Psychology Today: Intergenerational Trauma and the ART of Ancestral Pattern Shifting. 2024 Ravi Chandra MD

This 2024 exhibit features 24 multiethnic 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. The video interview is appended, and this is an edited, excerpted transcript”

The de Young/Legion of Honor Museums of SF presents (2022)

Part 1 - Artist Cynthia Tom,  incorporates Haute Couture, Cultural Heritage, and Ancestral Healing as art mediums in her work and the healing program A PLACE OF HER OWN 

Part 2 - PLACE alumni explore cultural heritage to heal. Family patterns and ancestral healing through art. Artists include: PAZ Zamora, Katie Quan and Manon Wada.

AAPIHM Celebration with Artist Cynthia Tom at Macys, by Global Dream Makers with Baylan Megino (2022)

As part of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Cynthia Tom joins Macys Union Square and shares more about her art practice, inspiration, and origin story. This weekend series includes Taiko Fujimura, Keiji Fujita, and Sanny Leviste.

Napa Valley Winemaker has Life-stories of extraordinary women honored in wine; among them is Surreal Artist Cynthia Tom, by Jonathan Farrell (2022)

DEDICATED TO WOMEN CONTRIBUTING IN EXCEPTIONAL WAYS. Napa California. Owner and Visionary: Kira Ballota. The stories of the women are an inspiration and the work they do is foundational to the health and wellness of many women and children in our community. 10% of  sales goes to the organizations founded by the women featured on the bottles.

Art as a means of Healing, Empowerment and Transformation by Jonathan Farrell (2021)

Ivy Young, Director of Conferences and Learning at the Natl. Guild for Community Arts Education. “In this conversation, Barbara and Cynthia will share some knowledge of how to incorporate trauma-informed practices into arts programs and utilize the arts as a catalyst for healing — which will be crucial as we move forward.”

Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.10: The Healing Journeys of the Feminine – CAAM Home (2019)

Review by psychiatrist, Ravi Chandra MD. Hungry Ghosts: Exploring the Intersections Between Chronic Heartache and Resilience feature womxn artists of color. Curator: Cynthia Tom.

Bay Area Art Showcases Healing Journeys of the Feminine (2019)

16 women artists explore familial, cultural and personal stories to illuminate and embody healing and transcendence. Review by Ravi Chandra MD. Curator: Cynthia Tom and Maggie Yee.

Beyond The Studio: Cynthia Tom (2019)

Beyond the Studio interviewed Cynthia Tom to talk deeply about my life, purpose, art, spirituality, healing, history, A PLACE OF HER OWN and wishes.

KPOO Radio: Hungry Ghosts Exhibition (2019)

Interviewed by Avotcja (PLACE alumni), Cynthia Tom, Paz Zamora, and Ahran Lee talk about the PLACE 2019 HUNGRY GHOSTS exhibition, their experiences as alumni and upcoming A PLACE OF HER OWN 2020 Workshop Series.