Maia Chao is an artist who works collaboratively in social practice, film, and performance. She is co-creator of the social practice project, Look at Art. Get Paid. Chao has received commissions from The Shed, MoMA Education, Mural Arts, Tufts University Galleries, and Kellen Gallery at Parsons School of Design and exhibited at Bronx Museum, RISD Museum, and Cuchifritos Gallery. She has completed fellowships and residencies from the Fine Arts Work Center, Pioneer Works, and Queer|Art. In 2022, she was named a Pew Fellow and in 2023, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Currently, Chao is the Public Artist in Residence at the Times Square Alliance and is developing a performance commission for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in DC. She has upcoming collaborative exhibitions at Boston Center for the Arts and Oregon Contemporary. Based in Philadelphia, Chao is a member of the art collective and DIY space, Vox Populi Gallery. She has taught at RISD, University of Pennsylvania, Moore College of Art and Design, and is currently full time faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).

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