Ching-Weng Tsai - Taiwan

Ching Wen Tsai is an interdisciplinary artist and designer from Taiwan, educated in Singapore and the United States. She has lived, studied, worked, and exhibited in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, France, U.K, South Africa, to the United States. She combines her training in Western painting and interdisciplinary sculpture with expertise in advertising and graphic design. Using primarily mixed-media installations and sculpture, Tsai seeks to awaken interest in the spiritual world!s mysteries by giving physical forms of none existences or redefining stereotypes.

Tsai received her first diploma in advertising design from Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts school in Taiwan, second diploma with admission test award of Tuition Grant Scheme from Ministry of Education Singapore; Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship from Ngee Ann Cultural Center in Western painting at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore. In the Singapore period, her designed work, Tracing Memories, was selected on permanent display of Art in Transit (AIT) programme at Singapore!s Downtown Line, Bencoolen Station by Land Transport Authority Singapore (LTA) since 2011. Soon after the second diploma, Tsai was offered Competitive Scholarship for her bachelor degree in fine arts - interdisciplinary sculpture at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). She was selected and offered funds for Overseas Study Trip - Europe from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2011; Summer Travel Intensive South Africa pro- gram from The Winifred M. Gordon !28 International Programs Award for residency in 2014.

After relocating in New York City, Tsai worked in interior, fine artisan, advertising design, and creative consultant while actively exhibiting her artworks within the U.S and beyond. Her artworks were included and exhibited by Modern Japan Art Society in Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and awarded Excellent Prize in 2018. Her first art book design, On The Map, was sponsored to publish by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage of Ecuador in 2019. In 2021, She had a trio exhibition at Union City Museum of Art (William V. Must Cultural Center) in New Jersey; and rewarded City Artist Corps Grants by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Tsai now lives and works in Taipei City.