Chin Yuen Studio Visit | Video

Learn more about the work of painter, Chin Yuen, in this video series exploring her newest solo exhibition, Elevation. Chin Yuen is a maximalist, abstract painter based in in Victoria, BC. Born in Malaysia, Yuen studied in Singapore and England before moving to Canada to pursue her BFA from Vancouver’s Emily Carr University of Art…

Day of the Dead in Three Dimensions: Sculpture of Fulgencio Lazo at Seattle Center

Día de los Muertos en Tres Dimensiones: Escultura de Fulgencio Lazo Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, 2022 Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion: 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109 Artist talk: October 29, 6:15 PM Co-sponsored by City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Join artist Fulgencio Lazo for a public exhibit and bilingual…

“Bodies of Land” ft. Ann Leda Shapiro and Hanako O’Leary

ArtXchange Gallery presents Bodies of Land, a dual exhibition featuring Ann Leda Shapiro and Hanako O’Leary, two artists known for bold feminist perspectives in their artwork. Drawing parallels between the body and landscape, this exhibition highlights how both ecosystems are impacted by society through explorations of feminine power, environmental exploitation, and global mythology.

Chin Yuen | Elevation

ArtXchange Gallery presents Elevation, a solo exhibition featuring maximalist painter Chin Yuen. With vibrant colors and expressive movement, Yuen creates uplifting and dynamic compositions. Contrasting hues, shapes, and textures are layered in dense, undulating patterns, creating abstracted landscapes and sinuous forms that challenge the conventions of composition and balance.  While creating these new works, Yuen immersed…

Lauren Iida and Open Studio featured in Travel + Leisure

Excerpt: “Lauren Iida’s love affair with Cambodia began by accident. In 2008, the Japanese American artist was on her way to Bangkok when political unrest rerouted her flight to Phnom Penh. She immediately felt at home. Soon she began dividing her time between her hometown, Seattle, and various parts of the country — drawn in part, she…

Lauren Iida featured in The Phnom Penh Post

Lauren Iida discusses her art practice and Open Studio Cambodia, the artist collective she founded in 2018, with the Phnom Penh Post. Iida says that she really loves using hand-cut paper as her primary medium because the materials are not complicated or expensive and though it can be time consuming the process itself and the…

William Hernandez | Mural at the Portland Art Museum with IDEAL PDX

With fellow IDEAL PDX artists, William Hernandez creates a mural reflecting on the legacy of Mexican Modernism for the Portland Art Museum’s exhibition Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism.