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Current Events
Sandra Yuen AT Cafe Show 8646 Granville Street, Vancouver BC Opening Reception, Saturday, January 17, 3:30 to 4:30 pm January 17- February 11, 2026 8:30 am to 5 pm daily They have great meals there! Art Against Stigma Eastside Culture Crawl NEW LOCATION: Recovery Cafe, 620 Clark Drive, Vancouver BC Opening Reception November 20, 5:30 to 6 pm November 20-23 Thurs-Fri 5:30 to 10 pm Sat-Sun 11 am to 6 pm for more info: https://culturecrawl.ca/buildings/620-clark-dr Thank you for


Downtown Eastside Dilemma - Documentary, Vancouver BC
I made this 39 minute documentary about the Vancouver Downtown Eastside as a response to Insanity: The Mental Health Crisis (2022). I interviewed people from the Vancouver community to give them a voice.


Beautiful Lizards & Sandra's art at the VOAF
Our duo band


Past exhibitions
Abstracts, buildings, homes!


Poetry Reading Events
HIGHS AND LOWS CHOIR CONCERT FUNDRAISER Saturday, September 13, 2 pm 3502 Fraser Street, Vancouver BC Doors open at 1:30, intermission at...


Sandra Yuen: Art and Life Video
Surrey Muse Presentation, July 2025


Feature in Reader's House, UK
Sandra Yuen Shares Her Journey Through Creativity and Mental Health 14 June 2025 • By Ben Alan PHOTO: Sandra Yuen, artist, author, and...


Off the Map
Book Launch Saturday, June 7, 1- 4 pm Alice MacKay Room Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch 22.00 PRESALE – AVAILABLE MAY 1, 2025...


Art Videos
House portraits, places, city life, abstract and florals in video format


Sandra's 3 favourite reads
Hello I joined a new site called Shepherd.com introducing my 3 favourites reads of 2023 If you are a reader this is a great new place to...


An Evening with Sandra Yuen MacKay
Hello! I'd like to invite you to An Evening with Sandra Yuen MacKay Thursday June 8, 2023 7-8 pm Richmond Public Library 100-7700 Minoru...


Community Longing and Belonging
Inclusive art show


Figment Magazine and other significant others
Sandra's writing


Richmond City Hall features J Primeau and S Yuen
Primeau and Yuen: Outsider Artists at Richmond City Hall Galleria exhibiting house portraits and landscapes


Flower Power Street Banners
I had the opportunity to participate in a banner design project with the City of New Westminster, 2022 to 2023. Here are a video taken by...


My Schizophrenic Life: Part 2
Interview about Sandra Yuen MacKay's life after writing her memoir


2021 in review
2021 seen through images


Art Attack on Downtown Community Health Centre
Mural project in the Downtown Eastside. Make it beautiful!


Coast to Coast with Renato Zane
Last week I was interviewed by Renato Zane, a leadership consultant in Vancouver BC. We talked about my journey and my artist profession....


INTERSECT interview on Both Sides Now
We speak about the show, what it's like to be an artist living with a mental illness, community, and the effects of COVID and isolation....
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