about

I am a midwest-based Japanese//Taiwanese-American illustrator and designer specializing in portraiture, watercolor, food illustration, and culture-centered storytelling. By visualizing narratives and illuminating concepts, I make art that fuels action. My work has been published in the LA Times, Eater Chicago, WBEZ Curious City Chicago, and Twin Cities Daily Planet.

I currently reside on land belonging to people of the Council of the Three Fires: the Odawa (Odawak), Ojibwe (Anishinaabeg), and Potawatomi (Bodéwadmik) nations, as well as many other indigenous nations, now known as Chicago.

I support black liberation, indigenous sovereignty, radical solidarity, wealth redistribution, and justice (rather than diversity). I enjoy working with clients and partners who share my values.

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I am the recipient of the

Minnesota State Arts Board 2019 Cultural Community Partnership Grant
Minnesota Regional Arts Council 2019 Community Arts Grant
2018 Jerome Emerging Artist Tofte Lake Residency
CURA Artist Neighborhood Partnership Grant 2017-2018

I am celebrating my first publication, When Everything Was Everything, written by Saymoukda Duangphoxay Vongsay (Oct 2018).