James Ong

 
 
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     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 


2021 - Present
Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA
Co-op - 15 artists. Joined September 2021.

2012 - Present  

Ong Designs Art 


2011 - 2013 
Mobiles sold at Trouvé (art, antiques), Fairfax, CA 

2005   
catering to art, LLC.  
We helped artists' sell their artwork.

2001 - 2012  

2.5D - Product Design

Exhibitions - Group

2025            California Art Supply, "Wee Art Open 2025", San Mateo, 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
2020-21      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
2019-20       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 - Group - Juried


2025            O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, "Wabi Sabi", Mill Valley, CA
2025            Studio Gallery, "Delicious", San Francisco, CA
2025            Pacific Art League,  "Member's Exhibit", Palo Alto, CA
2025            Studio Gallery, "Auction for the San Francisco - Marin Food Bank", San Francisco, CA
2025            Studio Gallery, "Tiny/Huge", San Francisco, CA
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", 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

Exhibitions - Solo

2025           Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA - "Wandering in Wonderland"
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
2016-17      The Mill, San Francisco, CA - "Whisper and Shout"
2016           University Art, San Jose, CA
2015-16      Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, CA

Open Studios

2024             Silicon Valley Open Studios, Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, CA
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"
           
Collections

Imagery Estate Winery & Art Gallery
Stanford University


Memberships

abstract7                         www.abstract7.com

Allied Artists West         www.alliedartistswest.com

Iwasawa Oriental Art     www.ijaponesque.com

Viewpoints Gallery         www.viewpointsgallery.com

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.


Art Education


1997

MFA Product Design (Toys)
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

 



















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