Female artists have not always been as proactive in incorporating their work into the lineage of feminist art. However, the practices of the five Asian women artists featured in this exhibition reveal shared feminist qualities—often operating unconsciously or without being articulated as explicit claims. Rather than asserting a clear manifesto, their works gesture toward feminism through subtle and embodied ways: in the choice of materials, in repetition, in silence, and in affective registers. The exhibition brings these gestures together, making visible the ways in which feminist thought and experience can emerge on the margins of intention, awareness, and articulation.

Megan Hsu (1999, California) lives and works in Pasadena, CA. She received her BFA in Studio Art at Loyola Marymount University in 2023, and has exhibited at the Obscura Collective in 2025. Megan’s work transforms the ordinary into the uncanny, using muted tones and exaggerated domestic scenes to delve into the psychology behind consumerism and the exchange of values and desires. She works in ceramic, acrylic paint, and airbrushing to create playful, yet disarming spaces that encourage viewers to reflect on their own roles in these systems that drive contemporary life.

Sheng Lor (1987, Thailand) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She received her BA at University of California, Davis and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has exhibited her work widely across California, including the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, de Young Museum, and SOMArts. Sheng was a recipient of the Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship, UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, Sankofa Fund for Cultural Preservation Grant, and Surface Design Association Personal Development Grant. Working with textile-informed processes, her practice aims to recraft the canvas as a medium for fugitive discourse, enacting secrets and silences through patterns and materials.

Jisoo Park is a Seoul-based artist and researcher in art and science, whose practice spans media installation, interactive digital art, conceptual or sound performance, and various media forms.

Catherine Wang (1998, Lakewood, CA) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. They received their Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in Art Practice and Computer Science from Stanford University in 2022 and is currently an MFA candidate at the California Institute of the Arts. Their work investigates the narratives we attach to places and what makes a place feel like home. Catherine’s paintings also speak to how built and wild spaces are inextricably entangled, especially in Southern California.

See Yearn You is a Tokyo-based artist and art  web magazine director. She uses mixed media including fabrics and yarns. She also makes books with fabrics comforting herself.