Nancy Hom
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Nancy Hom is an Asian-American artist, speaker, writer, consultant, and social activist[clarification needed] with 35 years of experience. She is best known for her work creating mandalas and silkscreen pieces.
Early Life and Education
Hom was born in Toisan, China. At the age of five, she and her family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City, NY.[1] She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Pratt University in 1971. In 1974, Hom moved to San Francisco, California, where she currently resides.[2]
Career
Art
Hom's art is often community-oriented and incorporates input from those in the San Francisco Bay Area. She draws inspiration from her Buddhist beliefs in her pieces.[3][4] She has also drawn inspiration from her own story as an immigrant family and her ancestry in many of her pieces.[3][5] Life as an Asian American in San Francisco is another recurring theme often seen in her work, such as her "San Fransisco Mandala".[6] Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) Artistic Director, Melanie Elvena, once stated on Hom's work, “Each piece has a thoughtful story or message that represents a community, a movement, an idea, or a place, and redefines the role that art plays in activism.”[7]
She has noted artists, such as Henri Matisse, as inspirations for her artistic style.[8]
Hom has created posters for events such as the first Carnaval San Francisco in 1979.[9][10]
Activism
Nancy Hom was first attracted to the Asian American movement during her time at Pratt University.[11] She was drawn to the movement through Nobuko Miyamoto and Chris Iijima.[9] Hom cites the early Asian American movement as one of her biggest inspirations in her artwork.[8]
Hom first got involved in activism during her time at Pratt University. She was asked to join the Asian Media Collective, a student-run group dedicated to capturing media of the early stages of the Asian American movement. Hom had taken a film course at Pratt, so she knew how to work with and edit film. She filmed several demonstrations and events during this time.[8]
COVID-19
In December 2020, Hom was interviewed by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art as a part of their Pandemic Oral History Project.[12] In the interview, Hom expressed how much more difficult it had been to create art during the early stages of the COVID-19 shutdown, especially since her pieces are known for being community-centered. Instead, she created a Buddhist mandala and asked Facebook friends to submit names of loved ones that had passed away in the past year.[4]
In March 2021, Hom was involved in San Francisco's "Mask On, Stay Strong" campaign to encourage citizens to wear masks to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. She, along with eight other local artists from the region, designed and distributed over 20,000 masks for the public.[13]
Personal Life
Nancy Hom is married to Bob Hsiang[9] and they currently reside in San Francisco, California. She is a practicing Buddhist.[4]
Awards and Commissions[1]
- 2014 Artist Residency, ArtSpace, University of Nevada, Reno
- 2013 SF Foundation Helen Crocker Russell Leadership Award
- 2012 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painting & Sculpture Award
- 2010 Zellerbach Family Foundation Individual Artist Award
- 2004 Juror’s Award, CA Printmakers, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica
- 2003 Artist Residency, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles
- 2003 Bd. of Supervisors Proclamation: Nancy Hom Day - 9/4/03
- 2003 Local Hero Award, KQED and Union Bank of California
- 1999 Nominee, Woman of Achievement Award, San Jose
- 1998 Gerbode Foundation Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley
- 1995 Individual Artist Cultural Equity Grant, SF Arts Commission
- 1991 American Library Association Notable Book Award
- Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice
Exhibitions
Hom's pieces have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. Her work has been displayed in museums and galleries such as:
- Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino, California[2]
- Oakland Museum, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz[2]
- Centre Paul Valeyre, Paris, France[2]
- Somart San Angel, Villa Obregón, Mexico City[2]
- 2010 Driftwood Gallery, San Francisco[14]
- 2011 SOMArts Cultural Center Community Partners: AAWAA and APICC[14]
- Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco[15]
Affiliations[2]
- Board member, Heyday
- Co-director, Bay Area Nalandabodhi
- Kearny Street Workshop
- Asian American Women Artists Association
- Manilatown Heritage Foundation
- Shambhala Dharma Art Circle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NANCY HOM ARTS  home • about • art • posters • WRITING • services • talks". www.nancyhomarts.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "NANCY HOM ARTS  home • about • art • posters • WRITING • services • talks". www.nancyhomarts.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Local Invisibility, Postcolonial Feminisms, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nancy Hom, Pandemic Oral History Project, Archives of American Art, 2020, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ Wong, Edward (2019-07-30), Nancy Hom - 3 works of art, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ Wong, Edward (2019-07-31), Nancy Hom - SF Mandala, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ "Celebrating Nancy Hom's Art". East Wind ezine. August 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Wong, Edward (2019-07-25), Nancy Hom - Roots, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Passionate Engagement: The Art of Nancy Hom | Short Documentary, retrieved 2021-05-13
- ↑ "The Birth of Carnaval on the Streets of San Francisco - FoundSF". www.foundsf.org. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ Passionate Engagement: The Art of Nancy Hom | Short Documentary, retrieved 2021-05-12
- ↑ Nancy Hom, Pandemic Oral History Project, Archives of American Art, 2020, retrieved 2021-05-12
- ↑ "20,000 Masks Designed by Bay Area Artists to be Distributed". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Acknowledgements for A PLACE OF HER OWN Program". www.aplaceofherown.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ "Celebrating Nancy Hom's Art". East Wind ezine. August 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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