Short Bio
Lian Ng works in the abstract and minimalism style through printmaking, drawing and watercolor.
Statement
Influenced by my background in Mathematics and Computer Science, my art and design often incorporates mathematical algorithms, as well as typography and architectural references. My interest in pattern generation has been a recurring theme in my art, often resulting in works that show elements being expanded or manipulated to create systems where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I’m also fascinated by naturally recurring pattern, or texture, that is non-repeating but influenced by the environment. My work has an underlying formal structure but still maintain a sense of organic fluidity by the use of color, texture and composition.Biography
Lian Ng started his career as a graphic designer in Seattle, Washington. Throughout his career, Lian has worked in corporate branding, print collateral, packaging, retail graphics and environmental design with brands such as Restoration Hardware, Uber, Nike, Levis, Kohler and Starbucks. In addition to being a designer, Ng is an artist working in watercolor and printmaking. His work tends to lean towards Abstract and Concrete Art Movement.
Lian Ng’s work has been recognized internationally and is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Academy of Art University San Francisco, SGC International Archives, University of Knoxville, Portland State University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts China, Veneto Region Italy, the City of Venice Italy, Tipoteca Italiana di Cornuda Italy, Biblioteca Civica di Rovereto Italy, Archivio Tipografico di Torino Italy and Druckwerk Basel Switzerland. His work has been published in both trade and consumer magazines, including Type Directors Club Annuals, Print, ID Magazine, How Magazine, Communication Arts, as well as art books such as Tangible, Paper Perfect and Paper Craft.
Resume / CV
E X H I B I T I O N S
2019
Bone Black / DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Strata / Salon at Atelier Mondial, Basel, Switzerland
Water Music / DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2018
Hush/Silence After Noise / Papiermühle, Basel, Switzerland
Dimension Druck / Salzhaus, Brugg, Switzerland
The Void and the Perimeter / de Bouwput Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tracks and Echoes / DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2017
Rauschen/Immersion / Papiermühle, Basel, Switzerland
Legacy of Letters / Tipoteca Italiana, Cornuda, Italy
Burning Bright / DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Printed in Cuba / 688 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Printed in Cuba / Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Printed in Cuba / Havana Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Printed in Cuba / Taller Experimental de Gráfica, Havana, Cuba
2016
Rock+Paper+Scissors / DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA
HewnX / SF Design Center, San Francisco, USA
2015
Unbemerkt/Unnoticed / Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2014
Grid Flow/ Was Hängen Bleibt / Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
SGCI Spanning Traditions / The Atelier at AAU, San Francisco, USA
2013
Edition Basel / Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
A R T I S T R E S I D E N C I E S
Kala Art Institute / 1060 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, USA
Edition Basel at Druckwerk / Burgweg 7, Basel, Switzerland
AgaLAB / De Roos van Dekamaweg 7, Amsterdam
Tipoteca Italiana / Via Canapificio 3, Cornuda, Italy
Taller Experimental de Gráfica / Callejon del Chorro, La Habana, Cuba
