Meeson Pae Yang was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1979, and moved to Southern California at a young age. Her exploration of art began in her early twenties while struggling with the death of her younger brother to cancer. When words no longer sufficed to express the insurmountable well of emotion
Jenny Holzer was born in Gallipolis, Ohio in 1950. She received a BA from Ohio University in Athens (1972); an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (1977); and honorary doctorates from the University of Ohio (1993), the Rhode Island School of Design (2003), and New School University