Born in California
Lives and works in New York, NY

one- and two-person exhibitions

• 2010
• Irrational Exuberance (Asst. Colors), Sight School, Oakland, CA.
• 2008
• Sorry!, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco.
• Dark Into Light, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• Activist Imagination, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco. [catalog]

selected group exhibitions

• 2012
• Voices of Home, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY.
• In Other Words, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA. [Feb.]
• 2011
• Enter a Small Room Arranged for this Purpose: Part Three / Peering Sideways, Untitled Gallery / Project Space Leeds, Leeds, UK.
• Masters on Main Street, Greene County Council on the Arts, Catskill, NY.
• Negative Space, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco.
• Summer Selections, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York and San Francisco.
• Re-Covering, Untitled Gallery, Manchester, UK. Curated by Mike Chavez-Dawson.
• The Beautiful Kiosk, As Is Exhibitions, Oakland, CA. Curated by Brandon Holmes.
• The Black Portrait, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Hank Willis Thomas & Natasha L. Logan.
• T_XT_RT, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Courtney Johnson.
• Procedural, MacArthur B Arthur, Oakland, CA. Curated by Jackie Im and Aaron Harbour.
• Portraiture: Inside Out, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
• 2010
• Here & Now, Invisible Venue / Mills Art Museum, Oakland, CA. Curated by Christian L. Frock. [catalog]
• Shadowshop, a project by Stephanie Syjuco. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
• We have as much time as it takes, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art. Curated by CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice. [catalog]
• Unrealised Potential, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK. Curated by Mike Chavez-Dawson with Sam Ely & Lynn Harris (Unrealised Projects).
• Lending Library, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, San Francisco. Curated by Dena Beard.
• Living. 4707 Telegraph, Oakland, CA. Curated by Brandon Drew Holmes.
• So Many Products, So Little Time, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Andy Vogt & Sarah Smith.
• Hello! My Name is..., Invisible Venue, College Art Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Presented by Christian L. Frock.
• Flatfile, Golden Parachutes, Berlin.
• Chain Reaction 11, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Nominated by Glen Helfand.
• 2009
• Palimpsests, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Elizabeth Williams.
• Exercises in Seeing, Queen's Nails Projects, San Francisco, CA. Curated by the Post Brothers.
• Bellwether, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA. [catalog]
• Involved, Socially, Triple Base, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Michelle Blade. [publication]
• The Kiss of a Lifetime, Vane, Newcastle, UK and Bearspace, London, U.K. Curated by Mike Chavez-Dawson.
• Tech Tools of the Trade: Contemporary New Media Art, De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA.
• 2008

• Shifted Focus, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco.
• Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition, YBCA, San Francisco.
• 2007
• FRED festival, Cumbria, UK.
• Moving Cultures, Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, CA.
• Galleon Trade, Green Papaya Art Projects, Quezon City, Philippines. Curated by Jenifer K. Wofford.
• Centennial Graduate Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco.
• Beats per Minute: Contemporary Artists Influenced by Craft and Folk Art Practices, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco. Curated by Julio Cesar Morales.
• Supermarket 2007, Koh-i-noor booth, Copenhagen.
• Alumni at the Centennial, Oliver Art Center, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA. Juried by Julie Joyce and Jo Lauria.
• 2006
• Immediate Futures, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco.
• Print Exchange, Osaka University of Arts, Japan & Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA. Catalog.
• Home, Kearny Street Workshop / Space 180, San Francisco.
• Fling, SomArts Gallery, San Francisco. Curated by Han Pham and Derek Chung.
• 2005
• CirCA Now. Oakland Museum Restaurant Gallery, Oakland, CA. Juried exhibition; jurors included Phil Linhares and Karen Tsujimoto.
• Justice Matters, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
• Bayennale, Oakland, CA.
• 2004
• Paper Bullets. Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco.
• APAture. Kearny Street Workshop / SomArts Gallery, San Francisco.
• Kaleidoscope. Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• Coasticated. Punch Gallery, San Francisco.
• 2003
• To Conjure a Language. ProArts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• Visible Resistance. Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia.
• War and Silence. Kearny Street Workshop / SomArts Gallery, San Francisco. [catalog]
• 2002
• Magician's Day Off. Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, CA.
• Roots. Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco.
• War! What is it Good For? Asian Resource Gallery, San Francisco.
• 2001
• A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY.
• Limited Edition. Kearny Street Workshop / Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Oakland, CA.
• 2000
• 17 Women. Juice Design, San Francisco.
• Asian Resource Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• 1999
• Y2K. Southern Exposure, San Francisco.
• Limner Gallery, New York.
• University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
• 1998
• Juried Annual. Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA.
• Beyond Borders. V.U. Gallery, Bellingham, WA.

