Maria Chong
marychong322@gmail.com
Education
2017 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee Florida
-MFA Studio Arts
2014 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Greensboro North Carolina
-BFA Painting, BFA exhibition
Grants/Awards
2016 Andy Mclaughlin Memorial Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2015 MFA Award, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Maria Chong: Rekindle the Fire, Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Maria Chong: Into Marvelous Light, Soup Experimental, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Mary Chong: His Nature, Sojourn Arts and Culture, Louisville, KY
Group Exhibitions
2017 Shifting Bodies, Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Portal, Soup Experimental, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Synthesis, Working Methods Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Classic Blood, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Classic Blood, Soup Experimental, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Dean's List, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2016 For God So Loved the World, Indy KOSTA, Naperville, IL
2016 Image Abreaction, Working Methods Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Phyllis Straus Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2016 Extramundane, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Aqua Miami Art Basel, Miami, FL
2015 Mary Chong and Christina Klein, Oglesby Union Gallery, Florida State University
2015 Breaking Point, Working Methods in Contemporary Art, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Raw, Working Methods Contemporary Art, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Asian Artist Exhibitions, Wonder Root, Atlanta, GA
2014 Built, Working Methods in Contemporary Art, Tallahassee, FL
2014 In the Making, Working Methods in Contemporary Art, Tallahassee, FL
2014 Inter-Campus Exhibition, Gatewood Gallery, Greensboro, NC
2013 Pink House Exhibition, Student Art League, Greensboro, NC
2013 Nathan Terry Exhibition, Nathan Terry Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Teaching
2015- 2016 Florida State University
2D Design Foundations Professor, Tallahassee, FL
Professor of 2D Design foundations for FSU’s undergraduate visual arts program
2010- 2014 Youth Kosta, North East, MD
Coordinator
Trained teachers to complete the one-month online training
Facilitated group discussions and mentored middle school and high school students
Work Held in Private Collections:
2016 Private: David and Hilda Gilchrist, Tallahassee, FL
2015 Private: Thomas W. Sthal, Tallahassee, FL
2014 Private: Mike Kyungmin Ahn, Tallahassee, FL