Queens, NY Founder and chairman of Crystal Window & Door Systems, Thomas Chen, greeted guests at the opening reception for the newest art exhibit at Queens College. The solo exhibit, “Entombed in Static,” is the work of artist Leekyung Kang, whose engagement with the Queens College artist-in-residence program is sponsored by the Thomas Chen Family/Crystal Window Endowment.
In 2021, Chen and Crystal Window established a $1.1 million endowment for Queens College to support contemporary Asian art at the four-year college. To date, the endowment has awarded several scholarships for art students, sponsored exhibits of contemporary Asian art, and backed the artist-in-residence program.
“I am so proud that the Chen Family/Crystal Window Endowment is supporting these valuable Queens College art programs,” said Chen. “Today we are very pleased to recognize the talent of Leekyung Kang, one of the artists-in-residence this year, with her exciting new exhibit. She is quite an inspiration for students here at Queens College.”
The opening reception, held at Queens College Klapper Hall Art Gallery, was attended by faculty, students, and other guests.
Queens College president Frank Wu, Crystal Windows founder Thomas Chen,
and artist-in residence Leekyung Kang.
Kang spoke to the group about her work and experience teaching art classes for the students at Queens College. Kang has exhibited and held residencies in the United States in many locations, including Las Vegas, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; Providence, RI; and Cleveland, OH. She has also exhibited internationally in Seoul, South Korea; Doha, Qatar; and Beijing, China.
Queens College is one of the premier institutions in the New York City University System (CUNY), offering nearly 80 undergraduate majors and over 100 graduate degrees and certifications. The public college serves over 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students and is highly ranked in terms of academics and value by several national college surveys such as Princeton Review and US News and World Report. Located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in the South Flushing neighborhood, the college is on 84 landscaped acres.
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