Born in San José, CA
Resident artist at Kaleid Gallery in San José, CA
EDUCATION
2018
B.A. magna cum laude Art (Studio Art) and Minor in Philosophy, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2019- present
Youth Programs Manager, San José, CA (Painting, Drawing, and Photography instructor, prepare and manage free arts and multimedia workshops for ages 8 -24, manage instructors/staff to teach workshops, write grants for funding, record data and reports for funders)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Unapologetically Queer, Harvey Milk Center for the Arts & Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2024
APAture 2024 RETURN, Arc Studios and Gallery, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA (Featured Visual Arts Artist)
Boundaries, NUMU (New Museum Los Gatos), Los Gatos, CA
Trust the Tides, Arc Gallery and Studios, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Complex Complexions, SF LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA
Strange Love presented by Emo Kids of Color, Academic Coffee, San José, CA
2023
31 Skulls, the Historic Women’s Club, Local Color, San José, CA
Queer-Ennial- A Story of Armor, MACLA, San José, CA
Hella Quakes Art Show, PayPal Park, San Jose Earthquakes, San José, CA
Pride Month Art Show, ARTogether, Oakland, CA
East Bay Open Studios, Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, CA
Y’all Means All Pride Show, Artist Tree Beverly, Artlounge Collective, Los Angeles, CA
Community Kick Back, Empire Seven Studios, Martha Street Art Night, San José, CA
2021
HARK Holiday Art Show, Kaleid Gallery, San José, CA
Avenida de Altares, School of Arts and Culture, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San José, CA
Public Art Mural Painting, Silicon Valley Pride, San José, CA
Political Inheritance Virtual Art Show, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland, CA
Melancholy, Kaleid Gallery, San José, CA (Featured Artist)
2020
HARK Holiday Art Show, Kaleid Gallery, San José, CA
Avenida de Altares, School of Arts and Culture, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San José, CA
2019
HARK Holiday Art Show, Kaleid Gallery, San José, CA
South First Fridays Art Walk ,Two Fish Design, San José, CA
12th Annual SubZERO Festival, Two Fish Design, San José, CA
Our Pride Show 2019, Photoworks SF, San Francisco, CA
Unity in Diversity, Works/ San José , San José, CA
2018
Community Sandwich, Hayes Valley Artworks, San Francisco, CA
APAture 2018 l RE:Place, Arc Studios and Gallery, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
From Where it Stands, Associated Students Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Painting Aggressive, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Why Ethnic Studies? Art Show, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Community Art Show, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
30th Annual Stillwell Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
2017
The Struggle for Utopia in conjunction with Hippie Modernism, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
2016
29th Annual Stillwell Student Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Student Art Show In conjunction with 29th Annual Stillwell Student Exhibition, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2024
Trust the Tides, Arc Gallery and Studios, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA (co-curating exhibitions)
Complex Complexions, SF LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA (co-curating exhibitions)
2021
Qmunity Mural, Splash Bar 65 Post St, San Jose, CA 95113, Qmunity District & Project More, San José, CA (Houyee designed and painted main wall, Nick designed and painted LGBTQ+ timeline)
2019
APAture 2019 DECLARE Art Festival, Arc Studios and Gallery, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA (co-curating Visual Arts & Music Showcase)
RESIDENCIES
APA Visual Arts Lab Inaugural Cohort, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA and Mendocino, CA, March- September 2024
COMMISSIONS
2024
Painted Art Base for Pride Night, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco, CA
Public Art Commission, Serenity Mural, The Q-Corner, San José, CA
Public Art Commission, Carousel (Utility Box), N 4th St & Williams St. San José, CA
2023
Pride Crest and Patch Jersey Design, San José Sharks, San José, CA
Sports Commission, Soccer for All Patch, San José Earthquakes, San José, CA
2022
Women are Fearless, Women’s Soccer Celebration T-Shirt Design, San José Earthquakes, San José, CA
Public Art Commission, Pride Mural presented by Adobe and the San José Earthquakes, 476 S First St. San José, CA
2021
Public Art Commission, Qmunity Mural, Splash Bar 65 Post St, San Jose, CA 95113, Qmunity District & Project More, San José, CA
2020
Public Art Commission, Echoes of our Ancestors, SOFA District in front of Miami Beach Club 417 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, Kaleid Gallery, San José, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ingemi, Marisa, “As NHL flinches on Pride nights, queer fans in San Jose create their own space”, San Francisco Chronicle, 2023, https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/sharks/article/nhl-flinches-pride-queer-san-jose-sharks-fans-17846616.php
Artist Houyee Chow walks @TaraSlone through the design of the Sharks’ Pride jersey, NBC Sports Sharks, 2023, https://x.com/NBCSSharks/status/1637325421632167937
Pride Night Artist Highlight, San Jose Sharks, 2023, https://youtu.be/DTtWzdXBBxQ?si=w16-hsFs9xmh7-rQ
PRIDE, Healing and Spreading Arts, ARTogether, 2023, https://www.artogether.org/2023/07/20/pride-healing-and-spreading-arts/
Pride Patch for Pride Night, San Jose Earthquakes, 2023, https://x.com/SJEarthquakes/status/1669817921072418816
Patron, Li, “Houyee Chow-Jiménez and Nick Ybarra’s Mural of Pride”, Metro, 2022, https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/houyee-chow-jimenez-and-nick-ybarras-mural-story-of-pride/
Houyee’s Story- SF State is Where I Found My Community, San Francisco State University, 2022, https://youtu.be/hFtSGJkjmtg?si=D-N4WuhkoMtSduZZ
Oppenheim, Jamie, “Alumna creates mural celebrating LGBTQ life in San Jose”, SF State News, 2021, https://news.sfsu.edu/archive/news-story/alumna-creates-mural-celebrating-lgbtq-life-san-jose.html
Ferrannini, John, “Pansexual artists unveil mural in San Jose as city’s shaken by tragedy”, the Bay Area Reporter, 2021, https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=latest_news&id=304499
New LGBTQ+ Mural Revealed in San Jose, NBC Bay Area-TV, 2021, https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/new-lgbtq-mural-revealed-in-san-jose/2533234/
San Jose’s Post Street is now the city’s first LGBTQ District, 2021, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/12/san-joses-post-street-is-now-the-citys-first-lgbtq-district/
Harlow, Johanna, “Discussing Identity & Images with Photographer Houyee Chow”, The Local Creative, 2021, https://youtu.be/TIGazAnRd8o?si=gBa7CRKReIfOXVxW
Prizes, La Raíz Magazine, 2021, https://rootsartistregistry.com/laraiz.html
Our Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, Yale’s Global Health Review Digital Magazine, Yale University, 2020
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
2021
2020, Self-Published Zine, (Irrelevant Press 2020), San Francisco, CA
2020
“The Last Moment”, COVID-19 X BLACK LIVES MATTER SPECIAL ISSUE, Yale’s Global Health Review Publication, Yale University, New Haven, CT (ISSUU 2020):24-25, https://issuu.com/yaleglobalhealthreview/docs/covid19xblm/56
Houyee Chow-Jiménez 