I’m a Malaysian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Pomona, CA. My practice bridges painting and sculpture, drawing deeply from hybrid cultures and the layered histories of patterns and objects. Informed by a post-colonial, feminist perspective and shaped by life in Kuala Lumpur, Honolulu, and Los Angeles, my work reflects the fluid, shifting environments I’ve called home. It stems from both a subconscious and unconscious immigrant psyche—an ongoing negotiation between the desire to adapt and the need to preserve identity.

I’m drawn to outdated notions of decorative aesthetics and how they are being reexamined through a new cultural lens. My work responds to this shift—not just in academic discourse, where patriarchy still dominates Western art history and pedagogy—but also in broader conversations around craft, fine art, and cultural legitimacy. I see art as a tool for storytelling, connection, and reflection. Through painting and sculpture, I aim to challenge perception, spark dialogue, and bring visibility to the unseen forces that shape our lives—past, present, and future.

Themes of adornment, concealment, and protection run throughout my work, linked to personal and collective histories of assimilation and resistance. I’m interested in how we protect our identities through pattern and color, and how displacement and adaptation manifest in objects. My practice explores the identity embedded in materiality and ornamentation—especially in discarded or second-hand resources like hand-painted batik or vintage lace. These remnants become carriers of memory and transformation, evolving into transmuted forms that reflect cycles of deterioration and restoration.

Through these materials, I investigate how overlooked objects can speak to broader questions of value, permanence, and belonging. My work highlights the decorative not as superficial, but as a powerful language—conveying cultural and emotional depth while challenging conventional hierarchies of meaning and worth.