“Daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, artist, poet, educator, activist, Chinese American, Hoisan-wa speaker, even ‘an elegant old broad'” —Any of these terms might be used to describe Flo Oy Wong, but the sum of her parts adds up to something far greater. At 87, American artist Flo Oy Wong is still seeking and finding beauty in all aspects of her artful life. Ever curious, Wong continues to blaze her own path, conjuring change, both for her community and for herself. She speaks through walls, dripping canvases and mended fabrics, inviting all to see the light and the poetry in possibility.

Director Biography - Andi Wong

Andi Wong explores the materials and languages of art - visual art, dance, music, theater, literary arts and new media. Her creative partners include Del Sol String Quartet (Angel Island Project, Jingwei Bird) and The Last Hoisan Poets (Genny Lim, Flo Oy Wong and Nellie Wong); composer/musician Marcus Shelby (Gwah Gai: Crossing the Street, Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and The Blues, Harriet’s Spirit, The Barbary Coast Roots); First Voice, led by artistic directors Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu (Songs for J-Town, Story Circle of the Japanese Diaspora, and the upcoming world premiere of Soul of The City); and the Internet Archive (DJ Spooky’s Quantopia and DWeb Camp) artsed4all.blog