Siyang Wong
Director
Siyan Wong is a New York City based painter and worker rights lawyer. Born in China but raised in New York City, Wong is also a first generation immigrant.
The subjects in her paintings are the working poor, elderly, women, and homeless. Siyan has shown her paintings at theNew York Arts Center, theNational Arts Club, and Equity Gallery. She has given talks about her art and social justice at theAsia Society, universities, and other venues. Her painting projects have received support by grants from the New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA), the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC), and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC).