2006
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2005
MFA, University of Nevada Las Vegas
1995
BFA, Texas Tech University
1990 -1992
Texas Woman’s University
2023 - present
Founder, No Arena Arts Hive, Philadelphia, PA
2023 - 2024
Let's Talk About Chinatown, Velocity Fund project, Philadelphia, PA
2019 - 2023
The Past Supporting the Future, ChinatownCrane Building Mural, Philadelphia, PA
2018 - 2019
Dish – The Meal Kit, collaborative project with Dave Kyu, Velocity Fund project, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Dish, with Central High School, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Pearl Street Micro Project, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Dish, with Asian Arts Initiative’s Youth Arts Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
[nature nature], Lilly McElroy and Christopher Carroll, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Wood, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Modern Life, Andrew Scott Ross, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dish: Real Chinese Food, OCGOPF: Lunch Edition, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
Dish, with Philadelphia Chinatown Dragon Boat Team, Philadelphia, PA
FOOD! Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Coming to Terms, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Heather Hart: Practice Oracle, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Lee Walton: World's Longest Selfie Stick, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
A Love Song for You, Guerilla Outdoor Performance Festival, City Hall Concourse, Philadelphia, PA
(an)other: Wayne Hodge, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Musee Sans Yeux, Guerilla Outdoor Performance Festival, Wissahickon Park, Philadelphia, PA
Dinosaur!, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Interchange, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Participate, Asia Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Quick Response, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
Best of Show, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
Picture Day, Mount Airy Contemporary, Mount Airy, PA
Citywide, citywide Philadelphia, PA
2012
Harry Smith Was So Skinny… A Janks Archive, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
Beloved, I beseech you as aliens…, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA2011
Inscrutable, dual site exhibition at University of Deleware @ Crane and Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Dear Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Carrying Across, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
The Souvenir Shop, Art Star, Philadelphia, PA
The Home Show, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Philadelphia, PA
2009
The Wind Challenge Exhibition 3*, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Street Level, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Porcelain? Not a Chinaman’s Chance!* at AZ West, Joshua Tree, CA
VisionRequest at AZ West, Joshua Tree, CA
2006
Rorschach, Dr. Haskell Counseling Office, Skowhegan, ME
The Peony Pavilion*, the Dreamhouse Residency, Skowhegan, ME
The Dreamhouse Micro Residency, the Dreamhouse Residency, Skowhegan, ME
Las Vegas Hand Painted Sk8 Show, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2005
Empty Set, Artisan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Telling Stories, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Based On True Events!*, Donna Beam Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2004
E Pluribus Artis VI, Clark County Goverment Center Rotunda, Las Vegas, NV
Gigantic, Ceramic Figurines, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
15th Annual Juried Show, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
2003
Too Much of a Good thing is Wonderful, Liberace Plaza, Las Vegas, NV
Sex, Violence, Fairytales - a Midway Exhibition*, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Jackpot!, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
2023
The Velocity Fund
2018
The Velocity Fund
2017
Social Practice Lab Artist in Resident, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Art and Change Grant, Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Many Mini Artist Residency, Houston, TX
2009
Art Omi International Artists Residency, Ghent, NY
2008
The Wind Challenge Exhibitions, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Art and Change Grant, Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship
2005
Jackpot Grant, Nevada Arts Council
2004
Jurors Award, E Pluribus Artis VI,Clark County Goverment Center Rotunda, Las Vegas, NV
Grand prize, Gigantic, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Nominee, Dedalus Foundation Fellowship
2003 - 2004
Marjorie Laird Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2000
Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2019
“Learn a newrecipe and supports a population with food need, Yvonne Lung and Dave Kyu’s‘Dish - The Mealkit’” The ArtBlog podcast, Aug 14
2018
What We Want is Here: Neighborhood Projects 2012-18, Asian ArtsInitiative
“Velocity Fund inaugural awards announced!”, The ArtBlog, Aug 13
2014
“Galleries: A Fine show of ʻsomething elseʼ, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug 10
“Participate: Asian Arts Initiativeʼs 20th Anniversary Exhibition”, Title Magazine, May 6
2011
“Inscrutable, a show about differences”, The Artblog, Jan 26
“It's Rest vs. the West in Crane Arts' "Inscrutable", Philadephia Weekly, Jan 26
2009
“Galleries: 3 artists in different media share a sense of mystery”, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 24
"Relationships R Us in the Fleisher Challenge 3", the artblog, May 21
2008
“Pushing Buttons”, Philadelphia Citypaper, Jan. 10 – Jan 17, p. 21
2007
“A fifth of fun”, Philadelphia Inquire, Dec. 21
“Vision Request, AZ West”, Beautiful/Decay, Issue T, p. 42
2006
“Rocking you weekly: This spring, UNLV's MFA program kicks out the jams,” Las Vegas City Life, Feb 9
2005
The Figure in Clay, Lark Books
2004
“Some of these 'Gigantic' figurines actually make a big impression”, Seattle Post, Mar 8
“E Pluribus Artis”, Las Vegas City Life, May 10
2021 - present
Operations Manager, Asian Americans United, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - present
Member, Philadelphia Chinatown Dragon Boat Team, Philadelphia, PA
2008 - 2024
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2019 - 2023
Lead Artist, Chinatown Crane Building Mural, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Panelist, Visual Artist-in-Residence at Fleisher Art Memorial,Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2017 - 2019
Community Advisor, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Panelist, Making Space:Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Students and Faculty in Art & Design,National Council of Arts Administrators Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - 2021
Ceramic Studio Coordinator, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2014 - 2021
General Manager, Nichole Canuso Dance Company, Philadelphia, PA
2014 - 2015
Senior Lecturer, MAF program, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Adjunct Faculty, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2012 - 2017
Co-Founder, PRACTICE Gallery, Philadelphia, PA2010 - 2013
2010 - 2013
Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - 2011
Executive Assistant, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Adjunct Faculty, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2008 - 2010, 2013 - 2014
Outreach Assistant, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2007 - 2012
Mandarin Interpreter for US Immigration Court & Homeland Security, Lionbridge, Washington, DC
2007
Curator, Exhibitions Department, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2005 - 2006
Cultural Assistant, Clark County Department of Parks & Recreation, Las Vegas, NV
Docent, Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Visiting Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2004 - 2005
Board Member, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
2003 - 2005
Visiting Lecturer, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2020 - present
Member, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance, Philadelphia Chapter
2019 - present
Co-Captain, Philadelphia Chinatown Dragon Boat Team, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - present
Core Member, Philadelphia Chinatown Dragon Boat Team, Philadelphia, PA
2017 - 19
Founding Member, Radical Asian American Women’s Collective (RAAWC), Philadelphia, PA
2017
Volunteer Meal Prep, Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, Philadelphia, PA
2016 - 18
Member, National Asian Pacific America Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
2015 - 17
Chair, Exhibition Committee, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Volunteer Translator, Ai Wei Wei project, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - 21
Volunteer, Asian Americans United, Philadelphia, PA
