The Taiwanese American Arts Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary and third year as an organization in residence on Governors Island. Island Reverence is the theme of this year’s residency. I recently sat down to interview three of the artists in residence at TAAC’s house 17 on Governors Island: Chia-Che Tsou, Dena Paige-Fischer, and Leon Chuang. Chia-Che has a fascinating story about how he ended up becoming an artist. Dena and Leon both coincidentally grew up with parents who are artists. Dena and Leon’s artwork are currently on view at TAAC house 17 on Governors Island until August 2.
We will be releasing a YouTube video of my interview with Chia-Che, Dena, and Leon for listeners who’d like to see some of the visuals referred to in this episode. You can find it soon on Talking Taiwan’s YouTube channel.
Related Links:
Chia-Che Tsou on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zou.jia.zhe.689916
Chia-Che Tsou on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsou_chia_che
Governors Island: https://www.govisland.com/
BAS (Brooklyn Artists Studio): https://www.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-studio-offers-taiwanese-artists-rent-for-five-dollars-2022-5
https://bushwickdaily.com/community/wyckoff-avenue-taiwanese-community-bushwick/
Knicks win first championship in 53 years, igniting celebrations and chaos in New York City: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/knicks-win-first-championship-in-53-years-igniting-celebrations-and-chaos-in-new-york-city
Dena Paige-Fischer’s website: https://www.denapaigefischer.com/
Dena Paige-Fischer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dpfstudio
Leon Chuang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuang.chunliang_/
Taiwanese American Arts Council: From “Island to Island” on Governors Island Ep 249
Taiwanese American Arts Council: From “Island to Island” on Governors Island Ep 249: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwanese-american-arts-council-from-island-to-island-on-governors-island-ep-249/