Author: Roselina Hung
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Residency: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
I will be taking part in What’s Love Got To Do With It?, a 7 week thematic residency held at The Banff Centre, in Banff, Alberta in early 2011. The Banff Centre is a world renowned arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex situated in the heart of Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage…
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14th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
I will be opening my studio to the public as part of the 14th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl. This will be the first Crawl in my new studio space at Parker Street and is a great opportunity to see some of my latest work. 14th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl Opening Night: Friday, November 26 Hours: 5…
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Exhibition: The Contemporary Woman
I will have two pieces for auction at the upcoming Maynards Fine Art & Antiques event, The Contemporary Woman. The inspiration for this unique auction event was taken from the exhibition themed “The Modern Woman” to which Maynards was the presenting sponsor at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Unprecedented amongst leading Canadian auction houses, Maynards has…
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Auction Preview
I will have two pieces for auction at the upcoming Maynards Fine Art & Antiques event, The Contemporary Woman, on September 22nd. As a presenting sponsor of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s “The Modern Woman” exhibition, Maynards is taking the opportunity to celebrate with an event and auction of works of art by emerging artists that…
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Press: VanRagazine
I have a Q&A interview in VanRagazine’s January 2010 Art Issue. The full interview can be read on my blog. Click below on the thumbnail for a larger scanned picture to open in a new window.
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Press: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver Sun
The Eastside Culture Crawl took place this past weekend, and I found myself in the press surrounding the buzz around this year’s Crawl. I am currently featured on the cover of The Georgia Straight along with an interview and article inside. You can read the full article online here. My painting The Return Home was also featured in November 19th’s…
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13th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
I will be opening my studio to the public as part of the 13th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl. Come meet me in my work space, which will showcase a mix of newer and older works. I have also been interviewed by The Georgia Straight, which is sponsoring the Crawl this year, as part of the special Eastside…
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Press: The Province
The Way We Were is now open at the Pendulum Gallery, and I have updated my website with a new gallery page – The Way We Were – showcasing all of the work in this exhibition. A short video of the exhibition space is also available for viewing online on my blog. I will be updating my…
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The Way We Were
This body of work presents a series of paintings based on the concept of false nostalgia, combining visual elements from popular culture of past decades. Growing up in the 1980s as a Chinese-Canadian, I was surrounded by the Western mass media’s idealized representations of love and family of bygone years. As a result, I often…
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Press: Things of Desire
An article and interview with about my solo exhibition The Way We Were, is featured in this week’s issue of Things of Desire, a Canadian alternative art weekly blog. The full article can be read at Things of Desire. I will also be updating my website with new images from the exhibition next week, so please check back…
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Exhibition: The Way We Were
I am pleased to announce my debut solo exhibition The Way We Were, presented by the Pendulum Gallery. This exhibition presents a series of oil painted portraits based on the look of love through false nostalgia, combining visual elements from popular culture of past decades. This series of portraits evokes false memories of romanticized love as…
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Exhibition: The Kingston Prize 2009
The Kingston Prize is a biennial national competition for portrait painting by Canadian artists. 30 finalists were chosen from 471 entries by a distinguished jury. The prize will be awarded on October 8 at the Gala Preview at the Grand Theatre in Kingston. My double self-portrait “The Return Home” will first be exhibited in Kingston,…
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2009 Kingston Prize Shortlist
I am very excited to announce that I have been selected as a finalist for The Kingston Prize, Canada’s National Portrait Competition. I am one of thirty finalists, chosen from 471 entries across Canada. My double self-portrait “The Return Home” will be exhibited across Canada, starting in Kingston, Ontario, where the winner of The Kingston…
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Solo exhibition preparations
I am busy working on new paintings in my studio, in preparation for my first solo exhibition this November 1 – 14, at the Pendulum Gallery in Downtown Vancouver. As I will not be uploading any new work until closer to the exhibition date, here is a sneak preview of some of the paintings that…
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Website update & more news
I have redesigned my website and am busy in my studio preparing for my first solo exhibition, which will take place this November at the Pendulum Gallery in Downtown Vancouver. More news to follow. In the meantime, I will be exhibiting a new painting in the exhibition I’m Fine, You’re Fine at On the Rise Artists Collective…