Gallery Chats Special Guests: Artist, Chelsea Ryoko Wong and OMCA Senior Curator of Art, Carin Adams
February 8 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
In honor of OMCA’s 24th annual Lunar New Year celebration, please join us for a very special edition of Gallery Chats led by Bay Area artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong and OMCA Senior Curator of Art, Carin Adams. As OMCA’s 2024 Harker Artist-in-Residence, Wong will share about the inspiration and process for developing her exciting new installation in the Gallery of California Art, Ancestral Visions.
Wong’s work, being both a creative reimagining of the past and a fantastical nod to the present, is inspired by textiles from the OMCA collection. Wong’s research focused on the wardrobes, photographs, and ephemera of seven 20th century Chinese American women—Rose Setzo, Sophia Chang Wong, Grace Dea, Lei Kim Lim, Sun Fung Lee Wong, and Chop Chin Chum. This unique project will include Wong’s iconic colorful paintings in an immersive environment that will showcase the dresses the women wore known as qipao or cheongsam, as well as illuminate what is known of their lives.
During the Lunar New Year Celebration, our regular Gallery Chats Facilitators will also be available to engage in conversation in our Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Science from 1 to 3 pm.
Ancestral Visions will be on view until February 1, 2026. This residency is supported by the Harker Fund Artist Residency Program at the Oakland Museum of California. This installation is supported by The Harker Fund Artist Residency Program.
Accessibility
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible, welcoming, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs, sensory inclusive devices, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations, like American Sign Language (ASL), Cantonese, Spanish or another language interpreter, please email [email protected] at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options.