Jacky Cheng

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Biography

Jacky Cheng was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her Bachelor of Architecture (Honours 1) from University of New South Wales, Sydney. She has since pursued her love for creating and making in smaller scales and in the education sector. She is an award winning artists who works primarily with papers and most notably through paper bas-relief sculptures. In recent years, her collaborations with various artists and organisations opened a plethora of ventures into larger scale of works both ephemerally and forthcoming public art commissions. Her teaching accolades includes both state and national awards in Best Teacher of the Year in Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector bestowed by the prestigious Australia Training Awards as well as a finalist for the Curtin University Teaching Excellence Award. Jacky is currently living and working on Yawuru country in Northwest WA.

Solo Exhibitions

2021
Beyond Sight
This is an investigative performative piece exploring the temporary burden of blindness through a series of 'quiet' habitual patterns of bodily movement with a large drawing tool.

Group Exhibitions

2020
'Water'
Artery Cooperative + Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venice, Italy and Melbourne, VIC

2020
'Yatoo', The Geumgang Nature Art Biennale
South Korea, Korea

2019
'Traces of Bicameralism'
Suma Orientalis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2019
'Superstructure' - Kuala Lumpur Architecture festival (KLAF)
Suma Orientalis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2019
'Off the Page' - Scribblers Festival
Claremont Library, Perth, WA

2018
'Deadly Threadly'
Chinatown Project HQ, Broome, WA

2018
'Botanica Humana'
Here We See - Gallery There, Melbourne, VIC

2018
Denfair - Design
Here We See - Gallery There, Melbourne, VIC

2018
Headland Art Awards
Courthouse Gallery, Port Headland, WA

2017
'Something Old, Something New'
Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle, WA

2017
Contemporary Art Awards
Brisbane, Queensland

2017
Mid West Art Prize
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

2017
Bunburry Biennale
Bunburry Regional Galleries

2017
Kimberley Acquisitive Art Award
Derby, WA

2017
Cossack Art Awards
Cossack, WA

2017
'Flourish', Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize
Sydney, NSW

2016
'Unbound Perspectives'
Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA

2016
'Three Artists One Medium'
The York Festival, York, WA

2015
Pride, Mischief & Murder
No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2015
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2014
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2013
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2013
Muswellbrook Art Awards
Muswellbrook, NSW

2012
Kimberley Acquisitive Art Award
Derby, WA

2012
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2011
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2009
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2008
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards
Broome, WA

2008
Environs Kimberley
Broome, WA

2008
Kimberley Acquisitive Art Award
Derby, WA

Awards

2020
Winner - Sculpture Category
Shinju Acquisitive Art Award, broome, WA. Juror: Jane McGowan, Belinda Cook and Ian McConnell.

2019
Winner
Shinju Acquisitive Art Award, Broome, WA. Juror: Sarah Yukich, Josh Cocking and Ian McConnell.

2019
Winner - Second Place
View To Asia Art Awards, WA. Juror: Sarah Yukich, Josh Cocking and Ian McConnell.

2018
Winner - people's Choice Award
Shinju Acquisitive Art Awards, Broome, WA. Juror: Janis Nedela, Tomoko Yamada and Vanessa Margetts.

2018
Finalist
Headland Art Awards, Courthouse Gallery, Port Headland, WA. Juror: Ted Snell, Nici Cumpston and Cathy Blanchflower.

2017
Finalist
Mid West Art Prize, Geraldton Regional Art Gallery. Juror: Lee Kinsella, Dr Ric Spencer and David Doyle

2017
Finalist
Contemporary Art Awards. Juror: Dr Jonathan Burnie

2017
Finalist
Bunburry Biennale, Bunburry Regional Galleries. Juror: Donna Mazza, Lee Kinsella, Betty McCleary, Julian Bowron and Caroline Lunel.

2017
Winner - Highly Commended Award
Kimberley Acquisitive Art Awards, Deryby, WA. Juror: Dr Benjamin Joel and Denise Tait

2017
Winner - Highly Commended Award for Works on Paper
Cossack Art Awards, Cossack, WA Juror: Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Bianca Beetson and Joshua Cocking.

Collections

Shire of Broome, WA

Private collections held in Australia, Europe and South East Asia

Galleries

Agora Gallery, New York, USA

Suma Orientalis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Publications

2015
Cutting Edge Art
Maher, C. (2015,May 20). Cutting Edge Art. Broome WA.

2015
The Paper Cutter [Short Film]
Rau, J. (Director). (2015). The Paper Cutter [Short Film].

2012
Cheng wins with whispering grass
Kalmar, N. (2012, September 13). Cheng wins with whispering grass. Happenings, p. 6.

2013
From architecture to shaping lives
Macdonald, K. (2013, November 23-24). From architecture to shaping lives. The Weekend West, p. 24.

2016
ARTisSpectrum
Agora Gallery (2016, May). Jacky Cheng . ARTisSpectrum, Vol.35, p.100

2016
Strictlypaper
Wilson, J (2016, July). Interview with Relief Paper Cut Artist Jacky Cheng. Strictlypaper. Online

2016
Less is More: The Intricate Paper Art of Jacky Cheng. ARTmine - Collectors Corner
Carloni, H (2016, September 8). Less is More: The Intricate Paper Art of Jacky Cheng. ARTmine - Collectors Corner. Online

2016
Broome artist Jacky Cheng takes meticulous paper works to New York show.
Mills, V (2016, October 11). Broome artist Jacky Cheng takes meticulous paper works to New York show. ABCWA - Radio interview. Soundcloud

2016
An Interview with Jacky Cheng
Calanoc, JV (2016, October). An Interview with Jacky Cheng, Paper Artist Collective. Online

2017
New Beautiful Paper Reliefs That Form Intricate Mandalas
Wilson, J (2017, January). New Beautiful Paper Reliefs That Form Intricate Mandalas. Strictlypaper. Online

Residencies

2021
Artist in Residence (forthcoming)
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA

2019
Arteles Creative Centre
Artist in Residence, Hameenkyro, Finland

2019
Awagami Factory
Awagami Factory, Tokushima, Japan

2018
Arteles Creative Centre
Program: Back to Basics, Hameenkyro, Finland

2018
Art Print Residence
Art Print Residence, Arenys De Munt, Barcelona, Spain.

Jacky Cheng
Design, Sculpture, Installation art

Artist Statement

Jacky Cheng's work is fundamentally about identity and awareness through cultural activities and memories of home; country and relationships. Her significant concern is about correlating and weaving narratives from her native experiences whilst mapping the esoteric and social relationships of her origins and her current home in Australia.