DrawNow!

May 7, 2023, 1 PM – 2:30 PM

IN-PERSON: ASL DrawNow! with Nic Annette Miller, Joyce Hom and Yiqiao Wang on Xiyadie: Queer Cut Utopias

Xiyadie, *Boiling (A boiling pot resembles helplessness and suffering of humanity),* 2018. Paper-cut with water-based dye and Chinese pigments on Xuan paper, 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in (20 x 20 cm). Courtesy of the artist

Join teaching artists Joyce Hom, Nic Annette Miller and guest artist Yiqiao Wang for an in-person workshop to learn the art of Chinese paper-cutting presented in American Sign Language (ASL) on occasion of The Drawing Center's current exhibition Xiyadie: Queer Cut Utopias.

Learning the skill from his mother at a young age, Xiyadie originated his singular artistic language in the more traditional technique of paper-cutting artist. He is the first known Chinese paper-cut artist to publicly depart from the folk-art context as well as the only paper-cutting artist in mainland China to engage with queer themes. His expertise in paper-cutting has allowed him to develop intricate compositions that embrace the ancient art form while subverting it with defiant yet joyful expressions of individualism, deploying traditional techniques to articulate, destigmatize, and celebrate queerness.

This workshop is recommended for participants 18 years and older.
Please note this in-person workshop will be in ASL with no voice interpretation. It is free and open to the signing community. All art materials will be provided.

Joyce Hom

Joyce Hom is a museum educator working within access programs at several museums in New York City, and is the ASL programs coordinator at The Jewish Museum. Joyce is the proud Deaf daughter of an immigrant and Deaf parents. She received her BFA in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Nic Annette Miller

Nic Annette Miller is an artist and designer focusing on environmental and cultural relationships through printmaking and public installations. Nic is a heritage signer Coda (Child of a Deaf Adult) and grew up multilingual bimodal in spoken English, home Vietnamese/Pidgin Sign English (PSE) and American Sign Language (ASL). She received her BFA in Graphic Design and Printmaking from Utah State University and is a graduate of the Compass Interpreting Program.
Yiqiao Wang

Originally from Beijing, China. Yiqiao Wang is a senior artist and a creative designer at Gallaudet
University’s The Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning in
Washington, DC. She holds an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and
She takes a variety of approaches in exploring her illustrative visions, using both hand drawing
and digital work. Her creative principle is based on a theme of vivid color. She has also created
several prominent mural designs, including the Loon Mural currently installed in downtown
Minneapolis and the Vibrant mural in the Signing Starbucks store in DC.

Credits

Free online programs are made possible by the Cy Twombly Foundation.

Support for this program is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council through the CreateNYC Language Access Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Education and Community Programs at The Drawing Center are made possible by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Major support is provided by the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation and the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation.