Biography

Wong Ka Ying (b. 1990) is an artist, curator and writer based in Hong Kong. She received her BFA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013 and obtained her M.Phil. Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2021, currently a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Art spaces and museums such as M+, Tai Kwun Contemporary, ParaSite HK, Square Street Gallery among the others, have featured Wong Ka Ying's work in the past. Wong joined public programs of the Shang Hai Biennale 2019 and the Dhaka Art Summit 2020. Wong has curated projects with institutions such as the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong, Eaton HK, Oi!, Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women, the Centre for Community Cultural Development, and Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge. Her works has been featured in Art Review, Art Asia Pacific, Artnet, Artforum and Artomity. etc.

A keen observer of the art community and society, Wong critically reflects on the various social, cultural, and gender issues today through using a wide range of media from performance to social media platform. Wong expresses passion in writing, curating and art educations. She made an outward appearance on various public sharing, seminars, panel discussion and talks, actively engaging with the communities and art lovers.

 In 2016, she formed the first female artist duo “COME INSIDE” with Hong Kong artist Mak Ying Tung as a way to attack the art world. 

黃嘉瀛於2013年香港中文大學文學士(藝術)畢業，2021年香港浸會大學哲學碩士(視覺藝術)畢業，現為香港中文大學文化研究候選博士生。黃的創作媒介廣泛，例如寶麗來攝影、拼貼、絲網印刷、文字及繪畫。黃的作品關注社會，熱心社群藝術; 作為藝術家、策展人、作者及藝術教育工作者，她研究的議題包括性別平權、酷兒身份、身障者、少數族裔及勞工權益，並勇於透過創作、策展及寫作發表意見和倡議。

黃的作品曾於M＋、大館當代美術館、ParaSite 、Square Street Gallery等美術館、美術空間及畫廊展出；黃亦曾參與上海雙年展 2019 及 2020年達卡藝術高峰會的公眾活動。她的策展合作機構有香港歌德學院、逸東香港、油街實現、關注婦女性暴力協會、社區文化發展中心、白恩逢女移民工庇護中心等。