On March 9, 2021, I gave a talk for Pallavi Sharma’s class at California College of the Arts (CCA) as part of a series of talks she organized Catalyst for Change. Here’s the result. (I didn’t realize you can see me reading my notes! I was also somehow more nervous…
I proudly made this work for InnerEye Arts’ Dhai Akhar multimedia online presentation. Everyday we accumulate debts, make mistakes, and commit wrongdoings. We also make payments, contributions, and we do our best to survive. At the end, after all the calculations are done, what are the societal, political, and environmental…
I’m so excited, grateful, and humbled to be included with a wonderful group of artists in a group exhibition, Bridge the Ballot, curated by Jenny E. Balisle. The show was initially scheduled for April-May 2020, but in the time of Coronavirus, it has been shifted to a later date: September-November…
This summer an artist/poet/curator, Rosamond S. King approached me to submit some artwork for this conference. I did and one image got chosen!
This new work will be exhibit at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in Novato, CA. The opening reception is in 2 weeks. And the installation day is in one week. Yet I just started last week. I seem to do this every time. Procrastination is my process. I think about…
I finally finished my last piece at 5:15 am on Monday morning. Installation began on Sunday and would extend to Monday. Opening reception on Saturday Oct 6, 2-4 pm, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon, CA 94583 Show runs until Oct 28.
This beautiful piece is titled Unity by Ellen Bepp, hand papercut, 2017 This October, I am showing 5 new works, all resulting from what I learned on my trip to Indonesia this summer with my parents. It will be a great show. I am familiar with the artists and they…
I’m making new work to be exhibited at Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery, San Ramon Community Center. It is forcing me to process the information I received over my visit to Indonesia with my parents this summer. My father has dementia. It was a difficult visit for all of us, frustrating…
I always underestimate how long it takes to install art. I think 4 hrs is enough, but actually more like 8. Part of it is because I am particular. Part of it is because each place I exhibit, the situation is different; the layout is different, the parameters are different,…