About

Dorothy draws inspiration from her Chinese heritage and a childhood spent throughout the United States and Japan. This multi-cultural upbringing taught her to be adaptable and to find peace amidst a changing world. The awareness her raw, bold style evokes reflects this inner zen.

Before pursuing her career in art, Dorothy practiced criminal and corporate law and did pro bono work. Dorothy helped defend the homeless and mentally ill at the Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office and fought for the disabled and mentally ill in Indiana. Before that, she helped teach students in an underperforming high school and helped students with down-syndrome get over their fear of water. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA and a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and was a Visiting Scholar at the UCLA School of Law. The discipline of law showed her the limits of structure that she challenges in her art.

Dorothy grew up playing competitive tennis and was an accomplished pianist. She loves cooking, making art with her children and volunteering at her children’s schools. She speaks English, Mandarin-Chinese and Japanese. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.