Marisa R Ng
Shah alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
About Marisa R Ng
Marisa R. Ng, who was trained in figurative painting, studied art at the National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage (ASWARA) in Kuala Lumpur. After a short course on figure drawings, she continued her training in the fine arts under renowned Malaysian abstract artists, Suzlee Ibrahim and Ismadi Sallehudin. Born into a conservative, follow-the-rules sort of Malaysian family, she was always the odd one out. She could never truly conform to her family's values and expectations, and thus charted her own path.
Being different, however, always made her questioned and doubted herself.
A breakthrough came in the form of a life-changing return to a small island off the northeast coast of Peninsular Malaysia called Pulau Kapas. Twenty over years after her first visit to the island, she discovered the qualities that differentiated her from mainstream society, which actually helped her blend in perfectly in the world of arts. It was then that she started to embrace that part of herself. It was then that she finally realized her true calling as an artist.
"I was studying Accountancy and I did very well in it. But I had always felt that art is where my heart truly is. That trip to Pulau Kapas opened my eyes and gave me the courage to pursue my dream. I found myself starting to paint and a world of wonders completely unfolded itself to me. I had found my playground, and in it, myself."
Before her venture into abstract arts, Marisa had done over 1,800 figurative sketches. In her artist statement, she says, "I was trained in figures because my gurus said that only if you can master the figure, then you will truly master the elements and principles of design in creating art. Figurative art takes skill, practice, and extreme attention to detail."
Marisa's style of painting has since evolved towards abstract expressionist "as it emphasizes the spontaneous, automatic, or subconscious creation."
"Abstract to me is the purest form of art as it comes from one's soul or state of mind."
In the creation of her artwork, Marisa says, "powerful art is when a person who is not trained or learned in the arts can view it and go 'wow'. They can see something, understand it, and 'get it' right away.
Her goal is to create artworks that are meaningful to her audience.
Education:
2009:
- 3 months Fine Art Lessons under the tutorage of Calvin Chua
2010:
- 4 months Fine Art Lessons under the tutelage of Suzlee Ibrahim, organised by Shah Art Gallery.
2011:
- Certificate in Figurative Art from the National Academy of Art, Culture & Heritage Malaysia.
Exhibitions:
2009:
- Group Exhibition at University Kebangsaan, Bangi,
Malaysia.
2011:
- Group Exhibition at University Kebangsaan, Bangi.
- Group Exhibition “Malaysia & France Exhibition 2011”.
- Group Exhibition 1 Malaysia Contemporary Art
Tourism festival 2011.
2012:
- Preview of 1st Solo Exhibition “Monsoons”
2013:
- 1st Solo Exhibition “Monsoons” a collaboration with
US Embassy and Akasha (World music band), MAS
Building.
2014:
- Group Exhibition with Audi Zentrum, Mauritius
2015:
- 2nd Solo Exhibition at the Vineria Restaurant,
Bangsar Shopping Complex.
2016:
- Group show “ARAU 1” organised by ASWARA.
- Group show “ Women Visual Interpretation” organised
by Galeri Prima
- Group show “Women” organised by HOM Galeri.
- Group show “ Images of Life” organised by RHB Bank
at Malaysia National Visual Arts Gallery.
2017:
- Group show “SIMULA” organised by Satish Gallery,
Malaysia.
- 3rd Solo Exhibition”ONG: It came from a place of
love”, Malaysia National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
- Group Show “ Di Mana Young”, Malaysia National Art
Gallery, Malaysia.
- Group Show “ Space of Time” organised by George
Town Festival Penang, Penang, Malaysia.
- 2 Women Show “ Explorama”, Museum of Asian Art,
University Malaya, Malaysia.
2018:
- Group show "ROARRR" hosted by Maybank Gallery,
Malaysia.
- Group show "Art Educare #9" hosted by Universitas Mare, Solo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Group Show “Inventing Abstraction III” organised by Tapak Gallery, Shah Alam, Malaysia. (July)
- Group Show “Morphosis” organized by Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 4th Solo show “The Secret Garden” at Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur.
