ARTIST STATEMENT

I am an artist fascinated with mixed identities and the spaces where they meet. I use bold shapes as symbols of my own mixed identity–I am Mexican, Chinese, American, an artist, a scientist, a woman, a descendant of immigrants–and I explore the harmony created when they converge. My art aims to convey these collisions in graphic ways. I use a variety of media to experiment, whether it is through immersive installation, found object sculpture, illustration, collage, or art education. Whichever form, I hope to emphasize the importance of fluidity, ambiguity, and accessibility. I seek to balance opposites and extremes, and explore the grey areas between minimalism/maximalism, chaos/order, and the surreal/simple. In everything I do, I celebrate color and invite play.