About
Artist Bio
Having lived in Korea, Singapore, and Australia, Ellen Yeong Gyeong Son uses scratching, sewing, drawing, performance, and texts to explore transculturalism, linguistic limitations, and cultural issues.Son has received grants and awards, including the Chapman & Bailey Award (2016), the National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award (2017), and the Immerse Festival The Best Young Artist Award (2017). Son has received a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with Honours (First Class Honours, 2017) and a Master's degree in Urban and Cultural Heritage (First Class Honours, 2022) from The University of Melbourne.
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Artist CV - Ellen Yeong Gyeong Son
Education
2022
Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage, The University of Melbourne, Australia (First Class Honours)
2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours, The University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia (First Class Honours)
Awards / Grants / Residencies
2019
City of Yarra Small Project Grant, Melbourne, Australia ($1000)
Emerge in Yarra Festival Commission Fee, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia ($500)
SEVENTH Gallery Exhibition Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($200)
City of Yarra Exhibition Program Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($650)
Emerge in Yarra Festival Commission Fee, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia ($500)
SEVENTH Gallery Exhibition Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($200)
City of Yarra Exhibition Program Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($650)
2018
City of Yarra Small Project Grant, Melbourne, Australia ($1000)
Emerge in Yarra Festival Commission Fee, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia ($500)
SEVENTH Gallery Exhibition Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($200)
City of Yarra Exhibition Program Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($650)
Emerge in Yarra Festival Commission Fee, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia ($500)
SEVENTH Gallery Exhibition Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($200)
City of Yarra Exhibition Program Fund & Artist Fee, Australia ($650)
2017
Immerse 2017 The Best Young Artist Award, Knox, Australia ($1000)
The National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award, Australia ($1500)
The National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association Award, Australia ($1500)
2016
Chapman & Bailey Award, Melbourne, Australia ($100)
2015
Melbourne Global Scholars Award, Melbourne, Australia ($10,000)
Solo Exhibitions
2019
WAHLAU-EH, EAT MY YEOT SH*T, Emerge in Yarra Festival, School House Studios, Australia, Melbourne
Mi Gordito Lindo, They Bù xūyào Yeo Gwon (My Flower Pig, They Don’t Need a Passport), Fitzroy Library, City of Yarra Exhibition Program, Australia, Melbourne
In the name of love : 사랑이란 이름으로, SEVENTH Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Mi Gordito Lindo, They Bù xūyào Yeo Gwon (My Flower Pig, They Don’t Need a Passport), Fitzroy Library, City of Yarra Exhibition Program, Australia, Melbourne
In the name of love : 사랑이란 이름으로, SEVENTH Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
2018
Between You and I, KINGS Artist-Run-Initiative, Australia, Melbourne
2017
回 , SEVENTH Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2024
Itineraries of Escape, Side Gate, Australia, Melbourne, curated by Anna Dunnill
2023
Minor Feelings, Nabe Studios and Craft Contemporary 2023, Australia, Melbourne, presented by Trocadero Projects, curated by Kelly Yoon
2022
Hyphenated Biennial, The Substation, Australia, Melbourne, curated by Nikki Lam and Phuong Ngo
2021
Disobedient Daughters, Counihan Gallery, Australia, Melbourne, curated by Sophia Cai
2020
Shelter, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia, Melbourne (online exhibition)
2019
Everything that exists in the current, Due West Festival, Melbourne
Mother, Bus Projects, Australia, Melbourne
Mother, Bus Projects, Australia, Melbourne
2018
The Depth of Simplicity, Mapping Melbourne Festival, spAce@collins, Australia, Melbourne, curated by Pimpisa Tinpalit
Omnipresent Uncertainty, Tacit Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Colliding Borders: Multiple Senses of Belonging, Sam Merrifield Library, Fringe Festival, Australia, curated by Kelly Yoon
Glimmer, Red Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
New Perspectives, Crowther Contemporary, Australia, Melbourne
Breach, Project Space George Paton Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Omnipresent Uncertainty, Tacit Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Colliding Borders: Multiple Senses of Belonging, Sam Merrifield Library, Fringe Festival, Australia, curated by Kelly Yoon
Glimmer, Red Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
New Perspectives, Crowther Contemporary, Australia, Melbourne
Breach, Project Space George Paton Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
2017
Transience, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
CUT & PASTE, Red Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Fundraisers 2017, SEVENTH Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Immerse Festival 2017, Knox City, Australia, Melbourne
CUT & PASTE, Red Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Fundraisers 2017, SEVENTH Gallery, Australia, Melbourne
Immerse Festival 2017, Knox City, Australia, Melbourne
2016
Art Trail - Open Spaces, Abbotsford Convent, Australia, Melbourne
Australian Landscape Painting, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
None of us are in here, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
Australian Landscape Painting, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
None of us are in here, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
2015
Half Way There, Melbourne City Library, Australia, Melbourne
Within/Without, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
Within/Without, Victorian College of the Arts, Australia, Melbourne
Commissions
2020
Faded, but still there, Shelter (Covid-19 online commission project), Multicultural Arts Victoria, Australia
2019
WAHLAU-EH, EAT MY YEOT SH*T, Emerge in Yarra Festival, School House Studios, Australia, Melbourne
Collections
2018
Private collections, Australia, Melbourne
2013
Private collections, Singapore
Publications
2021
Conserving Melbourne’s creative heritage. Co-author Dr. James Lesh and Ellen Yeong Gyeong Son. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
2020
The John Hancock Tower, Boston: Investigating The Cuase of The Glass Failure and The Birth of Its Design. Author Ellen Yeong Gyeong Son. MSDX Summer 2020, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
2018
Interview #54 - Ellen YG Son (Yoon, Kelly. Interviewer). Liminal Magazine.