CURRICULUM VITAE
CHANG YOONG CHIA
(b.23 July 1975)
EMAIL
yoongchia@gmail.com
EDUCATION
1993-1996 -
Malaysian Institute of Art (Diploma in Fine Art, Majoring in Painting)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
A Leaf Through History, Cult Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2020
Meat on the Chopping Block
KongsiKL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
48 hours of FB live-stream (23-25 Oct 2020)
2019
Floating World (浮世)
A site-specific intervention on Kyuyorin Cafe (喫茶休養林),
Tobiu Art Festival
Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan
2018
Chang Yoong Chia: Second Life
Mid-Career Solo Survey Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
People’s Marchings in May
Seonygoun Gallery, Gwangju, Korea
How Are You? I Am Well
A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017
Second Life: S-Air Artist Residency Solo Exhibition
Hokkaido University of Education Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
2016
Body of Water
Art-U Room, Tokyo, Japan
2013
Immortal Beloved
Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012
The Botany of Desire
1Shanthiroad Studio, Bangalore, India
2011
The World is Flat
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2009
The 2nd Seven Years: Quilt of the Dead, Flora & Fauna IV, Narratives
The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
Co-organized by Valentine Willie Fine Art & Japan Foundation, K.L.
2008
Safe House: Flora & Fauna III
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
2004
Flora & Fauna
Reka Art Space, Kelana Jaya
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Chang Yoong Chia - I Dream of a Bird . Genie in the Bottle
Tsutaya Books, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2022
Ilham Art Show 2022,
Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kenduri Seni Nusantara 2022
Patani Art Space, Pattani, Thailand
NUSA
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pacific-Leipzig Graphic Exhibition
Deutsches Haus, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Time Together: Exploring Art Through Khazanah’s CollectionGaleria Khazanah,
Slate @ The Row, Kuala Lumpur
A Domestic Life
CIMB Hotel Art Fair, Element Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2021
Open Art Show
Cult Gallery, CIMB Artober Hotel Art Fair, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dunia Akhirat SISART2021
Cult Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Virtual exhibition)
This Time: Contemporary Watercolour
A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Keringat: Tales of Our Forefathers
Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)
2020
Spring Group Show and Open Studios, LIA Programme
Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2019
Climate
Ipoh International Art Festival, Darul Ridzuan Museum, Ipoh, Malaysia
Rasa Sayang
A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017-2018
KL Biennale
National Visual Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2017
Ilham Contemporary Forum Malaysia 2009-2017
Galeri Ilham, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016
Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2016 - ASIA YOUNG 36
Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Jeonju, South Korea
Era Mahathir
Galeri Ilham, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AB+C Charity Exhibition
Georgetown Arts Festival, Penang, Malaysia
ArtAid16 Love for Sale
White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
2015
Art of ASEAN
Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Open Sea
Musee d’Art Contemporain du Lyon,
Lyon, France
2014
Start Art Fair
Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
(Richard Koh Fine Art)
Journey
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2013
Welcome to the Jungle
Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan &
Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Japan
Absurd(c)ity
National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Stage
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2012
Conception In Reconciliation
Selasar Sunaryo, Bandung, Indonesia &
Taman Budaya, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
Art Stage
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2011
APB Signature Art Prize Finalist Exhibition 2011
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2nd Chongqing Youth Biennale,
Sichuan Fine Art Institute, Chongqing, China
Works From Southeast Asia
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
Art Stage
Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore
2010
14th Bangladesh Asian Art Biennale
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Survival: Art for Nature 2010
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
2009
Personal Effects
Rogue Art, Kuala Lumpur
Tanah Air: Art for Nature 2009
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
2008
Cabinet: Art Around 1 Thousand
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wanakio 2008
Maejima Art Center, Okinawa, Japan
JENESYS Artist Open Studio
NPO S-Air, Sapporo, Japan
The German Connection: Art
Pelita Hati House of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Out of Line: Doodles and Dreamscapes
The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art for Nature 2008
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
Art Multiple 2008
Ke Center for Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China
2007
Between Generations: 50 years across Modern Art in Malaysia
Asian Art Museum, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, University Sains Malaysia,, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Domestic Bliss
Sculpture Square, Singapore
Open Studio
former Jeollanam-do Provincial Office,
Gwangju, Korea
Discovery of May
5.18 Memorial Foundation, Gwangju, Korea
12th Rimbun Dahan Artist Residency Exhibition
Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia
2006
Art Invitational
Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Feed Me: An Exploration of Appetites
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
Parallel Realities –Asian Art Now
Blackburn, United Kingdom
3 Young Contemporaries: 1997-2006
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Come Closer: Second Annual Miniature Show
Galeri Seni Maya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Gallery W/O Walls
(mobile phone art)
Satu Kali 1st Performance Art Symposium Malaysia
mfx & 67 Tempinis Satu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yong Ching Sui Fundraising Exhibition
67 Tempinis Satu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005
3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2005
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
Borders
World Social Forum 2005, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Art ± 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3rd Annual Reka Relatively Free Show 2005
Reka Art Space, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
A Closer Look: Miniature Show
Galeri Seni Maya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Copy Move Transform
published in Gallery W/O Walls in February 2005 issue of Off the Edge
2004
2nd Annual Free Show 2004
Reka Art Space, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
Homefronts
Spacekraft project
SENI, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
Regional Animalities
The Substation, Singapore
Seriously Beautiful
Reka Art Space, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia
Semangat: Artists for Theatre
Five Arts Centre Charity Fund Exhibition,
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Under 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysian Art Now
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003
Games People Play
WWF Charity Show
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
Newton’s Funfair
Reka Art Space, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Art Around 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002
Young Contemporaries 2002
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Under 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Urbanscapes
Grappa Soho, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Book of the Dead
Performance at Chow Kit Fest, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001
Open Show
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Climbing the Wall
MIA Art and Design Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Art Under 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Comics?
