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)

• Louvre Museum Carrousel Galleries May 2019

  Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France (May)