Join artist Holly Wong for a discussion about her breathtaking new work, Spiral Dance, created specifically for WMQFA’s exhibition Remnants, on view at the museum from February 4 to April 28, 2021. Holly will discuss her inspirational practice, creative process, and the creation of this new work, all while our audience can view Spiral Dance virtually.

This is a free, virtual program, but donations are appreciated. Click here to make donation.

Click here to watch via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86016507170

Holly Wong, Spiral Dance, 2020; colored pencil on drafting film with sewing, suspended with monofilament wire; 9 x 12 1/2 ft.For more information about the artist: https://hollywongart.com

Holly Wong is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California where she earned her MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. Holly creates installations integrating non-traditional approaches with more traditional sewing techniques associated with the history of women. Her approach is both non-conventional but also deeply rooted in her history and culture. She has been awarded visual arts grants from the Integrity: Arts and Culture Association, Barbara Deming Memorial fund, the George Sugarman Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, and a Gerbode Foundation purchase award. She has had over 70 group exhibitions and 10 solo exhibitions at venues such as the Berkeley Art Museum, the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in Vermont, the Visual Art Exchange in North Carolina, and the Evanston Art Center in Illinois. She is a member of SFWA Gallery in San Francisco, and A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.

This program is supported by a Small Event Grant from the Surface Design Association. Support for the museum’s virtual programs is provided by Kohler Foundation Inc. and the Wisconsin Arts Board. The Wisconsin Arts Board is funded in part from the National Endowment of Arts.