It is with great joy that I, Angela Han, write this letter of celebration as AAWAA’s newly elected Board President. I want to take this opportunity to shine a spotlight on our incredible Staff and Board who have worked tirelessly…
Read MoreIt comes with tremendous pride and gratitude for me to announce that I will be transitioning out of my role as Director of AAWAA and continue on as a fellow artist, member and advisor to the organization. I leave AAWAA in the capable and collective hands of our staff and board in this transitional period and look forward to witnessing AAWAA grow…
Read MoreTake part in AAWAA's 35th anniversary and feature up to 2 images of your artwork in the upcoming exhibition, In the Presence of: Collective Histories of the Asian American Women Artists Association, at Berkeley Art Center (opening January 27th, 2024).
Read MoreIn 1989, after the national meeting for the Women’s Caucus for Art, the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) was established by Betty Kano, Flo Oy Wong, and Moira Roth in San Francisco (fig. 5). Bing joined the group soon after. AAWAA is unique as one of the only arts organizations in the United States explicitly created to support Asian American women artists. Beyond organizing exhibitions and public programs, AAWAA also runs the Emerging Curators Program, which offers opportunities for Asian American women to gain experience in the curatorial realm. For AAWAA and many other Asian American art collectives, it is not just the representation of Asian Americans on museum walls that matters; they recognize the need for Asian Americans to occupy important roles as public and creative leaders within institutions and beyond.
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