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- Mar 27
Recap: Kulay with ChiChai 3/24
Sunday, 3/24 marked the first of ~many more~ Kulay with ChiChai. Not only was it the first of a series, but it's overall my time hosting...
- Jan 31
Pagsama-Sama
📍Folsom st and Russ st, San Francisco (Mission Hiring Hall) PAGSASAMA-SAMA (Tagalog for” joining together”) celebrates SOMA Pilipinas’...
- Nov 6, 2023
Protect the Rooted
nobody's free until everybody's free - Fannie Lou Hamer (1971) My art process often begins in researching people's ties to the land,...
- Oct 13, 2023
Utility Boxes in the Richmond, SF
Paint the Void hit me up to paint three utility boxes in the Richmond District! My artwork normally stems from a more serious place (from...
- Aug 28, 2023
Hyphy Honey
mural painted at @solblume 2023 @alexx.cabrera: what's the inspiration behind this one? Me: I'm just trynna have as much fun as her And....
- May 14, 2023
MismatchWork Jacket
A jacket I whipped up for the fun of it and, more importantly, for my spouse's birthday I always wanted to make a custom piece for...
- May 1, 2023
REROOT pt. 2: Fashion Design
For my solo show REROOT, every piece was a mixed media self-portait featuring clothing I designed and made. This post goes into detail of...
- Apr 1, 2023
REROOT
Invited by SOMArts, I created a series of work for the Ramp Gallery for March-April 2023. Every piece is a mixed media self-portait...
- Feb 28, 2023
Tern out for Terno
tern out for terno is a visual conversation about fashion as identity, come dressed in your own interpretation of filipiniana-americana +...
- Feb 14, 2023
Love Looks Like This
My master's thesis hypothesized that by engaging in art that reps your culture(s) , you are making steps in dismantling your colonial...
- Nov 10, 2022
Care for Mother Earth
In partnership with the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone as well as part of the #GoldenMileProject by @illuminatethearts and...
- Sep 1, 2022
Closing a Chapter: Transitioning from Fashion Design Teaching to Full Time Artist
I joined @youthartx in 2018. Since then, I've taught 11 sessions. That's 11 semesters filled with Frisco youth, their endless creativity,...
- Aug 28, 2022
Matapang at Walang Hiya
my first solo show Invited by @fourbarrelcoffee in San Francisco ABOUT MATAPANG AT WALANG HIYA // BRAVE AND NO SHAME Dedicated to women...
- May 31, 2022
Bahay at Buhay
Bahay at Buhay is an extra special mural for me. Woven in this tapestry of Philippine-inspired patterns are offerings to the city by...
- Feb 2, 2022
Sharing the Harvest - Video Tour & Vlog
To commemorate Sharing the Harvest being my first large-scale mural, I hired my friend Raymond Baltazar to create a video of it. Be sure...
- Jan 16, 2022
Sharing the Harvest
My mural for @tndcsf upcoming community food hub "Kain Na," a new space to empower those facing food insecurity in Mission Bay with...
- Oct 3, 2021
A Landscape: Buhok Ko
Entering this new decade with a goal of creating and being authentically me. The first work I'm sharing as a 30 yo is made possible with...
- Aug 1, 2021
Diwata for SOMA & Malaya
As part of a residency program with Balay Kreative, I was one of the selected artists to create two murals for Kapwa Gardens. Diwata for...
- Mar 16, 2021
Embrace
A mural for my mom's home, inspired by how wild monsteras climb and hug the trees I spent the weekend painting this #Monstera Embrace in...
- Sep 20, 2020
L1ft 0ff and In Place
ChiChai launched the very first Empire in the Air tee in 2010 from her college dorm. A decade later and now Empire in the Air is a team...
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