Anna May Wong exhibit at Chelsea Market extended through June 21!

June 5, 2024March 18, 2025 | Elizabeth Yoo

Read my interview with Anna May Wong biographer/curator Katie Gee Salisbury and learn about Pearl River Mart’s annual Sunset Gala — and see my new watercolor illustration!

Great news! You have more time to see my art in the group exhibit NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: Art Inspired by Anna May Wong! It’s been extended through June 21. It’s open to the public every day between 8 AM and 9 PM and is located inside Chelsea Market (look for the corridor across from Amy’s Bread).

I recently talked about my art practice and why I make art that pays homage to Anna May in curator Katie Gee Salisbury’s newsletter Half-Caste Woman. You can read more about me and the other artists on her Substack. If you’d like to learn more about the first Asian American Hollywood star, check out Katie’s new biography Not Your China Doll: the Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong, published by Dutton.

Along with Katie and the other featured artists, I also recently attended Pearl River Mart’s annual Sunset Celebration, held at West Edge inside Chelsea Market. I wrote about my experience for The Locavore Guide. You can read my feature to find out what I ate and learn more about the small businesses present at the gala — from Chinatown’s iconic Nom Wah Tea Parlor to newer businesses born during the pandemic like Bánh by Lauren.

My watercolor illustration of Pearl River Mart’s Sunset Gala

Sampling delicious food from over 20 AAPI businesses while celebrating community and art was truly one of my May highlights; it was inspiring to meet so many artists, activists, and entrepreneurs. Seeing the sunset over the High Line and listening to Joe Hisaishi’s Studio Ghibli film scores made the evening even more magical.

Golden Polaroid of Pearl River Mart president Joanne Kwong, artists Tiffany Liang, Mina Chacko, writer Katie Gee Salisbury, and me.

How did the first Chinese American department store in the world grow into a New York City institution? Read my interview with Pearl River Mart president Joanne Kwong here.

Photo by Cindy Trinh for Pearl River Mart

NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: ART INSPIRED BY ANNA MAY WONG

May 12, 2024June 5, 2024 | Elizabeth Yoo

See my art featuring the first Asian American Hollywood star in a new exhibit at Chelsea Market until May 31st, 2024!

I am so honored to be a featured artist in the current exhibit NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: Art Inspired by Anna May Wong curated by Katie Gee Salisbury, author of the new biography, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong. Two of my ink and charcoal artworks will be displayed alongside the work of five other talented artists during the entire month of May in celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month. Presented by Pearl River Mart, Chelsea Market, and the Meatpacking District.

In the main concourse at Chelsea Market, view the many interpretations of the first Asian American Hollywood star (the exhibit is located in the corridor gallery across from Amy’s Bread — see slide 4 in my Instagram post for the map). Please take lots of photos and tag me on Instagram if you go — and eat a meal at any of the numerous surrounding restaurants!

“NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL: Art Inspired by Anna May Wong” on view May 1 to May 31 • Chelsea Market: the corridor gallery across from Amy’s Bread (75 9th Ave, New York, NY)

Sunset Celebration: on May 17, from 6-8:30pm, there will be a soirée with live jazz in the third floor space West Edge in Chelsea Market overlooking the High Line. Ticket includes an open bar and bites from Nom Wah, Jing Fong, Lady Wong Pastry & Cakes, Mokbar, Kimbap Lab, Ming River, Sanzo, Forsyth Fire Escape, Bánh by Lauren, Nguyen Coffee Supply, and over 20 Asian businesses. Buy tickets on Eventbrite or on Pearl River’s site. Come view the art with me and let’s make a toast to Anna May!

HITCHCOCK BLONDES ART EXHIBIT at Book Revue in Huntington, New York

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 | Elizabeth Yoo

I am the featured Artist of the Month at Book Revue, located in the village of Huntington, New York, one of the largest independent bookstores in the country and my favorite on Long Island. My Hitchcock Blondes exhibit is up until the end of January!

All paintings exhibited are for sale (as well as limited edition art prints in several sizes), which make great holiday gifts. If you happen to stop by, I encourage you to browse Book Revue’s two floors of books. You would be supporting a great local business. It has an incredible selection of new books and used books of every genre, as well as a cozy café.

HITCHCOCK BLONDES ART EXHIBIT AT CLASS & CO IN WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKYLN

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 | Elizabeth Yoo

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Celebrate Alfred Hitchcock‘s birthday week by joining me at Class & Co for a one-night only art show in Williamsburg on August 16! The Master of Suspense turns 120 just three days before the event and what better way to spend the evening than viewing paintings from my Hitchcock Blondes series with a glass of wine in hand. Prints will also be sold and films screened!

You can find my entire Hitchcock Blondes series in my Etsy shop. Enjoy free shipping all month long.

NOIRVEMBER SALE

November 22, 2018July 17, 2023 | Elizabeth Yoo

Announcing my biggest sale of the year: 20% off of every item in shop all month! Get a head start on holiday shopping before Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Happy holidays! And I hope everybody has been participating in Noirvember!

To celebrate, I highly recommend visiting Film Forum in NYC, which is celebrating Ida Lupino’s centenary with a festival devoted to her films. It ends November 22. Ida was the first woman to direct a film noir, THE HITCH-HIKER. Known for her “tough roles at Warner Bros.,” she “then reinvented herself as a pioneer indie director, writer and producer, the first woman of the sound era to do so and the only woman director in Hollywood for decades, tackling once-taboo subject matter, under her company banner The Filmmakers.”

We ship everywhere. — Grace Kelly in REAR WINDOW, part of my 13 Hitchcock Blondes series.

New Sections, New Prints: I finally organized my shop and grouped everything in categories such as Noir prints, Actresses: Old Hollywood prints, Cinema Cat Ladies prints, Hitchcock blondes prints, and many more! Also see my previous post on other goodies in my shop.

Cosmo Loves Catwoman — Cosmo longing for Julie Newmar… or the kitty.

Cosmo doing his civic duty. He voted! Showing off his sticker on my Vera Miles Psycho tote.

My favorite cat couple, rescues Khaleesi and Cosmo, snuggling next to my Cléo From 5 To 7 print

Hitchcocktober Halloween Sale

October 26, 2018July 17, 2023 | Elizabeth Yoo

Happy Hitchcocktober! I’m having an ALL MONTH sale. 15% off EVERY item (Hitchcock and non-Hitchcock) and a FREE Psycho tote bag if you spend over $85. My store now has 136 items. Let’s celebrate the master of suspense, his fair-haired leading ladies, and the month of horror culminating in Halloween! Prints, originals and magnets from my 13 Hitchcock Blondes series are on sale. Prints are available in FIVE different sizes.

My series of 13 Hitchcock Blondes is now also sold in two different size sets. If you can’t decide, you can get all of the prints for a lower price than buying them all individually. For now, sets are sold in sizes 9×6″ and 6×4″. This purchase comes with a FREE Tippi Hedren Birds magnet.