The Audacity to be Asian in Rural America: we owe you no apologies

12 watercolor and Chinese ink paintings on rice paper and hand-mounted to silk-brocade hanging scrolls by Nancy X. Valentine. The 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are as follows (in order): Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Tiger, Sheep/Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Pig, Dog.

Click on the images to read the individual artist statements that accompany each painting.

Rat - Click to Read The Rat Scroll Artist Statement

Ox - Click to Read The Ox Scroll Artist Statement

Rabbit - Click to Read The Rabbit Scroll Artist Statement

Dragon - Click to Read The Dragon Scroll Artist Statement

Snake - Click to Read The Snake Scroll Artist Statement

Tiger Mom - Click to Read The Tiger Mom Scroll Artist Statement

Horse - Click to Read The Horse Scroll Artist Statement

Sheep/Goat - Click to Read The Sheep/Goat Scroll Artist Statement

Rooster - Click to Read The RoosterScroll Artist Statement

Pig - Click to Read The Pig Scroll Artist Statement

Dog - Click to Read The Dog Scroll Artist Statement