Celebrating AAWAA’s Dedicated Members: A Tribute to Their Commitment

Group photo of over over 30 AAWAA members in front of Bernice Bing’s paintings and photo portrait at the Asian Art Museum, taken last December (2022) for AAWAA’s end of year gathering.

The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) is proud to recognize and celebrate the dedication and commitment of our long-term members. These members have been a part of the AAWAA community for at least 3 years, and their contributions to the organization and to the arts have been invaluable.

AAWAA was founded in 1989 with the mission of empowering and elevating the voices of Asian American women artists. Since then, our community has grown and flourished, and we are grateful to have had the support of so many dedicated members. Our long-term members have played a critical role in shaping the AAWAA community and making it the vibrant and supportive space that it is today.

We would like to acknowledge the incredible art that our long-term members have created over the years. Their contributions to the arts are a testament to their talent, dedication, and passion, and they serve as a source of inspiration for future generations of artists.

With that, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to these AAWAA members with the gift of our pioneering anthology, Cheers to Muses (2007), an AAWAA sticker and a hand-written thank you card featuring the work of Bernice Bing. 

ARTISTS

Alison Ho
Angela Han
Anita Merina
Anna Kim
Bonnie Wailee Kwong
Caroline Cabading
Cheryll Leo-Gwin
Christine Su
Claire Lau
Crystal Kwok
Cynthia Tom
Diana Li
Ellen Bepp

Erina Alejo
Felicia Lowe
Flo Oy Wong
Gayle Tanaka
Grace Hwang Lynch
Indrani Ashe
Irene Wibawa
Jennifer Lay
Jenny He
Kamardip Singh
Kathy Aoki
Kathy Fujii-Oka
Kay Kang

Kimberley Acebo Arteche
Lenore Chinn
Lisa Pradhan
Lisa Rodondi
Lori Kay
Lucien Kubo
Lydia Nakashima Degarrod
Mal Pina Chan
Manon Bogerd Wada
mary ijichi
Maryln Mori
Mitsuko Brooks
Monica Mody

Monica Tie
Na Omi Judy Shintani
Nellie Wong
Pallavi Sharma
Reiko Fujii
Romina Saha
Roseli Ilano
Shari Arai DeBoer
Sita Bhaumik
Susan Almazol
Susan Kitazawa
Waeli Wang
Wen-hao Tien

AFFILIATES

Dianne Lee Shen
Edward Wong
Kimi Taira
Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker
Michelle Lee
Tiffany Yau

SUPPORTERS

Jeff Wong
Judy Taira
Laura Fantone
Vinay Patel

Your commitment and dedication to AAWAA and to the arts have been an invaluable contribution to the community, and we are grateful to be working with you in mind. Here's to many more years of collaboration, support, and inspiration!

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