Nancy Mora, MFA - Executive Director & Muralist

All murals are exclusively done by Nancy Mora. Each mural project is a labor of love. A couple of murals have taken a span of 6 months to complete; working up to 80-hour shifts with meal breaks in between. Back in 2023 Nancy camped on the rooftop of the first buildings that were built right after the 1906 earthquake; located on the corner of Kearny & Sacramento.

Nancy Mora is an ArtCenter Alum. Her interest in painting started in 1993 and her formal painter training began in 1997. While living in Sausalito; her close expas wello world-famous Laurel Burch during the early 90s influenced her use of color and the importance of fine details.

Her love and passion for the Chinatown Community are rooted in her childhood memories of attending elementary school in Chinatown. Lion Dancing is one of the earliest memories she treasures, as well as celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year.

She became involved with the Chinatown Community in February of 2021. The first project she donated to before CVAA was established is located in Jack Kerouac Alley. All time spent on each project, developing concept designs, and labor are gifted to the community. These projects are labors of love andAssistantt have been possible without the support of her Service Dog: Epsilon. Epsilon passed away due to cancer on 3/17/2025. He was almost 12 years old and had been a part of her life since he was 4 weeks old. He left behind his younger cat brother known as Sigma the Ragdoll.

Nathan Gill - Vice President & Assistant Painter

Mr. Gill’s family has a long history with the city of San Francisco. His family has been in San Francisco since 1846. Mr. Gill has donated his time to various projects in Chinatown. He holds extensive knowledge in the AVI Industry. Some of his company’s clients include George Lucas, Rockstar, Dolby Sound and City of San Francisco. He has assisted with mural site preparations and assistant painter to his muralist wife.

Selina Tan - Treasurer

Ms. Tan’s family has been in San Francisco for many decades. She is an active community member and has helped with many different events which help the elderly and young children. She has also assisted with applying glitter paint to our first mural project located in Jack Kerouvac Alley. Ms. Tan has also helped with translating text from English to Cantonese.

Jerry Yim - Secretary

Mr. Yim’s family has a long history with the Chinatown Community. He has helped by donating his time to give back to the Chinatown Community. Whenever possible he helps with cleaning, site parcol, painting and installations of the various mural projects.