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CHEN LUO                

Chen Luo is a graphic designer and educator based in Maryland. In 2026, she will join Howard University as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. She has previously taught at MICA, the SMFA at Tufts University, Boston University, and UMass. Chen maintains an independent design practice, collaborating primarily with artists, galleries, and cultural institutions. She is also the co-founder of Body&Forma, a collective design practice that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers through publishing and performative workshops. Her work reconfigures reading and writing gestures as bodily acts, transforming static materials into participatory, communal, and kinetic forms of publishing. She currently explores how embodied publishing can engage diverse readerships and foster communal experiences. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, NewOne Awards, Design 360°, Boston Art Review, and The Young Ones TDC, and exhibited in Canada, Italy, Japan, China, Korea, and the United States.
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Publication
2020

Artist or designer as a career is still under-represented and often not preferred by most Chinese parents. In my opinion, the underpaying marginalized designer community in China is systematically resulting from its problematic high school art education. Based on my research and personal experience, I’ve concluded 6 aspects of the issues and strives to find possible solutions with respect to them.
More importantly, I hope this curated book can advocate the urgency of reforming art education in China so that more policymakers and activists can provide more professional practices to ameliorate the marginalization of Chinese high school art students.
Late update in 2025