Katherine Ng

Katherine Ng, a native of Los Angeles, is a book artist, origamist, and printer as well as director of the Letterpress Studio at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. Her books are sculptural in structure and document various cultures within society including Asian American, lesbian, and mental health as well as cross-cultural similarities. Her works are collected internationally and have been exhibited throughout the United States.

On Exhibit

Spirit Vessel
Los Angeles, 1999
Woven, hand-cut, letterpress-printed paper strips; handset type

"Spirit Vessels are a series of books that are shaped like gourds and woven from paper strips of text that document the use of the gourd and its symbolism in the African, Asian, and South American cultures."

Fortune Ate Me
Los Angeles, 1992
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections

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