Tori Hong
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Self-educated, I began my career as an artist-activist and illustrator in 2017. Using digital art, gouache, marker, pen, and ink, I created work for non-profit organizations and community-led initiatives fighting for anti-deportation, police abolition, democractic rights, and beyond. My illustrations have been published by Haymarket Books (2022), UCLA (2020), University of Minnesota (2019), among others.

I’ve worked with clients such as: Stanford University, Rhode Island School of Design, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Lamba Legal, Race Forward, Building Movement Project, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, and more.

I hold an MFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design (2025) and a BA in Social Justice, Leadership, and Communication Studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2014). I now pursue a fine art practice which draws upon my experience as an illustrator: shaping narratives, engaging communities, and making art accessible.

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Within queer theory and praxis, Tori Hong pursues drawing, installation, social practice, and textiles while her artistic research focuses on agency and survivance from a diasporic Hmong and Korean perspective. Hong’s work relies on intuition to hold space for complex narratives and create hybridized healing pathways for herself, her ancestors, and future generations.

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