Conversations with Holly Wong, Stories and Insights

Today we’d like to introduce you to Holly Wong

Hi Holly, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.

I grew up in Miami, Florida. I came to San Francisco in 1989 to attend college. Like many artists, I was creative as a child and loved to paint or draw growing up. As I became a young adult, I found that artwork was a way for me to understand my personal history and to process the more troubling aspects of my life. What began initially as a discipline to improve myself and my craft has become a daily obsession. The practice of making work is the key to keeping me whole, healthy, and optimistic about my life. It resolves feelings of anxiety and helps me to feel purposeful and realized as a person.

 

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