Liyen Chong

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

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 prestigious 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
  1. "Melanie Roger Gallery: Liyen Chong". melanierogergallery.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Liyen Chong | A Gallery from Arts on Sunday | RNZ National". RNZ. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Liyen Chong McCahon House Artists Residency". www.mccahonhouse.org.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. "Liyen Chong". Watermark Printworkshop. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. zoe.walker@nzherald.co.nz, Zoe Walker Associate editor, Viva (15 June 2011). "Liyen Chong's favourite things". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 May 2019.


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