Parisian Laundry

Rick Leong

B 1973, Burnaby BC / Resides: Montreal QC

Rick Leong obtained his BFA (with honors) from the University of Victoria and his MFA from Concordia University in 2007. His work has been exhibited widely across Canada in numerous group and solo shows. His work can be found in private and corporate collections including The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts & Collect’Art, as well as the Permanent Collection at the The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with the work 'Dancing Serpent. He currently lives in Montreal, Canada.

A third generation Chinese-Canadian, Rick’s beautiful and delicate large-scale landscapes are explorations of Eastern and Western painting traditions. Contrasts and similarities morph into unique imaginary places filling the painted plane with elements of tradition, culture, style, technique, fantasy and reality.