Artscafe @ National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ctrl. Alt. Del.
Rumah Air Panas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2000
Art Under 1000
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Love on Paper
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1999
Aku'99
Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1998
Human Expressions
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1997
3 Young Contemporaries
Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996
Crates Classified
GaleriWan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FA 1696 Diploma Show
GaleriMIA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995
Young Talents
Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2020
Goethe-Institut PAZIFIK-LEIPZIG 3-Month Artist Residency Grant Winner,
in collaboration with LIA Programme, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2019
Uymam Project Artist Residency,
Tobiu Art Festival, Shirai, Japan
2017
Second AIR, S-Air Artist Residency Program, S-Air, Sapporo, Japan
2014
Re:Engage: The People’s Court (curated by Lee Cheah Ni)
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Run & Learn, Japan Foundation
2012
1 Shanthi Road Artist Residency
Bangalore, India
2011
Finalist
APB Signature Art Prize 2011
Juried by Fumio Nanjo, Ranjit Hoskote, Gregor Muir, Tan Boon Hui and Hendro Wiyanto
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2010
Artist residency in Pinyao, China
Valentine Willlie Fine Art & Tembi Contemporary artist residency
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2008
JENESYS Program
Sapporo Artist in Residence & Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
WANAKIO
Meijima Art Center, Okinawa, Japan
2007
Goethe-Institut Scholarship to learn German in Berlin
Art as Environment in Tropic of Cancer artist-in-residence
Chiayi county, Taiwan
Ujiae Art Studio Artist Residency,
Gwangju, Korea
2006
Rimbun Dahan Artist Residency
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia
C21 Residency
Blackburn, United Kingdom
2002
KHOJ International Artist WorkshopMysore, India
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Jeonbuk Museum of Art, Jeonju, Korea
Gwangju City Art Museum, Gwangju, Korea
National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
BIBLOGRAPHY
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES/ BROSCHURES
Welcome to the Jungle, 2013
Published by Mochuisle, Inc.ISBN 978-4-907300-00-5 C0070
Signature Art Prize 2011
The 2nd Chongqing Biennale for Young Artist , 2011
The World is Flat By Teoh Ming Wah & Suraya Kathleen Warden, Solo exhibition , 2011
The 2nd Seven Years: Quilt of the Dead, Flora & Fauna IV, Narratives
The Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2009by Aki Hoashi, Laura Fan & Teoh Ming Wah
Safe House: Flora & Fauna III, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2008 ‘Safe House, A Museum’ by Teoh Ming Wah,2007
Art as Environment, Hsing Kang, Taiwan, 2007
Discovery of May, 5.18 Memorial Foundation, 2007
Open Studio, Ujiae Art Studio, Gwangju, Korea, 2007
‘Yoong-Chia Chang’ by Peik Kiyoung
Domestic Bliss, Sculpture Square, Singapore, 2007
‘Domestic Bliss: Exploring the Myth of the Happy Home’ by Laura Fan
Flora & Fauna II: The Rimbun Dahan Residency, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Malaysia, 2007
‘Flourishing Love, Odd Blooms and Peculiar Beasts’ by Teoh Ming Wah
The 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2005, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan, 2005
‘The Contemporary Malaysian Art Scene: Developing New Strategies’ by Beverly Yong
JOURNALS/ MAGAZINES
Today and Tomorrow: Emerging Practices in Malaysian Art
2013, Published by Adaptus Design System Sdn Bhd
ISBN 978-983-40803-4-1
Tomorrow Today: Contemporary Art From the Singapore Art Museum (2009-2011)
2012, Published by Singapore Art Museum
ISBN 978-981-07-1880-0
Asian Art News, Vol. 22, No.1, Jan/Feb 2012
‘A Wide-Eyed Wonder’ -by Kathleen Suraya Warden
The Malaysian Tatler, April 2008
