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What makes your work yours?
Every artist begins with the same questions: What do I care about? What materials want to be in my hands? Where does my work come from, and where is it going? Most of us don't pause to answer them on purpose. We let the answers emerge over time, or we let other people answer them for us.
In this 90-minute workshop, award-winning artist Vo Vo leads teens through a guided process to surface those answers on their own terms. Working through values, priorities, media, and departure points, participants take part in short creative exercises designed to distill the core of who they are as makers and as people. The result is a clearer sense of direction and a few concrete starting points for the work that comes next.
No prior experience needed.
All materials provided.
About the artist
Vo Vo is an artist whose practice spans textiles, installation, and social practice. Their work has recently been included in the 2024 Oregon Artists' Biennial at Oregon Contemporary, Converge 45's "Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship," "Weaving Data" at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, and a 2025 solo exhibition at Elizabeth Leach Gallery. They are a 2025-2026 Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts. They are also an editor, speaker, educator, curator, and musician who has exhibited and toured internationally.
What makes your work yours?
Every artist begins with the same questions: What do I care about? What materials want to be in my hands? Where does my work come from, and where is it going? Most of us don't pause to answer them on purpose. We let the answers emerge over time, or we let other people answer them for us.
In this 90-minute workshop, award-winning artist Vo Vo leads teens through a guided process to surface those answers on their own terms. Working through values, priorities, media, and departure points, participants take part in short creative exercises designed to distill the core of who they are as makers and as people. The result is a clearer sense of direction and a few concrete starting points for the work that comes next.
No prior experience needed.
All materials provided.
About the artist
Vo Vo is an artist whose practice spans textiles, installation, and social practice. Their work has recently been included in the 2024 Oregon Artists' Biennial at Oregon Contemporary, Converge 45's "Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship," "Weaving Data" at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, and a 2025 solo exhibition at Elizabeth Leach Gallery. They are a 2025-2026 Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts. They are also an editor, speaker, educator, curator, and musician who has exhibited and toured internationally.