Chang Yoong Chia

Born: 
1975
Place: 
Kedah
Category: 
Mid-career
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 | Flora and Fauna, Reka Art Space, Kelana Jaya
2008 Safe House: Flora & Fauna III (In Collaboration with Teoh Ming Wah), Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
2009 The Second Seven Years: Quilt of the Dead, Flora & Fauna IV, Narratives
2011 The World is Flat, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2018 How Are You?, A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur
2018 | Chang Yoong Chia: Second Life, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur

 

HONORS/AWARDS

2011 | Finalist, APB Singapore Art Prize 2011, Singapore Museum, Singapore

 

EDUCATION

1996 | Diploma (Fine Art), Malaysia Institute of Art

 

  • Rich imagery of his paintings is drawn from a fascination with both the natural and the man-made world, and his own place within them
  • The concept of metamorphosis is key to both his choice of subject matter and process

 

AUCTIONS

2014 May | Christie’s Hong Kong, Asian Contemporary Art | Love at First Sight, 2011 | 54 postage stamps and adhesive collage, each: (3 x 2.5cm), HK$ 93,750 (USD 12,145)

2014 Nov | Christie’s Hong Kong, Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) | Queen E’s Private Moment (When will the bubbles burst?), 2011 | Postage stamps and adhesive collage, 2011 (30cm X 21.5 cm), RM 20,123