Description
About me
Liu Wan Ching, Celia (Chinese: 廖尹呈) is a Hong Kong art follower.
She does not declare herself as an artist. Instead, she follows art as a belief.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Liu earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2017) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and spent one year as a visiting student at University of Helsinki. In FInland, she majored in Gender Studies to enrich her works on gender and sexuality issues. She joined the first exhibition at the age of 11. It was a yearly group exhibition held by Lo Fung Art Gallery in Hong Kong City Hall. Lo Fung Art Gallery is the most well-known art academy for children in Hong Kong where she learnt the academic style of drawing and painting since she was 6. Again in 2012, two of her drawings were featured in the same exhibition. In 2017, she was part of the group exhibition <Nothing's gonna change my love for you> in Hong Kong, which features her graduation work against contemporary artist Jeff Koons <Humanity Celebration>. She has worked as an art ambassador for Hong Kong Government and Hong Kong Art Gallery Association and is currently in Seoul working for an online art gallery BBuzzArt.
After receiving over 10 years of academic drawing and painting, Liu chose to stop using them as her major medium. Following the history of contemporary art, she explores the possibility of mixed media and focuses on feminist art. Her favorite subject matter is condom. Her style is ironic, critical and visually powerful.
Liu is also an active player in the theater scene. In 2013, she translated and directed the famous British full-length play <The Pillowman> and got interviewed by a local newspaper Hong Kong Economic Journal. The following year, she wrote the script <Afterwards> about her birth and directed the performance with showcases in public theaters. In 2015, she led the international team in Finland for the show <Nights in Twin Peaks> on Helsinki's biggest stage GLORIA.
Work / Education
1993 Born in Hong Kong
2014-15 Studied as a visiting student at University of Helsinki, Finland (Major in Gender Studies)
2017 Graduated with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Major in Fine Arts)
Group Exhibition
2017 < Nothing's gonna change my love for you >, "The Art of CUHK 2017" BA Graduate Exhibition
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Performance
2013 < The Pillowman >, New Asia Drama Club Annual Performance 2013
Black Box Theatre, Kwai Ching Theatre (Translate and Director)
2014 < Afterwards >, The 16th Intervarsity Drama Festival Joint-University Performance
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Theatre (Playwright and Director)
2015 < Nights in Twin Peaks >, Nights In Experience Production Annual Performance
GLORIA Cultural Arena, Helsinki, Finland (Assistant Director)
2016 < Left Is Right >, Chung Chi Drama Club Annual Performance 2016
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall (Actor)
2016 < Driftwood >, C.O.S.T. Production
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Cultural Activities Hall (Actor)
Award
2013 New Asia College Alumni Scholarships
2013 CASH Scholarships
2013 Dr. Q. W. Lee Scholarships
2014 Scholarship for Pro Bono English Teaching
2014 Lions Club of South Kowloon Scholarships
2014 Champion (Sai Kung District) of 18 Districts National Day Bunting Design Competition in
Celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China
2017 Mr. Wong Chuk Yan Academic Scholarships
