Lily Wong (artist) explained

Lily Wong (b.1989 Seattle, WA) is an artist.[1]

Education

Wong studied Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 2011, and Painting at CUNY Hunter College, graduating in 2020.[2]

Career

Wong has exhibited her art in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Belgium, and Berlin.[3] Wong's first solo exhibition was at Kapp Kapp Gallery in Philadelphia in 2020.

Solo Exhibitions

Collections

In 2022, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum acquired the painting Fire Moon (2021) by Wong.[8]

Residencies

In February 2024, Wong was a visiting artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[9]

In 2024, Wong was selected to be a Silver Art Projects' artist-in-residence[10]

Style and technique

Wong's drawings and paintings are informed by her training in printmaking.[11] Wong notes being particularly "drawn to paper" as a medium. Wong's figurative paintings contain a vivid focus on color. Informed by drawing and the language of cartooning, Wong describes being visually inspired by the glow and colors of television screens. Wong's work also explores the color yellow and how it relates to her own history as an Asian-American.

Wong credits many artistic inspirations including: the Veil of Veronica, her father's childhood in Hong-Kong, Wong Kar-wai movies, Japanese woodblock prints, Mughal-illustrated manuscripts, fantasy, folklore, Anime, Eastern mythology, cave-paintings, Yoshitoshi’s 100 Aspects of the Moon, cartoons, Sailor Moon, Chinese scroll paintings, and Maia Ruth Lee's Bondage Baggage series.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-12-03 . Lily Wong Navigates The Self . 2024-09-17 . Office Magazine . en.
  2. Web site: LILY WONG . 2024-09-17 . Fondazione Imago Mundi . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Wong . Harley . 2022-06-06 . Lily Wong’s Cinematic Paintings Are Filled with Suspense and Longing . 2024-09-17 . Artsy . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-04-26 . Lily Wong's bulbous and fantastical figures in "I Wasn't There," at Kapp Kapp Gallery . 2024-09-17 . Artblog . en.
  5. Web site: admin . 2022-12-01 . PICK OF THE WEEK: Lily Wong . 2024-09-17 . Artillery Magazine . en-US.
  6. Web site: Benzine . Vittoria . 2023-02-18 . Los Angeles Frieze out: Brooklyn artists descend on Cali . 2024-09-17 . Brooklyn Magazine.
  7. Web site: Lily Wong. Own Vortex - Exhibition at Lyles & King in New York . 2024-09-17 . ArtRabbit . en.
  8. Web site: Fire Moon RISD Museum . 2024-09-17 . risdmuseum.org.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-24 . Visiting Artist Program: Lily Wong February 28, 2024 PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts . 2024-09-17 . www.pafa.org . en.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-28 . The World Trade Center Offers Case Studies in Making Space for Artists in Urban Centers . 2024-09-17 . Observer . en-US.
  11. Web site: Lily Wong . 2024-09-20 . Hauser & Wirth . en.
  12. Web site: Cudahy . Anthony . Juxtapoz Magazine - Lily Wong: The Lightseeker . 2024-09-17 . www.juxtapoz.com . en-gb.

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