Grew up in Hong Kong, lived in Nancy, France and Tokyo Japan, artist Aleana Yiu has been working with Chinese Brush Paintings for many years since she settled in Northern California. She is a graphic designer by training and 6-time winner (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2023) of the annual contests hosted by Graphic Design USA (New York) Magazine. Aleana also likes print making and has silk-screened many of her works. For the last ten years, she turned her focus more to fabric sewing. She studied with wearable artist/fashion designer Jill Pillot for 3 years. Aleana sews garments from rescued fabric materials which otherwise would end up in landfill. Giving back to the community, Aleana volunteers in food banks and fabric rescue organizations like FabMo, helps out with Election Voting, she is also a substitute teacher for the school district and a licensed preschool teacher.