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CHRISTINE WONG YAP

Bio

Christine Wong Yap, née Christine Wong, is a cross-disciplinary visual artist. Her work – including drawings, paintings, prints and installations – has been exhibited locally and nationally. Her past work includes narrative critiques of consumer culture. Recent art explores abstraction, anxiety, language and failure.  Born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1977, Wong Yap holds a BFA from the California College of Arts, where she is currently a Masters of Fine Art candidate. Her recent exhibitions include Fling at SomArts Gallery (San Francisco). She has also just participated in fundraisers to benefit Southern Exposure, Intersection for the Arts and the API Wellness Center. In addition, Wong Yap is an award-winning community artist. She apprenticed with an internationally recognized muralist and has lead 17 mural projects around the country. She has been recognized with a San Francisco Bay Guardian Local Hero Award, an Active Element grant and the Women of Color Resource Center's Sister of Fire Award.

Self-portrait by the artist.

Samples of artwork:

laundry list (installation view)
ink, legal paper, monofilament, 30"x30"x24",2006

Note: This piece is an example of the artist's body of work, but is not the artwork that will be featured in the Home exhibition.