Cheng Ting Ting

Cheng Ting Ting (; b. 1990) is a contemporary artist from Hong Kong. Her work includes primarily oil paintings and drawings, but also prints, artists' books, collages and projections. She currently lives and works in Hong Kong and Norway. Her work has been exhibited at public and independent institutions including Tai Kwun Contemporary, Para Site in Hong Kong and the Power Station of Art in Shanghai.

Early life and education Cheng Ting Ting was born in 1990 and grew up in the Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Cheng’s affinity for art began at an early age, and she studied visual arts in high school and at university. As a third-year university student, she participated in an exchange programme at Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Bologna, Italy. Cheng said this experience had a significant impact on her road to self-discovery. In 2013, Cheng graduated with a BA in Visual Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and won the AVA Award at the graduation exhibition.

Cheng is currently a full-time artist with a studio in Fo Tan, Hong Kong.

Artistic practice Cheng draws inspiration from her daily life and uses her personal experiences to reflect on and make connections to larger themes. Her works often involve childhood memories and deal with feelings of isolation and detachment. Cheng paints from visual memory and employs dynamic brush strokes and varied colour palettes to depict people, objects and events.

Her works have been shown in various group exhibitions, including Very Natural Actions, Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2019); Yummy Gummy, Tomorrow Maybe, Hong Kong (2019); Shek-O Sublime, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong (2019); A Tree Fell in the Forest, and No One’s There, Power Station of Art, Shanghai (2018); The Pendulant Mass, Galerie Ovo, Taipei (2016); Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong (2016); The Imaginary Order, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong (2016); Imagine there’s no country, Above us only our cities, Para Site, Hong Kong (2015); According to ‘Them’, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre L0 Gallery, Hong Kong (2014).