Joseph Ni is a printmaker and artist from Queens, New York. They graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in Spring 2023 with a BFA in Illustration. As a queer Chinese American they draw upon traditional Chinese motifs and reinterpret them within a queer diasporic framework. Their work situates their emotional landscape through compositions of cultural artifacts and self-portraiture. The following images exist within the clash of differing cultural aesthetics and navigate the internal conflicts of existing within intersecting identities. As a studio intern, Joseph will help with studio upkeep, assisting artists in residence, and the studio’s various programming.