Aesther Chang is known for her nuanced and subtle abstract paintings. Her works experiment with textures and colors, and the play between linear and ethereal elements. Made over long stretches of time with layers of natural pigments, her paintings capture observations on the impermanence of life and explore the intrinsic relationship between the human spirit and organic material. Moments of free improvisation call for a turn toward meditation. What she seeks through the process is harmony, or in her own words “oneness between self and matter”. Chang’s works directly invite the viewer to realize a deeper dimension within one’s very own being- a transcendental realm beyond the body and mind. To unlock this realm, one must go inward.
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Aesther Chang (she/her/hers) is a Taiwanese-American artist. based in Boston and New York. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard University, and a B.F.A in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She spent the past seven years between Florence, Paris, and New York City exhibiting with international galleries including Une Fille aux Cheveux Noirs, Paris (2023); Jean Jacobs Gallery (2022), New Canaan, CT; Kate Oh Gallery, Upper East Side NYC (2021); Numeroventi Artist Residency, Florence (2018-2021); Studio Arts International College (SACI), Florence (2018); The New York Academy of Art (2016-2017); and Galerie Pavé d’Orsay, Paris (2016). Works by the artist reside in numerous private and public collections worldwide, including New York; Los Angeles; Paris; London; Tokyo; Singapore; Italy; China; and Taiwan.
In addition to Chang’s studio art practice, Chang is an advocate for advancing art education in the U.S. school curriculum. She has taught studio art at prestigious K-12 schools in the U.S. as well as private art lessons for students of all levels. Since moving to Boston in 2022, she has taught at the Harvard Art Museums and conducted research on art education in Boston Public Schools for Project Zero at Harvard University. She currently designs and leads museum programming at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston.
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