Artist and Researcher
Chinese (New York and Ji’nan), 1995
Renee Yu Jin is a PhD candidate in Visual and Cultural Studies and a lecturer in art at the University of Rochester. Her research lies at the intersection of the anthropology of art, labor studies, modern and contemporary Chinese art, and creative technologies. Her writing has appeared in Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia, Invisible Culture, and the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing at the American Anthropological Association. Her research has been supported by the Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant and the Ferrari Global Scholar Award. Alongside her scholarly research, Jin maintains an active artistic practice across sculpture, drawing, installation, and video. More information about her work, including selected artworks, can be found at www.jinyustudio.com.
