. I also want to learn how to curate my artwork better for online platforms.

IG: @reev.art

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2. Hey there! My name is Christian Aggari, and I am a recent graduate from Carthage College. I have a degree in Computer Science and Japanese with a minor in Asian Studies, and I am hoping to apply my passion for art and animation to this project! I am a first generation Filipino-American born and raised in Chicago.
3. Clip Studio Paint, Filmora, Opentoonz, Cosplay, Copics
4.I want to gain more experience working in collaborative projects. A couple of skills I'd like to hone are my understandings of 3D modelling and animation principals. By the end of this project, I hope to have a project ready that I'm proud to display.
IG: @slipslidn/@slipslidn_art
Twitter: slipslidn

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Hi all! I'm from Chicago, born and raised, and have been a community organizer here for a few years now. I currently am taking a year off from school in LA as a compsci major, but I'm really excited to get (re)connected with art!
I play guitar & dance both as hobbies, but want to get more into both of those as well as branch out a little - I'd love to learn how to make videos, really start composing music, and possibly explore more performing arts like acting.
Super excited to meet everyone!
IG: @maia.cho

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2. Hi everyone! I'm a 3rd year at DePaul majoring in Communications and Media. I'm from Oak Park, IL but will be moving to Chicago next month. Most of my creative work has been in the realms of traditional painting/drawing, digital illustration, and photography, but I am interested in other things as well.
5. In the future I want to further explore mediums such as animation, comics, VFX, videography, and video editing, though that's just a start. I want to grow in my ability to tell stories with different mediums and experiment with ways to combine them.
5. IG: @sophiiiiiiia
website: sophiaiqbal.myportfolio.com
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Bio: Hey everyone! I am a rising junior at UIC majoring in English and minoring in Global Asian studies. My life has been nomadic as I was born in the West coast but spent most of my childhood in the East. I also lived abroad in my parents' home country, Korea, throughout my middle school and high school years. I moved from the Philly suburbs about two years ago and so I still consider myself new to the Chicago area (yes, please lmk where all the cool places are!)

Creative medium: Poetry, short stories/essays, digital & film photography, music (acoustic guitar), and most recently watercolor

Hopes: Having read others' mediums, I am super eager to try out pottery, videography, spoken-word poetry, as well as songwriting and screenwriting. Besides improving my personal artistic skills, I am seeking out different ways to contribute to my community and help empower fellow Asian Americans pursue the arts. I look forward to connecting with everyone!

Some of my works https://blogs.uofi.uic.edu/view/8875/267411269

Instagram
@jessomango

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2. Hi! My name is Annie Lee and I am a Taiwanese American from Darien, Illinois. I am a third year student getting my BFA in Graphic Design at DePaul University.

I currently work at DePaul's Office of Student Involvement and their Office of Student Affairs as their graphic designer. I also do some freelance work for companies such as Now&Later and Adidas through my job with Published Studios!

3. I am a graphic designer, but I started off painting and drawing and will always turn to those mediums as a form of expression and release.

4. I know that I will always have a lot of room to learn and grow, so I'm excited to meet everyone in the program and learn as much as I can from everyone. I hope to expand my network, get involved in cool orgs and events, and overall foster friendships and cool projects with awesome people :)

5. My Behance is linked for examples of my work!

My design IG is @annieleecarroll

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Welcome to my Behance! I am currently a junior at DePaul working towards my BFA in Graphic Design. The work displayed is a mixture of freelance work, classwork, and work that I have done for DePaul. I love working with my hands, and actually started off teaching myself how to paint in high school (some of my paintings are displayed on here).

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Erika is an exhibition manager and curator from Houston, TX and currently based in Chicago. Her recent projects include curating Thania Petersen's photographic series I AM ROYAL at the Obscura Festival of Photography in Malaysia (2018), administrative work for the 2nd Edition of the Lagos Biennial in Nigeria: How to Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine? (2019), and a curatorial internship for Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago at the MCA Chicago (2020).

3. Exhibition organizing, curatorial practice, creative writing

4. Rest, learning new recipes, telling better stories and jokes

5. @erimeii

6. Images of me & work: Asian Ink (@chicagoasianink) • Instagram photos and videos

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2. I am a board member at Asian Ink, and was born and raised in Chicago. I am about to graduate from DePaul University with a degree in Secondary Education Visual Art! I am also an exhibiting artist and currently working as a Summer Fellow with Chicago History Museum.
3. I mainly work in digital media, such as Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, and digital photography.
4. I want to use my passion for art and teaching to empower others, and show that art is a universal language I believe anyone can learn.
5. website: kimberlynguyen.net
IG: kimbooxox

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2. Kat Cua is a writer, editor, and cultural organizer based in Chicago, Illinois. Kat graduated from the University of Missouri with a BJ in journalism (magazine editing) and a BA in art history. She is currently an MA candidate in the Dual Degree program for Modern and Contemporary Art History and Arts Administration and Policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kat's professional experience in the arts spans curatorial work, development, arts administration, communications, and most recently, publishing. She is interested in working at the confluence of arts admin, curatorial work, and arts publishing.
3. My creative practice encompasses curatorial work, arts administration, writing, editing, and publishing.
4.I hope to learn more about creating collective Southeast Asian diasporic identity and building a language to talk about it. I also hope to learn how to rest more often and better and how to gracefully deny opportunities when I'm at capacity!!!
5. kathryncua.com//
@kat.cua

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I am a co-founder of Asian Ink! I grew up in Oak Park, Illinois for the first 10 years of my life, then Glenview, Illinois for the next 10 years. Now, I am in the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago! I just graduated from the University of Illinois of Chicago with a Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design. We'll see what's next for me!

My creative mediums are graphic design, fine art (drawing and painting), and creative writing.

In the future, I hope to learn more about how I can use my love for art and design to help underserved communities.

My portfolio website: https://hanarafee.weebly.com
My Instagram: @hanarafee.art

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Hi Everyone!

2.I am the co-founder of Asian Ink, a multimedia artist, poet, and 3rd year art student at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
3.My creative medium is spoken word poetry, Illustrator, pen and ink illustration, 3-d modeling, ceramics, and oil/acrylic painting, amongst other things.
4.I hope to expand my knowledge of graphic design and implement my artistic voice through curated spaces.
5. https://chicagoasianink.weebly.com
insta- @throwlikeanandita

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