All people have a metaphorical line around their connecting them to fate.

This piece, following the traditional motifs of memento mori, communicates directly to the viewer.

With Forbidden Fruit, I wanted to explore the teleological narrative behind desire: want is rarely spontaneous, and it points toward a larger purpose.

“Brave Boy” is an example of how youth not only revel in life’s pleasures, but are brave souls who seek to change their personal world.

My piece is a celebration of my grandma and all the love she gives to our family and her presence in my upbringing.

Nina Simone is my favorite musical artist, her music is amazingly invigorating and moving.

Milan Cathedral is one of the largest churches in the world, and also one of the masterpieces from the past, with thousands of statues and hundreds of years of work.

Simple pleasures are biting into an ice cube, moving a small, wet worm off a concrete path, smelling fresh coffee in the morning, finding a crow feather on the ground, humming a song over and over again.

It’s based on how splotchy the world is and can be simply by being aware, like a video game with loads of bugs!

I created this piece to tell my grandma’s story of immigrating from China to America and to contrast her life with that of her brother, who remained in China.

putting an emphasize on the un-anthropological animals; this piece brings to light the beauty of the natural world without a human influence: Utilizing vibrant colors, intense textural differences, and surrealist elements playing with life and death, this piece balances all of these aspects into a exiting and harmonizing artwork.

The painting portrays a bustling Korean market, filled with vendors. Among them, only one shines.

I used to believe my identity as an Indian-American seamless, perfectly half-and-half.

The word “ordinary” applies to everyday life, might that be eating dinner with family, or in this case, being on call with a friend.

I used a reference of a family friend's new persimmon tree from their new house.

This self-portrait bust explores the tension between protection and vulnerability.

I first worked on creating a unique and interesting composition which could tell a story.

My artwork can be interpreted in many different ways and I would like it to be that way.

This piece examines the silence forced onto soldiers whose stories were erased through policies like the Blue Discharge and during events like the Red Summer.

With this artwork, I wanted to do an exploration of various ethnic groups in China, and explore their cultural clothing and its intricacies.