Jean Shon in a word

In a word explores traces of loss through the re-generation of ephemera from her family archive. Through sourced images and text, Jean examines rupture/reconstruction, origin/reproduction, and legibility/illegibility as methods of erasure and revelation. This body of work is a dialogue that evolves despite the lack of a living presence; rather, that presence is found and transformed through memories, ideas, oral stories, and conversation.

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Jean Shon is a visual artist and educator working in photography, installation, text, and mixed media. Her work explores memory, identity, loss, melancholia, and recovery in the context of family history and surrounding community. Recent solo exhibitions include Sawyer Yards (2023) and Box 13 (2023) in Houston, TX. She has exhibited at Phase Gallery and PRJCT in Los Angeles, as well as solo and group shows nationwide. Jean has been awarded several residencies including Lighthouse Works (2024), James Castle House (2023), and the Galveston Artist Residency (2021-2022). She earned her Master of Fine Arts from the University of California-Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.