Ten Thousand Gates - a Celebration of Humboldt Asian American Artists

Thonson Gallery

April 26 through June 8

In 1994, Karla Kaizoji Austin and Amy Uyeki assembled the first show of Asian Artists in Humboldt County entitled Made in America at the old Ink People gallery. Fast forward 31 years and this is one of the follow up shows to the original. Over the years times have changed and artists and media have changed. However, the creativity, artistry and intent remain. The selected artists all present a strong sense of creativity, originality and their work reflects their cultural roots. The work ranges from traditional style landscape/portraits to contemporary street art. Included are painters, ceramicists, mixed media artists, digital artists, photographers and videographers. They work in various media including Chinese Brush painting, ceramics, photography, spray paint, mixed media sources from nature, airbrush, and digital media. There are a wide variety of backgrounds ranging from a self taught Sennsei Japanese artist to national and international artists. This show aims to showcase a sampling of the work of these artists. Artists include: Karla Kaizoji Austin, Cate Be, Jeremy Hara, Ted Hsu, the late Suk Choo Kim, Ali Lee, Thao Le Khac, Amy Leon, Annette Makino, Yoshiko Skelton, Amy Uyeki and Libby Yee.