Chandra Bocci is an artist and maker of things. She grew up in rural Oregon with lots of siblings and animals. She attended Pacific Northwest College of Art and Parsons School of Design. Her "Gummi Big Bang" was featured at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2009 and in the Oregon Biennial at the Portland Art Museum in 2006. She has exhibited in L.A., New York, Boston, and Oakland, CA. Chandra’s debut, THIS WAY!, will be published spring 2028 (Rise x Penguin Workshop). She is based in New York City.