‘Void’ is a solo exhibition of jewellery by Toronto-based Chinese artist and translator Chu Winnie Cheung that explores the juxtaposition between rigid socio-cultural norms and the raw, unbridled energy of the natural world.
Chu Winnie Cheung is a Chinese artist and translator based in Toronto. She earned her BA in Interpreting & Translation Studies from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in 2021 and furthered her education with an MFA 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 the exhibition series of Balbuceo de un Preludio (La Brujula) in Chile across seven 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 2024 JJ Studio Award for Emerging Jewellery Artists from Craft Ontario and the New Talents Award Nominee 2023 from 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.
Participants
Chu Winnie Cheung, Robyn Wilcox (curator)Acknowledgements
