Jennifer Ling Datchuk is an artist born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Brooklyn, New York.  Her mother came to this country in the early 1970s from China; her father born and raised in Ohio to Russian and Irish immigrant parents.  Beyond initial appearances, the layers of her parents’ past and present histories are extremely overwhelming and complicated – a history of conflict she has inherited and a perpetual source for her work.  She captures this conflict by exploring the emotive power of domestic objects and rituals that fix, organize, soothe and beautify our lives.  Trained in ceramics, the artist works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women’s work, such as textiles and hair, to discuss fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity and personal history.

She holds an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA in Crafts from Kent State University. She has received grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, travel grant from Artpace, and the Linda Lighton International Artist Exchange Program. She was awarded a residency through the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum to conduct her studio practice at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany and has participated in residencies at the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, Vermont Studio Center, and the European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands. In 2017, she received the Emerging Voices award from the American Craft Council. Recently, she completed a residency and exhibition curated by Dr. Debra Willis for Artpace.  She lives in San Antonio, Texas where she maintains a studio and teaching practice.

In the interview three projects were discussed; The upcoming project at Black Cube called "The Fulfillment Center", "Babe Cave" at Truth Before Flowers at Women and Their Work and Big curtain of red hair at thick at Artpace.

The book mentioned in the interview is:  Her Body and Other Parties.

Don’t Touch My Hair, fake hair, porcelain beads from Jingdezhen, China Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio Photo credit Seale Photography Studios

Don’t Touch My Hair, Detail, fake hair, porcelain beads from Jingdezhen, ChinaOriginally commissioned and produced by Artpace San AntonioPhoto credit Seale Photography Studios