Jennifer Ling Datchuk American, b. 1980
Stemming from personal experience, Datchuk explores her Asian heritage and specifically connects to Chinese blue-and-white porcelain traditions.“My work has always dealt with identity, with the sense of being in-between, an imposter, neither fully Chinese nor Caucasian. I have learned to live with the constant question about my appearance: ‘What are you?’ I change my response depending on my hair, make-up, clothes, what I am doing, where I am at, or what I am eating – who I am at the moment. I find people are rarely satisfied with my answer. I explore this conflict through my chosen media – porcelain, which nods to my Chinese heritage but also represents “pure” white – the white desire I find in both cultures. Bound by these conditions, I stitch together my individual nature, unravel the pressures of conformity, and forever experience pain in search of perfection.” – Jennifer Ling Datchuk.
Datchuk was born in Warren, Ohio and currently lives and works in San Antonio, Texas. Trained in ceramics, her works often use a myriad of materials ranging from porcelain to fabric and embroidery. Datchuk 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 as well as Artpace to research the birthplace of porcelain in Jingdezhen, China.
In 2016, she was awarded a residency through the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany and was a Black Cube Nomadic Museum Artist Fellow. Recently, she completed a residency at the European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands and was awarded the Emerging Voices Award from the American Craft Council. Datchuk was an artist in residence at Artpace, San Antonio in 2019.
Datchuk’s artwork has been part of various exhibitions throughout Texas and the United States, including Artpace, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA; Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA; Black Cube Nomadic Museum, Denver, CO; Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY; and Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
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Jennifer Ling DatchukEnter the Dragon, 2020Porcelain, ceramic decals from Jingdezhen, China, wood, gold mirrors65 x 16 x 5"
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Jennifer Ling DatchukBamboo Ceiling, 2019Porcelain sculpture, found porcelain shards, sticky putty, wood shelf12.5 x 2.75 x 4.5"
31.8 x 7 x 11.4 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukDon't Play Nice (1), 2019Porcelain, vintage decals4 x 5.5 x 5.5"
10.2 x 14 x 14 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukDon't Play Nice (2), 2019Porcelain, vintage decals4 x 5.5 x 5.5"
10.2 x 14 x 14 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukG.O.A.T. Girls, 2019Slip cast Laguna porcelain for dolls50 x 74"
127 x 188 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukHanger, 2019Porcelain relief10 x 15 x 1.5"
25.4 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukHappy, 2019Porcelain relief, sticky putty7 x 7.5 x 0.8"
17.8 x 19.1 x 1.9 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukHappy Hair, 2019Synthetic hair, porcelain beads from Jingdezhen, China, paint63 x 57"
160 x 144.8 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukHit Me with Your Best Shot, 2019Digital photograh printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl 285 gsm, porcelain, commercial decals, 14 karat gold luster, plexiglass box, Made-in-China Cuban link bracelet, Lenox Oxford China porcelain plates, acrylic nails, plexiglass box16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukKeep Your Goals Away From the Trolls, 2019Porcelain sculpture, sticky putty21 x 114 x 0.5"
53.3 x 289.6 x 1.3 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukOne Tough Bitch, 2019Photograph/documentation of porcelain shards, china paints and gold leaf19 x 30"
48.3 x 76.2 cm1 / 8 -
Jennifer Ling DatchukShrill, 2019Porcelain from Jingdezhen, China, cobalt powder, glass9.5 x 4.5 x 4.5"
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Jennifer Ling DatchukSisters are Doin’ It for Themselves, 2019Digital photograph printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl 285 gsm, leather, porcelain brick purse made of crochet doilies, handkerchiefs, and old boyfriend t-shirts24 x 18"
61 x 45.72 cm2 / 8 -
Jennifer Ling DatchukTruth Before Flowers, 2019Collected porcelain plates from Bavaria, Germany, hand painted details, decals10.5 x 10.5 x 0.3"
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Jennifer Ling DatchukTwist and Curl, 2019Digital print, porcelain, found figurine, terracotta blocksPhotograph: 32 x 48"
Photograph: 81.3 x 121.9 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukHow I Came to My Table, 2018Porcelain table and stools from Jingdezhen, China, pattern transfers, hand-painted cobalt pigment34 x 34 x 26"
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Jennifer Ling DatchukBasic Bitch, 2017Archival digital print16 x 24 in
40.6 x 61 cmEdition of 10 -
Jennifer Ling DatchukExotic AF, 2017Porcelain, blue and white ceramic shards, acrylic15 x 9 x 8"
38.1 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm -
Jennifer Ling DatchukMoney Honey, 2017Archival digital print48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm3 / 8 -
Jennifer Ling DatchukFormation, 2016Porcelain, plexiglass14 x 12 x 5"
35.6 x 30.5 x 12.7 cm
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Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Don’t Tell Me to Smile
November 14, 2019 - January 11, 2020 New YorkRuiz-Healy Art presents two solo shows by Jennifer Ling Datchuk in San Antonio and New York highlighting Datchuk's ceramic and photographic work, as well as her continued focus on gender, race, and identity.Read more -
Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Don't Worry Be Happy
November 6, 2019 - January 11, 2020 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents two solo shows by Jennifer Ling Datchuk in San Antonio and New York highlighting Datchuk's ceramic and photographic work, as well as her continued focus on gender, race, and identity.Read more -
23rd Annual McNay Print Fair
McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio March 2 - 3, 2019 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents works at the McNay's 23rd annual Print Fair.Artists featured at the McNay Print Fair will include: Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Ethel Shipton, Rufino Tamayo, Nate Cassie, Graciela Iturbide, Chuck Ramirez, Pedro Friedeberg, Pedro Diego Alvarado, Mark Schlesinger, and Richard Armendariz.Read more -
IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
New York City October 25 - 28, 2018 New YorkRuiz-Healy Art participates in their fourth consecutive year of the IFPDA, International Fine Print Dealers Association. Artists selected for this year’s fair are: Richard Armendariz, Margarita Cabrera, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Pedro Friedeberg, Kelly O’Connor, and Michael Menchaca.Read more -
Blue is Not a Color
July 11 - September 1, 2018 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Blue is Not a Color featuring works by Jesse Amado, Richard Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Cecilia Paredes, Cade Bradshaw, Jennifer Ling Datchuk and Deliasofia Zacarias, on view from July 11, 2018 through September 1, 2018.Read more -
22nd Annual McNay Print Fair
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio March 3 - 4, 2018 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art participates in the McNay's 22nd annual print fair. Artists featured include: Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Ethel Shipton, Nate Cassie, Graciela Iturbide, Chuck Ramirez, Pedro Friedeberg, Pedro Diego Alvarado, Mark Schlesinger, Richard Armendariz, among others.Read more
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Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Emerging Voices Awards 2017
Essay by Anna Walker Anna Walker, Sarah Parrish, 2017 Softcover, 69 pages
Publisher: American Craft Council
ISBN: 978-0-692-93162-2
Dimensions: 9 X 9.5" Read more -
Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half
Essays by Sarah Darro, Kalia Brooks Nelson & Céleste Wackenhut Sarah Darro, Kalia Brooks Nelson & Céleste Wackenhut, 2019 Hardcover, 100 pgs pages
Publisher: French & Michigan
ISBN: 978-0-9960914-5-9
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in Read more