Heartmind: Portraits from the Bob Eng Lee and Asian American Arts Centre Collections (Oct. 20, 2021–Jan. 9, 2022)
Presented in collaboration with Think!Chinatown, HEARTMIND featured just a few examples of these vast collections.
Corky Lee on My Mind (June 11—Sept. 18, 2021)
We were honored to relaunch our gallery in SoHo with an exhibition celebrating our dear friend, photographer, and legend, Corky Lee.
Futures Ever Arriving (May 6–June 27, 2021)
Presented in partnership with the Asian American Arts Alliance and Chelsea Market, FUTURES EVER ARRIVING was a group exhibition in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Curator Kelly Lan and Artist Bo Feng Lin: Against All Odds: Asian Women Who Dared to Be Great (March 14–May 3, 2020)
Through stunning potraiture and in celebration of Women's History Month, this exhibition featured the stories of six amazing Asian and Asian American women who strove against institutional barriers and adversity to make their marks and achieve their dreams.
Jerry Ma: A Chinatown Odyssey (Jan. 18–March 8, 2020)
The Longevity Monk on a scared journey. Pigsy the reincarnated half-pig man. Sandy the man-eating sand demon. And the Monkey King, transmorgrifier, fighter, and all-around trickster. So are the gang of four in A CHINATOWN ODYSSEY, graphic novel artist Jerry Ma’s modern retelling of a Chinese classic.
Asian Babies: Works from Asian 'New Yorker' Cartoonists (Oct. 4, 2019–Jan. 12, 2020)
In cartoonist parlance, a “baby” is a piece of work. Cartoonists often speak of “finding a home” for their babies — in other words, a place for their cartoons to be published. The “babies” in this exhibition are from 10 talented cartoonists of Asian descent who have been published in The New Yorker.
Suzette Gabriel-Schoebitz: From Trash to Treasure: Muong Ngoi, Laos to NYC (Sept. 6–21, 2019)
The world faces a garbage dilemma. Trash threatens to take over, yet we continue to consume. “I am one of millions producing trash daily,” says jeweler and activist Suzette Gabriel-Schoebitz. “I do not want to leave my grandchildren such a polluted world.”
Philip Poon: Shared Spaces (July 13–Aug. 31, 2019)
The power of architecture comes from both its ubiquity and necessity. Unlike photography, film, painting, or sculpture, it's always present in our lives — we sleep, eat, talk, and argue in architecture. It literally shapes the world around us. It can welcome or discriminate, unite or divide. It can be shared.
William Yu: #StarringJohnCho: The Call for an Asian American Lead (May 18–July 7, 2019)
Who do you picture when you think of a Hollywood movie star? Bradley Cooper? Jennifer Lawrence? How about John Cho? Or Constance Wu? What if the stars of movies like Mission Impossible, Captain Marvel, and The Avengers were Asian American? What if Captain America was Captain Asian America?
Johnny Tang: World of One (March 23–May 5, 2019)
In the surreal and mind-bending images of WORLD OF ONE, photography Johnny Tang explored themes of individuality, conformity, and otherness.
Arlan Huang and Mee Mee Chin: Closing Distances (Feb. 2–March 17, 2019)
Painter Arlan Huang and amateur Cantonese opera performer Mee Mee Chin were more than just co-exhibitors — they're cousins! Learn more about their exhibition, which used paintings and textiles to explore what it means to be Asian American and what it means to be family.
Diane Wong and Huiying B. Chan: Homeward Bound: Global Intimacies in Converging Chinatowns (Nov. 10, 2018–Jan. 25, 2019)
As queer Chinese American scholars, organizers, and artists, Diane Wong and Huiying B. Chan curated this exhibition centering narratives of home, community, and intergenerational resistance.