Artist / Chivas, Leung Wai Yan
Chivas Leung (b.1994) graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University in 2018. Her art practice focuses mainly on painting, illustration, comics and printmaking. She sees art-making as a ritual to complete memory, as the irreversible nature of life prompts her to vividly recall past memories. Chivas’ art is always “based on a true story”: while anecdotes in her works are often adapted from real-life experiences. Those stories contain secret clues to retrieve the missing pieces in her memory and commemorate all those times she had. Participated exhibitions include solo exhibition “River” (Zone Art, Taiwan, 2022), “YA KAN SAN PO” (Hong Kong Open Printshop Hong Kong, 2021), duo exhibition “All I Want is a Breakfast Companion” (PMQ, Hong Kong, 2019), group exhibitions “Playground” ( A Gallery, Hong Kong, 2022), “Nothin’ Like the Taste of Print” (Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, 2022), “Taipei Art Book Fair” (Taiwan, 2022) and " Sumi-Fusion: International Mokuhanga Exhibition" (Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall, Japan, 2021). She was awarded as one of the winning illustrators and her comic book, “NIGHT NIGHT” was also awarded “BolognaRagazzi Award - Special Mention” in comics - young adult at Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy, 2023).
Education
2018 Hong Kong Baptist University, Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
2017 Nagoya Zokei University of Arts and Design, exchange program
Honours and Award
2023 BolognaRagazzi Award - Comics (Young Adult), Special Mention
Selected Illustrator for The Illustration Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair 2022 HK Comics Support
Programme - Special Award
2022 HK Comics Support Programme - Special Award
2021 Award360° - Illustration of the Year
Selected for 国際木版画会議2021 国際版画展 Juried Exhibition
2020/2021 Shortlisted for ‘Pavillon Jeunes Talents”, 48th Angoulême International Comics Festival 2021/2020
HKOP Award in Printmaking
2019 Shortlisted for 7th Guanlan International Biennial China 2019
Solo Exhibition
2022 川, Zone Art, Taiwan
2021 YA KAN SAN PO, Hong Kong Open Printshop Gallery, Hong Kong
Selected Group Exhibition
2023 LUSTR Festival, Czech Republic
Tri-angles, Karin Weber Gallery
Bologna Children's Book Fair - The Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Fiera, Italy 50th Angoulême International
Comics Festival, France
EDGES, Zbfghk Store, Hong Kong
日出前細語, Dou Chai Arts, Hong Kong
2022 Fifteen Fantasies, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Taipei Art Book Fair, Huashan 1914 Cultural and Creative Industries Park, Taiwan
Playground, A Gallery, Hong Kong
Nothin' Like the Taste of Print, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Central "Made In Hong Kong” , Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
WHY Print 3 -“FINALE”: Third Biennial Printmaking Exhibition, KC100 Art Space, Hong Kong
Pavillon Jeunes Talents, 49th Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
2021 BOOKED: 2021 Hong Kong Art Book Fair, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
国際木版画会議2021, 国際版画展,奈良県文化会館, Japan
Meow Show, 1999 Art Space, Hong Kong
AVA Print Club, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Pressing On, Hong Kong Open Printshop, Hong Kong
2020 Hypnic Jerk, ACO Art Space, Hong Kong
FEVER : Comics Master Class Participants’ Works Showcase, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
ASYAAF 2020, Hongik University Contemporary Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2019 All I Want is a Breakfast Companion - DUO exhibition by Cindy Ieong Wing Lam & Chivas Leung Wai Yan,
PMQ, Hong Kong
The Darkest Dark, S512, PMQ, Hong Kong
ASYAAF 2019, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Seoul, South Korea
7th Guanlan International Biennial China 2019, China Printmaking Museum, China
Look!, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2018 Good Times, Odd One Out, Hong Kong
Sparkle! Show Art’s Hand: An Investigation on Art Labour, Oil Street Art Space, Hong Kong
20:20 Print Exchange, Hot Bed Press Studio, The United Kingdom
HKBU AVA GRAD SHOW 2018, Kai Tak Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
20:20 Print Exchange, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
New to Print, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre L1 Gallery, Hong Kong
2017 20:20 Print Exchange. Hot Bed Press Studio, The United Kingdom
Ill-ustrations, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Making Prints, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Fine Arts Student Final exhibition, D2-Gallery, Nagoya Zokei University of Arts and Design, Japan
Crash Printing, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Young FORMAT at FORMAT Festival, Riverlights, The United Kingdom
Double Yellow Lines, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2016 INK ASIA, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong