Lately, there has been a surge in anti-Asian sentiment that surprised everyone except Asian-Americans. Instead of spreading more hate, I thought I’d spread the love. Don’t worry, I have LOTS of thoughts about the events themselves and how they stem from deep-rooted structural racism in the US. But that’s content for an entire blog post later.
In the meantime, here is a list of amazing artists that you can support during these tough times. Most of them are Bay Area-based, with some in Los Angeles and Toronto. The list didn’t intend to be all womxn - it just happened that way. Some of these artists I work with at Root Division or I’ve met in person - others through events I’ve volunteered at or read about.
Please note that the AAWAA site has an extensive list of Asian-American and Asian artists and the Filipino/American Artist Directory as well.
They are all producing wonderful work, much of it for sale in their online stores. Check them out below.
Film
Jesse Snow, https://jessxsnow.carrd.co
Astria Suparak, https://astriasuparak.com
Connie Zheng, https://www.conniezheng.com
Design
Angie Chua, https://bobodesignstudio.com
Erina Davidson, http://www.erinadavidson.com
Lisk Feng, http://liskfeng.com
Julia Kuo, https://juliakuo.com
Tracy J Lee, https://tracyjlee.com
Alice Lee, www.byalicelee.com
Wenting Li, https://www.wentingli.com
Jeannie Phan, https://www.jeanniephan.com
Janet Sung, https://www.janet-sung.com
Jocelyn Tsai, https://www.jocelyntsaih.com
Sara Wong, http://www.saraarielwong.com
Visual Arts
Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, http://www.sitabhaumik.com/store
Celeste Chin, http://www.celestechin.com
Lenore Chinn, https://lenorechinn.wordpress.com
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, https://www.nakashimadegarrod.com
Angela Han, https://www.angelahanart.com
Makiko Harris, http://www.makikoharris.com
Helena Hsieh, http://www.helenahsieh.com
Uma Rani Iyli, http://www.umaraniiyli.com
Kacy Jung, https://www.kacyjung.com
Mido Lee, http://www.midoleeart.com
Diana Li, http://www.dianartist.com
Sandra Liu, https://sandra-liu.com
Trinh Mai, http://trinhmai.com
ChiChai Mateo, https://www.chi-chai.co
Emily Hanako Momohara, https://ehmomohara.com
Ranu Mukherjee, https://www.ranumukherjee.com
Joyce Nojima, https://joycenojima.com/home.html
Anna Park, https://www.annaparkart.com
Angela Hien Buencamino Phung, https://www.angelahien.com/
Cindy Shih, https://www.cindyshihart.com
Palija Shrestha, https://palijashrestha.com
Stephanie Syjuco, https://www.stephaniesyjuco.com
Cynthia Tom, https://www.cynthiatom.com
Chelsea Ryoko Wong, https://chelseawong.com
Ruxue Zhang, https://zhangruxue.com
Jasmine Zheng, http://mengjiaozhang.com
Paper / Print
Rea Lynn de Guzman, http://www.readeguzman.com
Zai Divecha, http://zaidivecha.com
Sharon Jue, https://www.speedballart.com/pro-artist-network/sharon-jue
Christine Kim, https://www.christinekim.ca
Reina Takahashi, https://www.reinasaur.com
Cheryl Teo, https://www.lulopaperstudio.com/shop
Imin Yeh, http://iminyeh.info
Rosa Yoo, https://www.paperartistcollective.com/Members/Rosa-Yoo
Jennifer Zee, https://www.ginkgozee.com
Ceramic / Sculpture / Mixed Media
Kathy Aoki, https://kaoki.com
Linda Hsiao, https://www.knotworkla.com
Rami Kim, https://www.ramikimstudio.com
Nancy Kwon, https://nancykwon.com
Nikki Lau, http://www.nikkilauart.com
Cathy Lu, https://cathyclu.com
Masako Miki, http://www.masakomiki.com
Chien Nie, https://lithopsstudio.com
Minh Singer, https://www.minhsinger.com
Shamona Stokes, https://www.shamonastokes.com
Diane Wang, https://dianewang.com
Erin Zhao, http://www.erinzhao.com
If you see someone missing, or information that’s inaccurate, please let me know.