TONY WONG HEE
Art maker
Born 1948 Melbourne, Australia
Lives in Sydney, Australia
Tony Wong Hee is a multidisciplinary artist whose work focuses on the human narrative framed by social history, race, memory and place.
Studies
2012 -2013
University of Sydney - Art History, Arab-Islamic Studies, Asian Studies
2011
University of Sydney Preparation Course - Art History and Film Studies
2009 - 2010
University of Sydney CCE courses in Philosophy, Comparative Religion, Middle East
1964 -1968
RMIT School of Art, Melbourne
Professional experience
2014 – 2019 Board member, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, Erskineville, Sydney
1969 - 2008 Multiple creative roles in Brand Communications from Art Director to Board Director
Solo exhibitions
2018 The leaving, Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, Sydney
2017 Outside looking in, solo exhibition, Clara Street Gallery, Erskineville
2016 Home Land, solo exhibition, mu studio gallery, Mosman
2015 It’s a small world, solo exhibition, mu studio gallery, Mosman
2009 Raja and the Buddha, Cryptic conversations, artist’s studio
Group shows
2024 Winner, Small Sculpture Prize, Sculptures at Scratchley, Newcastle
2023 Artists of Mosman, sculpture, Mosman Art Gallery
2022 Tom Bass Studio Exhibition, included in Chairman’s Choice
2021 Artists of Mosman,painting, Mosman Art Gallery
2020 Tom Bass Sculpture Prize Finalists' Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington
2019 In/House, Scratch Art Space, Marrickville
2018 Tom Bass Prize Finalists' Exhibition (2 works), Juniper Hall, Paddington
2017 Finalist, Northern Beaches Art prize
2016 Finalist, Sculptures in the Garden, Mudgee
2016 Annual Studio Exhibition, Tom Bass Studio Sculpture School and Clara Street Gallery. Included in Director’s Choice
2016 Hunters Hill Art Prize finalist
2016 Inspired by the Figure, Clara Street Gallery, Erskineville
2015 Tom Bass Sculpture Studio, Erskineville
2015 mu studio gallery, Mosman
2015 Mosman Artists 2088, Mosman Art Gallery
2014 Tom Bass Sculpture Studio, Erskineville
2013 Two artists, mu studio gallery, Mosman
2011 Mosman Art Society Summer Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery
2011 North Sydney Art Prize, Finalist, Drawing
2010 Mosman Art Society 9x5 exhibition, Mosman
2006 Coastline, assemblages, Les Interieurs, Palm Beach