Art Resume
As an ex-engineer, I enrolled at the Academy of Art University to study product design. In the MFA program my focus was on designing toys for children.
Since graduating from art school I have continued to learn about art and design through various workshops and self-study. I have also managed an Art Docent program for an elementary school, created and taught art+design classes for children, and co-founded a company to help artists sell their artwork.
Art, Design Business
2012 - Present
Ong Designs Art
2011 - 2013
Mobiles sold at Trouvé (art, antiques), Fairfax, CA
2011 - Present
abstract7 - joined abstract art group.
2005
catering to art, LLC.
We helped artists' sell their artwork.
2001 - 2012
2.5D - Product Design
Exhibitions - group
2025 Studio Gallery, Delicious, San Francisco, CA
2025 Pacific Art League, Member's Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
2025 Studio Gallery, Auction for the San Franciscod-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
2025 Studio Gallery, Tiny/Huge, San Francisco, CA
2024 Saratoga Library, abstract7, Saratoga, CA
2022 Harrington Gallery, Allied Artists West, "Road Trip", Pleasanton, CA
2022 Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA
2021. Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos,CA
2021 San Ramon City Hall Gallery, abstract7, San Ramon, CA
2021 Los Altos Library, Allied Artists West, Los Altos, CA
2021 Iwasawa Oriental Art, Los Gatos, CA
2021 Artist Alliance Community, "Terrain", www.artistalliance.space
2020-2021 Artist Alliance Community, "Small Works", www.artistalliance.space
2020 Artist Alliance Community, "Tiny Assemblages: A Challenge Exhibition",
2020 Artist Alliance Community, "Multiplicity: A Challenge Exhibition",
2020 O'HANLON center for the arts, "Annual Members' Show", Mill Valley, CA
2020 Olive Hyde Art Gallery, abstract7, Fremont, CA
2019 Ruby Livingdesign, Mill Valley, CA
2019-2020 Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Allied Artists West, Cupertino, CA
2019 Works/San Jose, Benefit Art Auction, San Jose, CA
2019 Works/San Jose, Indivisible: Member Exhibit, San Jose, CA
2019 Pacific Art League, Member Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
2018 Village Theatre Art Gallery, abstract7, Danville, CA
2018 337 Mirada ART, abstract7, Half Moon Bay, CA
2017 Manna Gallery, abstract7, Oakland, CA
2017 TOTO Concept 190, San Francisco, CA
2017 Conde House, San Francisco, CA
2017 Pacific Art League, Member's Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
2017 Iwasawa Oriental Art, Los Gatos, CA
2016 San Francisco Women Artists Art Salon, abstract7, San Francisco, CA
2016 Adobe Art Gallery, abstract7, Castro Valley, CA
2016 Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Cupertino, CA
2016 Olive Hyde Art Gallery, abstract7, Fremont, CA
2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, abstract7, San Jose, CA
2015 Graniterock Design Center, abstract7, Cupertino, CA
2015 Harrington Gallery, abstract7, Pleasanton, CA
2014 China Brotsky Art Gallery, abstract7, San Francisco, CA
2014 Adobe Art Gallery, abstract7, Castro Valley, CA
2013 Presentation Center, abstract7, Los Gatos, CA
2013 Pacific Grove Art Center, abstract7, Pacific Grove, CA
2012 The Gallery, Fibre Arts Design Studio, abstract7, Palo Alto, CA
Exhibitions - solo
2025 Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA - "S l o w D o w n"
2023 Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA - "East + West"
2022 Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA - "Wonderland"
2022 Manna Gallery, Oakland, CA - "Quiet Child Who Never Grew Up"
2018 Anthony's Cookies, San Francisco, CA
2018 Great Bear Coffee, Los Gatos, CA
2017 San Francisco Zen Center, SF, CA
2017 Breathe Together Yoga, Los Gatos, CA
2016-2017 The Mill, San Francisco, CA - "Whisper and Shout"
2016 University Art, San Jose, CA
2015-2016 Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, CA
Exhibitions - group - juried
2020 Artist Alliance, "Natural Worlds", www.artistalliance.space
2020 Sanchez Art Center, "Left Coast Annual" (Online), Pacifica, CA
2019 O'HANLON center for the arts, "Winter White", Mill Valley, CA
2019 Triton Museum of Art, "2D Statewide Painting Competition/Exhibition", Santa Clara,
CA
2019 Pacific Art League, "98th Anniversary Exhibition", Palo Alto, CA
2019 O'HANLON center for the arts, "wabi-sabi", Mill Valley, CA
2019 O'HANLON center for the arts, "BOLD", Mill Valley, CA
2019 Village Theatre Art Gallery, "Into the Blue", Danville, CA
2019 Orangeland Gallery, "Double Yellow", San Francisco, CA
2019 Pacific Art League, "Abstraction", Palo Alto, CA
2019 O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, "something about LINES", Mill Valley, CA
2018 O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, "Feast of Color", Mill Valley, CA
2017 Pacific Art League, "Abstractions", Palo Alto, CA
2016 Pacific Art League, "Landscapes, Seascapes & Urbanscapes", Palo Alto, CA
2015 Pacific Art League, "Abstractions", Palo Alto, CA
2013 Triton Museum of Art, "Statewide Painting Competition/Exhibition", Santa Clara, CA
Open Studios
2015 Silicon Valley Open Studios, San Jose, CA
2014 SF Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2014 Silicon Valley Open Studios, Los Gatos, CA
2012 Silicon Valley Open Studios, Santa Clara, CA
Commissions
2022 Imagery Estate Winery & Art Gallery, Glen Ellen, CA
Wine Label Painting: "Flora Dreams of a Midnight Temple"
Memberships
abstract7 www.abstract7.com
Allied Artists West www.alliedartistswest.com
Artist Alliance www.artistalliance.com
Iwasawa Oriental Art www.ijaponesque.com
Viewpoints Gallery www.viewpointsgallery.com
Collections
Imagery Estate Winery & Art Gallery
Stanford University
Teaching
2003
Workshop Instructor
Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Assoc., Santa Clara, CA
Showed teachers how to create a marble toy using geometry.
2002 - 2003
Art Docent Coordinator
Regnart School, Cupertino, CA
Coordinated art docent program for K-5 students. Created and taught art docents three design projects. Purchased art supplies, tracked expenses, and organized clean-up of supply area.
2002
Design Instructor
Active Art Studio, San Jose, CA
Created and taught three design projects to K-5 students.
Education
1997
MFA Product Design
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA