Creative Macau

Center for Creative Industries

Visual Arts

Mel Cheong

Graduated from University of Macau, majoring in English Communications. Mel studied Western Style Printmaking from Artist Wong Cheng Pou, she opens her first solo exhibition in the year of 2009. Her prints have been exhibited internationally. She participated in different Artist in Residency programs in overseas in searching for herself among different cultures. She is also a tour guide and Art teacher in the Macau Art Museum. Recently her works focus in Mokuhanga.

Exhbitions

UNLOCK THAT DOOR – 17th Anniversary Collective Exhibition

28th August — 19th September, 2020

Today, not many people write letters on paper to be sent by post or delivered by hand. Writing a letter to someone is something intimate – although the other person is far away, he/she remains present both in image and spirit. Words in letters carry meanings and often lead us to a cathartic release. When […]

Magical Feelings – Fine Art Printmaking Art Works Exhibition

11th June — 11th July, 2020

Magical Feelings is a collective exhibition of fine prints by passionate creators of artistic printmaking, living in Macau. Engraving is an artistic process that involves laborious manual work on a matrix. This art involves a number of technical juxtapositions to occur countless magical moments of which expectant, fascinating, disappointing and ultimately glorious! As we begin the […]

“Whatever You Make, Make It Yours” – 14th anniversary collective member exhibition

28th August — 23rd September, 2017

Individual works could express strong individuality and uniqueness. Through this collective exhibition, the artists will creative the masterpieces with various art forms. Such as photography, print making, oil painting, tile painting, etc. The idiosyncratic and distinct thoughts will be gathered. And those will bring us the extraordinary ideas and experiences. Demonstrating the local creative talents’ […]

“RICH LIFE” – 12th anniversary group exhibition

28th August — 30th September, 2015

Creative Macau (CCI) will hold a grand opening ceremony of “Rich Life” Members Exhibition and bring stunning music performance to celebrate its 12th Anniversary on Friday, 28 August, 2015. The grand opening ceremony will start at 6pm with a set of live acoustic and electronic music played in a combination of different instruments by the […]

“Symbols In Cultures” 11th anniversary group exhibition

28th August — 13th September, 2014

SYMBOLS IN CULTURES Everywhere we look in societies are forms of symbolic representation, which identify and illustrate different culture, philosophy, and lifestyle. Thinking that symbols in society are unconscious forms of communication in the way of social, ideological, political concepts and many others, they are important and integral elements in understanding a culture and a […]

PRO LOGO – illustration group exhibition

1st — 15th March, 2012

CREATIVE MACAU is pleased to present you the illustration exhibition – PRO LOGO.  PRO LOGO is one of the three annual group exhibitions organized by CREATIVE MACAU for its members, providing opportunities to new members as well as professionals. Today illustration is absolutely necessary in order to succeed in any company, product, design, publishing, magazine, […]

The Last Portrait

29th October — 16th November, 2010

CREATIVE MACAU presents “The Last Portrait”, a fine art exhibition in oils and prints, by Mel Cheong from 29th October to 16th November 2010. The oil paintings are caricatured where she distorted the features of the real person or thing while exaggerating some characteristics. No doubt about that Mel Cheong is fond of arts and […]

It’s a head scratch, isn’t it?

26th March — 9th April, 2008