ecosystem

grounding

I am accountable to communities in Chicago and Minneapolis. As an artist and organizer, I strive to be in solidarity with other communities of color to fight for Black and queer liberation, Indigenous sovereignty, the end of empire and climate justice. My intention is to push all of us to imagine futures beyond this current dimension, and to make art that fuels action.

My art roots Asian American folks in collective struggle by visualizing narratives and illuminating concepts of abolition, community care and generational curse-breaking. Currently, I organize with Nikkei Uprising, A Just Chi’s Abolition & Community Building Workgroup, and the Tsuru for Solidarity Prisons and Policing Workgroup.

working values

MUTUAL COLLABORATION

Transparent & scalable pricing structures
Prompt & honest communication
Health & safety prioritized over output
Willingness to learn & receive feedback

DEEP, CAREFUL STORYTELLING

Research-based visuals, symbols, and references
Investment in relationship building
Visuals shaped with an analysis of power and agency

PROACTIVE VISUAL REPRESENTATION

Reflecting communities accurately in respects to race, age, class, gender
Representing folks most marginalized & excluded from mainstream visual media
- Disabled people
- Fat folks
- Trans & non-binary folks
- Dark skinned folks
- Muslim, Sikh, & Jewish folks
- Children & elders
- …and folks at the intersections of these identities

orgs i’ve worked with

I have worked with and learned from many organizing campaigns, groups, and organizations. As either a volunteer or contractor I have created art with:

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Central Florida Climate Action
Close Rikers Campaign
Coalition for Asian American Leaders
Corporate Accountability
Dissenters
End Money Bond Coalition
Erase the Database Coalition
Fight for Renters’ Coop Cielo sin Limites
For the People Artist Collective
Green New Deal Network
Japanese American Services Center Archives
LUYA poetry
Nikkei Abolition Study Group
Nikkei Uprising Chicago
Organized Communities Against Deportation
Parks & Power Minneapolis
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association
RadAZNs in the Twin Cities
Reclaim the Block
SOUL in Chicago
The Catalyst Project – Ann Braden Fellowship
The Kairos Fellowship
Tsuru for Solidarity
University of California’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Center
University of Illinois Chicago’s Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health

artists in community – referrals

I’m blessed to exist within a vibrant interdependent ecosystem of creatives. Here are some that are currently open to contract (list in progress):

Illustrators

Graphic Designers

Graphic Recorders

Web designers

Check 1 2 Design – Matt Lowe

Motion Graphics

Ozawa Creative Co – Alec Ozawa

Muralists

Moon Juice Murals – Hibaaq Ibrahim
Xee Reiter

this referral page is modeled after laura chow reeve’s constellation page!