Heiyi Tam, close your eyes, make a wish (2022), acrylic, ink and chalk on canvas [Detail]
Heiyi Tam (b. Hong Kong) recently graduated in MA Art and Science from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2021-2023). She also recently received The Other Art Fair: New Futures Award 2023, was shortlisted for the Tension Graduate Prize 2023 and was longlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2023. In 2022, she was the runner-up in the Tiepolo Blue Art Competition, judged by James Cahill and artist Maggi Hambling CBE. She was also awarded the fourth prize in the Landmark Student Art Prize after being shortlisted in the Top 50. Recent exhibitions include ‘Art on A Postcard: International Women’s Day Auction’ (2023), Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK, ‘Home On Me’, Hoxton Arches, London, UK (2023) and ‘Dreams of a New Moon’, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK (2023).
Tam creates reimagined memories and stories, and the titles of her work often reveal glimpses of the inspiration and flavours behind each creation, such as ancient Chinese landscapes and calligraphy, and synesthesia around food and nature. Through the medium of painting, Tam reflects upon memories, emotions, and moments in time, exploring sensations beyond the visual language. Her work offers snippets into the past, investigating the unconscious and the relationships between the real and the imagined.
Selected Works
Heiyi Tam
All the Fuzzy Things in my Scarf, 2023
Acrylic, ink, chalk and pastels on canvas, 102 x 76 cm
Heiyi Tam
The little echoes in between koi ponds and gentle whispers in puddles of dreams, 2023
Acrylic, ink, chalk and pastels on canvas, unstretched, 190 x 154 cm
Heiyi Tam
close your eyes, make a wish, 2022
Acrylic, ink, and chalk on canvas, 101.6 x 152.4 cm
Heiyi Tam
The last bite of birthday cake and your eyes are droopy with the weight of a hug, 2023
Acrylic, ink, chalk and pastels on canvas, 120 x 150 cm
Heiyi Tam
Another bowl of lucky charms, 2023
Acrylic, ink, and chalk on canvas
61 x 61 cm (round)
Heiyi Tam
Buttered pears and a sugar-filled fever dream, 2023
Acrylic, ink, chalk, and pastels on canvas
61 x 61 cm (round)
Heiyi Tam
The easter eggs I never found, 2022
Acrylic, ink, and chalk on canvas
61 x 61 cm (round)
Exhibition History
2023 – ‘ADDENDUM,’ No 20 Arts, London, UK
- ‘The Other Art Fair,’ The Truman Brewery, London, UK
- ‘What We Thought We Knew,’ Koppel Project Station, London, UK
- ‘Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Showcase 2023,' Central Saint Martins, London, UK
- ‘Art on a Postcard: International Women’s Day Auction,’ Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
- ‘Home on Me,’ Hoxton Arches, London, UK
- ‘Dreams of A New Moon,’ Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
2022 – ‘The Lost and The Remained,’ Koppel Project Hive, London, UK
- ‘This is Not A Party,’ The Chainstore, Trinity Buoy Wharf, UK
- ‘Annex Open Studios,’ Central Saint Martins, London, UK
- ‘Into Our World,’ Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Awards and Residencies
2023 – The Other Art Fair: New Futures (Winner)
- Visual Residency, Academy of Fine Art, Venice, Italy
- Tension Gallery Graduate Prize 2023 (Shortlisted)
- Jackson’s Painting Prize (Longlisted)
2022 – Landmark Student Art Prize (Top 4 Finalist)
- Making Waves Residency, Tokyo Institute of Technology, London, UK
- Tiepolo Blue Art Competition (Runner-up)
Press Releases
ADDENDUM
15 September-14 October 2023
Kimberley Burrows, Euan Evans, Elena Njoabuzia Onwochei-Garcia, Heiyi Tam
Publications
ADDENDUM
Exhibition catalogue
22 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
Heiyi Tam, The last bite of birthday cake and your eyes are droopy with the weight of a hug (2023), acrylic, ink, chalk and pastels on canvas [Detail]