β artist β jeweler β
Potada π₯
Artist, designer, jeweler.
Born & raised in San Francisco.
NYC for now.
BFA Jewelry Pratt Institute 2018.
Memes as inspiration.
Chinese American gal tryna find ha place in the world.
Editorial
Sukeban Magazine, Keep that Ni Hao In Your Mouth, 2018 https://sukeban.co.uk/fashion/keep-that-ni-hao-in-your-mouth/8084/
Pre$$
TheArtGorgeous, 2020 https://theartgorgeous.com/ada-chen-makes-jewelry-inspired-memes/
βAda Chen: Made In Chinese America.β gal-dem: The UN/REST Issue, print issue 4, 2019.
βTop 200 Art World Influencers.β TheArtGorgeous, issue 7. September, 2019.
SPECIWOMEN, 2019 https://www.speciwomenmagazine.com/ada-chen
YLWRNGR, 2019 https://ylwrngr.com/2019/09/15/ada-chens-viral-jewelry-line-claps-back-to-asian-fetishes-and-stereotypes/
Teen Vogue, 2019 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ada-chen-is-the-asian-artist-turning-stereotypes-about-chinese-americans-into-jewelry
Bese, 2019 https://www.bese.com/real-talk-ada-chen/
LVL3, 2019 http://lvl3official.com/ada-chen/
βWhite Cube / +White T-Shirt: Context Via Image and Todayβs Cult Jewelers.β Metalsmith Magazine, 2019.
Milk.xyz, 2019 https://milk.xyz/articles/milk-next-gen-meet-ada-chen-most-likely-to-shatter-stereotypes/
Ruptly, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McoL-Px2IUw
NYC Jewelry Week, 2018 https://nycjewelryweek.com/one-for-the-future/
Broadly, 2018 https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/3k9zqk/ada-chen-jewelry-asian-american-stereotypes
DNAMAG, 2018 https://www.dnamag.co/home/made-in-chinese-america-ada-chen
NBGA, 2018 (feature) https://nobasicgirlsallowed.com/how-you-can-help-to-end-the-starving-artist-stereotype-by-giving-credit-where-its-due/
βAda Chen confronts Asian stereotypes through meme-inspired jewellery,β pg 122. Printed Pages: The Itβs Nice That Magazine, Autmn/Winter 2018.
Itβs Nice That, 2018 https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/ada-chen-asian-stereotypes-product-design-060918
Milk.xyz, 2018 https://milk.xyz/articles/ada-chen-is-turning-asian-stereotyping-on-its-head-with-jewelry/
Wonderland, 2018 https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2018/08/06/ada-chen-jewellery/
Next Shark, 2018 https://nextshark.com/ada-chen-asian-fetish-jewelry/
Refinery29, 2018 https://www.refinery29.com/ada-chen-jewelry
Fader, 2018 http://www.thefader.com/2018/07/25/ada-chen-text-message-earrings-asian-american
VOA, 2018 https://www.voachinese.com/a/made-in-china-america-20180718/4488992.html
i-D, 2018 https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/9k8jd7/ada-chen-jewelry-made-in-chinese-america
Fund for Pratt, 2018 https://fundfor.pratt.edu/ada-chen-bfa-jewelry-18-speak-english-were-in-america/
Exhibitions
2019: Body Control: jewelry and fashion on the border of man. Museum Arnhem, Netherlands.
2019: FOTOCOPY. OHMYBLUE Gallery, Venice, Italy.
2019: NYC JEWELRY WEEK PRESENTS: EMERGING JEWELERS X JONATHAN ADLER. Jonathan Adler Showroom, New York, NY.
2019: Non-Stick Nostalgia: Y2K Retrofuturism in Contemporary Jewelry. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY.
2018: Anonymous Brooklyn. Brooklyn Metalworks.,Brooklyn, NY.
2018: FOTOCOPY NYC. Ed. Varie, New York, NY.
2018: Underground Magazine NYC Launch Party. Secret Loft, Brooklyn, NY.
2018: VISIBLE. The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2018: MADE: Makers Across Disciplines Engage Juried Student Slideshow. 2018 SNAG Conference, Portland, OR
2018: Pratt Jewelry BFA Thesis Show 2018. Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.