Director
Al Wong
San Francisco · 15 films
I am a native San Franciscan artist and have spent the past 45 years making art in a variety of mediums. Painting has always been a central element in my work because of the direct nature of working with the materials. My career has developed from my early years as a student at the San Francisco Art Institute where I earned my Master of Fine Arts degree, to serving as an Art Professor for over 30 years at several universities and colleges including the San Francisco Art Institute, the California State University system and Mills College. I have shown at exhibition venues such as the New York Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the UC Berkeley Museum & Pacific Film Archive. My work has toured nationally and internationally including Europe, South America and Japan. In addition, I have received several awards and honors including an NEA Grant in 1983, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986, and a Flintridge Foundation Visual Artist Award in 1997.
Best known for
Filmography 15
Paper Sister
2022 · Director
Puddle
1982 · Director
Philip Whalen
1981 · Director
Moon Stand
1980 · Director
Shadow and Chair
1979 · Director
Screen, Projector & Film
1978 · Director
Twin Peaks
1977 · Director
24 Frames per Second
1977 · Director
Working Class
1976 · Director
The Devil's Cleavage
1975 · Actor
Same Difference
1975 · Director
Moving Still
1974 · Director
Discount House
1971 · Director
Tea for Two
1971 · Director
69 cents a pound
1968 · Director