Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Korean-American Sound Artist/Composer • Born on October 14, 1980 • Sound Art, Contemporary Music
Fast Facts
- Originally from Orange County, California
- Parents of Korean descent
- She has been profoundly deaf since birth
- Both parents are hearing, and she has a deaf sister.
- She attended University High School, Irvine, CA
- Graduated with BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from University of Rochester in 2002
- Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art from School of Visual Arts in New York
- Master of Fine Arts in Sound and Music from Bard College
- She delivered a TEDTalk at the TED Fellows Retreat 2015 entitled “The Enchanting Music of Sign Language”
- Exhibited at MOMA, held residencies at The Whitney Museum and MIT Media Lab
- Lives between NYC, NY and Berlin, Germany
- Performed the National Anthem alongside Demi Lovado at the 2020 SuperBowl
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