Chu Winnie Cheung
March 1 - April 13, 2025
Reception: TBA
Craft Ontario Gallery, 1106 Queen Street West, Toronto
Chu Winnie Cheung is a Chinese artist and translator based in Toronto. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Interpreting & Translation Studies from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2021 and furthered her education with a Master’s degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2023.
Winnie has participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide, including the upcoming 33rd Japan Jewellery Competition in Tokyo, Japan; Marzee International Graduate Show 2023 in the Netherlands; and exhibition series of Balbuceo de un Preludio (La Brujula) in Chile across 7 cities. Her first solo exhibition opened in July 2024 at MaS Studio in Shanghai, China. Her professional experience includes roles as a gallery assistant at Ornamentum Gallery in Hudson, US, and as an instructor at Rhode Island School of Design, where she taught courses in metalsmithing and enameling. Winnie has been recognized for her innovative approach to jewelry making with several awards and nominations, including the New Talents Award Nominee 2023 by Klimt02. Her work has been featured in various publications and is part of several collections, such as BALBUCEO de un Preluido-La Brùjala Arte en Transito, and Marzee Magazine in the Netherlands.
Winnie's work intricately explores the freedom between humans and nature, using ‘clouds’ as a central motif. She extends this metaphor to examine societal and individual perspectives within Chinese culture through the format of jewelry.
