Biography

Cindy, Ng Sio leng was born in Macao in 1966. She studied etching for a few years around 1990, as a student of Bartholomeu dos Santos, who was the Head of Department of Etching in the Slade School of Fine Arts of London University; and Mr. James Wong was her mentor.

A brief stay in London from 1993 to 1994 became a turning point in her life as an artist. She was advised by Mr. Bartolomeu dos Santos to visit the Research Office of the Gallery of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting at the British Museum, where she studied a rich collection of calligraphy and paintings, interpreting the moods of the works of scholar-painters, and learning about the influence of Taoism on Chinese aesthetics. This experience greatly enriched her later works.

She lived in Taiwan in 1997. Her works had been in many countries in Europe, America and Asia and were recognized by various art bodies like the Macao Museum of Art, Today Art Museum in Beijing and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts etc. She had been invited to hold personal exhibitions and participate in international ones. Famous Chinese art critic Kao-Xin Chen described her works with “Adopting traditional skills with fresh idea and generating new arts beyond classical connotations”. She is devoted to creation and lives in Beijing now.