b. 1988, Seattle
EDUCATION
2007-2011 BFA, Chapman University, College of Film & Media Arts, Orange CA
1995-2005 piano performance & music theory, classical repertoire, Kathleen C Heiner, Bellevue WA
EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS / AWARDS (* solo show)
2024 On the Wall 2, Building 5, Portland OR
2024 Experimental Loop II, Governors Island, New York NY
2024 *Public Art Commission, Seen in the Sound, large-scale video (53-channel), Fulton Center, MTA Arts & Design, New York NY
2024 UMW Mediawall, Fredericksburg VA
2022 As the Wind is Breathing..., Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle WA
2022 Cadence, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle WA
2022 Alternative Film Festival, House of Culture, Toronto Ontario CA
2021 *Mixed Skylines, Geraldine's Counter, Seattle WA (curated by Gary Snyder)
2021 Cultural Cinema Showcase, Huntington Beach Cultural Center, Huntington Beach CA
2021 Local Sightings, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle WA
2013 COLLO, Warehouse Gallery, Brooklyn NY (curated by Kamau Ware)
2012 Nashville Film Festival, Nashville TN
2011 NFMLA, Sunset Gower Studios, Los Angeles CA
2011 Regional Finalist (southwest), Student Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Los Angeles, C
2008 Kismet, Best Music Video, Videomaker Magazine, USA
CURRENT ROSTERS
City of Seattle WA, Public Artist Roster, 2024-2026
City of West Hollywood CA, Moving Image Media Prequalified List, 2024
City of Bellevue WA, Eastside Artist Roster, 2024
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
2021-now Contract Photographer, multi-client, Seattle WA
2018-2020 Senior Creative Lead, T-Mobile, Bellevue WA
2018-2018 Content Creation Lead, DDB Worldwide, New York NY
2017-2018 Photographer*, Habitat for Humanity, New York NY
2016-2017 Art Director, 247LS/Cycle Media, New York NY
2015-2015 Photographer*, Pablove Foundation, Palo Alto CA
2014-2016 Video Creator, zSpace, Sunnyvale CA
2012-2014 Production Assistant, mOcean, Los Angeles CA
2008-2009 Assistant Photographer, Square Eye, Anaheim CA
2006-2009 Co-founder (emeritus), NFFTY, Seattle WA
* unpaid/volunteer role
(full CV, bio, and statement available upon request)
gathering my thoughts
About:
Jocelyn R.C. is a queer Taiwanese American lens-based artist, driven by a deep curiosity and reverence for the nature within and around us. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she co-founded NFFTY in 2007 (which has since grown into the largest film festival for young filmmakers worldwide). After earning her BFA in Film Production from Chapman University in 2011, Jocelyn spent her twenties chasing opportunities from Orange County to Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York City, and eventually back to Seattle. Throughout most of this time, she worked as an art/creative lead at various advertising agencies and companies before pivoting, full-time, to art and photography work in 2022.
Jocelyn R.C. is a queer Taiwanese American lens-based artist, driven by a deep curiosity and reverence for the nature within and around us. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she co-founded NFFTY in 2007 (which has since grown into the largest film festival for young filmmakers worldwide). After earning her BFA in Film Production from Chapman University in 2011, Jocelyn spent her twenties chasing opportunities from Orange County to Los Angeles, the Bay Area, New York City, and eventually back to Seattle. Throughout most of this time, she worked as an art/creative lead at various advertising agencies and companies before pivoting, full-time, to art and photography work in 2022.
In 2024, she made her public art debut with a large-scale solo digital installation at Fulton Center in downtown Manhattan, commissioned by MTA Arts & Design: Seen in the Sound.
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Statement:
My work is a nonlinear and evolving examination of the natural coexistence of conflicting ideas, processes, patterns, feelings, etc. – the persistent "grays" of the human experience, despite our efforts to create a black-and-white world. I'm often reconciling opposing components, be it thematically or compositionally. While I'm prone to mixing disciplines and media, there's almost always a camera involved and my practice is rooted in process. I tend to iterate heavily in one style, create a series of work in that style, then move on. If you ever find me without a loved one or a camera or a notebook or a snack within arm's reach, please send help.
My work is a nonlinear and evolving examination of the natural coexistence of conflicting ideas, processes, patterns, feelings, etc. – the persistent "grays" of the human experience, despite our efforts to create a black-and-white world. I'm often reconciling opposing components, be it thematically or compositionally. While I'm prone to mixing disciplines and media, there's almost always a camera involved and my practice is rooted in process. I tend to iterate heavily in one style, create a series of work in that style, then move on. If you ever find me without a loved one or a camera or a notebook or a snack within arm's reach, please send help.
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