Studio Visit with Chelsea Ryoko Wong
Chelsea Ryoko Wong, Mint Tea in the Sauna During Sunset (detail), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm), Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum purchase, a gift from The Svane Family Foundation © Chelsea Ryoko Wong. Photograph by Glen Cheriton, courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco
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Contemporary Support Council donors and special guests are invited to join us for an intimate studio visit with Chelsea Ryoko Wong, whose work is currently on view at the de Young as part of About Place: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift. Light bites and refreshments will be provided during the visit.
About the artist
Chelsea Ryoko Wong (b. 1986, Seattle) is a painter and muralist based in San Francisco’s Mission District. She is the first recipient of the Hamaguchi Emerging Artists Fellowship award at the Kala Art Institute, Berkeley and was a 2022 finalist for SFMOMA’s esteemed SECA Art Award. Her work has been exhibited at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Creativity Explored, the Chinese Cultural Center in San Francisco, and the Bolinas Museum. She has completed large-scale mural projects at Asana, La Cocina, the Facebook Artist in Residence Program, and the Asian Art Museum. She is represented by Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.
Ticket info
This event is open to Contemporary Support Council members and special guests. Advance reservations are required and will be accepted, first come, first served. Contemporary Support Council members can RSVP by October 16, at csc@famsf.org or 415.750.3508. To request accessibility accommodations, please reach out to csc@famsf.org by Wednesday, October 23.
