about
about
Heiyi Tam is a Hong Kong-born artist based in London.
Her practice explores the merging of Eastern and Western influences, impermanence, childhood memories and flavours.
Tam explores poetry, play, and flavours in her work, creating ‘reimagined memories and stories’ through playful imageries — such as looking for Easter eggs, hungry crocodiles, and cereal box puzzles.
Born and raised in Hong Kong before moving to the UK when she was 15, the subtleties of the merging of East and West, through landscapes, cultures, and cuisines, often seep into her practice. Working with metaphorical imagery abstraction, her paintings are each distinguished by a narrative reflected by the corresponding titles, revealing glimpses of inspiration and flavours behind each painting.
Tam was recognised by curator Lee Sharrock as one of the upcoming rising stars in 2023 and was recently shortlisted for The Hari Art Prize 2024, longlisted for the Visual Art Association Artist of the Year 2024, the Homiens Art Prize 2024 and The London Magazine Feb/March 2024 Issue Cover. In 2023, she received The Other Art Fair: New Futures Award, was shortlisted for the Tension Gallery Prize and was longlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize. In 2022, she was the runner-up in the Tiepolo Blue Art Prize, judged by James Cahill and renowned artist Maggi Hambling CBE. She was also awarded the fourth prize in the Landmark Art Prize after being shortlisted in the Top 50. Tam earned her MA in Art and Science from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, where she was awarded First Class Honours in 2023.
Recent exhibitions include ‘Housewarming’, 3812 Gallery, Hong Kong, The Treasure Art Fair with 3812 Gallery, London, and ‘ADDENDUM’, No. 20 Arts Gallery, London, UK.