Adele Chong

Artist Statement

BORN

1978 Sarawak, Malaysia


EDUCATION

2004 Master of Fine arts,
Major in Painting and Drawing
Concordia University, Montréal, QC
2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2003-2004 Instructor, Painting 200- Concordia University, Montréal, QC
2004 Storyboard Artist- Music video Semi-Sweet for artist Lederhosen Lucil
2003 Participant - Toronto Outdoor Art Show, Toronto, ON
2003 Contributing Correspondent- Parachute Arts and Culture Magazine
2002 Teaching Assistant, Video 300-Concordia University, Montréal, QC
2002-2003 Teaching Assistant, Painting 499-Concordia University , Montréal, QC
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant, Painting 200-Concordia University , Montréal, QC
2001-2002 Gallery Coordinator, MFA Thesis Gallery-Concordia University, Montréal, QC

VOLUNTEER WORK

2004 YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto, ON
2000 The Khyber Gallery, Halifax, NS
2000 Rogue Art Gallery, Victoria, BC

INTERNSHIPS

2002 Videographe Independent Video Distribution, Montréal, QC


ARTIST TALKS AND PUBLICATIONS

2004 ‘Going out with a bang’- Review of The Scenic Route, Luft Gallery, The National Post
2004 Interview for CTV- New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB
2004 Round Table Public Discussion with the Artists of Ignition-
Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montréal, QC
2001 MFA Conference- University of Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC

AWARDS

2004 Eastern Canada Semi-Finalist
6th Annual Royal Bank Investments Canadian Painting Competition
2003 Honorable Mention - D.L. Stevenson Prize
Toronto Outdoor Art Show
2001 BC Arts Council Senior Scholarship


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005 TBA- Optica Gallery, Montréal, QC
2004 The Scenic Route- LUFT Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 Mirabilia, Thesis Exhibition- Bourget Gallery, Concordia University, Mtl, QC
2003 Choke-Hold- Bourget Gallery, Concordia University, Mtl, QC
2002 Big Reaction, Window Installation-Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, ON
2001 Kum Ango- The Khyber Ballroom Gallery, Halifax, NS
2000 Attention!- Rogue Art Gallery, Victoria, BC


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2004 RBC Investments Painting Competition Travelling Show-
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON
New Brunswick Museum , Saint John, NB
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
2004 Berlin Constructions: Emergent Practices Today-
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON
Curated by Rhonda Corvese
2004 1st Annual Toronto Alternative Art Fair International-
Toronto, ON, courtesy of LUFT Gallery
2004 Ignition- Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Concordia University, Mtl, QC
Curated by Michelle Theriault
2001 MFA Conference- University of Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC
2000 Adele Chong and Marcella Moser: New Work-
University of Victoria Visual Arts Gallery, Victoria, BC
2000 University of Victoria Graduating Exhibition-
University of Victoria Visual Arts Gallery, Victoria, BC