Comparing Pairs, curated by Mayumi Tsutakawa for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

"National recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day was set by Congress in 1978. Since then, it’s grown to encompass a full month of arts and heritage activities, drawing attention to a plethora of AAPI cultural communities and expressions in America.

Here I have chosen sixteen AAPI artists represented in our public State Art Collection to examine the wide bandwidth their work represents.

I invite you to compare and contrast each pair of art works by AAPI artists, using the themes I have chosen. Look at the titles, artist descriptions and the artwork. How are they similar or different? Why did I chose this theme? These pieces are all sited in educational institutions in our state, from elementary schools to public universities and I hope they provide occasional inspiration for our endless diversity of students."
–Mayumi Tsutakawa, independent art writer.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

This web exhibition was curated by Mayumi Tsutakawa, an independent art writer based in Seattle, in May 2017.

Click on the red thematic headings to see artworks connected to that theme.

Read Less