Jeffrey Cheung | |
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| Born | 1989 (age 36–37) San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A |
| Education | University of California Santa Cruz |
| Notable work | Unity 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]
Cheung was born in 1989 and raised in the Bay Area, graduating from the University of California Santa Cruz. [2]
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]
In August 2024, Cheung and Gabriel Ramirez curated a show titled Unity Through Skateboarding at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [1]
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] [3] The Unity collective hosts Unity Fest. [11]
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. [12]
Established in 2017, Cheung runs There Skateboards, a collective and brand dedicated to supporting queer and trans skateboarders of color (QTPOC). [13] [14] There Skateboards is based out of Deluxe Distribution. [15]
Cheung is openly gay and engaged to Gabriel Ramirez. [9] Cheung is of Chinese-American descent. [13]