Press

On feeding the soul: Cynthia Tom's San Franciscan canvas
by Mary Corbin, May 14, 2025. From working with the Asian American Women Artists Association to helping create Mission Open Studios, here stands an instigator.

Psychology Today (August 2024)
”Intergenerational Trauma and the ART of Ancestral Pattern Shifting.” 2024 Ravi Chandra MD. This 2024 exhibit featured 24 multiethnic, intergenerational individuals (Asian American, Indigenous, and Latinx) committed to healing, in a variety of creative media, most of them using found objects to relate stories of intergenerational and cultural trauma and emotional transmissions. “ I sat down with my friend, founding director, artist, curator, and workshop leader Cynthia Tom to discuss PLACE. 

CAAM: Hungry Ghosts: Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.10: The Healing Journeys of the Feminine – Exploring the Intersections Between Chronic Heartache and Resilience feature womxn artists of color. Review by psychiatrist, Ravi Chandra MD. Curator: Cynthia Tom.

Psychology Today (2019)
”Bay Area Art Showcases Healing Journeys of the Feminine” 16 women artists explore familial, cultural and personal stories to illuminate and embody healing and transcendence. Review by Ravi Chandra MD. Curators: Cynthia Tom and Maggie Yee.

Hungry Ghost Radio Interview (September 2019)
KPOO Radio (Eddy St. S.F.) with Avotcja (PLACE alumni), San Francisco. Interview for 2019 PLACE/ Hungry Ghosts Exhibition at Marin MOCA and upcoming 2020 SF Workshops - Cynthia Tom, Paz Zamora, and Ahran Lee talk about the PLACE 2019 HUNGRY GHOSTS exhibition, their experiences as alumni.

Cynthia Lectures: