ANELA OH

Anela Ming-Yue Oh (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based on the Big Island of Hawai'i. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She uses materials that have a life of their own such as clay, paper, and fiber to feed her studio practice and create environments full of hope. As a mixed race artist of Malaysian Chinese descent, her visual language draws from her heritage as a reminder that there are reservoirs of strength we can draw upon from those who have passed away to imagine and construct new futures. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Sonoma Ceramics, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Tiapapata Art Center in Samoa and a Teaching Artist-in-Residence at the Oxbow School. She was also a West Bay View Fellow at Dieu Donné Papermill and traveled to Malaysia as a SMFA at Tufts Traveling Fellow in 2023.