I am a visual artist and social practitioner specializing in hyperlocal participatory research projects which amplify grassroots perspectives on belonging, resilience, and mental well being. I use community engagement and inclusive design to gather diverse perspectives, which I interpret into hand-crafted objects, such as flags, banners, comics, zines, letterpress prints, graphite diagrams, portraits, and soft sculptures. My practice is guided by principles of accessibility, decentralization, optimism, and abundance.

Current

Aug–Oct: For Freedoms installed How Do You Keep Your Heart Open? (For Susan) along with four other billboards across Chicago in partnership with Gertie for Next Stop: Chicago.

9/4/2024–1/26/2025: I developed an interactive reflection space in conjunction with Spirit House @ Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University.

9/14–11/16: My contribution to Related Tactics’ Ready is on view in Southern Exposure’s 50th Anniversary exhibition in San Francisco.

Out now: Three of my billboard designs are among the 500+ in For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here? from Monacelli Press/Phaidon.

Upcoming

Recent

3/24–8/11: P L A C E: Reckonings by Asian American Artists, ICA San José, San José, CA.

8/11: P L A C E Closing Symposium, including a panel on bridge-building which I organized and moderated, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA.

Summer: Textravaganza! Workshop @ Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME.

2023–2024: Neighborhood Visiting Artist, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Artist’s Talk: Wed, May 15, 7–8pm, Oshman Hall, McMurtry Building.

Ongoing

Contributing artist, Color Factory, Houston, NYC, and Chicago.