Maixia Xiong is a Hmong American Artist, Designer, and Educator. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Papermaking from UW Madison in May 2015 and her post baccalaureate in Media Design from Alverno College in May 2018. Her ideal day is sunny but with a light sweater, good coffee, handwritten notes, and the chance to read a book or listen to a podcast. When she is not investigating new creative practices or technologies, she can be found adventuring the hills, rivers, valleys and canyons all around us with friends and family. Her advice is this: with passion and urgency, go and do.