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Michael

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"Celebration of Patterns" aka “Beautiful Patterns” by Ellie Kayu Ng (Hong Kong) – Oil on canvas / 2019 – SEEFOOD ROOM (Hong Kong) #WomenInArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #art #artText #artwork #EllieKayuNg #BlueskyArt #SelfPortrait #WomanArtist #PortraitofaWoman #SEEFOODROOM #HongKongArt #AsianArtist

In this self-portrait, Hong Kong artist Ellie Kayu Ng sits on a wooden chair, turned slightly to the side yet facing forward with a steady gaze. Her skin, painted in warm light beige tones, glows softly against the richly detailed setting. She wears a long-sleeved, high-necked dress of vibrant green, covered in dense floral motifs of blue, white, and yellow, with ruched smocking across the bodice that ripples the fabric into rhythmic folds. Her dark hair is brushed back, revealing large earrings that glint at the edges of her face. One arm rests casually along the chair back, the other drops to her lap, hand relaxed. Behind her stretches a striking textile in hot pink, patterned with repeating botanical forms bordered in deep red, cream, and purple. The dialogue between her patterned garment and the tapestry creates an almost optical effect: body, clothing, and backdrop intertwine, yet her expression ensures she remains the subject, not the decoration.

When Ng painted "Celebration of Patterns" in 2019, she had just graduated with a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Far from home in Hong Kong, she turned to self-portraiture as a way to explore identity, aspiration, and vulnerability. She often depicts herself in garments she does not own, using fashion as a tool to “try on” alternate selves and examine how clothing shapes social identity. This painting, also circulated under the title "Beautiful Patterns," captures that early stage of experimentation: the lush dress both empowers and threatens to camouflage her, while the pink tapestry frames her in a setting that feels both celebratory and overwhelming.

During this period she began gaining recognition, winning a Creative Quarterly award in 2019 and soon after receiving scholarships and residencies that confirmed the Asian artist's promise. Ng’s career has since grown steadily, with grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and exhibitions in New York, Hong Kong, and beyond.

September 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Ranma Saotome in both boy and girl form from Ranma 1/2

#fanart #ranma1/2 #ranmasaotome #art #digitalart #animeart #mangaart #ibispaint #asianartist #chineseartist #digitalartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM Everybody can reply

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Misken🧋

@thefonch.bsky.social

i was gonna work but then this idea possessed my brain

#art #queerart #asianart #asianartist #thefonch

April 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM Everybody can reply

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Leilani Davenberry

@leilanidavenberry.bsky.social

For Valentines Day, I made a #buttonbook #tinybook of #zentangleart for my spouse. #grateful they seemed to love it and all my crafty gifts.

Button book how to woodlarkblog.com/diy-mini-but...

#minibook #handmadegift #queercrafter #queerartist #asianartist #zentangle #papercrafts

February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Sagiri Izumi from Eromanga Sensei

#fanart #sagiriizumi #eromangasensei #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #ibispaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

May 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

KDA Akali from League of Legends

#fanart #leagueoflegends #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #ibispaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

April 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Hatsune Miku drawing dump
1st image is Lemon Melon Cookie
2nd image is Confessions of a Rotten Girl
#fanart #hatsunemiku #lemonmeloncookie #confessionofarottengirl #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

March 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Homura Akemi from Mahou Shoujo/Puella Magi Madoka Magica

#fanartfriday #homuraakemi #mahoushoujomadokamagica #puellamagimadokamagica #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

June 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM Everybody can reply

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Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

Portrait (Mrs Sum) by Georgette Chen (Singaporean) - Oil on canvas / 1972 - National Gallery Singapore #womeninart #art #womanartist #portrait #femaleartist #oilpainting #singaporeanart #fineart #womensart #GeorgetteChen #artwork #museumart #portraitofawoman #NationalGallerySingapore #asianartist

Mrs. Sum calmly, yet intently stares straight ahead while avoiding our gaze. Her dark brown, shoulder-length, almost greying hair is styled in a slightly wavy bob which frames her olive skin face accentuated by small pearl earrings and the mature beauty of her dark almond eyes, slightly bent nose, and light-pink lips.

