Tshab Her
b. 1991
Columbia Heights, MN
tshabher@gmail.com
www.tshabher.com
Education
2016
BFA in Studio Arts magna cum laude, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012
AA in Art, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Exhibitions
(solo*)
2024
These Moments: Tshab Her, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN*
No Place Like Home: The Diaspora, curated by KV Duong and Laura Migliorino, Xia Gallery & Cafe, St. Paul, MN
2023
Cloth as Land: HMong Indigeneity, curated by Pachia Lucy Vang featuring Ger Xiong/Ntxawg Xiong, Pao Houa Her, Tshab Her, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI
How We Got Here & Where We’re Going, curated by Pao Houa Her, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
2022
MCAD–Jerome Fellowship Exhibition, collaboration with Koua Mai Yang, Victoria Kue, Lee Xiong, Magnolia Yang Sao Yia, Tshab Her, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
2021
老家 (Laojia) // Old Home, curated by Jordan Gonzales, Allison C. Hernandez, & Ming Yin, The Poetic Research Bureau, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Windows to the World, curated by the Justice Hotel with 6018North, 6018North, Chicago, IL
SLAYSIAN, curated by Jenny Lam of Artists of the Lam, digital exhibition due to COVID-19 crisis, Chicago, IL - http://www.artistsonthelam.com/slaysian
2019
Celebrate Hmong Art & Media Festival, Tiger Byte Studios, Hmong Cultural New Year Celebration, Inc, Gem & Mineral Building, Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno, CA
TAKE REFUGE: Beizar Aradini, Nuveen Bawari, Aram Han Sifuentes, Tshab Her, Coop Gallery, Nashville, TN
Post Practice, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
Curiosity Wonder: Tshab Her, Kiki Jia-Qi Zhen, Jessa Mae Mendiola, Gallery 400 Lobby, Chicago, IL
thaum koj tshwm sim / when you were made: Tshab Her and Victoria Kue, Wriston Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
2018
Kawm 01: Taboo Kickoff, Hmong Organizing for Progress and Empowerment Center, Sacramento, CA
NO CHILL, UIC Alumni Exhibition, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival Art Exhibit, In Progress, Saint Paul, MN
In/Visibility: Hmong America and the Art of Storytelling, in partnership with the Pick Museum of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University and Waubonsee Community College, Aurora Downtown Campus, Aurora, IL*
Storytelling: Hmong American Voices, in partnership with the Pick Museum of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University and Aurora Public Library, Santori Branch, Aurora Public Library, Aurora, IL
2016
Surface Depths: Student Art From Across Chicago, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fresh Traditions Fashion Show Season X, Center for Hmong and Arts Talent, Saint Paul, MN
As Little Defined As Anything Else, Senior Project Thesis Exhibition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Storytelling: Hmong American Voices, Pick Museum of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Reclaiming Existence, Art and Exhibition Hall Lobby Competition Installation, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL*
2015
Construct, Chicago Artist Month, FLATSstudio, Chicago, IL
Luminarts Visual Arts Exhibition, Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014
Artist of the Month, Roosevelt Branch, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL*
2011
Student Showcase, Todd Library, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Summer Semester Showcase, Von Ohlen Hall, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL*
Student Showcase, Arrowhead Room, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Programming / Invited Talks
2024
On Style, Culture & Art: In Conversation with Tshab Her and Tricia Heuring, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN
Story Cloth: From Needle to Paintbrush, workshop series with Hmong elders for Vitality Arts of Minneapolis Institute of Art in partnership with Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN
Artist Panel: Cloth Conversations featuring Tshab Her, Ka Oscar Ly, Ger Xiong/Ntxawg Xiong, moderated by Pachia Lucy Vang, Cloth as Land Symposium, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2023
Story Cloth + Embroidery Workshop, RCS Empowers, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Beading Workshop, RCS Empowers, Nyob Zoo Cafe, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Artist Talk, North High School, South High School, Appleton, WI
2022
sim naav/hnav HMoob: claiming meaning and sisterhood through HMoob clothes, Artist Panel with Dej Txiaj Ntsim/Koua Mai Yang, Lee Xiong, Magnolia Yang Sao Yia, Victoria Kue, Tshab Her, Hmong Heritage Month in collaboration with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire + University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh, via Zoom
2020
We Are: Chang, Cheng, Chue, Fang, Hang, Her, Khang, Kong/Soung, Kue, Lee, Lor, Moua, Pha, Thao, Vang, Vue, Xiong, Yang performance for Windows to the World exhibition curated by the Justice Hotel with 6018North, 6018North, Chicago, IL
2019
Artist Talk, HMONG-265: Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life, Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Artist Workshop for Refugee Youth Summer Program: 2019 We Are The Future. Refugee and Immigrant Community Services. Heartland Care Services. Chicago, IL
Life After BFA Panel, Spring 2019–Professional Practices class, School of Art & Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Artist Talk with Tshab Her, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
Make Art with Tshab Her, Lawrence University, Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI
Panel Discussion on Hmong Identity (Tshab Her, Victoria Kue, and Mai Lo Lee, moderated by Kate Mothes), Lawrence University, Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI
2018
Art & Activism Workshop Series in partnership with Chicago Public Library for the Teen Winter Challenge, UIC College Prep, Chicago, IL
Hmong Story Cloth Story Time, Santori Branch, Aurora Public Library, Aurora, IL
Hmong Applique Art Lesson, Santori Branch, Aurora Public Library, Aurora, IL
2016
Meet the Artist Potluck: Tshab Her, The Overlook, Chicago, IL
Awards / Residencies
2023
“A Working Studio” Artist-In-Residence, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2021
Buddy Artist, Public Media Institute, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2019
Fresh Imprints LLC — Featured Artist, Milwaukee, WI
2016
The Overlook Place Residency – August 2016, Chicago, IL
LAUNCH Invitational Residency, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
UIC Faculty for Art, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
3rd Showcase series Showcase Winner (installation), ArtSlant Prize, Los Angeles, CA
Talent Tuition Award, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Art and Exhibition Hall Lobby Competition Winner, Gallery 400, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
Luminarts Cultural Foundation Visual Arts Competition Finalist, Chicago, IL
Nominee for Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT
Experience
2016
Studio Lab Assistant, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2011
Intern under Anni Holm - Art Coordinator, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Curatorial Projects
2016
Senior Project Thesis Exhibition Curatorial Committee for As Little Defined As Anything Else, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Hmong Advisory Council for Storytelling: Hmong American Voices, Pick Museum of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University
2011-12
Art editor for Horizons Volume 13 and 14, Waubonsee Community College’s Literary Magazine
Publications / Press
2024
Bargout, Mary, “Fabricating the self,” Northeaster, page 6, 9 October 2024.
