Amy Wing-Hann Wong

Amy Wing-Hann Wong, or Amy Wong, is a Canadian visual artist of Cantonese Chinese descent from Toronto specializing in oil painting exploring culture, identity politics, and feminism.[1][2] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University, a Master of Fine Arts at York University, and has lived and work in Amsterdam, Xiamen, Brooklyn, Barcelona and Miami.[3] She is an instructor at the Art Gallery of Ontario.[3][4]

Amy Wing-Hann Wong
Born1981 (age 41–42)
Toronto, Canada
Alma materConcordia University
Known forvisual artist
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Wong is the founder of the Angry Asian Feminist Gang (AAFG) an artists' group focusing on Asian feminist concerns[5][6][7] and proponents of artists who are mothers.[4] She is also involved and teaches with the Girls’ Art League (GAL), an organization empowering women through visual arts.[8][9]

References
  1. VMACCH. "Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage - Visual - Amy Wong". vmacch.apps01.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. Hollenbach, Julie. "Are Potlucks the New Artist Talks?". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. "Amy Wong". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  4. Edwards, Samantha (2018-11-28). "The art (and stigma) of being an artist and a parent". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  5. "Amy Wong: Angry Asian Feminist Loves Detox Soup". Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  6. "Amy Wong". Albus Lux. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  7. "Angry Asian Feminist Gang Archives". this is worldtown. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  8. Williams, Matt (2015-11-30). "Girls' Art League hits the ground running". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  9. "Female artists get a league of their own | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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