Recent Works
Artist's Biography
T. L. Cheung is a multi-media artist currently based in Philadelphia. She holds an MFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute and a BA in Design & Industry from San Francisco State University. Having a wandering nature, she refuses to be tied down to a particular medium, choosing instead to see media as an artistic vehicle for a larger discourse in the exploration of self and the individual’s place in society. By focusing on a series of themes rather than limiting herself to a specific media she uses mythologies (common, ancient and personal) to explore what identity means in an increasingly fractured environment. The process of archeology and science play a large role in her creative process.
Artist's Statement
I have a minimalist’s nature. I don’t like clutter; I do like compiling objects and creating an order for them. More importantly, the process of searching for the hidden structure that lies underneath the first glance finding the ‘bones’ beneath the corporeal has become my objective. For me the process of making work is akin to the process of archeology, scraping away at the various layers, exposing the hidden yet often universal construct, creating a new geography, a new structure.
Selected Exhibitions
2020
Small Favors XV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Our Community, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Without a Brush, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Close Up, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
New Members Exhibition, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Workshop, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Small Favors XIII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Dear Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Lost & Found, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors XII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Dear Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Group Show, One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ
2014
Small Favors IX, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Dear Fleisher, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Small Favors VIII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Our Community III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012
The Work Exchange Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
The Associate Artist Group Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
The Clay Studio 3rd Floor Art Show, Bryn Mawr, PA
Professional Experience
2004 - Present
Cheung Design, Philadelphia, PA
Graphic UX Designer
2013 - 2019
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Registrar
2012 - 2013
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Ceramics Instructor
Curatorial
2008
Mash-Up: An Exhibition of Collaborative Ceramics, Red Ink Gallery, San Francisco CA
Residencies
Heitzmann Foundation, Hamburg, Germany
Summer Residency Fellowship
Grants Panelist
2016 - 2018
Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, Project Stream
2000
New York State Arts Council, Design & Crafts Grant
Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Master of Fine Arts
San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA
Bachelor of Arts, Design & Industry
