i'm catchoo! i grew up loud on the inside and quiet on the outside.

catchoo is a name i created by playing around with my real name and the sound of my family name, squished together, no caps and no spaces, playful and a little rebellious, just like my art.

born in canada to chinese-indonesian parents, in a small town where i never quite fit in… always a little out of sync, like playing half a beat off. i tried fitting in for a long time and only in adulthood i finally accepted myself as i am. so i created a world to belong to and it's a place where anyone who feels different is welcome.

i grew up on saturday morning cartoons, hello kitty, roller skates, back-of-the-newspaper comics and stickers as fuel. i was always drawing and daydreaming, my world and friends are supercute and full of love… they give me comfort, courage and connection. together we're the kind of friends that stick together.

it's bigger than me now: two NOW Toronto features, four solo art shows, too many spray-painted walls, stickers and pasteups all around the world. (little love bombs. have you spotted one in the wild?)