Alison Chen

Alison Chen is a Los Angeles and New York based visual artist interested in the complex nature of our closest relationships. Through video, performance, photography, and text, she addresses the complexities and confusions that surround intimacy, and the areas where our preconceived notions fall short. Alison earned an M.F.A. in Photography and Related Media from Parsons the New School for Design.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Beijing, and Marseilles. Her work has been featured in the Society for Photographic Education Film Festival, the Beijing Design Festival, the Pingyao International Photography Festival, and the Dali International Photo Festival. She has also had the honor to study under the direction of Magnum photographer, Antoine D’Agata.