AFA AUTUMN SALON
Curator: Alice Kok

Tsang Tseng Tseng (曾貞貞), artist name Three Zan (三真), has an MFA focused in traditional scholar painting of the Yangtze River Delta. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the China Academy of Art.

Ms. Tsang has practiced ink and brush painting for two decades. In 2008, she was selected as the winner of the New Talent Prize in “The 24th Collective Exhibition of Macao Artists” by the Macau government Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. Her first solo exhibition in Idaho, “Leaves Falling in The Ocean of Space,” was in 2012 at the Sandpoint Redtail Gallery. Tsang’s piece “Foguang Temple” was shown at the 2014 five-yearly national exhibition of China, “The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts in the Liaohe Art Museum” of Liaoning, China. In 2014, she was one of two students admitted to the CAA graduate program of Professor Lin Hai Zhong, who is recognized throughout Asia as a key representative of traditional scholarly painting. The CAA is known in Asia as the leader of authentic ink and brushwork arts. Ms. Tsang is recognized for her powerful brush stroke in the traditional fine art community of China. In 2021, she recently lectured as a guest speaker in the seminar The Space of Ink and Brush Landscape Painting, held at the Stanley Ho East Asia College and Cheong Kun Lun College, University of Macau. In 2022，she is currently a lecturer of the City University of Macau.

Cristina Rocha Leiria has been working in sculpture and ceramics from 1993. In recent years Cristina has been devoting her work mostly to monument building and public art, with both an architectonical and a sculptural approach. Her work has always had, as a goal, the re harmonized human space, both public and private. Hers is a form of work open to love and concord, or at least it is with spirit that Cristina conceives and produces it.

Julia Lam Tsz Kwan is water-based medium artist who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Macau Science and Culture Centre in Lisbon (Portugal), the National Art Museum of China (Beijing), The Little Lodge (USA) and the Macau Art Museum. Her works are collected by the Macau Art Museum and private institutions.

Julia enhanced her vibrant watercolor skill and create her own plate-making techniques in her “superflat” series. Her creations include “Response” selected works of the 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2024, "LOOPS" invitatory works for Creative Macau 20th Anniversary, "BE-UR-SELF" DINO Thematic Art Toy Works Exhibition, “Imagine” invitatory work for 12th Anniversary of Rui Cunha Foundation and the series of “IMPRINT” that sustain the urban context on canvas with its geometric aesthetics.

António Leong, a native of Macao, fell in love with photography since many years ago, capturing the unique Chinese and Western culture of this city through the lens. António started to share his photos on Facebook in 2012 and created the Facebook page Antonius Photoscript. Through this page, António not only has the opportunity to participate in a number of photo exhibitions promoting Macao tourism around the world, but also has had the honour to cooperate with different charity organizations and artists in various types of photography activities, serving as an instructor and a speaker to share his photography techniques and experience. In 2021, António and the Associação Católica Cultural de Macau jointly presented the “Discovering Everyday Beauty” Photo Exhibition, and was baptized as a Catholic on Easter in 2023.

"Me" encountered the forgotten "me" on a fantastical journey of trials... Yet it was "me" who led "me" to that mysterious valley to reclaim the lost soul.

Fortes, born in the late 1970s, is a native of Macau who has lived through the changes surrounding Macau's return to China. His father hails from Zhongshan, Guangdong, and his mother is of mixed Chinese and Portuguese descent-Macanese. Growing up amidst the collision of Chinese and Portuguese cultures, he developed a sensitive nature, absorbing the various stimuli that life presented. He excels in improvisation, using stark black-and-white lines to create imagery that is both complex and chaotic yet orderly. His works vividly reflect the past, present, and future as if they were dreamlike, flowing onto the canvas.

Inspired by the passing of his mother, Fortes began to reorganize his complex emotions in a calmer manner after 2015, opening a new chapter in his creative journey. He is also the lead singer of a metal band in Macau “Blademark”, with a particular focus on lyric writing. Through visual art and music, Fortes explores life and witnesses the era, employing two distinctly different yet fundamentally connected expressive methods.

Siomeng is a passionate traveler and creative soul who finds inspiration in nature and diverse cultures. Through exploring different places and their joyful aspects, he learns more about himself and others, which enriches his artistic expression. With a dream of traveling the world, Siomeng graduated from the Design Department of the Macao Polytechnic Institute.

His journey took him to Osaka for an internship, where he was deeply influenced by Japanese craftsmanship and the mentor-apprentice culture. After graduating, he dedicated himself to design work, often blending design and illustration in his projects. In 2017, Siomeng established his personal studio, "The Dino Workshop." By 2019, he became fascinated with the art world and fully immersed himself in creating art and toys.

In recent years, Siomeng has actively participated in judging panels, exhibition planning, and both local and international exhibitions. His work has garnered multiple awards, both internationally and in Macao, showcasing his unique perspective and dedication to his craft.

The most active graffiti writer in Macau . GANTZ5, Local Ginger Talents, Outloud street art festival members. Love animals, have a lovely son and a beautiful wife. My favorite girl type is short-hair girl lol.

Especially on characters and letters for the style. My symbol, a dialogue box with a heart shape on my artwork. It represents that my belief of expressing and pursuing of what I love.

Born in Macau. M.F.A., Fine Arts, National Taipei University of the Arts, Taipei. Lam Impeng (Lin Yanping) primarily works with painting, installation, and photography as her creative mediums. In recent years, she has focused on geometric abstract painting, exploring the relationships between humans, energy, and the universe through different dimensions, both introspectively and intuitively. She has exhibited in Canada, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and other locations. Currently, she lives, works, and creates in Macau.

Born in Macao, Cindy Ng has lived and worked in Hong Kong, London, Taipei, and Beijing, and currently resides in Shenzhen. She is a prominent contemporary ink and digital artist. Through years of dedicated exploration, Ng continuously expands the medium and expressive boundaries of ink painting, revealing its inherent fluidity and vitality. In 2019, she co-founded the interactive new media art group "A Time" with computer engineer Jiang Jun and creative director Feng Yan. The group focuses on the therapeutic potential of ink painting within the digital realm, using code based on fluid dynamics and complex underlying logic to create digital ink works. This transforms the traditional practice into a new artistic experience generated by algorithms and processors, opening up interactive dimensions of limitless time, space, and scale.

Her works are held in the collections of several major museums, including the Today Art Museum (Beijing), the Guan Shanyue Art Museum (Shenzhen), and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Her public art installations can be found at National Taiwan University Hospital (Hsinchu), Xitou Metro Station (Shenzhen), and The Peninsula Paris hotel, among other locations.

Graduated with the Master Degree of Arts in Taipei University of Education and Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Visual Arts in Macao Polytechnic Institute. Chan studied in Taiwan University of Arts as an exchange student in the Sculpture Department. Her works have been shortlisted for Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale (2021), the 24th Art Exhibition of Chiayi City (2020) and the Honorable Mentions of Orient Foundation Art Award (2017) and the 13th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan (2024). She has exhibited in various overseas including France, Portugal, Serbia, Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.