Bonnie Han Jones

Bonnie Han Jones is an Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), specializing in interdisciplinary sound practices and sensory studies. She holds a BA from Rutgers University (1999), an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts (2012), and is a PhD Candidate at Brown University. Her work integrates sound, text, sculpture, and performance, emphasizing improvisation and experimental approaches.

Key professional affiliations include organizing the Techne Workshops, High Zero Festival, and serving as a Board Member of Dirt Palace and Mobius Artists Group. Her artistic practice has been showcased internationally at venues like the Institute of Contemporary Art (UK), Walters Art Museum, and REDCAT. She has received notable awards such as the Fulbright Fellowship and grants from New Music USA.

In teaching, she instructs courses like 'Introduction to Sound Practices' and 'Sound and the Sensorium,' focusing on sensory experimentation, interdisciplinary methods, and historical contexts in sound art. Her research explores the intersections of perception, embodiment, and art through theories from sensory studies and performance studies.