Born in Hong Kong in 1977, Eugenie Tung, immigrated to United States at the age of 17, and lived with her aunt in eastern Washington State for six months. Despite being raised by creative professionals, Eugenie was never known to be a high-achiever. In the Hong Kong education system she failed her 10th grade art classes, and was later expelled from Kamiakan HS in Kennewick, WA. She enrolled in Western Washington University in 1999 and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 2001. She then moved to New York and earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree at the Brooklyn College, City University of New York in 2004, where she was awarded a teaching position for a Basic Design Course. She was also among one of the 10 recipients for the 2004 Joan Mitchell MFA Grant and was the Head Teacher for a Drawing and Painting Studio course organized by the Joan Mitchell Foundation Education Program from 2005 to 2007.
Since 2000, her artworks have been shown in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Madison, Wisconsin; Burlington, Vermont; Summit, New Jersey; New York City; Berlin, Germany; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and in the January 2003 and February 2012 issues of New American Paintings. In 2007, Eugenie’s work was shown at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for a group show, The Photograph as Canvas, and have completed her first public art project, 16 Windows, at the New Lots Avenue Station on the L line, commissioned by the New York MTA Arts for Transit Program Permanent Art projects, which was featured in the 12/27/07 edition of New York Sun and the book Contemporary Glass. By 2010, Eugenie has since been chosen as finalist for two other public art projects and was a juror/panelist for the MTA Arts for Transit Program Permanent Art Projects. In 2011, Eugenie was commissioned by the New York City Department of Transportation’s Urban Art Program to complete a temporary public art project located in Brooklyn, NY.
Education
- 2004
- Master of Fine Arts Degree, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
- 2001
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
- 2000
- Associate Degree of Arts and Science, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
Grants + Awards + Commissions
- 2011
- Jersey Barrier Beautification Project at Brooklyn, NY. New York City Department of Transportation, Urban Art Program, New York,NY
- 2009
- Emmett O’Brien Technical High School, Ansonia, CT (Finalist). Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, Art in Public Spaces Program, Hartford, CT
- 2008
- Claustrophobia - Film Logo and Poster Art, Runaway Films, Hong Kong
- 2007
- Jacksonville International Airport Concourse A & C Window Project (Finalist). Jacksonville International Airport Art Commission, Jacksonville, FL
- 2007
- The National Academy Mural Workshop Fellowship, The National Academy, New York, NY
- 2007
- Canarsie Line, New Lots Avenue Station Permanent Art Project. Metropolitan Transit Authority Arts for Transit, Permanent Art Program, New York, NY
- 2005
- Artists Space Independent Project Grant, Artists Space, New York, NY
- 2004
- Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Award, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY
- 2001
- Research and Creative Opportunity Grants, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Solo + 2 persons Exhibitions
- 2007
- "Won’t Last - Available Immediately!" Fillmore Gallery at Fillmore Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY
- 2006
- "Carrie Scanga & Eugenie Tung," Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY
- 2005
- "Vacation Series," Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
- 2002
- "The Colorful Flag Paintings," Fleck Gallery, Portland, OR
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2012
- Group Show, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2011
- "30th Anniversary Exhibition", BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- "HEAT ISLAND," Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. CURATOR: Natalie Campbell
- 2010
- "CURATE NYC," Rush Arts Gallery & Resource Center, New York, NY
- "NORTHBROOKLYN," The Renaissance Center of North Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. CURATOR: Elise Glick
The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue Store Front Artwalk, Bay Ridge 5th Avenue Business Improvement District, Brooklyn, NY - 2009
- "Brooklyn Utopias?" Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY. CURATOR: Katherine Gressel
- "Human Craters," BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. CURATOR: Andrea Horisaki-Christens
- 2008
- "2008 Aldrich Undercover," Aldrich Museum for Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
- "Verge," Vagabond Gallery at Bridge Art Fair Berin 08, Berlin, Germany
- "Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities". University Gallery, University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA
