CHEONG Cheng Wa, Catherine
Visual Arts & Design Specialist, Researcher
France
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Paris
CHEONG Cheng Wa, Catherine is a visual arts and design specialist, curator, and researcher active between Macau and France. Educated across institutions in both regions, she holds a Master’s degree in Contemporary Art and Humanities from Université Paris 8 and an MBA in Arts and Cultural Management from ISC Paris Business School. With deep expertise in contemporary printmaking, visual culture, and exhibition curation, she actively fosters cross-cultural artistic exchanges between Asia and Europe
MAJOR ART FAIRS & SALONS
- Art Capital (Grand Palais, Paris, 2025)
- Beijing Contemporary Art Fair (2025)
- Paris Print Fair (2025)
- Salon d'Automne de Paris (2024)
- Affordable Art Fair Singapore (2022)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
- Chairman, Avant-garde Innovative Multimedia Art Association (Macau)
- Member of French Art Associations: La Maison des Artistes (Paris), Les Amateurs d'Estampes (Paris), Association d'art Delta (Paris)
- Member of Macau Art Associations: Macau Artist Society, Art For All Society, Borderless Arts
- Former Committee Member, Alliance Française de Macao (2016–2017)
EDUCATION
- 2019–2023: Master's Degree in Contemporary Art and Humanities, Université Paris 8, France
- 2017–2018: MBA in Arts and Cultural Management, ISC Paris Business School, France
- 2006–2008: Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, École Supérieure d'Art et de Design Toulon Provence Méditerranée (ÉSADTPM), France
- 1999–2003: Diploma in Graphic Design, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau
RESEARCH & STUDIO FOCUS
- MA Academic Research: Focused on Contemporary Printmaking, Video Art, Image Reproduction, and Visual Culture, combining literature review, archival research, and cultural analysis.
- Advanced Printmaking Practices: Specialized studio training in lithography, engraving, and monotype at Atelier Contrepointe (under Hector Saunier), The Fine Art Workshop Studio, and The Paris's Art Studio (Paris & Venice, 2017–2022).
SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS
- 2025: A Speakable Position for Women – "Art Macao" Macao International Art Biennale, Macau
- 2025: Art Shopping International Contemporary Art Salon – Curated project featuring 10 Macau artists at Le Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
- 2024: Symbolise and Meaning – James Chu, Eric Fok, and Kit Lei, Galerie Do Hyang Lee, Paris, France
- 2023: The Voyager's Transmigration – Exchange Exhibition of Contemporary Macau Artists, Espace Sorbonne 4, Paris, France
- 2019: Refined Sandstone – Porcelain Chinoise exhibition of Li Qing, Artéfact Marais, Paris, France
- 2015: Walk Heart City – Macau Contemporary Art Exhibition, Official Residence of the Consul General of Portugal, Macau.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- Solo Exhibitions:2022: Experiences and Processes – UNESCO Macao Centre, Macau 2014: Encounter – Alter Egao Gallery, Aix-en-Provence, France
- Selected Group Exhibitions:2025: Déjà-vu – Sino-French art exchange exhibition, Galerie Espace Temps (Paris) & The Parisian Macao.
- 2025: The Contemporary Print 2025 – International Juried Exhibition, TAG Community College, Austin, USA (Honorable Mention).
- 2024: Here and Now – UCCLA, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2024: Internal and external: re-creation – Duo Exhibition, NIO House Berlin, Germany
- 2018: Urban Touch – Hong Kong & Macao Visual Art Biennale (Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing; Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou; Dunhuang Silk Road Expo)
- 2015: Matters Printed – Modern Printmaking of Macao, ARDEL Gallery of Modern Art, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2010: The Macao Contemporary Printmaking Exhibition – Be-Kyoto & Tsuzurakai, Kyoto, Japan
FILM & MEDIA PROJECTS
- 2015: Film Art Director, 30cm Siege (community film project)
- 2013: Art Director / Coordinator, Commissioned Video, Macao International Film & Video Festival
- 2012: Film Art Director, Safa – "Macao Stories 2: LOVE IN THE CITY"
- 2012: Director, Short Documentary Macao, nothing goes more, part of "The Caravan of the Ten Words" (Alliance Française de Macao / OX Warehouse)
Details
Country
France
City
Paris
Role
Visual Arts & Design Specialist, Researcher