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[edit]
Hom was born in Toisan, China. At the age of five years old, she and her family immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City, NY.[1] She graduated with her bachelor’s from Pratt University in 1971. In 1974, Hom moved to San Francisco, California, where she currently resides.[2]
Career[edit]
Art[edit]
Hom's art is often community-oriented and will have input from those in the San Francisco Bay Area. She pulls inspiration from her Buddhist beliefs in her pieces.[3][4] She has also pulled 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 reoccurring theme that is 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[edit]
Nancy Hom was first attracted by 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 movementt 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 took film of several demonstrations and events during this time.[8]
COVID-19[edit]
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[edit]
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][edit]
- 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[edit]
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][edit]
- Board member, Heyday
- Co-director, Bay Area Nalandabodhi
- Kearny Street Workshop
- Asian American Women Artists Association
- Manilatown Heritage Foundation
- Shambhala Dharma Art Circle
References[edit]
- ↑ 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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