- "Displacement," Greenbelt Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY
- CURATOR: Elizabeth Grady and Julie McKim
- 2007
- 2007 National Academy Mural Workshop Fellowship Recipients Exhibition of Mural Designs
- The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY
- "The Story Goes," McKenzie Fine Art Inc., New York, NY
- "The Photograph as Canvas," Aldrich Museum for Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
- CURATOR: Stephen Maine
- "The View From Here," Skylight Gallery at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Center, Brooklyn, NY
- CURATOR: Brett Rollins
- 2006
- "There/Not There," Kingsborough Community College Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- CURATOR: Peter Malone
- Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant 2004-2005 Recipients, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
- 2005
- "Structuring Perception," NurtureART Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- CURATOR: Elizabeth Grady
- "Topographics: Recent Art Mapping Global, Local, Mental, and Other Space," Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
- 2004
- Brooklyn College MFA These Exhibition, Brooklyn College Gallery at Brooklyn War Memorial, Brooklyn, NY
- 2003
- College Arts Association New York City Area MFA Exhibition
- CUNY Hunter College MFA Gallery, New York City, NY
- 2002
- "2002 Northwest Annual," Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
- "Cinema Incorporated," Gallery Now, San Diego, CA
- 2001
- "Truth and Humor," Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, VT
The 6th Annual BEYOND BORDERS Int'l College Art Competition - Honorable Mentions Viking Union Satellite Gallery at Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA
"See-saw," 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - 2000
- "Small Works, Top Priority," The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
Bibliography
- New American Paintings, #98, Feb 2012: p. 132-135
- Savage Hays, Kelsey. "Reading the Streets: Concrete barriers turned public art." Auction Central News 29 April 2011: Online Edition
- Sutton, Benjamin. "Flushing Avenue Bike Lane Barriers Beautified." The L Magazine: 20 April 2011. Online Edition
- Craig, Blanche (Editor). Contemporary Glass. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2008: P.184-185
- Art: "Eugenie Tung - 16 Windows" GLAHAUS 3/2008: P.2
- Fok, Ankie (霍康琪). “窺看窗內公共藝術.” Sing Tao Daily (New York Edition) 8 April 2008: E5
- Fok, Ankie (霍康琪). “窺看窗內公共藝術.” Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong Edition) 27 March 2008: E7
- Chang, Tinny (鄭天儀). “童謠式張揚藝術.” Hong Kong Economic Journal 20 March 2008: p.37
- Hourglass - PUBLIC ART: “Windows on the World.” Glass - The Urban Glass Art Quarterly Spring 2008, No. 110: p.12
- Gladstone, Valerie. “Windows Worth Waiting For.” New York Sun 27 December 2007: p.1 & p.19
- Genocchio, Benjamin. “Beyond Airbrushing.” New York Times 1 April 2007: sec. CT 10
- Broodworth, Sandra, William Ayres, Stanley Tucci (Foreword). Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit, New York: Monacelli Press, 2006: p. 205
- Amenoff, Gregory (Foreword). Joan Mitchell Foundation 2004-2005 MFA Grant Recipients Exhibition Catalogue, April 2006: p. 5-12
- Young, Stephanie. "Translucent Transcience. " Vellum #3, Spring 2006: p. 32-23
- Maine, Stephen. "Dateline Brooklyn. " Artnet Magazine, 5 January 2006: www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/maine/maine1-5-06.asp
- New American Paintings, #43, Jan 2003: p. 150-153
- Lambert, Lisa. "Art Reviews by Lisa Lambert." Willamette Weekly 8 May 2002: p. 75.
- Burrit, Jenny. "Getting Sticky with it- Fine art student create world flags out of tape." The Western Front 23 January 2001: p. 8.
- Harrison, Helen A. "Small Work, Top Priority." New York Times: 8 October 2000, sec. LI 16
- "Western student puts eye for art on the line." Bellingham Herald 10 March 2000: p. A3
Professional Experience + Panels
- 2011
- Panelist - "Barrier Beautification Project," NYC Dept. of Transportation Urban Art Program
- 2010
- Panelist - "4th Ave. line 86th Street Station Art Project," New York MTA Arts for Transit Permanent Art Program
- 2007-11
- Database Manager, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
- 2006-07
- Assistant Chair, Associate Degree Program, Parsons, The New School for Design, New York, NY
- 2005-07
- Head Teacher - Drawing and Painting Studio, The Joan Mitchell Foundation
- Art Education Program, New York, NY
- 2004
- Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record) - Basic Design, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
- 2003
- Teaching Assistant -Workshop in New Material, Brooklyn College,
City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY - 2001-02
- Graphic Designer & Project Coordinator, YWCA of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
- 2001
- Teaching Assistant - Drawing Systems and Concepts, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
