AAPI Month

The artwork "Ottercreek in Stanfordville" by Hana Yoshikawa depicts a peaceful New York landscape with layered horizontal fields in warm ochres, muted purples, and soft greens beneath a pale blue sky. The abstracted forms and subtle color transitions suggest the serene atmosphere found in the works of Richard Diebenkorn and early Milton Avery.

The artwork

Hana Yoshikawa

Ottercreek in Stanfordville

The artwork "Tree Arch" by Hana Yoshikawa captures an abstracted New York landscape with expressive brushstrokes in deep greens, muted blues, soft yellows, and purples. Bold, curved tree forms cast dynamic shadows across a vibrant, textured field, evoking the emotional color landscapes of early Wassily Kandinsky and the gestural fluidity of Arshile Gorky.

The artwork

Hana Yoshikawa

Tree Arch

The artwork "Time-Space" features a luminous, textured circular form resembling a glowing nebula or cosmic ring against a dark background studded with delicate, gold and white constellation patterns. The piece blends abstract and celestial elements with soft gradients and intricate dot connections, evoking a sense of the universe’s vastness. By Sonomi Kobayashi.

The artwork, Time-Space, by Sonomi Kobayashi, displayed in a room.

Sonomi Kobayashi

Time-Space

The artwork "Fabric Of Cosmos #11" features swirling ribbons of pastel pink, blue, and gray intertwined with golden lines, set against a deep black background dotted with orange and yellow celestial bodies and constellation patterns. Textured feathers and fluid shapes create a cosmic, ethereal feel. By Sonomi Kobayashi.

The artwork, Fabric Of Cosmos #11, by Sonomi Kobayashi, displayed in a room.

Sonomi Kobayashi

Fabric Of Cosmos #11

The artwork "Life To Be" by Avani Patel features an abstract landscape with bold, organic forms in vivid shades of red, pink, and orange contrasted against intricate patterns of yellow and green. Textured layers and dynamic brushstrokes evoke a sense of growth and vitality, reminiscent of the vibrant abstraction found in works by Joan Miró and Helen Frankenthaler.

The artwork, Life To Be, by Avani Patel, displayed in a room.

Avani Patel

Life To Be

The artwork "Flowers Exploding" by Avani Patel features an abstract composition with whimsical, organic forms in vibrant pinks, blues, yellows, and greens scattered across a soft cream background. The playful shapes and delicate, layered textures evoke the lively abstraction seen in Joan Miró's surrealist works and the vibrant modernism of Wassily Kandinsky.

The artwork, Flowers Exploding, by Avani Patel, displayed in a room.

Avani Patel

Flowers Exploding

The artwork 'Lights' by Takashi Harada features dynamic diagonal brushstrokes in ethereal pastels, blending whites, soft blues, and subtle yellows in an abstract expressionist style. Delicate color transitions create a misty, atmospheric effect using acrylic and cray pastel on cotton canvas, suggesting movement and illumination through textured layers.

The artwork 'Lights' by Takashi Harada features ethereal diagonal brushstrokes blending soft yellows, whites, and blues in an abstract expressionist style. Delicate pastel undertones and misty textures create a luminous, atmospheric effect on cotton canvas, suggesting natural light filtering through clouds or fog. Created with acrylic and cray pastel by Takashi Harada.

Takashi Harada

Lights

The artwork 'Colored Leaves II' by Takashi Harada features a vertical composition with dynamic brushstrokes transitioning from bright yellow to earthy orange. Created on Kozo Washi paper using acrylic gesso and cray pastel, the piece showcases abstract patterns reminiscent of autumn foliage, with bold diagonal strokes creating movement and depth. By Takashi Harada.

The artwork 'Colored Leaves II' by Takashi Harada features diagonal brushstrokes in luminous yellow-green hues blending into darker earthy tones, creating an abstract impression of sunlight filtering through foliage. The acrylic gesso and cray pastel on Kozo Washi paper create a textured, ethereal effect with seamless color transitions.

Takashi Harada

Colored Leaves II

The artwork 'IPAOC 0239' by Saehyun Paik features dynamic abstract expressionism with bold brushstrokes in vibrant turquoise, magenta, and brilliant yellow against stark white and deep black. The composition creates a dramatic interplay of light and shadow, with energetic gestural marks suggesting movement and emotional depth on oil canvas. Artist: Saehyun Paik

A photo of the artwork IPAOC 0239, by Saehyun Paik, hanging on a wall.

Saehyun Paik

IPAOC 0239

The artwork "IPAOC0236" by Saehyun Paik features an abstract landscape with bold, sweeping brushstrokes in vibrant oranges, deep greens, bright yellows, and muted purples. The dynamic composition and rich textures evoke the expressive abstraction of Joan Mitchell and the color intensity found in works by Helen Frankenthaler.

