Angelina Bong
ANGELINA BONG is a visual artist and poet with a background in Fashion. A pilgrim traveller, she seeks the sacred in the ordinary and grandeur, both at home and in her travels, celebrating diversity beyond borders while doing so. These contemplative encounters are expressed in her creative works. At times, her keen observation skills and vivid imagination serve as catalysts in her visual creations. She focuses largely on acrylic and exploration of mixed media in her paintings, like making collages from used papers; and sometimes incorporating her fashion knowledge such as beading. Dabbling in black and white ink illustrations, utilising lines and patterns are also one of her favourite ways of inventing fresh stories. Engaging with community wherever she goes, she has conducted painting classes in Japan, orang utan art workshops for rural kids with Wildlife Conservation Society, art sessions in Brunei, live painting performances in concerts and etc. She is currently the Secretary of Sarawak Artists Society. Since the pandemic hit in 2020, she started teaching arts and crafts online. She sells most of her art online and by commissions; occasionally paired with poetry. Some of her pieces now reside in homes across the globe in countries like Brunei, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, UK, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Cyprus, Russia, United States, Japan and etc. She regularly shares her art and poetry at @swakgel on Instagram and on her Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/angelinabongartist/
