With this new work, I sought to directly confront the casual violence assigned to the innocuous white undershirts we know colloquially as “wife beaters”. These garments have historically served as costumes for both raw “masculinity”, domestic ineptness and aggression, causing them to become a site of tension between intimacy and control. Wife Pleaser also speaks to the myriad ways queer and gender non-conforming people have reclaimed the garment, subverting its violent histor

The Spirit of Performance is a series of three artworks celebrating the beauty, strength, and cultural heritage of Asia. Inspired by the elegance and expressive movement of traditional Chinese opera, the works portray women in traditional Chinese costume as symbols of identity, grace, and resilience.

Derived from the Latin word to describe a “death” of the old self, Mortificatio, confronts the painful but necessary transformative phase in grief, which leads to rebirth and hidden happiness. The triptych serves as a reflection of my life, as I have balanced my spirituality with internal negotiations about life and death. I spent a long time angry at my younger self, innocent and unready to walk with death so intimately, for not dealing with my emotions and actions in the...