Joanna Tam and Karmimadeebora McMillanJoanna Tam and Karmimadeebora McMillanKarmimadeebora McMillan and Joanna Tam discuss their work and answer questions in this recorded virtual event. Learn about how they create on BCA’s campus and how artist residencies affect their artistic process!
‘Hello My Name Is’ is a lunchtime virtual meetup series designed to connect our audiences to Boston Center for the Arts’ programs and artists.
Shifting Contours (2021) Joanna Tam
Joanna Tam is a Hong Kong-born, Boston-based visual artist. Using video, photography, performance, text and installation, her work examines the issues of migration, construction of national identity as well as the notion of home.
Photo: Tosh | “Blessed Black,” from “Doll Studies” series Karmimadeebora McMillan
Karmimadeebora McMillan was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and is based in Cambridge, MA. McMillan’s paintings are influenced by her southern childhood through brightly colored fragmented quilted landscapes combined with characters from racist’s propaganda and black dolls found in southern flea markets.
BCA’s Studio Residency Program provides multi-disciplinary artists with work-only studio space and access to a roster of programs and professional support geared towards nurturing a vibrant and diverse community of artists in Boston.