About the Artist
H.J.Q. is a writer and abstract expressionist who works with corroded metal, found objects, sand, and words. At the heart of the work is the in-between. She explores discarded-things, scattered evidence that still bears testimony to what was. Her artwork shares an affinity with the Art Brut and Arte Povera veins of abstract expressionism. She became Artist-in-Residence at Stanford University where a permanent installation on campus grew into an international human rights exhibition. Her triptychs create a series of never-ending canvases representing the movements of people in our modern world. Now based in Berkeley, California, she has permanent installations around the globe.