Plain Silk, Uncarved Wood, a curatorial project at Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, September-November 2022.

Plain Silk, Uncarved Wood is an exhibition of Asian American artists living in Pittsburgh, and features the work of Anny Chen, Eriko Hattori, Sarah Kim, Julie Lee, Karen Lue, Brent Nakamoto, Paul Peng, and Imin Yeh. This exhibition seeks to claim space for Asian American artists in what is still predominately a white cultural space, and in doing so draw attention to the innovative work that these artists are making. It is not an attempt to define “Asian American” art, but rather, to re-define what it means to be an artist in Pittsburgh, and to examine the many ways that Asian American artists are contributing to art in the Pittsburgh area.