Gordon Cheung

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Gordon Cheung
Born1975
Education
OccupationArtist
Years active1998 - present
Known forPainting
Website https://www.gordoncheung.com/

Gordon Cheung (born 1975) is a British artist who 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 BA (Hons) at Central Saint Martins and his MFA at the Royal College of Art. [2] [3] During his time as a student, he organised an assembly that exhibited 172 MA art graduates in two disused Victorian school buildings. [4]

Exhibitions

He was nominated for the Laing Art Solo Award in July 2007.[ citation needed ] Some of his exhibitions include The Promised Land in Jack Shainman Gallery, Art in the Age of Anxiety in Volta New York City, and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in The New Art Gallery Walsall. 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". 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.
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