Saturday, April 19, 2–4PM
Drop by the gallery for a free, hands-on basket weaving workshop which is free for all ages. Participants will have a chance to learn several basket-making techniques while improvising with materials such as tape, yarn, pipe cleaners, raffia, and more! Materials will be provided.
About the artist:
Wanda Chan is a Bay Area artist. She received her undergraduate degree in Art History from Barnard College in 1997 and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 2002. Her early interest in cultural motifs led her to investigate the nature of identity and perspective, shifting her focus to “style” as a motivation. After freelancing in Los Angeles under fashion directors and wardrobe stylists, she returned to the Bay Area to share her production skills with the emerging Oakland School for the Arts. Teaching art history and stagecraft unlocked for her a five-year conceptual preoccupation with an alter-ego persona, as a result she stopped identifying as the Japanese character she had developed. In the years since she has had a successful career as a visual merchandiser for luxury brands. The production of meaning in a consumer culture continues to be central to her work.
Free Workshop: Basket Weaving with Wanda Chan
Saturday, April 19, 2–4PM
Drop by the gallery for a free, hands-on basket weaving workshop which is free for all ages. Participants will have a chance to learn several basket-making techniques while improvising with materials such as tape, yarn, pipe cleaners, raffia, and more! Materials will be provided.
About the artist:
Wanda Chan is a Bay Area artist. She received her undergraduate degree in Art History from Barnard College in 1997 and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 2002. Her early interest in cultural motifs led her to investigate the nature of identity and perspective, shifting her focus to “style” as a motivation. After freelancing in Los Angeles under fashion directors and wardrobe stylists, she returned to the Bay Area to share her production skills with the emerging Oakland School for the Arts. Teaching art history and stagecraft unlocked for her a five-year conceptual preoccupation with an alter-ego persona, as a result she stopped identifying as the Japanese character she had developed. In the years since she has had a successful career as a visual merchandiser for luxury brands. The production of meaning in a consumer culture continues to be central to her work.