Elaine Wong is a self-taught intuitive artist and painter from Malaysia.
Elaine started her painting journey in 2009; she was deeply intrigued by a 30-Day-Artist movement led by a fellow artist and took a month off from her then day job to begin painting relentlessly. Embracing the beginner’s spirit & following her heart’s flow, she produced more than 40 artworks during that challenge, which later became part of her debut solo art show called 'In Between Midnights' in Kuala Lumpur. Since then, Elaine has participated in a number of art shows and exhibitions, both locally and internationally.
While exploring art in the course of those years, Elaine pursued a full time corporate career in IT, travelled and lived in Germany for 4 years, and subsequently quit her job in 2015. In the same year, she self-funded her solo exhibition in Munich entitled ‘The Cats Are Out’ which marked her first attempt at fulfilling her journey as a full-time artist.
Elaine’s paintings can be described as intuitive and expressive, combined with symbolism, doodles, semi abstract and whimsicality. She is building an eclectic style derived from her own art explorations, integrating subjects like animals, femininity, botanicals and dreamscapes.
Through her paintings, Elaine strives to confront her personal shadows, bringing light to the dark. She believes that one way to achieve well-being, healing and personal freedom is to be aware of our shadow archetypes.
Elaine’s work is very much about her self-expression and self-discovery. Her art practice serves as an extension of her quest to get to know herself deeper and through it cultivates a more intimate connection within & with the universe as a whole. She loves using colours and poetic words to convey her feelings and reflections of personal growth as a human. Her process involves listening to messages, insights, lessons, nudges, and daily blessings as they appear in her awareness, meditations, dreams, journeys and in nature.
Elaine's work is grounded in self-determinism, the belief that art can deliver healing messages to the beholder, and that the act of creating serves as a medium for inquiry into infinite possibilities.
The scenes she often includes in her paintings can be seen as an intentional set-up, and she hopes that, upon encountering her work, she can transport the viewer into the magical world she created where healing, manifestations and transformations transpire.
Elaine currently lives and works in Subang Jaya, where she runs a conscious creative coworking & coliving space called The Hatchery Place, at which her art studio is also located.
PAST PARTICIPATIONS
2010 Art For Grabs, Annexe Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Bazaar)
2011 In Between Midnights, Small Talk With The Moon Gallery of Art, PJ, Malaysia (Solo)
2012 Random hangings at Fingerprints Kreativ, Munich, Germany (Shop)
2015 The Cats Are Out, Werkstatt-Galerie, Munich, Germany (Solo)
2015 Deer's Friends Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Art Bazaar)
2016 Once Upon A Midnight, Minut Init Art Social, PJ Selangor, Malaysia (Group)
2017 3Belas (KL Biennale), National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Group)
2018 The POD (EuGrow), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Solo)
2018 Love & Care Charity Art Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Group)
2018 I Can Care by Celcom Art Exhibition, in support of animal welfare, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Group)
2019 Resurrected: A Radiant Awakening,Tin Alley Art Gallery, Ipoh,Malaysia (Solo)
2020 Liberty: An Exhibition of Expression by Nadia Nizamudin & Elaine Wong, KL City Art Gallery, Malaysia (Duo)
2020 The Intuitive Spirit: A Pop-Up Mini Solo Exhibition, Ampang Community Gallery, Malaysia (Solo)
Website: www.elainewongart.com
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More about my journey here: https://elainewongart.com/about/