Lisa Cheung Artist's Statement

I am a multi-disciplinary artist working in installation, sculpture, photography, light and events-based work. My practice is concerned with space and the interactions between the private and the public within these environments. Social engagement and participation are key elements to the research, production and final presentation of my artwork. My work is very site specific, responding to the conditions and specifications of a particular environment and audience. Ideas of locality and collective histories (my own and of others) are central themes. I use everyday reference points that can commonly understood (ie eating together, portrait photography) as means to open my practice for engagement and participatation.

Images of work

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Brief CV

EDUCATION 1989-92 Bachelors of Fine Arts, QueenÍs University, Kingston, Canada 1996-97 Post Graduate Diploma of Arts, Goldsmiths College, London 1997-98 Master of Arts, Goldsmiths College SOLO EXHIBITION/PROJECTS 1997 "Eat in or Take-Away", Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth 1998 ñNightlights", Para/Site Central, HK 2001 ñLite Bitesî, Gasworks Gallery, London 2002 ñTwilight Gardensî, Camden Arts Centre, London ñLight Familiaî, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby ñTea Setî, Market Place, Derby 2003 ñNew Yearî, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester 2004 ñGWCî, Spacex Gallery, Exeter 2005 ñI asked her and she said yesî, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester ñPique Niqueî, Firstsite at Minories Art Gallery, Colchester ñFirefliesî, Seoul Fringe Festival, Seoul 2006 ñWhispering Rosesî, Museum of Garden History, London SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1996 "Diving from Memory", Para/Site, HK 1997 "Fish Out of Water", Curwen Gallery, London "Gracelands Palace", Galerie Fructig, Frankfurt 1998 "Gracelands Palace", Mishkan Le'Ordemut, Ein Harod, Israel "II@Dogenhaus", Dogenhaus Annex Gallery, Berlin "Whitechapel Open", Whitechapel Art Gallery, London 1999 "Gracelands Palace", Sungkok Museum, Seoul "Call me, I'm Home", Cable Factory Gallery, Helsinki 2000 "Hong Kong Artscope 2000", Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo "How the West was Lost and Won", British Council Windows Gallery, Prague 2001 ñHow the West was Lost and Won", Czech Centre, London 2002 ñNew Releasesî, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia ñDiversionî, Museum of Garden History, London ñGwangju Biennaleî, with Parasite Arts Space, Gwangju, Korea 2003 ñExhumedî, curated by Danielle Arnaud, Musuem of Garden History,London ñArt and Foodî, curated by HOME, V&A Museum, London ñDid you know Hong Kong was still last night?î, Parasite Art Space, HK ñGlamourî, British Council Windows Gallery, Prague ñMeinstrastandoî, El Conde Duque, Madrid ñCarioquinhaî, Espaco Bananeias, Rio de Janeiro 2004 ñHomelandî, Spacex Gallery, Exeter ñNit Niu 04î, Pollenca, Mallorca ñArtsparkleî, Leeds City Gallery, Leeds ñStranger than Fictionî, ACE Touring Show 2006 ñClose Distanceî, Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery ñDouble Sixî, Lee Gallery, Toronto AWARDS 2000 "Year of the Artist", Northwest Arts Board RESIDENCIES 1999 Hayward Gallery, London 2000 Chinese Art Centre, Manchester 2001-2 Camden Arts Centre, London 2002 Madinana Workshop, Martinique 2003 Gasworks Residency, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2005-2010 Firestation Residency, Acme Studios, London 2005-6 Museum of Garden History, London COLLECTIONS Arts Council of England Museum of Garden History, London Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth Philippe Charriol Foundation, HK Hong Kong Festival Fringe, HK Agnes Etherington Arts Centre, Kingston, Canada private collections in London, Hong Kong, Germany

Contact

Email: lisa@lisacheung.com Website: www.lisacheung.com

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