About Roger Ing
Lived 1933 – 2008 (aged 74–75). Roger Ing was a Chinese artist.
Roger Ing (1933 – 22 July 2008) was a Chinese Canadian artist.
Born in Canton, China, he emigrated to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1950 at the age of 12.
Roger was well known as the owner of the New Utopia Cafe, a popular gathering place for locals and artists in Regina's North Central neighborhood. Through the 1980s and 90s, the New Utopia Cafe was a gathering place for Regina's visual artists including Regina Five artist Arthur McKay, sculptor Joe Fafard, multimedia artist Edward Poitras, painters Ernest Klinger, Sally Hui, Daniel E. Sali, Jack Severson and Lynda Walker and photographers Tom Bartlett and Jason Weedmark.
The New Utopia Cafe, besides functioning as a gathering place, served as an Art gallery showcasing Roger's artwork and functioned as Roger's painting studio.
Roger Ing was featured on the Much Music program, Mike & Mike's Excellent X-Canada Adventures.
In 1998, he was given a solo exhibition at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. The gallery also has two of Roger's works in their collection.
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Who was Roger Ing?
Canadian artist
When was Roger Ing born?
Roger Ing was born in 1933 in Guangzhou.
When did Roger Ing die?
Roger Ing died on 22 July 2008 in Regina.
What was Roger Ing's occupation?
Roger Ing was an artist.
What nationality was Roger Ing?
Roger Ing was Chinese.
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