Chinatown Stories Map - Coming (very) Soon!
Funded by: Edmonton Heritage Council & Edmonton Arts Council

Chinatown Stories Map is a project that I led to archive diverse Chinatown stories, into an accessible and visual map. It features 30 sites which are curated into 4 tours, led by: Lan Chan-Marples (Chinatown History), Tanika Burlie (Black History), Linda Hoang (Food), and myself (Community Arts). It’s purpose is to spark creativity and dialogue around Chinatown - honouring past Indigenous street names, remembering lost heritage, while sharing about Chiantown today and building the inclusive and vibrant future we wish to see.

Chinatown Stories Map will launch on June 22, 2024 (Sold out). Maps are free and will be available for pickup in 3 languages: English, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
For more information please visit: chinatownstoriesmap.com 

Client: University of Alberta
Location: Old Arts Building, 4th Floor, Feminist Data Lab

The artwork is about contrast, and to spark creative thinking. It combines contrasts in colour/greyscale, hard and soft shapes, strength and fragility, nature and technology, and different senses of sight, touch, texture, sounds, states. Painted with help from Halie Finney.

Client: Beltline Urban Murals Project (BUMP)
Location: Devonian Gardens, The Core, Calgary.

Title: Capture to Preserve / Painted with Christian Fredericksen

This is a series capturing traditional practices of healing, natural medicine, and self care - surrounded by plants that represent health, prosperity, and luck. Tea is also poured as an act of greeting and sharing space. 

Location: Alberta Craft Gallery (10186 106 St, Edmonton)
Title: Craft Tats

Client: Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA), Calgary

Big thanks to: Paula Russel, Meg Martin, Mallory McGraw, and Danielle Aubry