St. Francis College is proud to present “A Celebration of Chinese American Art & Photography in NYC,” a month-long exhibition featuring photographs by psychology professor Uwe Gielen and art work by Linda Moses, two students of Chinese art and culture, beginning with the opening reception on Friday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

“This show marks the evolution of my work, using innovative approaches and incorporating Asian aesthetics into abstract Western art,” said Moses, whose pieces make up half the show.

Gielen has spent the last several years chronicling the lives of Chinese-American youths for the book “Growing up Chinese in New York City.” Over the course of collecting those stories, he trained his camera lens on the vibrant culture of New York’s Chinatowns including lions, dragons, snake goddesses and other creatures that make their appearance during Chinese Lunar New Year parades and in Chinese opera performances.