The commonality of enjoying good food connects us all. Artwork for SEARAC’s t-shirt and totebag fundraiser. AD by Jenna McDavid.
A selection of illustrations for monthly Education Evolving’s blog.
Brand illustrations for New York-based tele-health provider for victims of sexual assault and abuse. Art directed by Raphael Delrio.
A selection of illustrations for monthly Education Evolving’s blog.
Piece encouraging caretakers to take their elders to get the Covid-19 vaccine for HIP California. Used for social media and printed as stickers. AD by Nancy Xiong.
Artwork and design for a zine about buildling intimacy with your immigrant/refugee mother. Written by family and behavioral health researcher, Wennicha Yang.
I was one of 3 Twin Cities’ based artists who was selected to work on the art for Ramsey County’s Economic Competitiveness & Inclusion Plan. The plan details the county’s racist displacement of BIPOC communities in the 50s and 60s and how it will seek to rectify that history. AD by Monica Hershberger.
Editorial illustrations for the monthly blog of local non-profit Education Evolving on how schools around the country successfully transitioned during the pandemic.
Animated illustrations for a feature on 2019 Bush Fellowship winner Bo Thao-Urabe. See them here.
Header illustration and hand-lettering for local non-profit’s blog about student-centered learning through the pandemic.
Cover art for “Fill the Teapot” podcast which features cozy conversations with Asian-American creatives and entrepreneurs.
Illustration for an UrbanRoots youth-led program, “River Stories.” This particular story features a youth member’s aunt, Auntie Yia, talking about her love of the outdoors growing corn.
Non-profit HIP California commissioned this piece to encourage voting in this year’s election. Used for social media and printed as stickers.
Design and illustration for local non-profits’, Education Evolving and Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), publication of their study on the historical erasure of heritage languages and the importance of preserving heritage languages in the education system. Read the study here.
A collaboration with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and University of Minnesota law students to explain the arduous process of criminal expungement in Minnesota. View the digital guide here.
Cover and poster illustration for the Coalition of Asian American Leader’s publication “Factors Impacting the Economic Wellbeing of Asian Minnesotans.” The study proves the need for disaggregated data among Minnesota’s asian population in order to properly serve each community’s needs.
Brochure cover illustration for FastBridge Learning’s yearly Fast Forward conference.
Series of illustrated postcards to promote grants for artists and arts organizations. (Unused.)
My submission to 2019’s Posters for Parks, a local art show benefitting the beautiful parks of Minneapolis.
I was commissioned by California-based non-profit, Hmong Innovating Politics, to create a promotional sticker to encourage folks to participate in the 2020 Census.
A graphic novel page inspired by a bit of my childhood. Personal work.
Thank you card design and illustration for nonprofit student-run organization Hmong Women Together at Augsburg University to send to their donors, guest speakers, and faculty. Art directed by Hli Vang.
Cover illustration for the mysterious folktale.
Various spot illustrations and icons for KinderCare offshoot, Champions. Art directed by Lynn Wang.
These illustrations appeared on the opening screens for each chapter of Celgene’s internal training course. Art directed by Liz Levy.
My submission for a Make Art That Sells class project. The super fun assignment was to design salt and pepper shakers with the theme of popular pairings. Below is my exploration of different pairings before I chose my final subject.
Personal work celebrating Hmong women.
What I imagine happens to a cupcake when I eat it. Demonstrating principles of squash and stretch. Personal work.
An exercise in digging deeper into my Hmong roots. Personal work.
Inspired by one of my favorite past-times, gabbing and lunching with my lady friends. Personal work.
