Current Exhibition and Recent Acquisition

My painting, Colima, Volcano Series #54 1984, 96h x 72w in. Oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas is now in a permanent collection of the North Dakota Museum of Art. Many thanks to Eric, Jennifer, and everyone at the Eric Firestone Gallery for making this happen.  Thank you for including this painting in GODZILLA: Echoes from the 1990s Asian American Art Network. 


This painting is currently in an exhibition titled, Stories of Place: Select Recent Acquisitions at the North Dakota Museum of Art, September 5 -December 1, 2024. 

Current Exhibition 

Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001), Sept 11-Dec. 20, 2024, curators, Howie Chen, Curator at 80WSE Gallery, Jayne Cole Southard, PhD., CUNY, and christina ong, PhD., 80 Washington Square East Gallery, NYU New York, NY

The curators selected 2 photographs from the performance, and a set design study that I created for a performance work titled Peachfish, ©1983, a red performance work at Basement Workshop in New York City. It was written by novelist/playwright/poet, Jessica Hagedorn.  I was asked to collaborate with her in creating a set design base upon my shaped painting motif in late 1970s through early 1980s, The Kimono.  I also performed (a rare debut) with Jessica, the late and great actress/director, Laurie Carlos, and choreographer/actress/dancer/artist, Ching Valdes-Aran. 

Original photography credit: Alan Kikuchi     

Stay Tuned!  Forthcoming Exhibition - NOV 16, 2024 - Mid-March 2025 

At Our Corner: Bolstered Bonds in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond curator, Sophia Ma, Think!Chinatown, November 16, 2024 - March 2025, New York, NY




In Public Collection!


Bather Washing her Hair, 1974 - now in a permanent collection at the Minneapolis Art Institute, and on display in Gallery 375!  Thank you to the Eric Firestone Gallery for making this happen!

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/145333/bather-washing-her-hair-helen-oji


Godzilla!: An Asian American Art World Mission
Review: Godzilla, Echoes From the 1990s Asian American Arts Network at Eric Firestone gallery