public collections

• Alameda County Art Collection, CA.

grants, residencies, awards & honors

• 2011
• Resident. Bydrcliffe Art Colony, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY.
• Recipient. Travel and Study Grant. Jerome Foundation.
• 2010
• Nominee. SECA Award. Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
• Nominee. 2x2 Solos Commissioning Program. Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• 2009
• Breathe Residency recipient. Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK.
• Nominee. Eureka Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco.
• Honorable Mention. Art vs. Design. Artists Wanted. Judges included Mark Mothersbaugh, Jarrett Gregory.
• 2008
• Investing in Artists grant recipient. Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco.
• 2007
• Affiliate Artist. Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
• Fund for New Work Grant (with Bob Hsiang, lead artist Donna Keiko Ozawa, and Kearny Street Workshop). Creative Work Fund. San Francisco.
• Fund for Artists Matching Commissions Grant (with Bob Hsiang, lead artist Donna Keiko Ozawa and Kearny Street Workshop). San Francisco Foundation.
• 2006
• Murphy Fellowship in the Fine Arts, San Francisco Foundation. Juried by Anuradha Vikram, Julio Morales and Jerome Reyes.
• 2005
• Yozo Hamaguchi Endowed Scholarship, CCA, San Francisco.
• 2003
• Local Hero. KQED Youth Media Corps. San Francisco.
• 2002
• Sister of Fire Award. Women of Color Resource Center. Oakland, CA.
• 2000
• Local Hero. Best of the Bay Awards, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
• 1999
• Grant. Active Element Foundation. New York.
• 1998
• Best of Show. V.U. Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
• 1996
• All College Honors. CCA, Oakland, CA.

education

• 2007
• Masters of Fine Arts. California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco.
• 2001
• Internship. Chinese Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA / Guangdong, China.
• 2000
• Mural Apprenticeship. East Bay Institute for Urban Arts, Oakland, CA.
• 1998
• Bachelors of Fine Arts with High Distinction. CCA, San Francisco.

professional activities

• 2011
• Selection Panel Member. I'll Look Forward to It, a project by Oliver Braid for New Work Scotland Programme 2011, Collective, Edinburgh.
• Contributor. Open Space, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art blog.
• 2010–
• Contributor. Art Practical.
• Art Technician. Art in General, New York, NY.
• 2010
• Juror. MFA & Affliate Artist Awards, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
• Volunteer. Art in Odd Places and The Laundromat Project, New York, NY.
• 2009-2010
• Art Technician. Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA and Gagosian Beverly Hills.
• Preparator and Graphic Designer. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
• 2009
• Curator. This & That International Mail Art Swap. An exhibition and exchange between 32 artists and artists' groups spanning the U.S., U.K., Vienna, Prague, Hong Kong and Manila. Exhibited within Involved, Socially at Triple Base Gallery.
• 2007
• Artist's Assistant. Mario Ybarra, Jr. Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA.
• 1999-ongoing
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• Art donor. Selected non-profits include Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Asian Women's Shelter, Chinese Arts Centre, Destiny Arts Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, Intersection for the Arts, Kearny Street Workshop, Richmond Art CenterSouthern Exposure, and Women of Color Resource Center.

