About

I discovered art when I was just a kid - before I knew what art was, and eventually ended up studying Illustration and Animation at uni. After several years of being on-again/off-again, I've taken a serious dive back into my art, encouraged by the isolation of a pandemic. For a long stretch, I worked full-time as a PM in the consumer goods industry while making art at odd hours of the day. Then in December of 2023, I lost my full-time gig. It happened during an extremely rocky time in my life and I took it as a sign to focus solely on art.I've always found it hard to articulate what my 'style' is; I'm not married to a specific medium or subject matter. Yet when I take a step back I see a common thread. I paint and sculpt my emotions - feelings of fear, wonder, and longing.Born in Los Angeles to Chinese immigrants, I have lived in the Bay Area since I was two and am currently based in Oakland, California. My work has been featured at the de Young and SFMOMA museum stores in San Francisco, under the name TIMMY MAYS.

Events

Inaugural Art Exhibition, Group Exhibit
Little Bird Bar, Oakland CA
Currently on viewAAPI Celebration, Group Exhibit
Studio 23, Alameda CA
Currently on viewSKATE, Group Exhibit
Minna 111 Gallery, San Francisco CA
Currently on viewSolo Exhibition
Nielsen Arts, Berkeley CA
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2223 South Shore Center, Alameda CAMom + Pop Art Shop
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Archives

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2025
//Know Future Gallery, Group Exhibit, San Jose CA
"Lunar 2025 Year of the Snake", February - March 2025Root'd in the 510, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Muse 420 Art Show", April - May 2025//
2024
//Flying Horse Gallery, Group Exhibit, Sisters OR
"Small Works of Whimsy", November - December 2024Poetic Tiger Gallery, Group Exhibit, Boise ID
"Opulent Gaze", December 2024Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"No Squares", October - November 2024Faultline Artspace, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Faultline 8x10", Oakland CA, February - November 2024Hayward Area Historical Society, Group Exhibit, Hayward CA
"Day of the Dead", November 2024The Alembic, Group Exhibit, Berkeley CA
"Harvest", November 2024Art of the Bay, Pop-Up Market, Fremont CA
"Boos & Bites", October 2024Mockingbird Lane, Pop-Up Market, Alameda CA
"A Halloween Market", October 2024Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Mushi Mushi III", September 2024How Weird Street Faire, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
September 2024Public Art Utility Box Mural, Solo Commission, Union City CA
August 2024Raw Paw, Dreams Shirt Design Challenge
July - September 2024Hunt & Gather, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
Sunset Pride, June - August 2024Blackchurch Society, Pop-Up Market, Oakland CA
"popCULTure", August 2024Studio 23, Group Exhibit, Alameda CA
"100 Under 100", July - August 2024Art of the Bay, Pop-Up Market, Hayward CA
"Summer Stack", August 2024Two Cats Gallery, Group Exhibit, El Cerrito CA
"Hide & Seek", June - July 2024The Fireside, Group Exhibit, Alameda CA
"2nd Friday Art Walk", May - June 2024San Francisco Art Fair, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
Represented by Metal Haus Gallery, April 2024Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Send Me Across The Sea Vol. 5", March - April 2024Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Lucky Dragon", February - April 2024The Edwardian Ball, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
January 2024//
2023
//Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Holiday Bonanza", December 2023 - January 2024The Menagerie Oddities Market, Pop-Up Market, San Jose CA
"Victorian Peddler's Street Faire", December 2023Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Unnatural Selection", October - November 2023Metal Haus Gallery + Voss Gallery, Virtual Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
"Refusés of the Bay", September - October 2023Market of the Beast, Pop-Up Market, Oakland CA
September 2023Two Cats Gallery, Group Exhibit, El Cerrito CA
"Tiny", August - September 2023The Berkeley Alembic, Group Exhibit, Berkeley CA
"The Crucible", July - September 2023Art of the Bay, Pop-Up Market, Hayward CA
"Summer Stack", August 2023Studio 23, Group Exhibit, Alameda CA
"100 Under 100", July - August 2023Rose Mary Jane, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Dolo Pop-Up Art Show", May - August 2023Studio 23, Pop-Up Market, Alameda CA
"Alameda Summer Art Fair", July 2023UMA Gallery, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Comfortably Numb", May - July 2023Studio 23, Group Exhibit, Alameda CA
"East Bay Artists", May - June 2023Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Petrichor", April - May 2023Art Fuse, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
"Abstract San Francisco", April - May 2023Joy Reserve, Group Exhibit, San Francisco CA
"Dolo Pop-Up Art Show", March - April 2023Market of the Beast, Pop-Up Market, Oakland CA
April 2023Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Send Me Across The Sea Vol. 4", February - March 2023Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"Lucky Rabbit", January - February 2023//
2022
//UMA Gallery, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"What the FCK!", November 2022 - January 2023Helvella Art, Group Exhibit, Oakland CA
"IYKYK if you know you know", December 2022 - January 2023ARTPUSH, Group Publication, Alameda CA
"East Bay Artists 2022"//
2021
//Sun Gallery, Group Exhibit, Hayward CA
"Day of the Dead", October - November 2021Sun Gallery, Group Exhibit, Hayward CA
"Anything Goes", September - October 2021Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Albany CA
"Enter: Subconscious", May 2021ARTPUSH, Group Publication, Alameda CA
"East Bay Artists 2021"//
2020
//ARTPUSH, Group Publication, Alameda CA
"East Bay Artists 2020"//
2019
//de Young Museum Store, Solo Commission, San Francisco CA
"Ed Hardy: Deeper than Skin", July - October 2019Bothwell Arts Center, Group Exhibit, Livermore CA
"Wearable Art", March - April 2019//
2017
//SFMOMA Museum Store, Solo Commission, San Francisco CA//
2016
//SFMOMA Museum Store, Solo Commission, San Francisco CA