Jing Herman

Jing Herman (b. Beijing, China) is an artist, educator, and speaker whose work explores resilience, identity, and the American Dream through thick, textured American Flag paintings and mixed-media works. Born under China’s one-child policy and immigrating to the United States in 1993, Herman’s life and practice are shaped by holding multiple perspectives at once—what she calls “standing the coin on its edge” rather than choosing just one side.

Before dedicating herself to art, Herman built a high-profile career in finance and technology. She graduated magna cum laude from New York University’s Stern School of Business and was recognized in the inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Finance in 2012. She served as Vice President at JPMorgan, focusing on principal investments in fintech, and later became U.S. CEO of Gett, an Israeli taxi-app unicorn, where she launched and led the company’s New York City operations.

Today, based in the west coast of Florida, Herman creates The Beautiful Country: 50 Flags for 250 Years, a life-time series of textured American Flag paintings that incorporate 100% Made in USA materials—coins, shells, cotton, seeds, minerals, salt, sugar, and other artifacts sourced from across all fifty states and Washington, D.C. Working with a homemade, non-toxic modeling paste made from acrylic paint, baking soda, and glue, she merges her love of nature and love of country with a deep concern for the health and safety of art materials.

Alongside her studio practice, Herman is an experienced educator and workshop leader where she taught 30+ Chinese calligraphy and resilience workshops for corporate clients including Linkedin, Bumble, and TravisMatthew. She speaks on topics of immigrant identity, resilience, creative reinvention, and the layered realities of the American Dream.