Born in California, 1977
Lives and works in Oakland and Sausalito, CA

selected exhibitions

• 2009
• TBA, De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA (Mar.)

• 2008
• Mystery Ball, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
• APAture Retrospective, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco.
• Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition, YBCA, San Francisco.
• Sorry, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco.
• Dark Into Light, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• Activist Imagination, Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco. [catalog]
• 2007
• The Little Show, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• FRED festival, Cumbria, UK.
• Paper Cuts 3, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA.
• Moving Cultures, Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, CA.
• I'm OK, You're OK, Playspace, San Francisco, 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.
• Us and Them, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Curated by Linda Geary.
• 2006
• Immediate Futures, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco.
• What’s the Story? PLAySPACE, San Francisco. Curated by Katina Papson.
• Banyan Tree Project Awareness Art Show, AT&T Park, San Francisco. Curated by Cicely Sweed.
• Print Exchange, Osaka University of Arts, Japan & Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA. Catalog.
• Community Virology, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA.
• Home, Kearny Street Workshop / Space 180, San Francisco.
• Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco.
• State of the Nation, Intersection for the Arts, 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.
• The Lab, San Francisco.
• 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
• Christine Wong. San Francisco Foundation.
• Y2K. Southern Exposure, San Francisco.
• New World Fables: Eric Drooker & Christine Wong. La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA.
• Limner Gallery, New York.
• University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
• 1998
• Asian Resource Gallery, San Francisco. Solo show.
• Juried Annual. Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA.
• Beyond Borders. V.U. Gallery, Bellingham, WA.
• Isabel Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA. Solo show.

public collections

• Alameda County Art Collection, CA.

awards + honors

• 2009
• Breathe Residency recipient. Chinese Art Centre, Manchester, UK.
• 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 and lead artist Donna Keiko Ozawa). Creative Work Fund. San Francisco.
• Fund for Artists Matching Commissions Grant (with Bob Hsiang and lead artist Donna Keiko Ozawa). San Francisco Foundation.
• 2006
• Murphy Fellowship in the Fine Arts, San Francisco Foundation. Juried by Anuradha Vikram, Julio Morales and Jerome Reyes.
• 2006
• 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.

community work & service

• 1999-current
•  
• Donor. Selected non-profit organizations include Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Asian Women's Shelter, Center for Third World Organizing, Clamor Magazine, Destiny Arts Center, Intersection for the Arts, Kearny Street Workshop, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Quebec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia, Purple Moon Dance Company, Richmond Art Center, School of Unity and Liberation, Southern Exposure, and Women of Color Resource Center.
• 1999-2005
•  
• Community Muralist. Lead 17 murals around the country, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts' Creative Links Fund, the Third Wave Foundation and the National Network of Grantmakers. Partnered with local organizations like the Art and Soul Festival, Asian Health Services, East Side Arts Alliance, Mandela Arts Center, and Underground Railroad as well as C.A.A.A.V.: Against Anti-Asian Violence & Youth Force (Bronx, NY), Fellowship of Reconciliation (Nyack, NY) and Project South (Atlanta, GA).
• 1999-2000
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• Youth Mentor. Robert F. Kennedy Americorps Fellowship. San Francisco.

bibliography

• 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.

conferences & lectures

• 2008
• Lecture. Undergraduate studio art class taught by Jenifer K. Wofford. University of San Francisco.
• Lecture. Undergraduate sculpture class taught by Helen Lee. CCA, Oakland, CA.
• 2007
• Guest Critic. First-year Graduate Reviews. CCA, San Francisco, CA.
• Lecture. Graduate seminar class taught by Mario Ybarra Jr. / Karla Diaz. CCA, San Francisco, CA.
• 2006
• Immigrant & Refugee Rights Training Institute, Oakland, CA. "Visual Art and Organizing."
• Guest Artist & Critic. Junior Tutorial. CCA, Oakland, CA.
• 2005
• Immigrant & Refugee Rights Training Institute, Oakland, CA. "Intro to Community-Based Arts."
• 2004
• Bioneers Conference, San Rafael, CA. Slide lecture: “Art in Action.”
• National Performance Network Annual Meeting, Los Angeles. Workshop: “Training Community-Based Arts.”
• 2002
• Chinese Historical Society of America, San Francisco. Slide lecture: “Empowerment through Expression: Chinese American Women in the Arts.”
• Locus Community Arts, San Francisco. Slide lecture.
• Second Southern Institute for Popular Education, Atlanta, GA. Speaker: “Stories from the Front: Popular Education Developing Leadership and Building Communities.”
• National Community Builders Network National Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Panelist: “C.R.A.F.T. Methodology.”
• 1999
• National Organizer’s Alliance Gathering, Asheville, NC. Workshop: “Banner Painting.”

selected publications

• 2008
• —, Activist Imagination. San Francisco: Kearny Street Workshop, 2008. Catalog for three-person exhibition, with essays by Kevin B. Chen and Samantha Chanse.

• 2005
• Knight, Keith, and Mat Schwarzman. Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Arts. Oakland, CA: New Village Press. Art Direction & Graphic Design.
• Sudbury, Julia, ed. Global Lockdown: Race, Gender and the Prison-Industrial Complex. New York: Routledge, 2005. Cover art (in collaboration with Lucha).
• Walden, Miriam. How Did We Get Here? A Regional History of the Bay Area / ¿Cómo Llegamos Aquí? Una Historia Regional de la Bahía de San Francisco. Oakland, CA: Urban Habitat. Comic book illustration.
• Wong Yap, Christine. Hyphen Magazine. Issue 7, Fall. Reproduction of a painting.
• 2004
• Cho, Eunice, et al. Building a Race and Immigration Dialogue in the Global Economy. Oakland, CA: National Network of Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Cover illustration.
• Wong, Christine. “Come on Down [Expect Stereotypes as South Asians Make U.S. Film, TV Debuts].” Oakland Tribune & KALW 91.7, 2 February. Public Radio Exchange piece profile.
• Zimmerman, Kristen. Making Space, Making Change: Profiles of Youth-Led and Youth-Driven Organizations. Oakland, CA: Movement Strategy Center. Cover illustration.
• 2002
• Walden, Miriam. Our Money, Our Future. Oakland, CA: Just Economics and Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, 2002. Comic book illustration.
• Wong, Christine. “An ABC Comes Home: An Ancestral Pilgrimage to Guangdong, China.” Pacific News Service, 19 November 2001. San Francisco Chronicle, 13 January.
• Wong, Christine. “Forget Cinderella [Bride Laments Mother’s Gown].” Pacific News Service and KALW 91.7, 3 April. Public Radio Exchange piece profile.

• 2001
• Wong, Christine. Quietly reBorn: A Literary Journal by Iu Mienh American Youth. San Francisco: Pacific News Service.
• 1998
• Wong, Christine. “Listen: Art and Controversy in Oakland.” YO! Youth Outlook! Magazine, 19 March.

downloads

CV [PDF, 64kb]

Artist's packet with statement, CV, bio and press clips) [PDF, 644kb]