Lian Ng

USA Artist

Status

Mid-career

Residence

San Francisco, USA

Technique

Monotype, silkscreen, watercolour, etching, relief, letterpress

Education

Associate of Arts in Visual Communication

Bachelor of Science in Math & Computer Science

Biography

Lian Ng started his career as a graphic designer in Seattle, Washington. Throughout his career, Lian has worked in corporate branding, print collateral, packaging, retail graphics and environmental design with brands such as Restoration Hardware, Uber, Nike, Levis, Kohler and Starbucks. In addition to being a designer, Ng is an artist working in watercolor and printmaking. His work tends to lean towards Abstract and Concrete Art Movement. Lian Ng’s work has been recognized internationally and is in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Academy of Art University San Francisco, SGC International Archives, University of Knoxville, Portland State University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts China, Veneto Region Italy, the City of Venice Italy, Tipoteca Italiana di Cornuda Italy, Biblioteca Civica di Rovereto Italy, Archivio Tipografico di Torino Italy and Druckwerk Basel Switzerland. His work has been published in both trade and consumer magazines, including Communication Arts, Type Directors Club Annuals, Print, ID Magazine, How Magazine, as well as art books such as Tangible, Paper Perfect and Paper Craft.

Artist Statement

Influenced by my background in Mathematics and Computer Science, my art and design often incorporates mathematical algorithms, as well as typography and architectural references. My interest in pattern generation has been a recurring theme in my art, often resulting in works that show elements being expanded or manipulated to create complex systems. I’m fascinated by naturally recurring pattern, or texture, that is non-repeating but influenced by the environment—as in the case of patterns in wood grain, the residual effects from the process of evaporation and crystallization. Most of my work has an underlying formal structure but still maintain a sense of organic fluidity.

Solo Exhibitions

None

Group Exhibitions

2018 – Hush/Silence After Noise at Papiermühle, Basel, Switzerland

2018 – Dimension Druck at Salzhaus, Brugg, Switzerland

2018 – Perimeter & Void at de Bouwput Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018 – Tracks and Echoes at DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2017 – Rauschen/Immersion at Papiermühle, Basel, Switzerland

2017 – Legacy of Letters at Tipoteca Italiana, Cornuda, Italy

2017 – Burning Bright at DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2017 – Printed in Cuba at 688 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2017 – Printed in Cuba at Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2017 – Printed in Cuba at Havana Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland

2017 – Printed in Cuba at Taller Experimental de Gráfica, Havana, Cuba

2016 – Rock+Paper+Scissors at DZine Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2016 – HewnX at SF Design Center, San Francisco, USA

2015 – Unbemerkt/Unnoticed at Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2014 – Grid Flow/ Was Hängen Bleibt at Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2014 – The Atelier at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, USA

2014 – Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts China, Guangzhou, China

2013 – Edition Basel at Kaskadenkondensator Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

Public / Private collections

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA

Academy of Art University San Francisco, USA

SGC International Archives, USA

University of Knoxville, USA

Portland State University, USA

Pacific Northwest College of Art, USA

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China

Veneto Region, Italy

The City of Venice, Italy

Tipoteca Italiana di Cornuda, Italy

Biblioteca Civica di Rovereto, Italy

Archivio Tipografico di Torino, Italy

Druckwerk Basel, Switzerland

Publications

Communication Arts

Type Directors Club Annuals

Print

ID Magazine

How Magazine

Tangible

Paper Perfect

Paper Craft

Contact

Email: lianng@gmail.com

Telephone: +14153051999

Internet

Artist website

Facebook Account

Instagram