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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.
As the Word Burns & Christian Walker : The profane & the poignant 
 
Exhibition Identity Design
Co-designed with Chuck Gonzales
2024

⁠Design assets include the title wall, brochure, signage, and window walls. Christian Walker: The Profane and the Poignant surveys the work of artist, critic, and curator Christian Walker (1953–2003). As the World Burns: Queer Photography and Nightlife in Boston” accompanies Christian Walker’s work and explores the relationship among community photographic practices, queer nightlife, and gay liberation in Boston.⁠ ⁠
 
Late update in 2025