張啟新 CHEUNG, Suzy
Born in Hong Kong, Suzy received her training in visual design in the USA and Canada. Since her return to Hong Kong in 1984, she has worked as a freelance art director for feature films, stage productions and TV commercials. She began working with Ceramics in 1990; in 1996, she attended a Summer Residence program at the Ceramic Department at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. In 2001, she continued her studies in Ceramics at a three- year degree bearing collaboration program by the RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia) and the Hong Kong Arts Centre. In 2003, she graduated and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) degree, and has been selected from the 2003 graduating students in Ceramics to receive the Meli Melo Living Arts Award for Excellence. In 2005, she is elected as the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Contemporary Ceramic Society. In 2006, she graduated and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree with The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. In recent years has focused on creating with clay.