Shin Yu Pai

Shin Yu Pai writes about arts and culture in the Pacific Northwest. She received an MA in Museology from UW and has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She's a former acquisitions curator for the Wittliff Collections and also a peer reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums' Museum Assessment Program.
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Members of Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco in Peru. (Photo courtesy International Folk Art Market)

‘Empowering Women’ exhibit spotlights artisan co-ops with Northwest connections

by Shin Yu Pai
Seattleites are leading the way in a global movement to encourage entrepreneurial collectives run by women in the developing world.
Jun 20, 2013

Tacoma Art Museum director defends controversial sale of Chinese antiquities

by Shin Yu Pai
Local relatives are angry after couples’ collection is sold off, mostly to buyers outside the Northwest.  
Mar 2, 2013