Artist Profile
WendaYiu graduated from BA in Fine Art at RMIT University( co-presented with Hong Kong Art School), major in painting. Her artworks were collected by private collectors. Wenda shown up her works on Art Basel, Fine Art Ink Asia and held a number of exhibitions in Hong Kong.
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In 2017, Wenda was awarded ‘Outstanding Artwork (Painting) ‘by at Hong Kong Art School. She has been selected as one of the finalists in ‘WMA Open Photo Contest Exhibition - Opportunity!’ , and received the Reaching Out Award from the Hong Kong Education Bureau in 2019. Wenda received an award from C&G Artpartment in 2020 and cooperate with organisation to promote community art after graduation.
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Artist Statement
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Wenda likes to borrow different motifs to show the alternative of Hong Kong, she wants to reserve what is being disappeared and forgotten. She combines the old map with a contemporary approach, she blurs the outline of the history and tries to redefine what is the meaning of our culture.
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Through the art-making process, she intervene with map-making and illustrations, with a view to bringing forth Hong Kong’s history and culture, and deepening people’s identification with the land. She also pay attention to nature and humanity.