She is wearing a long-sleeved dress in a vibrant mandarin gold color, adorned with a repeating floral pattern in shades of fuchsia, crimson, jade, and lavender. The pattern is detailed and reminiscent of batik or similar Asian textile art. She is wearing a green and silver band on her ring finger of her left hand that rests atop the wrist of her right hand which holds a small, golden clutch in her lap. She sits in a comfortable wooden chair with a forest green drape over the right armrest in front of a muted celadon green background.

World traveler and artist Georgette Chen (born 张荔英 Chang Li Ying in Zhejiang, China in 1906) was a pioneer of modern Singaporean art and the regional Nanyang style. All of her signed works bear the name ‘Chen,’ which was an adaptation of her chosen nom de plume.

In the art community, she is frequently hailed for her still lifes, self-portraits, and portraits of other women in Asia where the undervaluing and marginalizing of women’s art was a result of women’s limited access to educational opportunities and art training. In 1982, Chen was awarded the Cultural Medallion for her contributions to the visual arts in Singapore.

February 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

A belated Miku Day, here’s Rapunzel Miku~ 😛

#fanart #mikuday #hatsunemiku #rapunzelmiku #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #ibispaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

March 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Fruit OC: Orange

#originalcharacter #originalart #fruitoc #orange #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #ibispaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

April 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM Everybody can reply

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kiara 🍋‍🟩

@juliettelime.bsky.social

happy asian american pacific islander heritage month btw 🫰🏽 reminiscing over this project i did last year!

#aapihm #spokane #art #illustration #asianartist #filipinoartist

Photo from last year of me standing next to a giant poster I got to design for a local non-profit's AAPIHM programming

May 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM Everybody can reply

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leimkylabs

@leimkylabs.bsky.social

happy family day!!
#digitalart #asianartist #canadianartist #familyday #love

February 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM Everybody can reply

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Jace.L

@jacedotl.bsky.social

Jace.L

Comic by Jace.L

#artist #art #asianartist #comic #webcomic #cool #hellyeah

April 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

My other Original Character, Alice
Follow my Instagram account for more: Kairi_Yukine_Art

#originalcharacter #originalart #animeart #art #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #asianartist #animeartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

October 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Yuri Kwon from Girls' Generation in music video called "Party"

#fanartfriday #yurikwon #girlsgeneration #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #momtrealartist #canadianartist

March 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM Everybody can reply

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ANDREW THOMAS

@andrew-thomas10.bsky.social

🎨🖌ME BY ARTISTS🖌🎨 "WAITING FOR A LOVER". DIGITAL DRAWING by KRESNA ADITIYA #asianartist #indonesiaartist #javaartist #digitalartist #digitaleroticartist #eroticartist #homoeroticartist
Video by ANDREW THOMAS

April 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Kpop Demon Hunters doodle dump

#fanartfriday #kpopdemonhunters #rumi #zoey #mira #jinu #art #digitalart #animeart #mangaart #ibispaint #clipstudiopaint #asianartist #chineseartist #digitalartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

August 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM Everybody can reply

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April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

Ichigo Hoshimiya from Aikatsu!

#fanart #ichigohoshimiya #aikatsu #art #animeart #mangaart #digitalart #ibispaint #asianartist #animeartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

March 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM Everybody can reply

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Watanabé Bono

@watanabebono.bsky.social

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Hi Everybody!

I'm Watanabé Bono and I'm a rnb singer-songwriter

In a few days I will be dropping a song influenced by the 90s, it's called "Thinking Bout You"

So if you vibes with this, give me a listen tysm

#asianartist #seotaijiandboys #newartist #asianartist #SES

January 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM Everybody can reply

April Yan/Kairi Yukine

@kairiyukine.bsky.social

#digitalart #clipstudiopaint #asianartist #mangaartist #montrealartist #canadianartist

February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM Everybody can reply

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Morgan | Artist & PA-S

@xinghaii.bsky.social

Thread of my qilin drawings/ocs 🍵

This is my oc Juhua! They own a tea shop/inn called Qilin Cha, which is partly run by animated tea pets~ You can enjoy a soothing night's sleep and wake up with a refreshing cup of tea.
#qilin #art #hanfu #OCsky #oc #asianartist