photo by janice karam chung.
she/they
is a writer and editor from queens, ny, presently based in the hudson valley (unceded lands of the Esopus peoples of Lenapehoking).
they are the current and founding editor of The Amp at Asian American Arts Alliance, as well as the editor of Artlab Editorial. her writing covers art, ecology, and asian diaspora.
previously, she worked as an associate editor for Artsy covering news and the art market. they also worked at the PR firm, Cultural Counsel and co-founded the experimental environmental journalism platform, Silica Mag.
in a previous life, they played in a band called Teen Body. on occasion, she cooks food for people.
work status:
closed for freelance assignments
︎ cv
︎ shannyown@gmail.com
︎ shannonlee@aaartsalliance.org
︎ @shannpo
photo by janice karam chung.
she/they
is a writer and editor currently based in kingston, new york (unceded lands of the Esopus peoples of Lenapehoking). they are the current and founding editor of The Amp at Asian American Arts Alliance, as well as the editor of Artlab Editorial. her writing covers art, ecology, and asian diaspora. in particular, they are interested in cultural practices that reframe/reclaim our relationship to nature.
she is a co-founder of the experimental environmental journalism platform, Silica Mag and used to play in a band called Teen Body. they also cook sometimes.
work status:
closed for freelance assignments
︎ shannyown@gmail.com
︎ shannonlee@aaartsalliance.org
︎ @shannpo
2022—present editor, the amp
2021—present volunteer mentor, indykids
2020—2022 associate editor, artsy
2019—2020 copywriter, tröllback+co.
2018—2019 account coordinator, cultural counsel
2017—2018 editorial fellow, artspace magazine
2015—2020 founding editor and executive producer, silica mag
2014 production assistant, david byrne and todo mundo
2013—2014 studio manager, arielle de pinto
2013 pratt institute, bfa painting + art history minor