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A Bronx Reflection

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A Bronx Reflection

Carol Sun
Artwork in faceted glass by Carol Sun showing colorful outdoor scenes and images of home and community life in the Bronx.
“A Bronx Reflection” (2007) by Carol Sun at NYCT 167th Street Station. Photo: Rob Wilson

About the Project

"Home is where the heart lives," a quote by artist Carol Sun's brother, captures one of the themes of A Bronx Reflection. Through colorful faceted glass windows along the east walkway of the station, Ms. Sun portrays a metaphorical reflection of the Bronx, capturing an illustrated timeline of the past, present, and future. She includes various outdoor scenes, along with images of pleasant experiences of home and community life. Capturing scenes of school buses, basketball games, and wildlife, Carol Sun reflects upon fond childhood memories in the Bronx.

About the Artist

Carol Sun is a Chinese American artist and educator who was born and raised in the Bronx and currently lives in Brooklyn.  She received her BFA from Cooper Union, NY and her MFA from Vermont College. She currently teaches art at the Bronx High School for the Visual Arts. Her work combines a variety of traditional, applied and digital medias, materials, and techniques and focuses on lost narratives, telling stories that are missing from our mainstream media and art channels. She has received several art commissions including the Bronx Museum and New York City Percent for Art and was the recipient of numerous awards including New York State Council on the Arts and Pollock-Krasner Grant. She was also a member of the Asian American Pacific Islander artist group, Godzilla. She has participated in numerous exhibitions including Artist Space, NY; Art in General, NY; Asian American Art Center, NY; The Bronx Museum; Wave Hill; Lehman College Art Gallery and the Neuberger Museum, NY. Prior to becoming an art teacher Bronx High School for the Visual Arts, she worked as a graphic designer for 20 years and was also an instructor at Cooper Union, Parsons, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.