Amy Wing-Hann Wong

Amy Wing-Hann Wong
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Toronto, Canada
Alma materConcordia University
Known forvisual artist
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Amy Wing-Hann Wong, or Amy Wong, is a Canadian visual artist of Cantonese Chinese descent from Toronto specializing in oil painting exploring culture, identity politics, and feminism.[1][2] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University, a Master of Fine Arts at York University, and has lived and work in Amsterdam, Xiamen, Brooklyn, Barcelona and Miami.[3] She is an instructor at the Art Gallery of Ontario.[3][4]

Wong is the founder of the Angry Asian Feminist Gang (AAFG) an artists' group focusing on Asian feminist concerns[5][6][7] and proponents of artists who are mothers.[4] She is also involved and teaches with the Girls’ Art League (GAL), an organization empowering women through visual arts.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ VMACCH. "Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage - Visual - Amy Wong". vmacch.apps01.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. ^ Hollenbach, Julie. "Are Potlucks the New Artist Talks?". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Amy Wong". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  4. ^ a b Edwards, Samantha (2018-11-28). "The art (and stigma) of being an artist and a parent". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  5. ^ "Amy Wong: Angry Asian Feminist Loves Detox Soup". Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  6. ^ "Amy Wong". Albus Lux. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  7. ^ "Angry Asian Feminist Gang Archives". this is worldtown. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  8. ^ Williams, Matt (2015-11-30). "Girls' Art League hits the ground running". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  9. ^ "Female artists get a league of their own | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.