‘The State that We Art In’ -by Leong Tzu Ann
Forum On Contemporary Art & Society (FOCAS), Vol.6, 2007
‘Ecology Reimagined: Anthropomophic and Zoomorphic Compulsions in the Work of Chang Yoong Chia’ - by Gabrielle Low,
Sentap!,Issue 6, 2007
‘Into the Rabbit Hole’- by Noor Mahnun Mohamad,
Off the Edge, Issue Mar 2007
‘Artful Lodgers’ -by Sharon Chin,
V Mag (Chinese Edition), Feb 2005
- by Chai Chang Hwang
Art Corridor (Chinese Edition), April 2003 Issue
‘Climbing the Wall’
Vision K.L, August 1998 Issue
‘Youthful Promise’ -by Sam Christudas
NEWSPAPER
- China Times (Taiwan) 9 Oct 2007
- Gwangju Il Po (Korea) 17 May 2007
-‘Inside, Outside’ by Laura Fan. The Edge, Options (Malaysia) week of 19 Feb 2007
-‘Textured Worlds’ by Lim How Ngean. New Straits Times (Malaysia) 30 Jan 2007
- Oriental Daily (Malaysia) 14 Jan 2007
-‘Setting Art Free’ by Jamie Khoo. The Star (Malaysia) 23 July 2006
-‘Affordable Art up for Grabs’ by Veronica Shunmugam. The Star (Malaysia) 18 June 2006
-‘Taste of art at Bob’s new café’ by Jemma Dobson. Lancashire Evening Telegraph (U.K) 16 Mar 2006
-‘Making history’ by Niki Cheong. The Star (Malaysia) 1 Feb 2006
-‘Investing in Fine Art’ by Chan Ching Thut. The Star (Malaysia) 26 Nov 2005
-‘Sharing a life on canvas’ by Fahmi Fadzil. The Star (Malaysia) 27 Mar 2005
-‘Coming Together’ New Straits Times (Malaysia) 6 Nov 2004
-‘2003 art in review’ by Laura Fan. The Edge, Options (Malaysia) week of Jan 12, 2004
-‘Flora, fauna images in black’ by Barbara Foong. The Star (Malaysia) 24 July 2004
-‘Art in support of the environment’ by Julia Jaafar. New Straits Times (Malaysia) 29 Oct 2003
-‘Fear & Horror in Kelana Jaya’ by Laura Fan. The Edge, Options (Malaysia) week of 14 July 2003
-‘Dark, menacing images’ by Thomas Huong. The Star (Malaysia) 14 July 2003
-‘Games People Play’ by Li-en Chong. The Star (Malaysia) 19 Oct 2003
-‘Khoj: In Search of Creative Sparks’ by H.M Arvind. Sunday Times of India (India) 27 Oct 2002
- Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia) 21 Mar 2002
-‘Young Blood’ by Lara Fan. The Edge, Options (Malaysia) week of 10 Dec 2001
-‘A Showing of Intergrity’ by Rubin Khoo. The Star (Malaysia) 1 April 2001
-‘Alternative Space for Artist’ by Beverly Yong (Malaysia) 24/25 Nov 2000
-‘Six Human Expressions’ by Reena Enbasegaram. The Sun (Malaysia) 28 Mar 1999
-‘Angst and Opacity’ by Laura Fan. The Edge (Malaysia) 24 Aug 1998
-‘Young men and their vision’ by J. Anu. The Star (Malaysia) 23 Aug 1998
-‘Chance to appreciate works of young artists’ by Salina Khalid. The Star (Malaysia) 20 Aug 1998
ONLINE
-‘Greet the Asian Invasion’ by Morgan Falconer. 28 Jan 2006
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14929-2007278,00.html
-‘Trash & The City’ by Tan Sei Hon. 15 April 2004
http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/reviews/MDQ5NQ.html
-‘Chaos and Cacophony at Chow Kit’ by Pang Khee Teik, 14 May 2002
http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/reviews/MDE4NQ.html
-‘Interview with Chang Yoong Chia’ by Enoch Cheng, Asian Art Archive, Sept 2009
http://www.aaa.org.hk/newsletter_detail.aspx?newsletter_id=711
ART-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Founding member of Spacekraft: An Artists-Run-Space?
Co-organizer for “Comics”,
an exhibition of Malaysian comics of all genre.
Founding member of Art group “Wall lizards”
2008 -2009
Sungai Lembing Community Art Project, committee member
2003
co-organized “Celebrating the Moon on Earth”, a get-together during mid-autumn festival at Rumah Air Panas
WORKSHOPS
2005
Whose Museum Is It Anyway?
Workshop about the role of Museum, organized by ENGAGE
1996
Caring for Collections
Workshop in Conversation & Preservation of Cultural and Heritage Material.)
THEATRE EXPERIENCES
2006
Actor, “Baling (membaling)” directed by Mark Teh
2003
Stage hand, “A Play with No Title”, Directed by Loh Kok Mun
2002
Set painter, “Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum”.
MOVIE AND T.V EXPERIENCES
2005
Voiceover , “The Last Communist”, Directed by Amir Muhammad