Shore Local Talent: Artist Chung-Fan Chang’s
By Krystle J Bailey
Artist, Chung -Fan Chang’s work is currently on display at the Stockton Art Gallery. Her solo exhibition, Kite XI features 53 works ranging from paintings, works on paper, wall drawing installations and video, and marks the debut of Chang’s first solo exhibition. The exhibition will remain on view through November 14.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chung-Fan Chang’s work employs cultural influence, displacement and spirituality through investigation in painting, works on paper, video, and wall installation.
Growing up in Taiwan, Chung-Fan began her exploration of art with music. She took piano lessons until the age of 10 when she made the decision to pursue other forms of art. Her father took her to visit various art studios that grew her love of the arts and began a foundation for what would become her career path. Chang pursued an education in art that began with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (BFA) from Taipei National University of the Arts. After undergrad, Change was curious about art outside of her home country and applied to study abroad. She graduated with her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design and ultimately found herself in New Jersey where she is an Assistant Professor of Art at Stockton University.
Chang’s Kite series of work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally and internationally since 2009. Selected and invited group exhibitions include the Kite X: High Volatility (2017) at the Liu Haisu Art Museum in Changzhou, China [with full-color catalogue]; “A Building with a View”: Experiments in Anarchitecture (2016) at the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, LA; the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta, GA (2013). She has co-curated exhibition Horizon Realm: Contemporary Art from Taiwan at Tenri Cultural Center in New York, NY (2013), and Dollye M.E. Robinson Gallery in Jackson, MS (2014). Chang’s recent curatorial project Shifting Momentum – Abstract Art in Taiwan and the Noyes Collection, which is scheduled to exhibit at the Taipei Cultural Center in New York in March 2018 followed by The Noyes Museum of Art at Kramer Hall in Hammonton, NJ from April to June 2018.
During the The Stockton Art Gallery exhibit, guests are welcome to contribute to a piece of collaborative wall art through November 14th. Basic materials are provided to be used as creatively as desired by the public. Create and share your contribution on social media using #StocktonArtGallery.
The Stockton Art Gallery is located on the Galloway campus, in the main building in KL Wing. The Gallery is open Monday-Saturday from 12-7:30pm and Sunday 12-4pm. Parking is free. Gallery ends November 14th.
