Nancy Chen
Nancy Chen is assistant director of Gallery Activation, part of Interpretation at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her team organizes public programs for adults as well as multigenerational audiences and facilitates a variety of gallery conversations and creative experiences at the museum.
Beyond the museum, Nancy is an arts writer and a printmaker interested in many forms of paper-based arts. She received a MA in humanities from the University of Chicago, concentrating in creative writing and art history.
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Celebrating Lunar New Year: The Year of the Dragon
Six Asian and Asian American staff members find connections between objects in the collection and their memories of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Nancy Chen, Craig Lee, Arianne Nguyen, Alice Yasi Xie, Yilin Yang, Sizhao Yi, and Yechen Zhao -
Creative Filing as Joyous Creation: The Works of Joseph Cornell
Through his unique alchemy, the self-taught designer transformed everyday materials into poetry.
Nancy Chen