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de Young Museum presents: Cynthia Tom explores Haute Couture|Cultural Heritage|Family Patterns as art mediums
Cynthia Tom
Go on a journey with cultural surrealist Cynthia Tom to explore how an artist moves from intuition to art images. In session one, Cynthia will show us how haute couture, cultural heritage, and ancestral healing inspire her art. In session two, join Cynthia for a cup of tea and a live online chat. Bring questions, meet three other talented artists who use cultural heritage and healing in their work, and discuss openly about using art as a powerful tool of healing.
About the speakers
Cynthia Tom, a San Francisco visual artist and curator for over 30 years, is a painter, found object sculptor, installation artist, and curator. She intuitively explores cultural heritage, healing, empowerment, spirituality, family patterns of trauma, and feminism through the lens of social justice, community, and healing. Her work has been shown at San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, Marin Museum of Contemporary Arts, SOMArts Cultural Center, Los Gatos Museum of Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,...