We send invitations to emerging and established Asian creatives and we encourage recommendations from the communities. By valuing recommendations, we are able to share lights to those who may not be considered as the most commercially successful (yet). We believe if people get to know each other at a deeper level, our community will be closer and more supportive.
Street Culture Through Eastern Lens, Atlanta-based Illustrator and Visual Designer Broly Su
Born and raised in Changsha, China – a city with major love for street culture, Broly Su grew up being heavily influenced by hip-hop music, graffiti, sneakers, collectible toys, and tattoo culture. Currently an Atlanta-based illustrator and graphic…
Reinterpret Ancestral Memories and Cultural Visual Traditions, NYC-based Artist Jeannie Rhyu
New York-based artist Jeannie Rhyu was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada. She graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York. Her work has been exhibited internationally in shows in…
My Decorative and Illustrated Expression, Atlanta-based Illustrator and Designer Fangyu Ma
Fangyu Ma is an awards-winner Chinese illustrator and designer based in Atlanta. She was recognized as the Communication Arts Award winner, American Illustration Selected winner, Society of Illustration LA winner, etc. She graduated from Savannah College of Arts…
Document the World Through My Abstract Work, Providence-based Artist Celine Lam
Celine Lam is an artist from Hong Kong. She is currently pursuing her BFA degree at Rhode Island School of Design with two concentrations in Theory and History of Art and Design and Drawing. Her practice revolves around…
A Bold Dreamer From Xinjiang, Atlanta-based Illustrator Bingjie “BJ” Cui
Born and raised in Xinjiang, China, a city known for its cultural diversity, Bingjie “BJ” Cui is heavily influenced by ethnic aesthetics and the local spirit. The interesting jump between her ‘rational’ background in science and ‘emotional’ thinking…
Contextualize Talismans in Everyday Objects, NYC-based Artist Xinan Helen Ran
Xinan Helen Ran (b. 1994. Inner Mongolia, China) is an artist who specializes in fabric, language, and found objects to construct emotional landscapes. She searches for the point where trauma, nihilism, and humor converge. Xinan has been exhibited…
Be Bold, Be Colorful & Be Playful, Los Angeles-based Graphic Designer and Illustrator Alan Lu Jiang
Alan Lu Jiang is an illustrator, motion, and graphic designer currently based in L.A. His work has received recognition from the Graphis New Talent (platinum, gold, & silver winner), AOI World Illustration Award, 3×3 International Illustration Show, International…
Metaphor, Materiality, and the Space Between, New York-based Artist Sun Young Kang
Sun Young Kang (강선영) is a book and installation artist originally from South Korea. She resided in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA for a decade before moving to Western New York. Kang received her BFA in Korean Painting from…
Fluidity over Fixity, Tokyo and NYC-based Artist Sao Tanaka
Sao Tanaka (b.1987, Tokyo) is a visual artist living in Tokyo and New York City. She works with painting photography, video, and installation. Sao received BFA in Japanese painting from Tama Art University, MA in Sociology cultural anthropology…
To Love Real People, Seattle-based Painter Yongqi Tang
Yongqi Tang (b.1997, Shenzhen, China) received an M.F.A from the University of Washington in 2022 and has held teaching appointments at the painting and drawing department. She is the recipient of the Bernie Funk Artist Scholarship, Boyer and…
Find Inspirations in the Corners of City life, NYC-based Illustrator and Motion Designer Eve Liu
Eve Liu is an illustrator and product designer based in New York. Over the past two years of working while following these principles, she gathered diverse clients, including the editorial and commercial fields such as the new yorker,…
The Unexpected Between Beauty and Pain, Savannah-based Painter Via Li
Via Li is a painter based in Savannah, GA. Traditionally trained at a young age, Via found her voice in art early on. Via has always maintained a passion for fine art and painting and studied Illustration at…
Prepare Yourself for a Long Journey Ahead, Brooklyn-based Artist Masahito Ono
Masahito Ono is a Japanese-born artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Ono creates installations, photographs and outer space projects that capture the transience of nature and human life. He endeavors to rediscover the questions of existence and…
A Sacred Intent to the Spiritual Meditation, New York-based Painter Suyi Xu
Suyi Xu (b. 1996, Shanghai, China) is a painter who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Xu earned her B.A. in Art History and Visual Arts from Barnard College (New York) and her M.F.A. in the…
Love for Life and the Living, France-based Artist Lilou Oh Yeah
France-based artist and illustrator Li Xia, also known as 绿李 Lilou Oh Yeah (b. 1991, Chongqing, China), works primarily in oil and watercolor. Her work explores ephemeral moments and commonplace objects in daily life, expressed through carefully composed…
Blending Digital Fiction Into Physical Reality, Boston-based Architect Zhifei Xu
Zhifei Xu (徐之非) received his Master of Architecture degree at MIT, and his bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where he received the Eisner Prize for the highest achievement in architecture. He has previously practiced in world-renowned architecture firms…
Like Water in the River, NYC-based Multimedia Artist Chihiro ITO
Chihiro ITO is a Japanese painter and multi-media artist. He was born in Tokyo where he studied painting at Musashino Art University. He then took a continuing education writing course at the School of Visual Arts. Chihiro ITO…
Failing Is a Part of Growth, New York-based Artist Renqian Yang
Renqian Yang earned her B.F.A. in Ceramics from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing in 2009, and her M.F.A. in Ceramics from Syracuse University in 2014. Currently, she lives and works in Oswego, New York as an artist…
From Psychology to Art, NYC-based Illustrator Lia Liao
Lia Liao is currently working as a freelance illustrator in NYC. She was educated as a psychologist until 2020 when she decided to become an illustrator and made it her career nowadays. Being a huge fan of films…
Between Play and Labor, Brooklyn-based Sculptor and Installation Artist Huidi Xiang
Huidi Xiang (b. Chengdu, China) is an artist and researcher who is currently based in Brooklyn, NY, USA. She holds an MFA in Art from Carnegie Mellon University (2021) and a BA in Architecture and Studio Art from…
Diary of a Painting and Sailing Voyage, Philadelphia-based Painter Shuling Guo
Shuling Guo graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (B.F.A.) in 2010. She immigrated to the United States in 2019, and now lives in Philadelphia and on the Sailing Vessel Selkie, painting…
Storytelling with Vivid Animated Films, California-based Film Director&Animator Siqi Song
Siqi Song is a film director and animator from China, currently based in California, United States. Song is best known for her animated short film SISTER, which explores the deeply personal implications of China’s One-Child Policy in the…
Handmade Clay Sculptures that Connect Nature and Life, NYC-based Artist Miwa Neishi
Miwa Neishi is a Tokyo-born, New York-based artist, whose sculptural works draw inspiration from abstract expressionism, prehistoric clay figures, and Japanese calligraphy. Each one-of-a-kind work is hand-built, and entirely able to function as a water-holding vase, part of the…
Introspection and Glorious Appendage, Los Angeles-based Artist Chloe Chen
Born in Shanghai, China, Chloe Chen holds an M.F.A in painting and drawing in fine arts from Pratt Institute, New York. Her work involves large ink drawing, ceramics, and printmaking. As an Asian woman artist, her art reflects…
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