Chisholm, Jean

Jean Chisholm (BA, BDes, MDes) is a designer, researcher, and educator. Her research explores place-based design practices and community collaborations that work towards relational, ecological and equitable ways of living, and has been published through PDC 2020: Participation(s) Otherwise, Cumulus Roma 2021: Design Culture(s), and Pivot 2021 Dismantling/Reassembling, Wendy’s Subway’s Publishing the Present: An Archive of Mutual Care and Action.

She has multiple years of experience as a graphic designer and art director, designing and overseeing production for printed, spatial, and digital touch points. Jean currently teaches at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and lives in Vancouver, BC, located within the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̍əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. In 2020, she completed her Master’s in Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, exploring relational, place-based practices within her hometown of Prince George, BC.