February Member Hour: The Art of LeUyen Pham

LeUyen Pham (Vietnamese-American, born 1973), The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem , 2020. Watercolor and ink on paper © 2020 LeUyen Pham Join Deputy Director of Exhibitions Katie Hirsch as she shares the whimsical world of artist LeUyen Pham, the bestselling children s illustrator of series such as Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn , The Princess in Black , and more. The new exhibition LeUyen Came Along: The Art of LeUyen Pham features work that is instantly recognizable to young readers and their families. LeUyen (pronounced Lay-Win ) Pham is highly skilled at developing characters so that each one is unique and dynamic, with recognizable personalities that readers want to revisit over and over. Over the course of her successful career (she s the author of more than 140 books!), she’s illustrated everything from bears and badgers to best friends and families. Born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Pham and her family left in the final days of the Vietnam War and settled in Southern Califo