https://www.mynortheaster.com/wp-content/news-archive/241009Northeaster/#page=
“An Invitation from the Artist: Tshab Her,” Public Functionary, Instagram Reel, 6 September 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_IanXEJ3TJ/?igsh=MTFxOXhzdWU3ZGd1dg==
2022
Balk-Yaatenen, Kylie, “‘Hnav HMoob’ inspires,” Advance Titan, 13 April 2022.
https://advancetitan.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/04/13/hnav-hmoob-project-inspires
2021
Yeung, Jesse, “Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names,” CNN, 7 April 2021.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/asian-american-name-change-hyphenated-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
Krull, Danielle, “HMong & American & Artist: Tshab Her” Sixty Inches From Center, 17 June 2021.
https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/hmong-american-artist-tshab-her/
2020
Li, Eileen, “SLAYSIAN,” an Art Show at Home: An Asian American exhibition adapts to the pandemic era, South Side Weekly, 23 June 2020.
https://southsideweekly.com/slaysian-art-show-home/
Wu, Michael, “Slaysian” Takes On A New Life As An Online Exhibit, Free Spirit Media, 12 May 2020.
https://freespiritmedia.org/features-search/2020/5/12/xfclt1q890ifu62j6dymtmlewxvj89
2019
Nolan, John, Four Women Artists Reflect on Peoples and Places at Coop, Nashville Scene, 23 October 2019.
https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/21093565/four-women-artists-reflect-on-peoples-and-places-at-coop
Baker, Melinda, Four Art Exhibits to See This Fall in Nashville, The Tennessean, 17 October 2019.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/arts/2019/10/17/four-art-shows-to-see-right-now-in-nashville/3985491002/
Bautista, Allison, "Jennifer Tshab Her" (2019). Asian American Art Oral History Project. 128.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/oral_his_series/128
Dohms, Elizabeth, Hmong-Americans Showcase Reaction to Culture in Art Exhibit, The Morning Show, The Ideas Network, Wisconsin Public Radio, 25 January 2019.
https://www.wpr.org/hmong-americans-showcase-reaction-culture-art-exhibit?fbclid=IwAR1NC-lJjIHkyz0xEUqeGRN9s8PS_e2sEQz64CZDLv5jEu0QsK8waVOCjwQ
Modern Hmong American Art and Expression, The Morning Show, The Ideas Network, Wisconsin Public Radio. 25 January 2019.
https://www.wpr.org/shows/modern-hmong-american-art-and-expression
when you were made: Tshab Her & Victoria Kue, Exhibition Materials, Winston Art Galleries Center, Lawrence University, 2019.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=wag_exhibitions
Lopez, Monique, Hmong Exhibit in Appleton Sparks Discussion on Traditional Heritage, Modernization, FOX11 News, 11 January 2019
https://fox11online.com/news/local/hmong-exhibit-in-appleton-sparks-discussion-on-traditional-heritage-modernization?fbclid=IwAR3-MoM1ZVFdMytc7L0upwHG3MhyubtOiJ_jDbjzWr5UzZ_oWlXoRmhRoy8
Spreeman, Amy, Hmong Exhibit Explores What It Means To Belong, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., 9 Jan 2019.
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/2019/01/09/hmong-exhibit-explores-what-it-means-to-belong/?fbclid=IwAR3VHRTeV497-Ha-asEgXKOVNYc-_J88E_pSyMF5c0EsrgBYxtpq8fc9zok
Hmong Arts and Culture Front and Center in New Wriston Art Center Exhibition, Public, 4 January 2019.
http://www.publicnow.com/view/4158B20079A35300257258324340CE604EEBC42F?2019-01-05-07:30:12+00:00-xxx8590
2018
Aurora Public Library, 'Hmong American Voices' opens in Aurora Feb. 2, Daily Herald, 30 January 2018
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180130/hmong-american-voices-opens-in-aurora-feb-2
2017
Jennifer Tshab Her Answers 5 Questions, ArtSlant, 30 January 2017.
https://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/47261-jennifer-tshab-her-answers-5-questions
2016
As Little Defined As Anything Else, UIC BFA Class of 2016.
http://cada.webhost.uic.edu/AAH_UIC/bfa_thesis_show/2016/bfa-thesis-show-2016.html
ArtSlant: Under the Radar, 13 May 2016.
http://www.artslant.com/ny/articles/show/45862
As Little Defined As Anything Else, Senior Project Thesis Catalogue, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
2012
Horizons Vol. 14, pg. 25, Waubonsee Community College’s Literary Magazine
2011
Horizons Vol. 13, pgs. 25, 39, Waubonsee Community College’s Literary Magazine
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