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Jess X Snow (b. 1992) is a queer Asian-American artist, filmmaker and poet. After the Cultural Revolution, her parents immigrated from rural Nanchang, China to Canada. She is a member of the Justseeds Artists Co-operative and a teaching artist who has worked with previously incarcerated families, & migrant and indigenous youth communities to produce art and poetry that speak their truth. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has appeared in the The LA Times, The Huffington Post, The UN Human Rights Council, and on indoor and outdoor walls throughout the U.S. Her films have screened at the Asian Cinevision Diversity Screening at The New York Times. Her poems have appeared in The Offing, Nepantla, The Blueshift Journal and on stages, TEDx conferences, backyards, and rooftops nationwide. Find her at www.jessxchen.com / jessxsnow.