Nancy Hom

Nancy Hom studied at Pratt Institute. Residence is recorded at New York City and San Francisco. Employment is recorded with Kearny Street Workshop. Work by Nancy Hom is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Blanton Museum of Art and Oakland Museum of California. Distinctions recorded are Joan Mitchell Foundation.

• Name — Nancy Hom • Native Name — 谭咏诗 • Born — 1949 • Birthplace — Taishan, Guangdong, China • Education — Pratt Institute (BFA) • Occupation — Visual artist, illustrator, printmaker, curator, writer, arts administrator, social activist • Spouse — Bob Hsiang • Website — http: www.nancyhomarts.com/

Nancy Hom was born in 1949, in Taishan in Guangdong, China. She moved at the age of five to New York City, where she was raised. She graduated in 1971 with a BFA degree in illustration from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Hom moved to San Francisco in the 1974. Much of her poster art is graphic and political. She has worked extensively within the Asian American movement. She is a member of the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA). Hom served as the executive director of Kearny Street Workshop in San Francisco, from 1995 to 2003. When she started her role Hom's was working with the first-ever board of directors for the organization, and at the time the Kearny Street Workshop was located on the ground floor of the I-Hotel. In December 1995, the organization was forced to move locations, and restructure the program into a nonprofit, which was led by Hom. Her artwork is in museum collections, including at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas; the Oakland Museum of California; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C..

Nancy Hom is recorded as artist, illustrator and executive director.