bibliography

• 2011
• Le Duc, Aimee. “As Museum Websites Evolve, Will They Draw More Visitors or Replace the Real Thing?” Bay Citizen. April 4.
• Reyes, Eric Estuar. “Fictions of Return in Filipino America.” Social Text Vol. 29, No. 2 107. (Summer): 99–117.
• Sussman, Matt. “Just Say No.” San Francisco Bay Guardian. Volume 45, Issue 44. August 2. Review.
• —. “Positive Signs by Christine Wong Yap!” Redefinemag.com. June 1.
• 2010
• Allen, Annalee. “Art installations ready for viewing at three historic sites in Oakland.” Oakland Tribune, May 30.
• Barich, Steven. “Art of Conversation: Christine Wong Yap.” Artopic.org. May 12. Interview.
• Braman, Samantha. “Alumna Christine Wong Yap’s Work is Fueled by Positive Psychology.” California College of the Arts website, News section. October 4.
• Brier, Jessica. “Chain Reaction 11.” Art Practical. Issue 11, March 25.
• Brier, Jessica. “We Have as Much Time as it Takes.” Art Practical. Issue 16, June 3. Review and photo.
• Brown, Brandon. “Lending Library.” Open Space blog, SFMOMA.org. June 17.
• Mallouk, Elyse. “Lending Library.” Art Practical. June 17.
• 2009
• Messer, Ari. “Involved Socially: Artists meld life and art.” San Francisco Chronicle. F-11. August 20. Review and photo.
• Ollman, Leah. “‘Palimpsests’: by Christine Wong Yap, Annie Vought, Cara Barer on exhibit at Tarryn Teresa Gallery.” Los Angeles Times, October 9. Review and photo.
• Sheridan, Sarah Robayo. “Book Reviews.” Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts, Vol. 36, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2009. 43-44. Review of Activist Imagination catalog, photo of curatorial project.
• Swanhuyser, Hiya. “Involved, Socially: Inspiration Name of Game.” SFWeekly.com, August 14.
• —, Profile segment. Zeitgeist, Channel M, Manchester, U.K. Aired on October 20.
• —, Spraygraphic Interview with Visual Artist Christine Wong Yap. Sprayblog.net, May 20, 2009.
• 2008
• Eisenhart, Mary. “Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition.” San Francisco Chronicle, September 18.
• Light, Claire. “Art Review: Christine Wong Yap: Activist Imagination.” KQED.org website, Arts & Culture section, Visual Arts section. March 9.
• Nataraj, Nirmala. “Sorry, at Frey Norris Gallery.” SFStation.com. April 18.
• Ritchie, Andy. “Gallery Hop Around Town with Andy Richie—Dark into Light.” Artslant San Francisco, February 24.
• —, “Local Artist.” Profile. San Francisco Bay Guardian. April 16–22, 2008. p. 22. [PDF, 96 kb]
• 2007
• Dumancas, Pedro. “Galleon Trade, Fil-Am Exodus Back to the Motherland,” Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 5. [PDF, 420 kb]
• Harmanci, Reyhan. “Galleon Trade: Ship Launch!” San Francisco Chronicle. June 28.
• Killian, Kevin. “Studio Visit.” Mirage #4/Period(ical) zine, Issue #138, February. [PDF, 48 kb]
• Meeker, Cheryl. “CCA's 2007 Graduate Exhibition.” Stretcher.org. May 11.
• New, Jennifer. “Not by the Book: Reinventing Your Journal.” Photo and brief profile. DivineCaroline.com. January 8.
• —, “Artepreneur.” Q&A. The Angel Journal. March 1.
• —, “Creative Work Fund.” Photo. Artweek. September.
• —, “FRED—An Art Invasion.” Arts Update 59. Sept./Oct./Nov. [PDF, 420 kb]
• 2006
• Nguyen Qui Duc. “Asian Americans' Notions of Home.” Pacific Time, KQED, July 13. [Audio file at KQED.org]
• Petty, Matt. Post and lead photo. “Monster Drawing Rally.” SF Gate Culture Blog. Feburary 27.
• 2005
• Olson, Marisa S. Photo with review of exhibition at Intersection for the Arts. ArtWeek, December 2004 / January 2005.
• 2003
• Hill, Lori. “First Friday Focus.” Philadelphia City Paper, March 12.
• Koppman, Debra. “Review: To Conjure a Language.” Artweek, March.
• Lin, Serena. “Artists Speak Out Against the War.” Tea Party Magazine. Issue #13.
• Ng, Darlene. Local hero public service announcement. KQED.
• Sabir, Wanda. “Wanda’s Picks.” San Francisco Bay View, March 26.
• Yuen, Jennifer May. “Bay Area Artists Speak out for Peace in New Exhibit.” AsianWeek, February 28.
• 2001
• Inglis, Titiana Leung. “Young Artists show at the Asia Pacific.” Oakland Tribune, March 31.
• —, BLU Magazine. Profile with several photos. The Radical Pacific Issue.
• 2000
• Zoll, Daniel. “Local Hero: Christine Wong.” San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 26.
• 1999
• Lewis, Andrea. Interview on Oakland Technical High School mural. The Morning Show, KPFA 94.1.
• Soong, C.S. Interveiw on two-person exhibition. Flashpoints, KPFA 94.1.

