Kanthy Peng

Kanthy Peng (b. 1992, China) is an artist specializing in lens-based mediums. Her current practice focuses on the uneven mobility of people, embodied in colonialism and globalized tourism, and caused by illness and disaster. 

Peng holds an MFA from the Yale School of Art and a BFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Her works have been exhibited and screened internationally, including, most recently, at the European Media Art Festival (Germany), Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival (China), and FotoFocus Biennial (United States). She has received fellowships and residencies from the Spazju Kreattive (Malta), the Jan van Eyck Academie (Netherlands), and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (United States).