Hsiung-Zee Wong


Hsiung-Zee Wong is a composer, artist, and designer who was born in Hong Kong.

Biography

Wong moved to the United States in 1966, where she worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. She studied at the University of Hawaii until 1968. In 1970, she studied electronic music at Mills College with Robert Sheff and Dane Rudhyar. In 1972, she studied industrial design at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Other teachers included Ernst Krenek, Chou Wen-Chung, Leonard Klein and Robert Ashley.  In 1972, Wong presented an art exhibit entitled "A Celebration of Women" at the Intersection Gallery.
Wong founded Hysteresis, a women's creative arts group that included Bay-area artists, at Mills College. She also performed with the Flowing Stream Ensemble. Wong's compositions include:

Electronic

  • Cry of Women in the Wilderness
  • Earth Rituals
  • Maturity
  • Sounding of the Sane

Guitar

  • Artsongs and Ballads

Multimedia

  • They Move, Don't They?

Vocal

  • Piano Ritual I
  • Songs