Digital Illustration Demonstration with Khoa Le
- Minnesota Marine Art Museum 800 Riverview Drive Winona, Minnesota 55987 United States (map)
Sunday, July 14, 2024 | 10am | Free with admission
Khoa Le is the illustrator of The Most Beautiful Thing, written by Kao Kalia Yang, (Lerner Publishing, Carolrhoda Books, 2020), and one of two books featured in the current exhibition at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity. Join Khoa Le on Sunday, July 14 at MMAM for an artist demonstration. Discover the techniques and tools of Khoa Le’s digital illustration practice and watch as one of Le’s digital illustrations comes together from concept sketch to final rendering. This program is part of the FRESH Water New Look Weekend at MMAM, July 12-14, 2024.
About the Artist
Khoa Le
Khoa Le (b. 1982) is an illustrator, author, and painter based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books, including Sugar in Milk (Running Press Kids, 2020) by Thrity Umrigar, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; and Miriam at the River (Kar-Ben Publishing, 2020) by Jane Yolen, an Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Book.Though her artwork is digital— employing Photoshop alongside a Wacom tablet—Khoa Le crafts all textures using traditional methods such as watercolor or oil paint. For each project, she embarks on a creative experiment, blending personal touches to ensure the result aligns with the narrative she aims to convey.
FRESH Water New Look Weekend Programs + Events
July 13 - 14 General Admission Rate: $5 | MMAM Member General Admission: Free
Tickets are required for some programs and events.
Celebrate three exhibitions with the FRESH Water New Look Weekend, with a New Look Preview Party, artist led tours, a lecture, book signing, artist demonstration, and more. Some programs require advance ticketing.
Ticket $20 | Member Tickets: $15
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Tickets: $5
Be immersed in MMAM’s Book Arts Gallery and the current exhibition, Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity, with a deep dive into one of the two featured books, The Most Beautiful Thing, and connect with author Kao Kalia Yang and illustrator Khoa Le as they speak about their collaborative efforts creating this magnificent book.
Gallery Admission $5 | Member Gallery Admission: Free
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Tickets: $5
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Tickets: $5
Don’t miss your chance to tour the new exhibition Ultra Mare with the exhibiting artist, Kajahl, and to experience Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity, with author Kao Kalia Yang, and illustrator Khoa Le. Assistive listening devices will be used on this tour.
Tickets: $5
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Gallery Admission $5 | Member Gallery Admission: Free
Celebrate three exhibitions with the FRESH Water New Look Weekend, with a New Look Preview Party, artist led tours, a lecture, book signing, artist demonstration, and more. Some programs require advance ticketing.
Free with admission
Join Khoa Le on Sunday, July 14 at MMAM for an artist demonstration. Discover the techniques and tools of Khoa Le’s digital illustration practice and watch as one of Le’s digital illustrations comes together from concept sketch to final rendering.
Tickets: $5
Don’t miss your chance to tour the new exhibition Ultra Mare with the exhibiting artist, Kajahl, and to experience Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity, with author Kao Kalia Yang, and illustrator Khoa Le. Assistive listening devices will be used on this tour.
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- Tagged Freshwater, 2024, July 2024 New Look Weekend, Across a Wide Ocean, 2024 July FLPP Sunday