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MetaCher is a Silicon Valley and New York-based artist and human-centered designer, known for her 2023 art exhibition called “/imagine…Prompt IS Art” in Chelsea, New York. The exhibit was the first to conceptualize AI prompts as art.

Life
MetaCher started painting at a very young age, with a focus on capturing and memorializing transitory real-life moments. Initially, she studied in Chinese art studios, learning traditional Chinese painting, sketching, and oil painting.

She studied sculpture in Beijing institute of Fashion Technology, earning a bachelor’s degree. Then, she completed a master’s degree in new media art and animation while in Beijing. After completing her studies, she opened an art studio in Beijing Huantie Art District, during this time, she met famous Chinese artists like AI Weiwei and Li Qiang.

Later, MetaCher traveled to the United States to study human-centered design at UC Berkeley. She currently works from her art studio in the Silicon Valley area.

Career
"/Imagine...” Prompt IS Art

In 2023, MetaCher’s "/Imagine...” From NFT to AI exhibition in Chelsea, New York incorporated AI prompts, challenging traditional notions of what art is. MetaCher captures the zeitgeist of today's world by presenting prompt words as artworks, becoming the first artist to propose the concept of "Prompt IS Art"—an important artistic breakthrough poised to shake up the world.

Now more than ever, artworks created by AI tools surface on the internet and in people’s daily lives. Through her exhibit, MetaCher shocks expectations and defies common perceptions of what art. Instead, she playfully hints at the deeper questions about the nature of art as evoked by Marcel Duchamp in his 1917 “Fountain.”





Onchain Shufflers

In 2022, MetaCher worked with Jiannan Ouyang and BoYu on an NFT project known as Onchain Shufflers, which is the world’s First on-chain NFT collection on Ethereum to compose with other on-chain NFT projects including Nouns, Cryptopunks, Blitmap, OnChainMonkey, Chainrunner, Loot and many more. The Onchain Shufflers NFT collection consists of 200 sets of pixel-style poker play cards with over 300 hand-drawn traits. For her role in the project, MetaCher focused on the NFT design elements and the user experience (UX). The project allowed her to explore new applications of visual design, technology, and the human experience.

Huantie Art District Studio

MetaCher opened an art studio in Huantie Art District and created some of her early artwork, exhibiting her work in China and Japan, before coming to the United States. Huantie Art District is an art district in Beijing, China, located about 1.5 miles from the famous 798 Art District. Her experiences in the Huantie Art District introduced her to famous artists like Ai Weiwei and Li Qiang.