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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.
A HAND AS A PAGE

Published by Boston Art Review

Gloves can be both functional and decorative—warming hands against the cold, protecting the body from industrial and medical danger, and representing one’s culture, and are printed with a glossary and diagrams of acupuncture points on the opisthenar and palm. When a glove is flipped over, a page is turned. The gloves also serve as a message tool while reading the glossary.
Editorial pages 64–71 are co-designed with Chuck Gonzales.
Late update in 2025