Christine Wong Yap

Launching December 11! Bay Windows / Ventanas en saliente / 窗花: Illuminating Immigrant Women’s Perspectives, a decentralized exhibition of 15 unique lanterns created in collaboration with 15 immigrant, working-class, Chinese and Latinx women.

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detail photo of a yellow banner with text in spanish about a space to reflect, be still and release

A Space

2024 banners, interactive activity

installation view of a map of palo alto and east palo alto

Belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto

2022 social practice, zine, more

a flag flying on a flagpole depicting the brooklyn bridge with colors from the german and american flags

How I Keep Looking Up (Times Square, NYC)

2021 social practice, public art

How do you keep your heart open billboard

How Do You Keep Your Heart Open? (For Susan)

2020–2021 drawing, billboards, print

installation view of an exhibit, with color flags strung overhead

Between You and Me

2020–2021 exhbition

a small square flag with a stylized Southwest landscape of mesas in green, orange, and red stripes under clouds in white, yellow, and red

Flags of Safety & Resilience

2021, social practice, public art

a photo of an installation of colorful flags in an art studio room

How I Keep Looking Up (Sheboygan, WI)

2020-2021 social practice, flags, zine

photo of two comic books, one in english, one in chinese, about art, culture and belonging in Chinatown, held up in an alleyway with festive lanterns

Art, Culture and Belonging in Chinatown
藝術，文化，與歸屬感故事表格

2020 social practice, comics, public art

calligraphy with the project title on a light teal background

Welcome Club at Lee Newcomer

2021 social practice

artwork with text Thank You for your Commitment, showing two beautiful black women FDNY paramedics, on billboards on a glass office building in times Square

Thank You for Your Courage, Commitment, Sacrifice

2020 public art

where do you feel belonging in the Bay Area?

Belonging (San Francisco Bay Area)

2018–2019 social practice, printmaking, book

Belonging (Albuquerque)

2017 social practice, signs, zine

The People’s Guide to the Queens International

2018–2019 social practice, mixed media

Working Together Book

Working Together

2017 book & prints

Guiding Stars

2017 public art

Ways and Means, installation view, Kala Art Institute

Ways and Means

2016 participatory print project

interdependence zine cover: thought experiments in agency. artists' personal impacts survey review. christine wong yap

Inter/dependence

2015 ’zine, drawings, flag

The Eve Of...

2015 solo exhibition in PDX

character strengths signal flags

Character Strengths Signal Flags

2015 participatory flag project

All the Steps in the Process

All the Steps in the Process

2015 drawings, furniture, ’zine

a handle, a stem, a hook, a ring, a loop; photo: shauna sorensen

a handle, a stem, a hook, a ring, a loop

2015 collaborative exhibition

The Eve Of...

2014 solo exhibition at a pop-up gallery

make things (happen)

make things (happen)

2014–2015 participatory project

Irrational Exuberance Flags

Irrational Exuberance Flags

2013 public project

MegaPennant & MegaPentimento

MegaPennant & MegaPentimento

2012 sculptures

Happiness Is...

Happiness Is...

2013 three-person exhibition

Irrational Exuberance (Asst. Colors)

Irrational Exuberance (Asst. Colors)

2012 solo exhibition at CFCCA

Irrational Exuberance (Asst. Colors)

Irrational Exuberance (Asst. Colors)

2010 solo exhibition at Sight School

Flourish Banners

Flourish Banners

2013 woodcut prints

Give Thanks

Give Thanks

2011 installation

ribbon texts

ribbon texts

2011-2014 ribbon installations

Positive Signs United Theories

Positive Signs: United Theories

2012 drawing

Positive Signs

2011 drawings/hot foil prints

Cheap and Cheerful

Cheap and Cheerful

2009 drawings

The Great Balloon Giveaway

The Great Balloon Giveaway

2010 public project, social sculpture

Flag Snowflakes

Flag Snowflakes

2011 collage

Mirrors Black series

mirrorsblack series

2009–2001 sculptures

Binary Pair + Anti-Campfire

Binary Pair + Anti-Campfire

2008 installation, solar sculpture

Dark into Light

Dark into Light

2008 light installation

Lens Flare

2007 sculpture, multiple

Activist Imagination

Activist Imagination

2008 installations, multiple, curatorial project

Unlimited Promise

Unlimited Promise

2009-2010 installation

Soft Sculpture for Brougham Hall

Soft Sculpture for Brougham Hall

2007 site-specific sculpture, multiple

Lorem Ipsum

2008 drawing, installation

text works

2006 cuts, installations, prints

Presents

2007 paper sculptures

Inventions II

2007 drawings/collages

This & That mail art swap

2009 curatorial project

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