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Caroline Wong

Caroline Wong‘s work is deeply connected to femme and queer culture. Her art primarily centers on the study and celebration of female desire, while also challenging traditional Asian gender roles. Wong‘s portrayals are vivid and dynamic, capturing the essence of life, joy, and desire without reservation. Her large-scale pastel drawings serve as a canvas for themes related to femininity, queerness, anxiety, and the assertion of female pleasure.

Wong graduated with an MA in Fine Art from City and Guilds of London Art School in 2021. She also obtained a Diploma in Contemporary Portraiture from The Art Academy in 2018. Selected solo exhibitions include Gallery Belenius, Stockholm, SE (upcoming, 2024), Galleria Alessandro Albanese, Milan, IT (upcoming 2023), A Many-Splendoured Thing, Rusha & Co., Los Angeles, US (2023), Artificial Paradises, Soho Revue, London, UK (2022), and Cats and Girls, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2022). Selected group exhibitions include You Were Bigger than the Sky, You Were More than Just a Short Time Gallery Belenius, Stockholm, SE (2023), In the Land of Cockaigne, Quench Gallery, Margate, UK (2022), Drawn Out, Drawing Room, London, UK (2021), Drawing Biennial 2021, Drawing Room, London, UK (2021). Awards include the Drawing Room Biennial Bursary Award (2021), The Society of Women Artists Derwent Art Prize (2018), and the Liberty Specialty Markets Art Prize (2018).

Caroline Wong, born 1986 in Malaysia, lives and works in London.

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Exhibition

Cats and Girls • Solo show at Soy Capitán, Berlin
Viewing Room

Private: Responding to: Caroline Wong
Gallery

Caroline Wong, Studio Portrait, 2022 • Photo: Ismael Esteban Redondo

Works

Caroline Wong, New Year's Eve Dinner, 2022, pastel on yellow paper, 180 × 250 cm Caroline Wong, Cats and Girls, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán Caroline Wong, Untitled, 2022, pastel on paper, 50 × 72 cm Caroline Wong, Tangyuan, 2022, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 91 × 122 cm Caroline Wong, exhibition view, Lotus Eaters, Indigo + Madder, 2022 Caroline Wong, Fruit Salad, 2022, pastel on paper, 50 × 65 cm Caroline Wong, Veronica, 2022, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 140 × 190 cm Caroline Wong, Cats and Girls, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán Caroline Wong, Tagliatelle, 2021-2022, pastel on paper, 65 × 50 cm Caroline Wong, Jacqui, 2022, oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 80 × 100 cm Caroline Wong, Alison, 2022, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 140 × 190 cm Caroline Wong, Sugar Slump, 2022, oil, pastel, and acrylic on canvas, 122 × 91 cm Caroline Wong, Tteokbokki, 2022, pastel on paper, 50 × 65 cm Caroline Wong, Cats and Girls, 2022, exhibition view, Soy Capitán Caroline Wong, Cheesy Chips, 2021-2022, pastel on paper, 50 × 65 cm Caroline Wong, Antipasti, 2022, pastel on paper, 135 × 190 cm Caroline Wong, Semin, 2022, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 60 × 80 cm Caroline Wong, Hungry Woman 2, 2022, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 20 × 25 cm Caroline Wong, Betty, 2022, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 122 × 91 cm Caroline Wong, Tempura Prawns, 2021-2022, pastel on paper, 65 × 50 cm Caroline Wong, Drawing Room (After Balthus), 2021, pastel and charcoal on paper, 150 × 220 cm Caroline Wong, Drawn Out, 2021, exhibition view, Drawing Room Caroline Wong, Peach, 2021, pastel on paper, 70 × 50 cm Caroline Wong, Scavengers, 2020, sennelier pastel on paper, 250 × 300 cm Caroline Wong, Birthday Party (After Foujita), 2021, pastel on paper, 272 × 322 cm Caroline Wong, Alisa in the Sewing Room, 2020-2021, oil, acrylic, and oil pastel on canvas, 166 × 144 cm Caroline Wong, Drawn Out, 2021, exhibition view, Drawing Room Caroline Wong, Alisa in the Kitchen, 2020, oil and acrylic on canvas, 190 × 180 cm Caroline Wong, Hungry woman, 2022, acrylic, oil, oil pastel and pigment on canvas, 25.5 × 20.5 cm Caroline Wong, Hungry woman, 2022, acrylic, oil, oil pastel and pigment on canvas, 25.5 × 20.5 cm Caroline Wong, watermelon, 2022 acrylic, oil, oil pastel and pigment on canvas, 25.5 × 35.50 cm Caroline Wang, Semin, 2022, oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 91 × 122 cm Caroline Wang, Semin, 2023, oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 100 × 80 cm Caroline Wang, Veronica, 2023, oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 60 × 90 cm Caroline Wang, Betty, 2022, oil, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 90 × 120 cm

Exhibitions
Caroline Wong • Cats and Girls • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2022
Caroline Wong • Artificial Paradise • Soho Revue, London, 2022
Caroline Wong • Drawn Out • Drawing Room, London, 2021

Press

Publications

Drawn Out • Featured Artists: Caroline Wong, Kate Lyddon, Alice Maher, Richard Mark Rawlins, Joel Wyllie • Contributors: Kate Macfarlane, Jacqui McIntosh, Mary Doyle, Huma Kabakci • Drawing Room • Ard - Chuard & Norregaard • London, 2021

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