The artwork, IPAOC0236, by Saehyun Paik, displayed in a room.

Saehyun Paik

IPAOC0236

The artwork 'Drip' by Roger Hsia features a dynamic acrylic composition depicting a powerful ocean wave in stormy grey-blue tones, contrasted with vintage-style water faucets and golden drips along the right edge. The dramatic wave creates a turbulent, textured effect against a dark background, measuring 48x36 inches.

The artwork 'Drip' by Roger Hsia features a dynamic acrylic painting depicting a powerful ocean wave with dramatic white foam crashing against a deep navy blue background. Golden yellow accents add warmth to the composition, creating striking contrast. The abstract expressionist style captures the raw energy and movement of water on a 48x36 inch canvas by Roger Hsia.

Roger Hsia

Drip

The artwork Wash, by Roger Hsia

Dark Gray Wash

Roger Hsia

Wash

The artwork "Dance" by James Hsieh features an abstract composition of whimsical, colorful figures in bold greens, blues, reds, and yellows with textured, playful forms. The lively arrangement and organic shapes evoke a dynamic energy reminiscent of Joan Miró’s surreal abstraction and the joyous spontaneity found in works by Paul Klee.

James Hsieh

Dance

The artwork 'Love in Bloom' by James Hsieh features a vibrant mixed media flower with layered petals in coral pink and golden yellow hues. A circular mirror forms the center, surrounded by decorative spikes in orange. The petals showcase organic spotted patterns and fluid ink-like textures, creating a whimsical, abstract interpretation of a blooming flower.

James Hsieh

Love in Bloom

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Hana Yoshikawa

Hana Yoshikawa

Hana Yoshikawa (b. 2002) is a painter currently based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BA at Bard College in 2024. Hana has attended the Yale Norfolk School of Art, an artist residency in Norfolk, CT, and has studied painting and drawing at the New York Studio School.
Sonomi Kobayashi

Sonomi Kobayashi

Inspired by the effect of sumi ink drops on paper, Sonomi creates clusters of circles and waves channeling symphonies of the universe. This way, she offers a point of contact to things bigger than ourselves like nature and spirituality - something we need to find oasis from nitty gritties of the daily grind.
Avani Patel

Avani Patel

Born in Mumbai, India in 1976, Avani Patel immigrated with her family to Pennsylvania at the age of eleven. She holds a BA from Pennsylvania State University and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Her cultural background has had a profound impact on the formation of her artistic identity.
Takashi Harada

Takashi Harada

Nature and geography have something in common: their boundaries are put in place by humans and are all but made up. Takashi Harada dissolves these natural and geographical boundaries in his artwork. For Takashi, all natural things have a common and equal value. When in nature, he believes, you connect back to it one atom at a time. Born in Japan, Takashi’s international existence made him face his Japanese identity as well his identity within the natural world. His art reflects that feeling, blurring natural light and color in ethereal paintings that merge harsh divisions and avoid representation in favor of capturing feeling.
Saehyun Paik

Saehyun Paik

Saehyun Paik (b. 1987, South Korea) is a quietly passionate artist currently finding inspiration in the heart of New York City. From a young age, Paik's fascination with color, composition, Mise-en-scene, design, and unconventional beauty has been a guiding force. Growing up amidst talented artists in a competitive environment during her teenage years, she dedicated herself to honing her technical skills. In her youth, Paik pursued her dream of becoming an artist by freelancing as an illustrator and designer for magazines. Following high school, she ventured into the commercial design industry as a concept designer. Eventually, she took a brave step, leaving her job to attend the Samsung Art and Design Institute before embarking on a journey to the United States.
Roger Hsia

Roger Hsia

Roger Hsia is a New York–based painter whose work moves between abstraction and figuration to explore the emotional layers of memory, connection, and what remains after. Drawing from influences that range from Eastern philosophy to modernist painting, he combines calligraphic brushwork, collage, and sculptural textures to give form to the inner landscape of human relationships. His process is guided by emotional honesty and a deep curiosity about how identity takes shape through time and experience. Hsia studied painting at Parsons School of Design, the University of Michigan, and the Art Students League.
James Hsieh

James Hsieh

James Hsieh (b. 1990,U.S.A.) earned his MFA in Fine Arts from Parsons the New School for Design. Growing up in the countryside of Taiwan, he spent his childhood roaming his grandfather’s farmland and got inspired from the nature. In his current art practices, he transforms soft felt, textile and fabric into solid sculptures that ultimately become large-scale installation.

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