Cecile Chong - November 2023

Cecile Chong at Surf Point. Photo by Kerry Constantino.

Cecile Chong was born in Ecuador to Chinese parents and grew up in Quito and Macau. Her public art installation EL DORADO - The New Forty Niners was installed in the five boroughs of NYC (2017-2022). Solo exhibitions include Kates-Ferri Projects, Selenas Mountain, Smack Mellon, ICFAC at Pinta Miami, Kenise Barnes, BRIC, FiveMyles, and Emerson Gallery Berlin. Fellowships and residencies include Dieu Donné Workspace, NYSCA, LMCC Creative Engagement, The Hispanic Society, Urban Field Station, Block Gallery Bronx Museum, BRIC Media Arts, Joan Mitchell Center, Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant and the Joan Mitchell MFA Grant. Chong’s work is in the collections of El Museo, Museum of Chinese in America, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Center for Book Arts, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Citibank Art Advisory, and private collections internationally. She received an MFA from Parsons, an MA in education from Hunter College, and a BA in Studio Art from Queens College.

Visit Cecile Chong’s website here.