Gordon Cheung (born 1975) is a contemporary artist who currently lives and works in London.

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Early life

Gordon Cheung was born and raised in London, UK.[1] Cheung received his BA (Hons) at Central Saint Martins and MFA at the Royal College of Art, where he graduated in 2001.[2][3] Whilst a student he instigated and was the organiser of 'Assembly' – exhibiting 172 MA art graduates in 2 disused Victorian school buildings.[4]

Exhibitions

He exhibits internationally and was in the largest and most ambitious survey of recent developments in art from the UK; The British Art Show 6 and The John Moores Painting 24. He was commissioned for a Laing Art Solo Award (Selected by Susan May) July 2007. 2009 solo shows include 'The Swag Land', Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, 'Art in the Age of Anxiety' Volta NYC, New York and 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse', The New Art Gallery Walsall UK. Cheung's first US solo museum exhibition was at the Arizona State University Art Museum in 2010.

Collections

• Hirshhorn Museum
• Whitworth Museum
• ASU Art Museum
• The New Art Gallery Walsall
• Knoxville Museum of Art
• Museum of Modern Art, New York[5]
• UK Government art collection[6]
• British Museum[7]
• Hiscox Collection

References

External links

• Official Website