Jenifer K. Wofford

Jenifer K Wofford is an American contemporary artist and art educator based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known for her contributions to Filipino-American visual art,[1][2] Wofford's work often addresses hybridity, authenticity and global culture, frequently from an ironic, humorous perspective.[3] Wofford collaborates with artists Reanne Estrada and Eliza Barrios as the artist group Mail Order Brides/M.O.B.[4] She is also the curator of Galleon Trade, an international art exchange among California, Mexico and the Philippines.[5]

Background

Wofford was born in San Francisco, and raised in Hong Kong, Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur. Her family returned to California when she was a teenager. With the exception of 2 years in the Czech Republic, Wofford has lived and worked in San Francisco and Oakland for most of her professional life.[6]

While receiving her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, Wofford studied with Carlos Villa, whose Worlds In Collision project was of significant influence on her development as an artist and educator.[7] While completing her MFA at UC Berkeley, Wofford worked with Catherine Ceniza Choy, whose book Empire of Care influenced the creation of Wofford's Filipina nurse- related art projects.[8]

Wofford's 2020 mural "Patten Recognition" is on the outside of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.[9] Her mural was vandalized in 2021 alongside several cherry blossom trees.[10]

Art

Wofford's visual art, performance art and curatorial projects have been presented in the United States, the Philippines, Malaysia, Turkey and Hong Kong. She has also been awarded artist-in-residence stays in France, the Philippines, Italy, Denmark and Norway.[11] Wofford was awarded a 2017 grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation.[12]

Other projects include:

  • Galleon Trade (2007–08): international curatorial project in San Francisco and Metro Manila[13]
  • Flor 1973-78 (alternate title: Flor de Manila y San Francisco, 2008): public art project in San Francisco [14]
  • Manananggoogle (as Mail Order Brides/M.O.B.) (2013-ongoing): installation and performance at San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, Southern Exposure and Somarts Cultural Center, San Francisco[15]
  • Earthquake Weather (2014): web project [16]
  • Collapse(2015): painting series at Silverlens Galleries, Makati[17]
  • Limning the Liminal (2019): Exhibition of drawings, paintings, and artists books at University of San Francisco’s Thacher Gallery[18]
  • Pattern Recognition (2020): mural outside the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco[4][19][20][21]
  • Jiayou (2021): artwork displayed in collaboration with artist Christy Chan's project "Dear America"[22][23]

Teaching

Wofford specializes in Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art at University of California, Berkeley[24] and Filipino American Arts at the University of San Francisco.[25] She has also led numerous studio courses and/or advised graduate students at UC Berkeley, University of San Francisco, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, Diablo Valley College and Vermont College of Fine Arts since 2007.[26]

References
  1. "Jennifer Wofford | University of San Francisco". Usfca.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  2. "Asian Art Museum". Asianart.org. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. "statement". WoffleHouse. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. "San Francisco's Asian Art Museum unveils trio of new commissions, including mural by Chanel Miller". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  5. Ruiz, Cheeko (2007-08-19). "Modern-Day Galleon Trade Sets Sail | Starweek Magazine, Other STAR Sections, The Philippine Star". philstar.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  6. "Drawing Across Difference". Hyphen Magazine. May 2008. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  7. "State of the State: Contemporary Filipino/American Art in the Bay Area". YouTube. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  8. "Jenifer K. Wofford". Center for Art and Thought. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  9. Lawrence, Lee (2021-08-06). "The Asian Art Museum: Full of Art With a Past, Not of the Past". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  10. Irwin, Veronica (2021-01-18). "Two Prominent Asian Cultural Sites Vandalized". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  11. "Jenifer K Wofford's Artist-In-Residence studio at KINOKINO, Sandes Norway". Planting Rice. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  12. http://joanmitchellfoundation.org/blog/announcing-the-2017-painters-sculptors-grant-recipients 2017
  13. Mary Eisenhart (2008-09-18). "'Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition'". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  14. Catherine Ceniza Choy. "The New Face of Immigration: Flor de Manila y San Francisco by Jenifer K. Wofford". Center for Art and Thought. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  15. "The Corporate Vampires of San Francisco". Hyperallergic.com. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  16. Han, Sarah (2014-10-03). "What Was It Like to Live through the '89 Quake? - The Bold Italic - San Francisco". The Bold Italic. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  17. "Interview with artist Jenifer K Wofford". Planting Rice. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  18. Galila, Wilfred (2019-04-18). "Artist Jenifer K Wofford explores 'in-betweenness'". INQUIRER.net USA. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  19. "At This Museum, Education Staff Prove More Vital Than Ever During Pandemic". Hyperallergic. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  20. Jenifer K Wofford on "Pattern Recognition", retrieved 2020-05-13
  21. Katz, Leslie (2021-07-17). "Dazzling wonderland fills Asian Art Museum's new wing". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  22. "Guerilla Projection Creates Monuments of Light Against Anti-Asian Racism". KALW. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  23. Hotchkiss, Sarah (July 1, 2021). "Asian American Artists Light Up Buildings With Guerilla Messages of Solidarity". KQED. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  24. "Jenifer Wofford, Lecturer, Fall 2015 : Practice of Art". Art.berkeley.edu. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  25. "Filipino American Arts (CD) | University of San Francisco". Usfca.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  26. "Jenifer K Wofford : CV" (PDF). Wofflehouse.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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