Un Cheng ( b. 1995 , HongKong )
Un Cheng’s paintings invite audiences into an intimate encounter of her psychological landscapes and personal lens on the urban life she experiences. Cheng’s works mirror her careful observations of quotidian living in Hong Kong, the fleeting conversations she makes with strangers, and the internal dialogues she has with her surroundings. Her paintings function as a visual diary of her angle on the city and its people, carrying an ephemeral photographic quality. The artist morphs her sentiments into her compositions, unveiling her heartfelt desire for intimacy and connection in an isolating metropolis.
Cheng participated in the Gil residency programme in Iceland in 2018, and was the artist-in-residence at Blindspot Gallery in 2020. Cheng’s recent solo exhibition includes “What’s there when you ain’t home?” (Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong, 2022). Previously, her works were shown in group exhibitions including “Happily Ever After” and “Happily Ever After II” (Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong, 2017 & 2018), “Form in Emptiness” (a.m. space, Hong Kong, 2018), and “PLUNGING MY HAND INTO THE LAKE OF BILLOWING TREES” (Gallery Exit, Hong Kong, 2017).
Cheng currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
STUDIES
2013 – 2017 Hong Kong Baptist University / BA(Hons) Visual Arts
PRIZES AND GRANTS
2020 Hong Kong Art Development Council - Cultural Exchange Fund
2017 AVA Award special mention, HKBU AVA BA Graduation Exhibition
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 TAIPEI DANGDAI 2023: Un Cheng “Unbridled Wanders” / TaiPei
2022 Blindspot Gallery - What's there when you ain't home? / Hongkong
2020 Blindspot Gallery - In the name of moon, I’ll punish you / Hongkong
2018 Deiglan Gallery - Mami i wanna hughug !!!!! / Akureyri,North Iceland
SELECTED DUO EXHIBITIONS
2018 A.M Space - Form is emptiness / Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Koo Ming Kwan Gallery HKBU - LOVE（c. Kalen Lee ) / Hong Kong
2019
Hart Haus - Hart Showcase / Hong Kong
Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery - TAKE 1 • CHARITY GROUP EXHIBITION OF HONG KONG YOUNG ARTISTS / Hong Kong
2018
Blindspot Gallery - Happily Ever After II / Hong Kong
Kunstquartier Bethanien - Weight Watcher IAM international art moves / Berlin,Germany
2017
K11 art space - Fresh Trend art graduates joint exhibition / Hong Kong
Kai Tak Campus HKBU - 加加減減 ++-- / Hong Kong
Gallery Exit - PLUNGING MY HAND INTO THE LAKE OF BILLOWING TREES / Hong Kong
Blindspot Gallery - Happily Ever After / Hong Kong
Kai Tak Campus HKBU - AVA BA Graduation Exhibition / Hong Kong
2014
JCCAC - Exhibitor of HKTC exhibition 2014 / Hong Kong
SELECTED ART FAIR
2023 Taipei Dangdai 2023 , Blindspot Gallery / Tai Pei
2023 Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 , Blindspot Gallery / Hongkong
2022 Art Basel Hong Kong 2022 , Blindspot Gallery / Hongkong
2021 Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 , Blindspot Gallery / Hongkong
2019 Hong Kong city Art Fair 2019 , A.M space / Hong Kong
2018 Art Kaohsiung 2018 , A.M Space / TaiWan
SELECTED ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
2020 Summer Artist Residency 2020 in Blindspot Gallery / Hong Kong
2018 Gil Artist Residency 2018 / Akureyri Iceland
SPEECHES & ARTIST TALKS
2021 HKCR - Studio Talk: Artists' Process of Painting / Online