Welcoming Sapira Cheuk, artist and Artists Service Program Specialist of Nevada Arts Council, we will learn about NAC’s new Professional and Workforce Development Grant (PDG) and her personal artistic practice.
This fall SNAC time — our quarterly series designed to spark conversation, share knowledge, and bring our arts community together— is a virtual event
ABOUT NAC’S PDG
The Professional and Workforce Development Grant (PDG) from the Nevada Arts Council assists Nevada artists, with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities that contribute to significant professional and career growth in the arts.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Sapira Cheuk is an ink painter and installation artist interested in proprioception, ways of knowing through the body, and how these modes of knowledge reflect or internalize external experiences. Born in Hong Kong and based in Las Vegas, NV. Cheuk’s work often utilizes a blend of sumi and india ink, symbolizing the mixture of her identities. Cheuk has exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including at the Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, the Royal Society of Art, London, UK, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Center for Contemporary Art Texas, Pablo Center for the Arts, and Yellowstone Art Museum. Cheuk works for the Nevada Arts Council, teaches at the College of Southern Nevada, and serves as an Art Commissioner for the City of Las Vegas Art Commission. She served as the art editor for the museum of americana from 2021 to 2024 and as a reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts grants and programs for the past three years. Cheuk was inducted into the California State University, San Bernardino Alumni Hall of Fame in 2026 for her achievements in the arts. She received her BA at the University of California, Riverside, and MFA from California State University, San Bernardino.