Sydney-Based Hong Kong Artist Holds Exhibition As an Ode to Hometown

Sends an ode to hometown Hong Kong by means of art

Pamela Leung (Right), a Hong Konger immigrated to Australia in the 1970s, spent seven and a half years to get three college degrees after her retirement at the age of 60. She held an exhibition “Longing for home” in Sheffield, United Kingdom on January 4 to 13, 2023, expressing her immigrants' experiences of leaving Hong Kong. Courtesy of Pamela Leung

A Sydney-based Hong Kong artist who completed her art degrees after retirement holds an exhibition expressing her experiences as an immigrant and as an ode to her hometown.

Pamela Leung immigrated to Australia in the 1970s. After retiring at 60, she spent seven and a half years obtaining three college degrees, including a master of Fine Art from the National Art School in 2016. She then won the Emerging Artist Prize in the 65th Blake Prize 2018.