MEE JEY

Mee Jey is a multidisciplinary Indian artist concerned with lived experiences. Mee focuses on the collective politico-cultural identity and experiences, community engagement through her immersive installations, performances, relational art projects and time-based media. Mee Jey’s artmaking process relies on being resourceful while repurposing a variety of materials.

After receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in the field of History and Archeology, Mee Jey began an art practice focusing on bringing art and creativity to those around her. In 2013, the artist and her husband embarked on a traveling project, “Artologue: Art for All,” which focused on reintroducing artmaking to people’s daily lives through murals and installations using only local materials. After working with about eighty families and visiting seventeen states in India, Mee Jey was recognized by both the Indian State government and the United States government. The artist then immigrated to the United States to pursue her Masters in Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

Mee Jey recently began working with larger communities through “Artologue: Art for All” across several U.S. states with the support of local artist grants , including the Community Arts Training Fellowship at Regional Arts Commission. She was also honored with the St. Louis Visionary Emerging Artist Award for the year 2022. www.meejey.com