Elegance in the imperfect and the fleeting is something Lisa Wong Sook Kuan strives to represent in her art.

She attended the California College of the Art in San Francisco, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. However, rather than concept art for video games or the op-ed illustrations favoured by the likes of editorial publications, Lisa has always been drawn to images that champion one’s personal truths.

Inspired by the complexity of the human persona, her art is an ornate, surrealistic, depiction of different emotive states. Her work spans from intricate ink pieces to brightly-hued acrylic creations. They tell stories of the human condition through a means of anthropomorphism and the natural world. Her artistic inspiration is drawn from the likes of Takato Yamamoto, James Jean, and Chinese traditional painting. Occasionally, she also ventures into classical art, utilising graphite, oil paint and charcoal.

Besides visual arts, Lisa also enjoys cooking and soap-making.

Exhibitions

2011

Prytanean Global Health Benefit Art Show, Zelebrach Hall
University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA (December)

2015

Illustration Thesis show
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA (May)

2017

2nd Wave Exhibition
The Art People Gallery, Klang, Malaysia (February)
WomenFest KL
MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October)

2018

Tenacious – First Solo Exhibition
The Art People Gallery, Klang, Malaysia (January)
All China Leather Exhibition – Invited Artist
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China (August)
Art Expo Malaysia Plus 2018
MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October)
China International Gold, Jewellery, & Gem Fair – Invited Artist
Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre, Shanghai, China (December)

2019

Collective International Exhibition
Cobeña Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (February)
Expocisión Colectiva Internacional de la Galería Cobeña
Eka&Moor Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain (February)
Affordable Art Fair 2019
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong (May)
Tatinis Art Show 2019
F1 Pit Building, Singapore (May)