Jeffrey Cheung

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Jeffrey Cheung
Born1989
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A
EducationUniversity of California Santa Cruz
Notable workUnity Skateboarding
There Skateboards

Jeffrey Cheung (b. 1989), also known as Jeff Cheung, is an American artist, skateboarder, curator, musician, community organizer, co-founder of Unity Skateboarding and There Skateboards. [1]

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Early life and education

Cheung was born in 1989 and raised in the Bay Area, graduating from the University of California Santa Cruz. [2]

Art

Art practice

Cheung paints and draws on canvas, paper, and other materials. [3] In March 2024, Cheung was part of a group of artists who altered their own works on display at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts with messages in support of freedom for Palestinians and a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. [4] [5]

Curating

In August 2024, Cheung and Gabriel Ramirez curated a show titled Unity Through Skateboarding at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [1]

Skateboarding

Unity Skateboarding

Unity Skateboarding started as a monthly meet-up in 2012 after Cheung met Gabriel Ramirez and they decided to begin the initiative. [6] [7] [8] The Unity collective, officially known as Unity Press & Skateboarding, produces zines, boards, art, and parties [9] [10] [11] The Unity collective hosts Unity Fest. [12]

In 2024, Unity released a video with Adidas titled, Fill the Hole in Yr Heart, starring Cheung, Maité Steenhoudt, Shag, Vitória Mendonça, Marbie, Shy’kiel, and others. [13]

There Skateboards

Established in 2017, Cheung runs There Skateboards, a collective and brand dedicated to supporting queer and trans skateboarders of color (QTPOC). [14] [15] There Skateboards is based out of Deluxe Distribution. [16]

In 2024, There Skateboards released a Nike SB dunk. [17]

Personal life

Cheung is openly gay and engaged to Gabriel Ramirez. [18] Cheung is of Chinese-American descent. [14]

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  14. 1 2 Cheung, Adam (2024-07-22). "There Skateboards' Nike SB Dunk Low is the latest release for a more inclusive sneakerverse". British GQ. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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