Honored to be in conversation with public artist Alisha B. Wormsley, as part of the public program, Marking Absences-Shifting Narratives, a ‘digital un-conference’ co-hosted by 1014 Space for Ideas NYC and the Goethe-Insitut. To listen to the conver… — Honored to be in conversation with public artist Alisha B. Wormsley, as part of the public program, **Marking Absences-Shifting Narratives**, a ‘digital un-conference’ co-hosted by 1014 Space for Ideas NYC and the Goethe-Insitut. To listen to the conversation:
https://www.1014.nyc/marking-absences

This fall, I was invited by instructor Colleen Asper, to be a visiting artist for her Advanced Painting class at Cooper Union. Despite meeting virtually, my visits with the students were delightful. I was joined by guest speaker Mei Lum, ED of the W… — This fall, I was invited by instructor Colleen Asper, to be a visiting artist for her Advanced Painting class at Cooper Union. Despite meeting virtually, my visits with the students were delightful. I was joined by guest speaker Mei Lum, ED of the Wing on Wo Project on the last day of my class. Thank you Mei, Colleen, and the students of the Advanced Painting class for sharing your creative ideas for public projects. And for your patience with the frustrating limitations of zoom learning.

In September 2019 I was in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, a multidisciplinary international art center in the Marin Headlands. As a recipient of a McLaughlin Foundation Award for Social Practice, I received a fully sponsored residen… — In September 2019 I was in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts, a multidisciplinary international art center in the Marin Headlands. As a recipient of a McLaughlin Foundation Award for Social Practice, I received a fully sponsored residency and the opportunity to work on new projects and share in a peer-to-peer creative exchange with Headlands’ dynamic artist community. http://www.headlands.org/artist/tomie-arai/

On April 9, 2018 the Laundromat Project and the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture sponsored, 'Reimagining Community:Finding Sanctuary in Public Spaces' a conversation with Tomie Arai, Sydnie Mosley, Justin Garrett Moore. To view the vid… — On April 9, 2018 the Laundromat Project and the **Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture** sponsored, 'Reimagining Community:Finding Sanctuary in Public Spaces' a conversation with Tomie Arai, Sydnie Mosley, Justin Garrett Moore. To view the video:
https://www.facebook.com/SchomburgCenter/videos/10155292270455079/

The Chinatown Art Brigade received a production grant from the Magnum Foundation for the AR Mapping Project, Here to Stay: Placekeeping in NY Chinatown — The Chinatown Art Brigade received a production grant from the **Magnum Foundation** for the AR Mapping Project, Here to Stay: Placekeeping in NY Chinatown

CAB co-founders, Betty Yu, ManSee Kong and Tomie Arai were recently invited to speak at the Eastside Cultural Center in Oakland. After our talk,Weston Teruya conducted an interview for his podcast,'unmaking' through Art Practical, that focuses on th… — CAB co-founders, Betty Yu, ManSee Kong and Tomie Arai were recently invited to speak at the **Eastside Cultural Center** in Oakland. After our talk,Weston Teruya conducted an interview for his podcast,'unmaking' through Art Practical, that focuses on the work of artists of color. To hear the (un)making podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/artpractical/sets/un-making-podcast

The Chinatown Art Brigade has been awarded a 2018 Create Change Artist Residency for the Here to Stay/Housing for the People Mapping Project.

The Chinatown Art Brigade is pleased to be a recipient of a 2018 LMCC Creative Engagement Grant.

CAB members, Betty Yu, ManSee Kong and I were invited to speak at the Kenneth Rainin Foundation's 2018 Symposium: Exploring Public Art Practices, held at the Oakland Museum on March 10, 2018. Our talk and the proceedings from the symposium can be vi… — CAB members, Betty Yu, ManSee Kong and I were invited to speak at the **Kenneth Rainin Foundation's 2018 Symposium: Exploring Public Art Practices**, held at the Oakland Museum on March 10, 2018. Our talk and the proceedings from the symposium can be viewed here:
https://vimeo.com/album/5163880

Sitting beside May Chen and Bhairavi Desai --2 of my movement heroes--and Minju Bae, organizer of the panel, "Labor of Love" held at the Tamiment Library on February 13, 2018 and co-sponsored by the A/P/A Institute, the NY Labor History Assn. & … — Sitting beside May Chen and Bhairavi Desai --2 of my movement heroes--and Minju Bae, organizer of the panel, "Labor of Love" held at the Tamiment Library on February 13, 2018 and co-sponsored by the A/P/A Institute, the NY Labor History Assn. & LaborArts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HE8OZqWSPw

This winter, I will be participating in Wavehill's Winter Workspace 2018 Program with artists Jean Shin, Camille Hoffman, Pedro Ramirez, Jessica Roher and Austin Thomas. Excited to be a new member of the WaveHill artist community!

Fooling around with DJ Rekha, Jessica Hagedorn, David Henry Hwang and Regie Cabico at the #APATwenty:Artist-in-Residence Anniversary Reunion--celebrating 20 years since I was the first Artist-in-Residence at the A/P/A Institute at NYU.

Working collectively, as the Chinatown Art Brigade, Tomie Arai, ManSee Kong and Betty Yu are recipients of a 2016 A Blade of Grass Fellowship for their project, "Here to Stay", a collaboration with CAAAV's Chinatown Tenant's Union.

Thank you to the Women's Caucus for Art for honoring me with a 2016 National Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual conference in Washington DC. on February 9, 2016. Congratulations to my fellow honorees; Helene Aylon, Sheila Levrant de Brettevi… — Thank you to the Women's Caucus for Art for honoring me with a 2016 National Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual conference in Washington DC. on February 9, 2016. Congratulations to my fellow honorees; Helene Aylon, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville and Juana Guzman.
L to R: Joyce Kozloff, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Maria de los Angeles, Juana Guzman, Helene Aylon, Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, Tomie Arai, Margo Machida.

The Portrait of New York Chinatown project was the recent recipient of a 2013 Asian Women's Giving Circle Women Arts and Activism grant and a grant from the Puffin Foundation.

Click here to view the video "You Know...The Struggle" about murals on the Lower East Side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjx_nhkJfM

Recess Art Community Board Members

October 27, 2021

Happy to announce that this fall, I will begin serving my first term on the Recessart Board. I’m joined by new Board members M. Carman Lane and Sarah Hoover and Artist and Community Fellow, Prerana Reddy. I’m honored and excited to be a part of the Recess family and look forward to supporting their mission to partner with artists to build a more just and equitable creative community.

https://www.recessart.org/about/