Elaine Miu Cheung
Multidisciplinary artist and designer
Elaine Miu Cheung is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Los Angeles, whose work resides at the intersection of art, design, computing, and technology. Her creative practice delves into themes of embodiment, future systems, and experiential interactions, often exploring the nature of consciousness through wearable technologies. As a Chinese-American, she bridges Eastern and Western ideologies, enriching her work with diverse cultural perspectives.
Elaine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master of Fine Arts in Media Design Practices from the ArtCenter College of Design. Her professional experience includes roles at various creative companies, such as Transparent Arts and Dolls Kill, as well as contributions to nonprofit organizations and community centers.
One of her notable projects, Internet of Consciousness, was showcased at the CODAME ART+TECH Festival. This work imagines a suite of wearable products designed to augment daily life by integrating mind, body, and spirit, thereby creating new states of awareness. The project takes a self-reflective, therapeutic approach to the pervasiveness of recreational and illicit drug culture, reimagining technology as a means to physicalize hidden micro-expressions and provoke new states of consciousness.
Elaine's contributions to the field have been recognized through various residencies and exhibitions, including the American Arts Incubator in Moscow, Russia, where she developed inclusive design wearables exhibited at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work continues to inspire and challenge perceptions at the nexus of art and technology.
For more information about Elaine Cheung and her work, you can visit her website elainemcheung.com
