Artist Bio
Edwina Kung is a visual artist from Hong Kong, based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Her work has been exhibited locally and overseas. She has collaborated with the UK’s Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries, Auckland Project, Liberty Festival, Children’s Hospital Charity, Buxton International Festival and Two Temple Place. She received her education in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States and the UK, and completed a Master’s degree in fine art at Nottingham Trent University.
Artist statement
My practice consistently explores how we respond to our surroundings to create meaningful relationships with people, memories and places. The works I create take inspiration from both personal and collective experiences with a sense of place, and are formed using a combination of drawing, painting and textural elements. I develop my visual language through careful and deliberate texturing and mark-making, weaving and revealing traces of the creative process. My work is often driven by storytelling, as I believe everyone’s story is equally important and that each story is worth telling and listening to.
Education
2018-2020 Master of Fine Arts, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2014-2015 Exchange Programme, University of Wyoming, Wyoming, USA
2012-2016 Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts and Design, National Dong Hwa University of Taiwan, Taiwan
Artist Residency
2019 PINEA A.I.R Artist Residency, Rota, Spain​​
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Solo Exhibition
2023 Inner rooms, Inner minds, City Arts, Nottingham, UK
2022 Inner rooms, Inner minds, Institute of Mental Health, Univeristy of Nottingham, UK
2016 Absence, New Party Power Art Space, Hualien, Taiwan
2016 Breaking the Silence, Freedom Men Art Apartments, Taichung, Taiwan
2015 Breaking the Silence, Solo Exhibition, THIS and THAT Gallery, University of Wyoming, Wyoming, US
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Group Exhibition
2024 The Trees That we Planted, Saan1 gallery, Manchester
2023 The Missing Women, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, UK
2021 Now, And then, Poplar Union, London, UK
2021 Liberty UK Halton, Halton, UK
2021 Texture Printmaking International Collaboration Project, ONE gallery, Tainan Univeristy of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
2021 Texture Printmaking International Collaboration Project, Liho cafe, Tainan, Taiwan
2019 Open studio exhibition, PINEA A.I.R gallery, Rota, Spain
2019 MFA Group Exhibition, Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
2019 Aftermath exhibition, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK
2019 Pint of Science: Art Reaction, 31K, Nottingham, UK
2017 The 15th Taoyuan Contemporary Art Award, Taoyuan International Exhibition, Taoyuan Art Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
​2016 Expanding the Scope of Printmaking：Taoyuan International Exhibition, Taoyuan Art Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2016 Wandering × Intervening : Hyper-Limit in 4D, SLY Art Space, Taipei City, Taiwan
2016 Symposium, Haohaus Art Space, Taipei City, Taiwan
2016 Corner Art, National Dong Hwa University of Taiwan, Taiwan
2015 National Undergraduate Print Exchange & Exhibition 2015,
2015 Group Exhibition, The Central Michigan University Print Club, Michigan, USA
2015 Group Exhibition, Student Juried Show, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
2015 Change, Group Exibition, Artobia Art Gallery, Hualien City, Taiwan
2014 Late Spring, Group Exhibition, Student Juried Exhibition, National Dong Hwa University Art Gallery, Hualien, Taiwan
2014 Rosa Rubus, Group Exhibition, Student Juried Exhibition, National Dong Hwa University Art Gallery, Hualien, Taiwan
Online interviews
Meet the maker - Nottingham Contemporary
Q&A with Edwina Kung - Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham
Case study with Edwina Kung - City Arts Nottingham
Being a freelance artist - Conversation with Kreactivity
Empty Chairs - Art reach interview
Unpack Gallery - The Hong Konger