Gordon Cheung

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Gordon Cheung
Born1975
London, England
Education Royal College of Art, MA Fine Art Painting, London, UK, 2001, Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Fine Art in Painting, London, UK, 1998
OccupationArtist
Years active1998 - Present
Known forPainting
Website https://www.gordoncheung.com/

Gordon Cheung (born 1975) is a contemporary artist who currently lives and works in London.

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Early life

Gordon Cheung was born and raised in London, UK to parents from Hong Kong. [1] Cheung received his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) at Central Saint Martins and Master of Fine Arts at the Royal College of Art in 2001. [2] [3] During his time as a student, he instigated and was the organizer of 'Assembly' – exhibiting 172 MA art graduates in 2 disused Victorian school buildings. [4]

Exhibitions

He exhibits internationally and was in the one of the largest surveys for recent developments of art from the UK. [ citation needed ] He was commissioned for a Laing Art Solo Award in July 2007. Additional solo exhibitions include 'The Promised Land', Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 'Art in the Age of Anxiety' Volta NYC, New York and 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse', The New Art Gallery Walsall UK. Cheung's first US solo museum exhibition was at the Arizona State University Art Museum in 2010. [5]

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References

  1. Dewolf, Christopher (5 December 2018). "In His First Hong Kong Show, British Artist Gordon Cheung Explores the Meaning of Home". Zolima City Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "Gordon Cheung : Artimage". www.artimage.org.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. Westall, Mark (13 January 2020). "Gordon Cheung: Tears of Paradise". FAD Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. "Gordon Cheung". D6: culture in transit. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "Artist Gordon Cheung premieres at ASU Art Museum". ASU News. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. "Gordon Cheung. The Rider from Alan Cristea Gallery Twentieth Anniversary Portfolio. 2015 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
  7. "Rachel Ruysch II (Small New Order)". Government Art Collection.
  8. "print; portfolio | British Museum". The British Museum.