About

Joshua is a Canadian born artist/designer living in Portland, Oregon. Trained as an Industrial Designer, he’s spent 10+ years working in corporate America, leading advanced innovation projects in retail, sports, and technology.

In his practice, he explores the tension between physical craft and digital space. He sculpts textiles from found materials and deconstructed used clothing, sewing new patterns and experimenting with traditional quilting and mending techniques to create new fashions. He then inserts his fashion into digital 3D universes, constructing mysterious characters and worlds around his clothing design.

Joshua is currently experimenting with tufting guns, 3D scanning, and parametric design while researching his family’s immigrant stories, model minority identities, and corporate American culture.

Selected Exhibitions

2026

World Within a World (Solo Show), Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR (forthcoming)
GMA Architects Residency, Portland, OR
Nike Air Milano Jacket and Team USA uniform, 2026 Olympics, Milan, Italy. (Forthcoming)

2025

Warp Speed, Center for Creative Arts & Culture at PNCA, Portland, OR
Just Playin' Around, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, Portland, OR
Environmental Learning Center Gallery, Recology, San Francisco, CA

2024

Coming Home, Revitalizing Old Town, 220 Gallery, Portland, OR
The Dump Show, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, California
SATIRE, Shaking The Tree Theatre, Portland, OR Oregon
Cuts Across: Artists Respond to Lived Intersection, Carnations Contemporary,
We Wrote This With You in Mind, Inside the Box Gallery, Portland OR

2023

Regenerations, Portland Chinatown Museum, Portland, OR
Ode to San Francisco, Four Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Glean, Recology, Parallax Art Center, Portland, OR

2022

Metaverse Biennale SIKKA Art & Design Festival, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Publications, Talks, & More

2025

Please, Play with the Art, PDX Monthly
Just Play' Around: Seriously? Of Course, Oregon Artswatch
Fresh Connections - JSMA Art Talk

2024

Silver Medalist - Best Visual Arts for the Global Asian Creative Awards
Anti-Fashion Fashion Show Critiques Consumer Culture - Willamette Weekly
Simultaneity as Design: Everyday Pakistan and Beyond, Beaconhouse National School of Visual Arts and Design, Lahore, Pakistan

2023

Sustainable Fashion Lecture, Portland State University, Portland OR
Asian American Art Talk, Portland Chinatown Museum, Portland, OR
Shed Panel Art Talk - The ReBuilding Center, Portland, OR

2022

Divide Magazine, Vol 4
Zerowaste Workshop - Danielle Elsener, Portland, OR

2016 Shoemaking Apprenticeship - Nassier Vies Studio, Toronto, ON

2015 Titanium Grand Prix winner, Cannes, France

2015 Shoemaking Workshop - School School, Port Townsend, WA

2014 Leather Manipulation - Chicago School of Shoemaking, Chicago, IL

2005 Gymnastic World Championships, Eindhoven, Netherland

2003 Gymnastic World Championship, Hannover, Germany

Hello!

I'd love to hear from you.

joshsin@gmail.com