I’m an artist and illustrator with a background in the physical sciences, who enjoys combining my love of old and new media. I’m fascinated by our relationships and stories - from tiny universes to expansive systems.
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Clients - Aetna, AND Agency, AT&T, B*TCH Magazine, bswift, Burrell Communications, Chicago Public Library Foundation, Chicago Reader, COLOSSAL, Foundation for Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM), Full Spectrum Features, ProPublica, Ricepaper Magazine, McDonald's, McTucky Fried High, Nationwide, Northwestern University, The TRACE, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Vice Media.
Awards/Features - American Illustration 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, Lisagor Awards Finalist 2018 & Winner 2019, ABC7 Chicago News
Screenings - Destroy Your Art, Millennium Park Summer Film Series, Motion Commotion-ICON9, Seattle Short Run, Chicagoland Shorts / Full Spectrum Features, Montreal World Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Anifest - Prague, Czech Republic, Miami Short Film Festival
Current Events
American Illustration 41 Chosen Winner
My work will be included in the AI archive
Trailer Blaze Residency with Short Run Seattle 2022
Postponed from 2019, the residency is finally happening this spring!!
I will be one among 14 other residents hosted by SHORT RUN, spending a little under a week in Seaview, WA. Click the link for more info on this amazing experience!
Upcoming Shows
TBA
Past Events
Winner of Chicago Headline Club 2019 Lisagor Awards
Best Illustration for All Media: “You’re Destroying Families” for ProPublica Illinois, co-published in Chicago Sun Times
Trailer Blazers/Short Run
Reception April 16, 2022
6-8pm PST
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
1201 S. Vale St.
Seattle, WA
CV/Resume
Exhibitions:
2022//
2021//
“Trailer Blazers, Short Run” @Fantagraphics, Seattle WA
“Miyazaki Show” @Giant Robot Store, LA
2020//
“The Plant Show 3” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Kaiju Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Deep Forest Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Underwater Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Bird Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Doggo Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Neko Show” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
2019//
“Totoro Show 5” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Mother & Child, Vol. II” curated by COLOSSAL and Sugarlift, @Sugarlift, NYC, NY
“Dogs vs Cats” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
2018//
“Totoro Show 4” @Giant Robot Store, Los Angeles, CA
“Chain Reaction”, curated by COLOSSAL, @Chicago Design Museum, Chicago, IL
“Destroy Your Art”, Curated by Rebecca Fons and Jack C. Newell, @Silent Funny, Chicago, IL
ICON 10, @Red Bull Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI
"On/Off Grid" FAAIM @Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
2017//
Post-It Show 13, Giant Robot @GR2, Los Angeles, CA
Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL
2016//
Post-It Show 12, Giant Robot @GR2, Los Angeles, CA
"Vision, Volume, Voice", Vancouver Alternative Arts & Fashion Week, Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Printerly", Short Run Comix & Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
"Journeyscapes", FAAIM @Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
2015//
Brooklyn Biennial Submissional Show, The Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY
"The Coaster Show", La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Terrestria, Celestia, Aquatica", Vancouver Alternative Arts & Fashion Week, Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Chicagoland Shorts: Expanded Cinema", Locallective, Chicago, IL
"The Postcard Show Vol. 5", MUFI Museo de Filatelia, Oaxaca, Mexico and GURU Galeria, Mexico City, Mexico
"CARDED!", HOT ART Wet City, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014//
"Stickboy: an art exhibition", Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Wizard World Comic Con, Chicago, IL
2013//
"Robots & Monsters", Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"Erotic Friday the 13th", Ugly Step Sister Gallery, Chicago, IL
"The Postcard Show // Vol. 2", Ayden Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"FUCK: An Art Show Tribute to Your Favourite 4-Letter Word", Hot Art Wet City Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2011//
MERKINtile, 221a Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, BC
2010//
"RAD Modus", i.daburn Salon, Vancouver, BC
"Slivers, Shivers & Snake Skins", Chapel Arts, Vancouver, BC
"Pact 5: BEAST", 221A Artist Run Center, Vancouver BC
"Pact 4 : TRADE", Centre A, Vancouver, BC
2009//
"Moving Through the Image", ECUAD Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC
"ANALOG", ECUAD Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008//
"BraZen", JEM Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Filmography:
Holy Oker "Diamonds" (2014), music video. Animator
Bear Mountain "Two Step" (2013), music video. Animator and Compositor
"Patriarchy" (2013), mixed media animation and live action, 6 min. Director of Animation
Screenings & Awards: Broadcasted on CBC "Canadian Reflections" shorts showcase program 2014, Vancouver Short Film Festival (2013), Winner Best VFX // Chicago Filmmakers Society: Self-Deportation, Recent Chicago Asian American shorts (2014)
The Mighty One "Waiting For You" (2012), music video. Illustrator and animator.
