JORDAN WONG

As a Chinese American whose childhood was filled with anime, manga, and video games, Jordan Wong (WONGFACE) creates drawings, characters, and icons to contemplate the hero’s journey, the game theory of leveling up throughout life, and the Ultimate Self.

Jordan has produced large-scale installations and public artwork for the city of Cleveland as well as exhibited at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (2020; 2024 – 2026), Massillon Museum (2023), and Akron Art Museum (2021 – 2022).

In 2024, Jordan was one of seven artists—selected from over 100 applicants—awarded the Transformative Arts Fund (TAF), a $3 million initiative supporting public art projects led by artists in partnership with institutions based in the City of Cleveland.

From 2020 to 2022, Jordan served as the president of the Cleveland chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design. His work has been featured by Graphic Design USA (”People to Watch 2021”), The Great Discontent (issue no. 5), Ideastream, Destination Cleveland, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Channel 3 WKYC, News 5 Cleveland, Cleveland Magazine (”Most Interesting People 2021”), PressureLife, The Land, FreshWater Cleveland, and CAN Journal.

Jordan has artwork in the collections of Meta (the parent company of Facebook), the Akron Art Museum, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Laura and Fred Bidwell (founder and former executive director of FRONT Triennial, now concluded), and other private collectors.