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Talk Story:
An American Family exhibition
Whispers of the Past
“Flo Oy Wong is a phenomenal artist - rooted in history, tradition and a resulting awareness, while cutting-edge in her work and the multi-faceted ways she has found to express it. Equally important is the great care she takes to relate her art to communities and to those who can profit most from her way of working - the young.”
— Jane Hill, former director of the Sacramento Philharmonic |
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On January 30, 2007 I opened in Whispers of the Past at the 40 Acres Gallery in Sacramento, CA.
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I gave an artist talk to Sacramento High School students. They are standing in front of the Baby Jack Rice Story installation, a visual narrative about my husband’s (Edward K. Wong) childhood memories of growing up in Augusta, GA during segregation.
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Kente Rice Skirt, 1997, 60” x 14’, mixed media
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The students at PS7, the St. Hope Academy elementary school, took these photos when we went on a field trip to Locke during my artist residency in the summer of 2006. |
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These Gold Mountain installations, commissioned by the Sacramento Philharmonic and the 40 Acres Gallery, tell the historic narratives of Frank Fat, Dr. Edna Mae Fong, and Bill King from the Sacramento and nearby Delta region. |
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This installation honors Ming Nee Mah of Walnut Grove. |
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 Kindred Spirit: Wen Ho Li who was incarcerated by the US government in December 1999. |
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