artist statement
My work is rooted in sensory perception and transformation. I move across disciplines—textiles, painting, and performance—allowing instinct and environment to guide my process. No matter the medium, I create pieces that serve as archives of metamorphosis.
My practice explores the space between meaning and illegibility. It is informed by my interest in transformation—how meaning is translated across mediums, languages, and generations. As the biracial daughter of an Asian immigrant raised in a Southern religious community, I have witnessed transformation as both a necessity and an inheritance: the physical shifts of assimilation, the spiritual shifts of faith and doubt, the unseen ways memory holds its shape.
Mothh - Amanda Tai (b. 1991, Ohio) is a queer, Taiwanese American artist living and working in New York. Mothh’s interdisciplinary practice explores themes of migration, assimilation, and transformation. Her latest moniker: Mothh, represents the artist in her present form of metamorphosis. Previous monikers include Adelaide and Lady Clementine.
Mothh's visual art, writing, and music have appeared in publications such as Wussy Magazine, Open Ears, Atlanta Magazine, and Apartment Therapy. Her music visuals have earned laurels at numerous film festivals, including a premiere at the Atlanta Film Festival.
She holds a BA from University of Georgia, completing studies in political science and international affairs abroad in Verona, Italy, and at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Recent solo exhibitions include Future Medicine, Scope Miami (2022). Group exhibitions include Upstate Art Weekend, Woodstock (2024); BaraBall, Brick Aux Gallery, Brooklyn (2024); Eureka! A Celebration, MAD Gallery, Kingston (2024).
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SOLO SHOWS
2022
Future Medicine, Scope, Miami, FL
2021
Future Medicine, Ponce City Market and Free Market Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018
Moss.Stream.Sky, Monaco Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Moss.Stream.Sky, Gallery 249, Atlanta, GA
2015
Starlight, Cafe 640, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2024
Upstate Art Weekend, Isobarn, Woodstock, NY
Eureka!, MAD Gallery, Kingston, NY
2022
Pisces Season, Cat Eye Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2021
Multitudes, Freemarket Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2020
All Group Shows, Free Market Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2019
Fabnormal, Moxy Hotel, Atlanta, GA
In This Moment, Free Market Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Paint Like a Girl, Facet Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018
Superlative, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA
Abstract, Facet Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Familyhood, The Met, Atlanta, GA
American Landscapes, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
Bold and Blue, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
Ultraviolet, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
Familyhood, Octane, Atlanta, GA
About Faces, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
Go Figure, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
Luminary II, Markay Gallery, Marietta, GA
2017
Luminary, Markay Gallery, Atlanta, GA
J. Sherman Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Querent, Mindzai Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015
Make Me a Mixtape, Hodgepodge Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Method, Blue Mark Studio, Atlanta, GA
Paint Like a Girl, Space 22, Atlanta, GA
X Spaces, Terminus 330, Atlanta, GA
PERFORMANCES
2024
Baraball, The Brick Aux, Williamsburg, NY
Astro Nautico, MAAS, Philadelphia, PA
Upstate Art Weekend, Isobarn, Woodstock, NY
2020
The Bakery, Atlanta, GA
2019
529, Atlanta, GA
Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta, GA
2018
Full Circle, Markay Gallery, Atlanta, GA
529, Atlanta, GA
Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta, GA
AWARDS, TALKS, PANELS
2021
Intuition, Fulton County Arts and Culture Grant, Atlanta, GA
2020
Clementine Season x East Coast, Official Selection for Atlanta Film Festival Screening, Atlanta, GA
American Dream, Luna Film Festival, Luna Collective Magazine
2019
Asians in Art Panel, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Clementine Season x East Coast, Official Selection for Macoproject Film Festival Screening, Warner Bros, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Untapped ATL - Artist Features Docuseries, Atlanta, GA
2016
Featured J.Crew Artist, Westside Provisions District, Atlanta, GA
Featured Lululemon Artist, Atlanta, GA
2015
Featured Lululemon Artist, Ponce City Market Installation, Atlanta, GA
SELECT PRESS
2024
10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This May, Eureka! A Celebration, Hyperallergic
2021
Mothh Stuns Us With Enchanting “More Love, Calypso” Music Video, Luna Collective Magazine
Moving Meditation: Adelaide Tai left the 9 to 5 grind to pursue art and music, Rough Draft
Studio Visit: Adelaide Tai liberates herself and others through art, Atlanta Magazine
2020
Lady Clementine’s Fantastic Party Explores the Fog of the National Ethos in “American Dream”, Atwood Magazine
2019
Lady Clementine’s Fantastic Party Premieres a Dreamy Queer Wonderland in New Music Video, WUSSY Magazine
‘Heart Aflame’ in The 50 Best Indie Songs of 2019, Immersive Atlanta
The Raw Love of Lady Clementine’s Fantastic Party, Atwood Magazine
2018
Modern Minimalism Meets Traditional Beautifully in Brooklyn, Apartment Therapy
Around Atlanta, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Baraball, WUSSY Magazine Vol. 13
2019
Lady Clementine’s Fantastic Party in Symposium with Arts Editor Sunni Johnson, WUSSY Magazine Vol. 7
PODCASTS and FILM INTERVIEWS
2022
Just Do Whatever You Want with Mothh, Cheat Codes with Pea the Feary
2021
MOTHH: painter + singer-songwriter + international relations, ARTish Plunge
2020
Atlanta Film Festival Interview with Adelaide Tai, AFF
EDUCATION
2024
Economics, Arts, Transformation, Economics for Emancipation, Art.coop, New York, NY
2012
BA, International Affairs, University of Georgia, Athens, GA