"All Ah We" (2010), short documentary. Illustrator and Animator
"Permute" (2008), animated short film, 4 min. 30 sec. Director
Screenings & awards: Chicago Millenium Park Summer Film Series: ChicagoMADE Shorts (2016) // Motion Commotion, ICON9, Austin, TX (2016) // Short Run Seattle (2016) // Vancouver Asian Film Festival: Animation Retrospective program, Vancouver, BC (2014), Spatial Poetics X // Powell Street Festival, Vancouver, BC (2011), Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival + cross-Canada SENSE OF WONDER tour 2010, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Toronto, ON (2009), Anifest, Czech Republic (2009), DisOrient Asian Film Festival, Oregon, USA (2009), Okanagan International Film Festival, Kelowna, BC (2009), Victoria Film Festival, Victoria, BC (2009), Miami Shorts Film Festival, Official Selection, Miami, FL, USA (2008), Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Vancouver, BC (2008), Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, QC (2008), ECU Presidential Award Nominee, Vancouver, BC (2008)
"Don't Tell Santa You're Jewish" (2010), animated short film. Animator
Screenings: Bravo!FACT, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, ReelWorld Film Festival
"Home is Where the Food Is" (2009), animated short film. Animator
Screenings: Reel 2 Real Festival
Selected Clients:
ProPublica
Aetna
VICE Media
Northwestern University
Chicago Reader
Emily Carr University
BITCH Media
McTucky Fried High
Color Magazine
Linetest Collective
Capilano Courier
AND Agency
GAMOMO Creative Labs
HUA Foundation
Ronald P. Frye & Co.
Ricepaper Magazine
SAD Mag
Juki Museum
Saskatchewan Lung Association
Bear Mountain
Brands:
Aetna
AT&T
Hampton Inn
Nationwide
Nickelodeon
Saskatchewan Lung Association
100 Mile Diet Society
Se Va Y Se Corre
Shaw Communications
BC events
McDonald's
Press/Publications:
The Atlantic
Mother Jones
Ello x Dribbble: Make Good
Lady Box Books
Film Inquiry
ABC7 Chicago
The Scribble Project
NeoCha EDGE
Revista Göoo #9 | Utopía
Ronald P. Frye & Co. // Ryerson Poetry Chapbook: The Captive Gypsy by Constance Davies Woodrow
Talks/Lectures/Panels:
Asian American Showcase @Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Taking the Next Step, University of Chicago
Boston Zine Fest
Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Chicago Filmmakers
Victoria Film Festival
Awards & Honors
American Illustration 35, 36, 38
Peter Lisagor Awards Finalist and Winner 2019
Peter Lisagor Awards Finalist 2018
Permute - Official Selection, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival (2009)
Permute - Official Selection, Vancouver Asian Film Festival (2008)
Permute - Official Selection, Miami Shorts Film Festival (2008)
Permute - ECU Presidential Award Nominee (2008)
Education:
2021 Master of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Brooklyn, NY
Epidemiology + Biostatistics
2009 Bachelor of Media Arts in Animation, Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Vancouver, BC
ECU Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence, 2006. ECU Presidential Award Nominee, 2008.
2003 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. The University of Chicago. Chicago, IL
General Honors, Dean's List, 2001 + 2003
1999-2000 Undergraduate studies. Tulane University.
Tulane Distinguished Scholar's Award, 1999. Dean's List, 2000.