Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork

American artist Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork is known for her hybrid practice that combines sound installation, sculpture, and performance to challenge traditional boundaries between audience, performer, and architecture.

Biography of Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork was born in 1982 in Long Beach, California. She completed academic studies at the San Francisco Art Institute and Stanford University, where her focus was on the history of communication technologies, acoustics, and computer music.

In 2002, Gork encountered the minimalist composer La Monte Young's Dream House, which inspired her to merge her interest in movement with her auditory experiences. She then delved into the works of Merce Cunningham and John Cage, as well as the creative approach of Anna Halprin, to explore collaboration between dance and other art forms, particularly music and sound.

Her choice of materials forms the foundation of her artistic exploration. Elements like speakers, soundproofing curtains, and even performers are the building blocks of her work and the source of her inquiry. Throughout her practice, Gork often explores the choreographic potential of acoustic experiences, ranging from popular music to deep listening, to challenge established modes of art engagement.

Gork’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Empty Gallery, Hong Kong (2017); 356 Mission, Los Angeles (2017); Western Front, Vancouver (2016); The Lab, San Francisco (2016); and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (2016), among others. She has participated in group exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2017); Mills College Art Museum, Oakland (2015); Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2012); and Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (2011), among others.

The artist lives and works in Los Angeles.