Liyen Chong
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 Artist Liyen Chong at Black Lunch Table + Project Row Houses Juneteenth Photobooth, 2021 | |
| Website | https://liyenchong.com/ |
Liyen Chong (born 1979) is a New Zealand artist of Chinese-Malaysian descent.[1] Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Christchurch Art Gallery, the University of Canterbury and the National Gallery of Australia.[2]
Biography[edit]
Chong grew up in Malaysia and China, and migrated to New Zealand in her mid-teens. She completed a master's degree in fine arts at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in Christchurch in 2003. In 2005, she moved to Auckland.[2]
In 2011, Chong was awarded the McCahon House Artist's Residency and was artist in residence at McCahon House in Titirangi, Auckland and Tylee Cottage, Whanganui.[3] In 2012 and 2015, she received Asia New Zealand Foundation residencies at the Goyang Art Studio in Seoul, South Korea, and Cemeti Art House in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, respectively.[4]
Chong has become known for her detailed embroidered "drawings" that use human hair as thread; she also works with painted ceramics and prints.[1][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Melanie Roger Gallery: Liyen Chong". melanierogergallery.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Liyen Chong | A Gallery from Arts on Sunday | RNZ National". RNZ. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Liyen Chong McCahon House Artists Residency". www.mccahonhouse.org.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Liyen Chong". Watermark Printworkshop. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Zoe Walker (15 June 2011). "Liyen Chong's favourite things". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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