Oakland Chinatown Series 1983- 1991

Flo Wong is an ageless spirit full of the stuff of life, brimming with passion about her work. Her work has opened up a dialogue on the history of the Chinese in America and its' greater meaning for all of us, and she does it with the humble materials of a traditional woman's world by stitching and cut-outs, and transforming items found in the attic. She is proof that an artist can emerge at any time and have somethingnew and important to say, and she is also a tireless friend and inspiration."

Linda Dennis
Artist and Curator

Oakland Chinatown Series 1983 - 1991

The Oakland Chinatown Series is composed of thirty five graphite drawings of our lives in Oakland Chinatown when my parents ran the Great China Restaurant on Webster Street.

Wiping the Table, 1984, 19" x 16", graphite
drawing on paper, collection of Felicia Joy Wong

Wedding - Li Hong & Henry, 18" x 15",
graphite drawing on paper, collection of
Lillian Lew

Untitled, 1983, 29" x 22", mixed media - graphite,
colored pencils, ribbons, thread, silkscreen on paper,
collection of artist

Sitting-Thinking, 1985, 18" x 21", graphite drawing
on paper, collection of Benjamin Wong Halperin

Shadows at 687, 1988, 21" x 18", graphite drawing
on paper, collection of Allison Kale Chop