Opening Reception: Artist Talk and Creative Workshop | Elements Connected

Join us for a fun afternoon of exploration and collaging with artist Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee and her exhibit Elements Connected. Free and Open to the Public, RSVP on eventbrite.

2:00PM-3:00PM: Opening Reception and Artist Remarks

• Meet the Artist & Explore the Exhibit

3:00PM-5:00PM: Artist Talk and Mixed Media Collage Workshop:

• Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee will discuss her work. She will explore how the balance and sequence of the five interdependent, universe-defining elements of Fire, Earth, Water, Metal and Wood (as articulated in Ancient Chinese tradition) manifest themselves in and affect our environments both natural and artificial.
• Through her work, Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee documents the effects of climate change and how our landscapes have changed in response to the shift of the presence of the five elements in the environment. Following the talk, Tiffany will guide participants through an interactive collage workshop in which they will create their own collages based on the five ancient elements explored in her work.
• Participants are encouraged to bring old magazines to use in their collages. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute one of their collages to a temporary public installation that will be on display in the Zen Garden Courtyard at the AARC.

Artist Bio: Tiffany Heng Hui Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and is based in Houston. She earned her MFA degree from the University of Houston. She was mentored by Richard Stout who encouraged her to develop her own unique style of paper collages. Lee received the Jones Artist Award from Houston Endowment in 2024. Her work was selected by Alison de Lima Greene, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, for an open call. Lee’s work has been exhibited extensively in Texas (Beeville Art Museum, Heidi Vaughan Fine Art, K Space, Lawndale, Jung Center, Art Museum TX), as well as in NYC, Chicago, Korea, and Germany.