Room D1359 | Sculpture Studio

Join us for a guest artist talk with Jade Yumang.

Jade Yumang’s work primarily focuses on the concept of queer form through sculptural abstraction, installation, and performance. He received his MFA with departmental honors from Parsons School of Design in 2012 and his BFA Honours from the University of British Columbia as the top graduate in 2008. Born in Quezon City, Philippines, he grew up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and immigrated to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Currently a sessional instructor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University of British Columbia, Yumang is also part of the New York–based collaborative duo Tatlo, with Sara Jimenez. His work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum; Museum of Arts and Design; Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art; ONE Archives; International Print Center New York; Invisible-Exports; the Center for Book Arts; Künstlerhaus Bethanien; Equity Gallery; Box 13 Artspace; Eastern Edge Gallery; the Kitchen; and Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales.

Twilight Hour is a series of talks for students and the public with guest artists hosted by the Painting, Drawing and Sculpture areas through the Audain Faculty of Art.