Liyen Chong (born 1979) is a New Zealand artist of Chinese-Malaysian descent. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Christchurch Art Gallery, the

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and the National Gallery of Australia.

Biography

Chong grew up in Malaysia and China, and migrated to New Zealand in her mid-teens. She completed a master's degree in fine arts at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in

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in 2003. In 2005, she moved to

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. In 2011, Chong was awarded the McCahon House Artist's Residency and was artist in residence at McCahon House in Titirangi, Auckland and Tylee Cottage, Whanganui. In 2012 and 2015, she received Asia New Zealand Foundation residencies at the Goyang Art Studio in

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, South Korea, and Cemeti Art House in

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, Indonesia, respectively. Chong has become known for her detailed embroidered "drawings" that use human hair as thread; she also works with painted ceramics and prints.

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* Living people 1979 births 21st-century New Zealand women artists Ilam School of Fine Arts alumni 21st-century New Zealand artists Malaysian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Chinese descent New Zealand embroiderers {{NewZealand-artist-stub