慶祝亞裔傳統月 Healey州長辦公室展出Yu Cheng等 4 亞裔藝術家作品

              (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey)慶祝亞裔傳統月，提前開跑，即日起至5月16日，在州長辦公室展出4位麻州居民亞裔藝術家的攝影、刺繡，繪畫等作品，

              奚莉州長強調亞裔社區對麻州的貢獻，也感謝麻州文化協會和麻州政府合作籌辦這展覽。副州長Kim Driscoll也點出藝術在代表社區的多元化與生氣蓬勃上多有力量。

奚莉州長自從上任後，就在州長辦公室擴大了多元藝術展示，藉由短期展覽，彰顯各個族裔傳統月。這次的慶祝亞裔傳統月展覽，挑選展出了Yu Cheng, Tira Khan, Timothy Hyunsoo Lee, and On-Kyeong Seong等4名藝術家的6幅作品。

Yu Cheng是為中國哈爾濱出生，目前住在麻州昆士市的全職藝術家，以油、丙烯酸和石墨來探索日常生活中的情感時刻，企圖抓住現在的美麗，記錄時間流逝。Yu Cheng獲有塔芙茨大學的波士頓美術博物館 (MFA)的藝術碩士。這次在州長辦公室展出的作品中，有"藝術工作坊 (Art Studio)"和”穿紅衣的女孩 (Girl in Red)”是她的作品。

Tira Khan 是一位有印度血統的美國攝影師，她探索家庭的意義、正式和非正式的時刻以及地方建築。Khan 在國內和國際雜誌、畫廊和藝術節上展出作品。她的系列作品《我從不知道的地方》獲麻州文化委員會2025年資助;在 Photolucida 的 2024 年最重要前 50 名中;和 2021 年印度攝影節。她的照片發表在印度版《Vogue》上，在格裡芬攝影博物館、牛頓艾倫中心和波士頓雅典娜博物館的個展中展出， 2022 年她獲選為波士頓雅典娜博物館駐館藝術家。她的照片發表在書籍、雜誌和報紙上，包括 Harper's Magazine、Der Spiegel、Lenscratch、Musee Magazine、The Boston Globe、India's News9 和 The New York Times。州長辦公室目前在展出她的《This is Now》和《End of the Alley》這2幅作品。

Timothy Hyunsoo Lee 是一位跨學科藝術家，他的實踐探索身體、邊界和儀式之間的關係。他出生於韓國首爾，現居波士頓，他的藝術創作參考了堡壘、想像中的風景、肉體以及中間的短暫時刻，以突出移民、異類的動蕩經歷，以及歸屬感作為酷兒身體在這些社區中的意義。蒂莫西的作品已在史密森尼國家肖像畫廊、波士頓美術博物館、奧蘭多藝術博物館、工作室博物館、哥倫比亞大學瓦拉赫美術館、青年藝術基金會畫廊和La Casa Encendida等場所廣泛展出，並與MTA藝術與設計合作開展了一個公共專案。他的作品《彗星男孩作為一千個焦慮思想的反覆運算》在州長辦公室展出。

Governor Healey Unveils Art Exhibition for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey unveiled a temporary art installment showcasing the talent and creativity of Asian American artists living in Massachusetts. This exhibition includes a wide range of mediums—including photography, embroidery

and paintings—from artists of various Asian backgrounds. The exhibition, in partnership with the Mass Cultural Council, is displaying the work of Yu Cheng, Tira Khan, Timothy Hyunsoo Lee and On Kyeong Seong in the reception area of the Governor’s office through May 16.   

“This exhibition is a testament to the incredible contributions of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to our state,” said Governor Maura Healey. “I am excited to have this exhibition on display for the thousands of visitors to our office, and I’m thankful to Mass Cultural Council for partnering with us to bring more of the people’s work to the People’s House.”   

“Art is a powerful medium for expressing the diversity and vibrancy of our communities and gives us an opportunity to expand the people represented at the State House,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.  

Since taking office, Governor Healey sought to expand diverse art on display in the Governor’s Executive Office Suite by adding Black Tie by Robert T. Freeman and At the Tremont Street Car Barns by Allan Rohan Crite, which are on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts. She has also displayed other temporary exhibitions in the Governor’s reception area, including celebrating Black History, Climate Month, Pride Month, the Cape & Islands, Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month and Women Veterans. The office also has on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Early Summer by J. Appleton Brown, Spring Hillside by J. J. Enneking, George Washington by Francis Alexander, Landscape by Leslie Prince Thompson andShowery May Morning, by J. Appleton Brown.  

Additional information about the temporary installments: 

Yu Cheng was born in Harbin, China, and is now a full-time artist based in Quincy, Massachusetts. She works with oil, acrylic, and graphite to explore fleeting moments in everyday life, attempting to record the passage of time by capturing the beauty of the present. Cheng holds an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Her works Art Studio and Girl in Red are currently on display in the Governor’s Office. 

Tira Khan is an American photographer of Indian heritage who explores the meaning of family, the formal and informal moment, and the architecture of place. Khan has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in magazines, galleries, and festivals. Her series A Place I Never Knew was selected in 2025 for a Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant; in Photolucida's 2024 Critical Mass Top 50; and the 2021 Indian Photo Festival. Her images have been published in Vogue India; displayed in solo exhibitions at the Griffin Museum of Photography, The Allen Center in Newton, and the Boston Athenæum, where she was their Artist in Residence in 2022. Her photographs have been published in books, magazines, and newspapers, including Harper’s Magazine, Der Spiegel, Lenscratch, Musee Magazine, The Boston Globe, India’s News9, and The New York Times. Her images, This is Now, and End of the Alley, are currently on display in the Governor’s office. 

Timothy Hyunsoo Lee is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores the relationship between bodies, borders and rituals. Born in Seoul, South Korea and living in Boston, he creates art that references fortresses, imagined landscapes, fleshy bodies, and the transient moment in-between, to highlight the tumultuous experiences of immigration, of othering, and what belonging means within these communities as a queer body. Timothy’s works have been exhibited widely at venues such as the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Studio Museum, The Wallach Art Gallery of Columbia University, The YoungArts Foundation Gallery and La Casa Encendida, with a public project with the MTA Arts & Design. His work The Cometboy as Iterations of a Thousand Anxious thoughts is on display in the Governor’s office.  

On-Kyeong Seong is a mixed media artist originally from Seoul, South Korea, who currently lives and works in Peabody, MA. She was an elementary school teacher in Korea for many years before coming to Boston to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Seong immersed herself in art and culture by spending time in both Boston and New York City. She earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and her BFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge. Seong’s work has been widely exhibited, including at the Newport Art Museum and Coastal Contemporary Gallery in Newport, RI; Wheelock College and Boston University; Kingston Gallery, Boston; the Brookline Art Center, Brookline, MA; Harvard University; and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston and Cove Street Art, Portland, Maine. Her work Rooting through the Grid is currently on display.