Wuon-Gean Ho (Chinese: 何文津; pinyin: hé wén jīn) (born 1973, Oxford)[1] is a British Chinese artist who specialises in printmaking and whose work has appeared in various international art exhibitions and art collections.[2] She has taken on art residencies at a number of institutions, including the Caldera Arts Center, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, Bluecoat Arts Centre and Aberystwyth School of Art. Examples of her work are displayed at both the National Art Library and the Tate Library.[3] In 2014 she was commissioned by the Royal Mint to design their annual Lunar coin series for which she has done five years in a row.[4]
Wuon-Gean Ho | |
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| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Notable work | Lunar coin series |
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Biography
editWuon-Gean Ho was born in Oxford to Malaysian and Singaporean parents who moved to London in the 1960s to study. Her mother was a nurse and her father was a veterinary physician. She graduated in 1998 from Cambridge University with a degree in the History of Art and gained a license to practice veterinary medicine. After university she applied for a Japanese scholarship to study traditional woodblock printmaking in Kyoto and later returned to the UK to work in printing.[5]
Commissions
edit- Cover art for 2011 novel The Tiger's Wife[6]
- Animal designs for the Royal Mint's Lunar coin series[7]
References
edit- ^ "Wuon-Gean Ho Prints and Biography". Warnock Fine Arts. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "About". wuongean.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Ms Wuon-Gean Ho 何文津女士". British Chinese Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Oliver, Dan (5 February 2016). "Behind the design: The 2016 Lunar Year of the Monkey UK coins". Royal Mint. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Wuon-Gean Ho". East London Printmakers. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Beasts on Book Covers". The Casual Optimist. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Royal Mint celebrates next Lunar Year with coins". CoinWorld. Retrieved 17 August 2021.