Queenie, YUEN Lai Yi 阮 麗 怡
YUEN Lai Yi (b.2000) is a curious yet ineloquent storyteller who strolls along a vibrant and imaginative path between reality and fantasy. Her paintings contain overlooked scenes and fortuitous objects such as candies in grassland and potted apples next to bus stops. By splintering and rearranging these absurd objects into her own story using playful colours, intuitive textures, lines, shapes, and compositions, she creates a world that she feels comfortable with. Reverie gives her respite.
阮麗怡 (b.2000) 是一個充滿好奇卻不善言辭的講故人，她常漫步於現實與幻想、充滿活力和想像力的道路上。她的畫作包含被忽視的場景和偶然的物件，例如在草叢的糖果、巴士站旁邊的蘋果盆栽。通過玩味的色彩、直觀的紋理、線條、形狀和構圖，將荒誕的事物粉碎並重新組合出她的故事，創造一個能讓她自在的世界。遐想讓她得以喘息。
Education
2019 - 2023
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts
Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Exhibition
2024
"Donut & Bagel" 【冬甩與貝果】, Wure Area, Hong Kong
"spine won't remember its wings"【脊椎不會記得它的翅膀】, Duo Exhibition w/ Shum Hok Kiu, Artspace 1999, Hong Kong
"in the m i d n i g h t" 【凌晨時分】, Solo Exhibition of Yuen Lai Yi, Yrellag Gallery, Hong Kong
2023
"The 'Colours of Humanity' Arts Prize", Goethe-Institut Hongkong and Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
"and still they move", AVA BA Graduation Show 2023, Kai Tak Campus, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
"Sorry, I want to leave the archipelago" 【不好意思，我要退出群島啊】, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
"BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair" 【BOOKED: 香港藝術書展】, JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong
2022
"Dialogue: Q&A", The Catalyst, Hong Kong
"last night i saw a red worm on a long bench" 【噢！昨晚我在二樓長椅與一條紅色的蟲相遇】, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
"beep-silenced", online exhibition at @Star Fragments
"Sound of Sunrise Part l" 【 故事文庫 x 米哈 ： 「佈道後的幻象」】, WeWork New Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2017
Community Living Approach (Outstanding award, individual project), Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong
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