孜孜而行——伍淑珍繪畫作品展｜Macau Youth Art Association

孜孜而行——伍淑珍繪畫作品展

Diligently – Ng Sok Chan Art Exhibition

Exhibition Dates :JULY 8, 2025 – JULY 19, 2025

Opening Hours : 10am-7pm(Weekdays), 3pm-7pm(Sat), closed on Sundays & Public Holidays)

Location: AV. DA PRAIA GRANDE, N.749, MACAU. Rui Cunha Foundation

Number of Artwork: 23 pieces

Opening Ceremony: July,8 2025 ;18:30

Organizers: Rui Cunha Foundation, Macau Youth Art Association, Macau Artist Society

Artist: Ng Sok Chan

Curator: Leong Sin Teng

❖ Preface ❖

Creation is a form of faith—both alluring and soothing to the soul. My inspiration stems from my life, my thoughts, and my emotions, while creation serves as an outlet for existence. Though I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a teacher, an artist... embodying countless roles, it is only when I create that I truly become "myself."

My oil painting series Bound for Love encapsulates my earliest experiences of raising a child. This collection documents my psychological journey into motherhood—from the initial joy, anxiety, and tension of pregnancy, to sleepless nights after childbirth, the disorientation and pain of losing my former life, the struggle of being misunderstood, and eventually, through continuous adjustment, forging deeper bonds with my increasingly independent child. It is a process of learning acceptance and feeling both love and being loved. The series We Need a Break serves as a reminder to pause and rest amid life’s busyness. The Idiom Series is my personal confession about juggling multiple identities.

July marks the season of graduations, and all of this is a way to reflect on the past decade of my life. In the end, my paintings speak louder than my words ever could.

——Ng Sok Chan

Ng Sok Chan's Profile

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Ng Sok Chan, born and raised in Macau, obtained her bachelor’s degree in drawing from Shanghai Normal University in 2007 and a master’s degree in education from South China Normal University in 2013. Ng is active in the fields of art education and painting creation and has exhibited her work all around the world. She is currently a member of the Macau Artist Society and the Macau Youth Art Association.

From 2016 – 2021, Ng lived in the United States, where she participated in joint exhibitions with local art associations. After returning to Macau in 2021, she established NUMBER FIVE STUDIO, to focus on oil paintings, acrylics, and watercolors creations. Her works have also been selected for several exhibitions and competitions, including the “Annual Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts”, the “Guangdong Research Exhibition of Paintings with Comprehensive Materials”, and the “Hiii Illustration International Competition”, among others.

Solo Exhibition

“UNWAVERING” – Art Exhibition by Ng Sok Chan

❖ Curator Preface ❖

Having known Ng Sok Chan for decades, she embodies many identities, such as artist, teacher, and mother. Through her brushwork, she expresses her path of becoming a mother in a self-healing manner, reflecting her inner examination and confession as she navigates through these multiple identities. In her hands, the brush transforms into a gentle sword, and the paint becomes a soothing blade. The process of her creation serves as a ritual of self-healing, with each stroke outlining the waves of her inner world. Ultimately, reaching a sense of serenity.

When observing her creations, we can hear the whispers from the depths of her heart. Her arts have long spoken thousands of words for her. Today, as we appreciate her works, we not only gain insights into her life story, but also develop a deeper understanding of the strength and resilience of modern women.

——Curator, Leong Sin Teng

Curator

Leong Sin Teng's profile

Born in Macao, Leong has a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive fine arts and a master’s degree in public art from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. During her studies, she was taught under Professor Lin Lan. She went on to receive a PhD in education at the City University of Macau. In recent years, she has mainly been researching the combination and practices of contemporary art and traditional media. Her works have been collected in the Art Museum Of Guangzhou Academy Of Fine Arts. She teaches at the Guangzhou College of Commerce’s School of Art and Design. She has also taken on several other roles, including that of deputy secretary-general of the Federation of Associations of Cultural Sectors of Macau. She is a vice- director of the Macau Artist Society, a director of the Macau Youth Art Association’s and a supervisory director of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts’ Macao Alumni Association.

Selected works