Hello everyone!
I hope you are having a wonderful fall and getting ready for the turkey day. I have many exciting events coming up in November and early December that I would like to share with you guys.
DC BRAU HOLIDAY MARKET
3178 Bladensburg Rd NE
Washington DC 20018
November 30th Saturday, 1-5 PM I will be part of DC Small Business Saturday as a vendor at DC Brau's Holiday market. If you are in DMV area for thanksgiving, please visit the market and support small local businesses and also enjoy DC Brau beer! This is a free event for all ages. Here's the detail of the event:
http://dcbrau.com/holidaymarket19/
I have been honored to be part of the National Museum of Women in the Arts's 'DMV COLOR Book Art by Women of Color' exhibition. The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia—known locally as the DMV—is a fertile center of art-making for women of color of diverse heritages. Washington, D.C. and its surroundings have long been home to a rich community of artists of color, ranging from those born and raised here to others who built connections to the region as short-term residents. The exhibition DMV Color features an eclectic assortment of contemporary works by women of African American, Asian American, and Latina heritage. The artists’ books, graphic novels, photobooks, and zines depict intimacies of family life, legacies of enslavement, effects of rampant development, dislocation and newfound freedoms tied to immigration, and other topics.
This exhibition is up now till March 4th 2020. You will find my work along with works of 18 other female artists based in DMV area. Please visit this awesome museum!
For more info:
https://nmwa.org/visit/visitor-information
November 4, 2019–March 4, 2020
Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center National Museum of Women in the Arts
Monday-Friday: 10:00am-12:00pm & 1:00-5:00pm
Closed on Weekends
Last month, I had an amazing opportunity to paint a mirror for the LINE HOTEL's restaurant, A Rake's Progress in Adam's morgan, DC. If you haven't been to this hotel, I highly recommend checking it out for their excellent decor and fine dining experience. This painting will be up until the end of this month, then it'll be erased for me to paint a new winter-themed painting on December 2nd, which will be up till the end of this year. If you are in the DMV area, you are welcome to come by and see me in action!
THE LINE HOTEL
1770 EUCLID STREET NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009
TEL: 202 588 0525
As some of you may know already, I have been part of DC women entrepreneur collective,
Femme Fatale DC
for two years now. I am so happy to announce that they have just opened a new winter pop up in Chinatown!
Location:
401 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001 This pop up will be up until the end of March 2020. Not only this will be the home for many DMV female entrepreneur's products, but we'll also be hosting lots of events and workshops to empower creative women in all walks of our lives. At this store, you'll find all of my prints and signed copies of Cook Korean!, along with eclectic works made by several dozen female DMV artists, including jewelry, stained glass, self-care products, apparel, fine art, and other gift items. Please join us for our opening party on December 5th 2019 to check out the new store and meet the makers! For more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/femme-fatale-dc-launch-party-a-cosmic-gathering-tickets-80372744041 Early-bird sale for the opening party ends on November 29th. Here's the flyer for the opening party that I designed. Feel free to spread the word about this event and Femme Fatale DC! You can also follow their Instagram to get informed on all of their upcoming events.
I am thrilled to have some of the best gift shops in DMV area to carry my work. These stores feature mostly local artists' work and would be great places to shop for your holiday needs. Now you can find my prints at SHOP MADE IN DC at their brand new location in Dupont, GIFT AND GATHER in Occoquan, VA, and STEADFAST SUPPLY STORE at both Ballston Quarter and Navy yard locations. If you are in DMV area, I highly recommend checking out these stores. You'd be amazed at their selections of beautiful and unique products.
Some of you may be aware that I have been working on a memoir graphic novel about immigrating from Korea to America for a while now. The book is called 'Almost American Girl' and it's coming out in just two months, on January 28th, 2020! You can pre-order the book here. It's been getting some starred reviews that I'd like to share it with you guys. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robin-ha/almost-american-girl/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-268509-4 I am both very excited and nervous about my book coming out. I will be posting more news on this book as well as info on my upcoming book signing events and artist's talk soon so stay tuned! Thanks for reading and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! All the best, Robin Ha
