Eva Kwong was born in Hong Kong and moved with her family to New York City as a teenager. She considers art as her second language. Eva received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from Tyler School of Art.
Her work at the Nature Lab at RISD as an undergrad immersed her in the diversity and similarity of objects from nature. Her lifelong interest in the intersection of the art and science of the natural world provides the conceptual framework and visual vocabulary for her compelling, colorful and sensuous organic forms.
Eva Kwong is known for her sensuous, colorful, large and small scale ceramic sculptures, vessels and installations inspired by her longtime interest in the organic forms and colors she sees in nature. Kwong’s glazes can range from subtle greens and browns to bright primary colors. Her thrown and hand built stoneware pieces are often provocative exploring the concept of opposites. Kwong is most well known for her ceramics but she has also made prints.