Rick Leong
Education
Leong obtained his BFA from the University of Victoria. Leong obtained his master's degree in Fine Arts from Concordia University in 2007. His thesis was acquired by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Work
Leong's work focuses on landscapes and the dynamic between the objective and the subjective.
Notable exhibitions include Realities Folies at Open Space, Victoria, British Columbia (2015);{{Cite web|title = Realities Follies {{!}} Open Space|url = http://www.openspace.ca/Realities_Follies|website = www.openspace.ca|accessdate = 2015-12-04}} Nemophily at Evans Contemporary, Peterborough, Ontario (2014);{{Cite web|title = Evans Contemporary|url = http://www.evanscontemporary.com/#!rick-leong/c5t1|website = Evans Contemporary|accessdate = 2015-12-04}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Sleepwalking Daydreams at Parisian Laundry, Montreal, Quebec (2014);{{Cite web|title = Sleepwalking Daydreams - Parisian Laundry|url = http://www.parisianlaundry.com/en/exhibitions/sleepwalking-daydreams|website = www.parisianlaundry.com|accessdate = 2015-12-04}} Sublimation of Self at Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2012);{{Cite web|title = Rick Leong: The Sublimation of Self|url = http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/rick-leong-the-sublimation-of-self/Event?oid=3495437|website = The Coast Halifax|accessdate = 2015-12-04|first = Anna Leonowens Gallery Granville|last = Square|first2 = 1891 Granville|last2 = Street|first3 = Halifax Downtown Nova Scotia 44 65018;-63 57481 902-494-8223 Be the first to review this|last3 = location!}} Hybrid Vigour at Parisian Laundry, Montreal (2012);{{Cite web|title = Hybrid Vigour - Parisian Laundry|url = http://www.parisianlaundry.com/en/exhibitions/hybrid-vigour|website = www.parisianlaundry.com|accessdate = 2015-12-04}} The Phenomenology of Dusk at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, (2012);{{Cite web|title = Rick Leong: The Phenomenology of Dusk {{!}} Art Gallery of Greater Victoria|url = http://aggv.ca/exhibitions/rick-leong-phenomenology-dusk|website = aggv.ca|accessdate = 2015-12-04}} Space & Time at Parisian Laundry, Montreal (2011); La terre est bleue comme une orange at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2010); The Third Meaning at RH Gallery, New York (2010); The Wilderness at McClure Gallery, Montreal (2010); I am Nature at Parisian Laundry, Montreal, and La biennale de Montréal, (2009). In 2008, he was a finalist in the Royal Bank of Canada's Painting Competition, touring at venues such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Power Plant (Toronto), and the Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver).
Collections
Leong's work can be found in private and corporate collections including the Canada Council Art Bank, the Canadian Art Foundation, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,{{Cite web|url=https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600012682|title=Rick Leong {{!}} Collection Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec|access-date=2019-05-12}} as well as the permanent collection at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Other collections include the Aldo Group, Collect' Art, Senvest and Caisse de Depot.
Bibliography
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- [http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2010/10/27/ Rick Leong: The Wilderness]
- [http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2010/01/21/leong-armstrong/ Rick Leong and David Six]
- [http://www.canadianart.ca/online/see-it/2009/04/30/bnl-mtl-09/ BNL MTL 09]
- [http://www.canadianart.ca/art/preview/can/qc/ Preview David Six and Rick Leong]
- [http://www.escapeintolife.com/artist-watch/rick-leong/ Rick Leong: artist profile]
- [http://www.montrealmirror.com/2008/010308/arts9.html East Meets West: Painter Rick Leong's work is an enchanted blend of the mythic and visceral]
- [http://www.parisianlaundry.com/artists/rickleong Rick Leong, Parisian Laundry]
- [http://www.booooooom.com/2011/03/02/artist-painter-rick-leong/ Paintings by Rick Leong]
- [http://www.torontolife.com/daily/style/design-scout/2010/11/24/ten-artists-first-time-buyers-should-invest-in-now/attachment/rick-leong/ Ten artists first-time buyers should invest in now]
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Category:20th-century Canadian painters
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