
Visual Artist/Community Activist
Greater New York City Area

Visual Artist/Community Activist
Greater New York City Area
I am located in NYC. With substantial experience in both digital and traditional arts, I am specialized in "urban" and "alternative" style projects. Murals and large size paintings are what I enjoy doing most.
I am a firm believer in community & youth activism through arts and expression.
Community Activism, Youth Programs, Fine Arts, Acrylic and Oil Painting, Murals, Live Paint, Digital Painting.
(Fine Art industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
URBAN / ALTERNATIVE / MACABRE / DIGITAL
Community Activism, Youth Programs, Fine Arts, Acrylic and Oil Painting, Large Size/Murals, Live Paint, Digital Arts.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
The Federation of East Village Artists (FEVA) is the organizer of the Annual HOWL! Festival of the East Village Arts. Contributing artist, vendor management, intern and employee management, project management, web and graphic design.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; FTID; Internet industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Web design, graphic design, & frontend programming.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years )
Sociological research, evaluative research, grant writing, staff training, etc.
MS , Administration of Justice , 1994 — 1996
Master's Thesis Option: Chinatown and Illegal Immigration
Intern Research Analyst: Santa Clara County Elmwood Correctional Facility - Milpitas, CA
BS , Criminal Justice/Sociology , 1992 — 1994
Intern Probation Officer: Alameda County Juvenile Hall - San Leandro, CA
AA , Fine Arts/Ethnic Studies , 1990 — 1992
Double Major
New technology, community activism, fine arts, digital arts, web & graphic design.
New York Tributary,
Asian American Women Artists Association,
The Federation of East Village Artists,
Howl! Festival of the East Village Arts,
The Suzie Wong 2020 Project
Check me out on Feministing.com: http://feministing.com/archives/008663.html#more
March 2006 Review by Elisha Maria Miranda, Filmmaker and Novelist:
Surrealism sets art free to dream. Is anyone left still dreaming? Urban Envy has not only dreamt, but her own melange of Cultural Surrealism brings to mainstream art an often absent voice-a trinity of the personal, social justice and visual soul. Urban Envy's work harmonizes the painful imbalances one faces in life with the healing catharsis necessary to pull forward. Her newest painting? SISTERS SUSPENDED IN AIR IN FRONT OF AN EMPTY ICON OF CHRIST 2006 - questions one's own faith in God through physically losing a blood sister, but remaining spiritually connected through a mosaic of light that connects them forever. What happens when a feminist artist of Japanese descent confronts echoes of the past? Urban Envy creates a kaleidoscope of herstory that powerfully visualizes borders that have yet to be confronted.