GABRIELLE WIDJAJA (SHE/THEY) IS A QUEER, CHINESE-INDONESIAN BORN, CALIFORNIA-RAISED, BROOKLYN-BASED CREATIVE.

She currently has a full-time job as a Brand Designer at Cash App and runs Gentle Oriental as her personal practice. Gabby is a Capricorn, loves Takis, and prefers window seats. They graduated from RISD Graphic Design in 2019.

ABOUT GENTLE ORIENTAL

Gentle Oriental is a practice rooted in honoring and reinterpreting Chinese culture through the eyes of a child of the diaspora living in the west. It is a method of understanding oneself, learning about one’s own history and making sense of racial/cultural identity through art. Gentle Oriental is invested in the creation of modern-day Asian Americana and cultural artifacts, which is beginning to take shape, distinct from the traditional cultures from our estranged homelands.