May Maylisa Cat

May Maylisa Cat is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans new media, performance art, sculpture, and installation. Her projects have received support from The Franklin Furnace Fund; Precipice Fund; Oregon Arts Commission; and Regional Arts and Culture Council of Portland. Residencies include: Chautauqua Visual Arts, Santa Fe Art Institute, Fountainhead Residency, Wassaic Project, Caldera Arts, Pilchuck Glass School, and many others. She is based in Portland, OR.

Reclaiming sexualized Asian women through Art

By May Maylisa Cat & Ayoung Kim ● Arts & Culture ● September 6, 2021 June 30, 2022

Addressing the hyper-sexualization of Asian Women in media, multidisciplinary artist May Maylisa Cat introduces her exhibit that glitches oppressive notions of Asian femininity to create space for Asian agency.

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