Exhibitions & Events
Gallery 456, Soho, NYC (October 28—November 17, 2023)
“Lives of Three Canners: New York’s Chinese Elderly Immigrant” Solo Exhibition
West Harlem Art Fund, Governors Island, NYC (September 9 - October 29, 2023)
“Undaunted: We Are Still Here” Group Exhibition
Equity Gallery, NYC (April 6 - May 6, 2023)
"Five Points: A Convergence of Dreams" Group Exhibition
The National Arts Club, NYC (May 18 - June 12, 2022, Trask Gallery)
”30th Annual Roundtable” Group Exhibition
Featuring the painting, Familiar Stranger
Oakland University , Detroit, MI (May 23, 2022)
”Just Another Immigrant’s Aspiration: Right to Happiness and World Peace” Presentation
Equity Gallery, NYC (January 12 - February 19, 2022)
"New York Artists Equity Association - 2022 Members Invitational” Group Exhibition
New York Arts Center, NYC (October 2 - 23, 2021) - “Souls of NYC Chinatown: Passion, Hope, Resilience” Group Exhibition
Siyan exhibited 10 of her paintings and curated this group show of 15 local artists highlighting the people who dedicate their lives to serving the Chinatown community. This show also celebrates the everyday folks who strive for a better life despite extraordinary challenges. Check out the virtual gallery.
Website: www.linktr.ee/soulsofchinatown IG: @soulsofchinatown
15 ARTISTS
Tomie Arai (Godzilla)
James Chan
Louis Chan
Edward Cheng
Arlan Huang (Godzilla)
Bonita Lei
Lanny Li
Mei Lum (WOW Project)
Elim Mak
Cindy Trinh
Alvin Tsang
Siyan Wong
Betty Yu (Chinatown Art Bridgade)
Shaoyi Zhang
David Zheng
Asia Society, NYC (Monday, March 10, 2021)
Conversation with Artists and Activists Siyan Wong & Kenneth Tam on "Who Killed Vincent Chin?”
Art Talk to Benefit Womankind, NYC (Thursday, March 4, 2021)
“What is Social Justice Art?” Talk
New York Arts Center, NYC (November 10 - December 1, 2019)
"Five Cents a Can: Making Visible the Invisible" Solo Exhibition
(in collaboration with filmmaker Alvin Tsang on conceptual installations)
Theater for the New City, NYC (May 14 - June 30, 2019)
"24th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts" Group Exhibition - three paintings exhibited.
Museum of Chinese in America, NYC (March 21, 2019)
"MOCATalks - Five Cents a Can: Making Visible the Invisible"
Equity Gallery, NYC (December 5, 2018 - January 19, 2019)
"New York Artists Equity Association - 2018 Members Invitational” Group Exhibition
Intimacy, 2018. Oil on Canvas.
Beakers Coffee, NYC (December 8 & 9, 2018)
"Five Cents a Can" pop-up solo exhibition featuring the work of oil painter Siyan Wong who documented canners toiling in her neighborhood of the Lower East Side.