Artists explore legacy and homemaking through new exhibit
Artist and curator Neena Wang (left) and SunAh Laybourn, organizer of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Memphis at UrbanArt Commission on Monday, May 20. Wang has curated the art show “Between Heaven and Earth, We Build Our Home,” which explores themes of ancestry, immigration and homemaking. The exhibition will feature 12 Asian American Pacific Islander artists from Memphis and the South and will be on view at UrbanArt May 25 through June 20. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The 2024 AAPI Month Memphis exhibition is expanded in both duration and its mission from the 2023 iteration.
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AAPI Month Memphis UrbanArt Commission Neena Wang LiLi Nacht Zidan YengElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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