"Aram Han Sifuentes uses a needle and thread as her tools to examine immigration, citizenship, race and craft, drawing on both personal experiences and shared cultural identity. Her work has been exhibited and performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Wing Luke Museum of Asian Pacific American Experience in Seattle, Washington; Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, Illinois; Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum in Seoul, South Korea; and the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in Asheville, North Carolina. She currently has a solo exhibition at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (September 2016 – April 2017), and was a resident at the Chicago Cultural Center (February 2017 – May 2017)." - (from Aram's Artist Statement)
Aram was a 2014 BOLT Resident and 2015 BOLT Mentor at the Chicago Artists Coalition. She is a 2016 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow and a 2016 3Arts Awardee. She earned her BA in Art and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Image courtesy of artist. Photo by Hyounsang Yoo.
A Mend: A Collection of Scraps from Local Seamstresses and Tailors (Chicago), 14 x 10 x 4 ft, Jean scraps and gold denim thread, 2011-2013. Image courtesy of artist. (Photo by Hyounsang Yoo)
"The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can't " Image courtesy of artist. Photo by Sara Pooley
From the Protest Lending Library at the Chicago Cultural Center:
Image courtesy of artist. Photo by Kanthy Peng
Protest Banner Lending Library at the Chicago Cultural Center. Photo by Kanthy Peng
Below are excerpts of work from "A Community of Non-Citizens: Proving Worth of Citizenship Through Stitching Samplers (A Work in Progress)" (with photos by Hyounsang Yoo)
Name: Aram. Age: 28. From: South Korea. Moved to the United States in 1992. (Image courtesy of Artist)
Photos by Hyounsang Yoo
See more of Aram Han Sifuente's work on http://www.aramhan.com // Join us at the Fierce Tidings art exhibition running Friday, March 31, 2017 - July 15, 2017.