Take part in AAWAA's 35th anniversary and feature up to 2 images of your artwork in the upcoming exhibition, In the Presence of: Collective Histories of the Asian American Women Artists Association, at Berkeley Art Center (opening January 27th, 2024).
Read MoreA few weekends ago, AAWAA Managing Director, Diana Li, made a visit to Sonoma County. Read more to learn about the launch of Cantadora Wine’s new set, including a feature of “The Dream Builder”, Nancy Hom. Purchase a bottle with Nancy's label and 10% will go back to AAWAA.
Read MoreAAWAA is proud to recognize and celebrate the dedication and commitment of our long-term members. These members have been a part of the AAWAA community for at least 3 years, and their contributions to the organization and to the arts have been invaluable.
Read MoreA new AAWAA chapter is developing to support the work of visual, literary, and performing artists in the Pacific NW. The new AAWAA-Pacific NW organization is devoted to helping artists, writers, performing and performance artists, as well as digital artists get their work seen and heard from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Anita Merina from Bellingham has accepted the position to Chair the new AAWAA-PNW. Read on to learn more about her and how to get involved.
Read MoreAAWAA is hiring a new Membership Coordinator to join our team! We appreciate the passion and commitment of Jenny He, who, as AAWAA’s first official Membership Coordinator, has faithfully devoted her time and energy to the position and to AAWAA's members. As Jenny transitions out of the position and continues on as a membership volunteer, we look forward to finding the next Membership Coordinator to join a collaborative team of creative Asian American women leaders.
Read MoreWe are saddened by the recent tragedy in Atlanta and want to acknowledge the lives that have been lost and the deeply overlooked history of discrimination against Asian and Asian American women. While details are still being released, there is no doubt that this news is triggering and traumatic for many as we continue to face increased violence and hate within our AAPI communities. We encourage our AAWAA sisters and community to do what you need to do to take care of yourself, whether it means reaching out, getting access to resources, sharing info or taking a moment to pause and reflect. Please find a list of resources…
Read MoreToday, we celebrate Women's History month with the intention of growing our AAWAA family. With AAWAA’s mission in mind, we look forward to highlighting the social and cultural contributions of Asian American women in the arts. Over the past year, our communities have had to face an increase in racist, xenophobic and violent attacks. Rising against these cycles of hate, art has the potential to make people feel seen, inspiring avenues toward empathy, healing and empowerment. At AAWAA, we provide safe spaces and opportunities for Asian American women artists to speak out through creativity and expression.
Uplifting art by Asian American women is one step toward the social change we all envision of cultivating equity in the arts. This month, we hope you’ll join us in working toward these values as a member.
Read MoreOver the course of 31+ years, AAWAA went from hosting small salons in artists’ studios to hosting 50+ exhibitions with over 30,000 people attending our programs. AAWAA has always involved a network of persistent, powerful and thoughtful Asian American women artists and we are empowered to continue bringing visibility and recognition to their stories and legacies.
This Giving Tuesday, AAWAA has the privilege of working with a devoted anonymous donor and our dedicated board, who have pledged to match up to $4,000 in contributions from now through December 1, 2020. Please join us in making a donation to ensure Asian American women artists continue to have a platform for their work.
Read MoreWhat had been simply an art project for an ‘artists in residence’ program in 2009 at San Francisco’s de Young Museum has now blossomed into something profoundly transformative as “A Place of Her Own ™” workshop brings art and healing together.
Read More“My heart will always be with AAWAA. The steadfast intention to support and nurture its members and the Asian American artist community is why AAWAA has been pivotal in creating a 30 year legacy dedicated to telling the stories and history of our families struggles and victories of migration. As descendants of survivors, it is so important that AAWAA thrive…”
Read More“There's a lot of resilience and power in sitting and listening and watching – which my work is about. I'm not a photographer that puts out my work all the time. I'm really slow. There's a certain timing to when I realize the relevance of a particular photo or a series.” Listen to AAWAA Artist Member, Erina Alejo, talk about their project, A Hxstory of Renting on KQED’s Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw.
Read MoreAs we have the opportunity to celebrate our art and culture, we stand in solidarity with the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, along with their families and communities. It is important for our community to recognize the historical violence and injustice inflicted upon black, brown and indigenous communities in the United States and call ourselves in to dismantle racist and oppressive systems…
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Read MoreEddie Wong, editor of East Wind Ezine asked AAWAA Artist Member, Lenore Chinn to pen an article as we anticipate the release of the US Postage Service stamps honoring Ruth Asawa. Read more on East Wind Ezine!
Read More“Lola Marina (lola - grandmother, in Tagalog) turned 98 last month. She has lived through and is part of nearly a century’s worth of hxstory.” Artist Member, Erina Alejo reflects on their Lola’s immigrant story through their anti-displacement narrative project, A Hxstory of Renting.
Read MoreA year ago today (May 23), AAWAA presented the literary reading for Agrarianaa at SOMArts Cultural Center. With curator, Bonnie M. Kwong, we got the opportunity to chat with playwright, Philip Kan Gotanda and poet, Nellie Wong!
Read MoreCo-presented by the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Kearny Street Workshop, this year’s SLIDE SLAM gathered AAWAA Artists Members and invited Asian American women artists to present their work in a rapid-fire format of 4 slides in 4 minutes. With COVID-19 and the shelter-in-place order in effect, we decided to hold this event online via Zoom. Learn about all of the artists’ work in this recorded video!
Read MoreWatch and listen to the panels from AAWAA’s 30th Anniversary Symposium, featuring speakers like Cynthia Tom, Tomie Arai, Sita Bhaumik, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud and more.
Read MoreAs part of the interdisciplinary project Atlas of Dreams, I created a series of artistic maps, that both show the places where 400 dreamers recounted their memorable dreams and also depict the emotional impact of these narratives in the grid of cities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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