Sunny Wong (b. 2000, Hong Kong) lives and works in Leeds, UK. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design from the University of Leeds, Wong is a multidisciplinary artist currently focusing on printmaking. Central to Wong's practice is a response to his identity as a digital native raised with gadgets, computers, and the internet. His work delves into the interplay between the digital landscape and human experience to foster dialogue on the evolving relationship between humanity and technology.
In his ongoing series, "I am your meme dealer", Wong employs analogue intaglio printmaking to produce internet meme images manually, juxtaposing the historical process with contemporary content to explore themes such as effort, convenience, access, and information dissemination. Another series, "bruh... it is what it is..." (2022), blended painting with screen printing, using special graffiti tools to paint and approached the silk screen as a mark-making implement to create vulnerable compositions, and explores connection and mental health.
Wong's work has been acknowledged through exhibitions and awards, notably showcased at institutions such as the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery and the East Street Arts Patrick Studios Project Space in Leeds, UK. In 2022, with "bruh... it is what it is..." Wong became a finalist and exhibited in the 10th FUAM Graduate Art Prize, was awarded the School of Design Prize from his university, and secured the Graduate Award in Printmaking from Leeds Print Workshop and East Street Arts, which granted him a printmaking residency and a duo exhibition. In 2024, his printmaking gained further acknowledgement at the Ironbridge Printmaking Competition, where his piece “Here we go again” won the Printmaking Today Prize. In 2025, his prints were included in the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair - the Director’s Cut online showcase, and the Small But Mighty Exhibition established by the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. He also participated in the Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring with BANG, and his work is now being held in private collections.
Education
2018-2022 University of Leeds, BA Art & Design
Solo / Duo Exhibitions
2022 If you know what you know Do you know?, East Street Arts Project Space, Leeds, UK
Group Exhibitions
2026 Small Print International 2026, Leicester Print Workshop, Leicester, UK
2026 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists RBSA Portrait Prize 2026, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2026 Derby Print Open, Banks Mill Studios & The Smallprint Company, Derby, UK
2026 Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Spring (with BANG), Evolution London, London, UK
2025 The Linda Blackstone Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibition, 340 Kings Road, London, UK
2025 Assembly House Annual, Assembly House, Leeds, UK
2025 The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers RE Small but Mighty 2025, Bankside Gallery, London, UK
2025 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair - The Director's Cut, Online
2025 Affordable Art Fair - Hampstead (with Linda Blackstone Gallery), Hampstead Heath, London, UK
2025 Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Spring (with BANG), Evolution London, London, UK
2024 Assembly House Annual, The Attic, Leeds, UK
2024 Ironbridge Printmaking Competition and Exhibition 2024, Ironbridge Fine Arts, Ironbridge, UK
2024 Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Spring (with BANG), Evolution London, London, UK
2023 Collective Unconscious: An Assembly House Showcase, Seagulls Paint, Leeds, UK
2022 This IS a Laughing Matter, Old Red Bus Station, Leeds, UK
2022 FUAM Graduate Art Prize Exhibition, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds, UK
2022 GARM.ENT Event, Headrow House, Leeds, UK
2022 Degree Show, University of Leeds School of Design, Leeds, UK
2022 DDDD (4D Collective), Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK
Awards & Honours
2026 Jackson's Art Prize, Extended Longlist
2024 Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Competition and Exhibition: Printmaking Today Prize
2022 FUAM Graduate Art Prize, Finalist
2022 Leeds Print Workshop: Graduate Award in Printmaking
2022 University of Leeds The School of Design Prize
Residencies
2022 Leeds Print Workshop, Leeds, UK