critical writing

• 2011
• “Residency Projects II.” Art Practical. Issue 3.2. October 6. Review, Kala Art Institute. Reprinted on KQED Arts.
• “Under Destruction I & II.” Art Practical. Issue 2.19. June 16. Review of exhibition at Swiss Institute. Re-printed on Daily Serving, June 30.
• “Art Competitions: A Selective Comparison of Applicant Pools, Awards, and Odds.” Temporary Art Review. June 15. Information graphic and essay. Reprinted in Rejected, a collection of rejected letters by artist Tattfoo Tan.
• “Portrait of an Artist, Wily and Engaged.” Art Practical. Issue 2.16. May 5. Feature with interviews of three artists and a collaborative.
• “From New York: Curtain Call.” Art Practical. Issue 2.13. March 10. Review of Robert de Saint Phalle’s exhibition at Dodge Gallery, NYC.
• “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Art Practical. Issue 2.10. Jan 28. Feature with interviews of five local and international artists. Reprinted on KQED Arts.
• 2010
• “From New York: Recipes For An Encounter.” Art Practical. Issue 2.2. Sept. 30. Review of group show at Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, Long Island City, NY.
• “From New York: A Bell For Every Minute.” Art Practical. Issue 2.1. Sept. 16. Review of public project by Stephen Vitiello, NYC, NY.
• “From New York: Usable Pasts.” Art Practical. Issue 2.1. Sept. 16. Review of group show at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
• “Best Of: Christine Wong Yap.” Art Practical. Issue 1.21. Aug. 10. Top ten list.
• “They Knew What They Wanted.” Art Practical. Issue 1.19. June 3. Review of group show at John Berggruen Gallery and Altman Siegel Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
• “Inventory.” Art Practical. Issue 11. Mar. 25. Review of show by Miriam Böhm at Ratio 3.
• “Jars Filmed Inside.” Art Practical. Issue 16. Jun. 3. Review of show by Elaine Buckholtz at Triple Base Gallery.
• “Black Glass.” Talking Cure Quarterly. Summer. Jun. 4. Review of show by Carina Baumann and Cliff Hengst at [2nd floor projects].
• 2009
• Wong Yap, Christine. "Primero La Caja." Art Practical. Dec. 17. Review of show by Pablo Guardiola at Galería de la Raza.

selected publications

• 2011
• Guardiola, Pablo and Large, J. Brent, eds. SetToSignal.com. Essay: “Notes on Object-Viewer Relations.”
• 2010
• Cloutier, Julie, ed. City Reader. San Francisco: Reading Conventions, 2010. Art contribution.
• Frock, Christian L. and Hanor, Stephanie. Here and Now. Oakland, CA: Mills College Art Museum / Invisible Venue. Catalog for commissioned public intervention series.
• Tilton, Jennifer. Dangerous or Endangered: Race and the Politics of Youth in Urban America. New York: New York University Press, 2010. Cover art.
• —, We have as much time as it takes. San Francisco: Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalog with interviews. [PDF]
• 2009
• Curreri, Amanda and Scollon, Erik, eds. Color&Color #0. New York / San Francisco, 2009. Image contributions.
• —. Involved, Socially. San Francisco: Triple Base Gallery/Michelle Blade, 2009. Publication featuring contributions by members of 5-person exhibition, with essays by Matthew Rana.
• Wazwaz, Maysoun, et. al.. Bellwether. San Francisco: Southern Exposure. Catalog for inaugural exhibition featuring 10 newly commissioned works, with "mirrorsblack" essay, 44-47.
• 2008
• —. Activist Imagination. San Francisco: Kearny Street Workshop, 2008. Exhibition catalog with essays by Kevin B. Chen and Samantha Chanse.
• Sudbury, Julia, ed. Global Lockdown: Race, Gender and the Prison-Industrial Complex. New York: Routledge, 2005. Cover art (in collaboration with Lucha).
• Wong Yap, Christine. Hyphen Magazine. Issue 7, Fall. Reproduction of a painting.
• Wong, Christine. “Come on Down [Expect Stereotypes as South Asians Make U.S. Film, TV Debuts].” Oakland Tribune & KALW 91.7, Feb. 2. Public Radio Exchange piece profile.
• Wong, Christine. “An ABC Comes Home: An Ancestral Pilgrimage to Guangdong, China.” Pacific News Service, Nov. 19. San Francisco Chronicle, 13 January.
• Wong, Christine. “Forget Cinderella [Bride Laments Mother’s Gown].” Pacific News Service and KALW 91.7, April 3. Public Radio Exchange piece profile.

 

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