ABOUT ME
Victoria Kong, PhD is an artist and scientist living in San Francisco, CA. Victoria received her BA in Chemistry with a Combined Fine Arts (music, theatre, and studio art) minor from Carroll College in 2017. In 2024, she received her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. Victoria has had her illustrations featured on the cover of Macromolecules, an ACS Publication, and for the University of Pittsburgh’s Chemistry Department Diversity Committee. Her art has been shown in cities across the United States, from Seattle, WA to Pittsburgh, PA.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My abstracts offer the purest look into my current state of mind. I approach my pieces with spontaneity, allowing both the medium and my current mindset to dictate what appears on the canvas surface. Although it is more difficult to do some days than others, I resist the urge to work literally, and sit in the abstract space for as long as I feel the piece needs. Only once I am satisfied do I let the analytical and detail-oriented side of my brain kick in and render in more realistic forms as the piece needs. I strive for a balance between abstracted and realistic forms in my paintings, and heavily rely on color, value, and texture to bring emotion, movement, and energy to my pieces.
Victoria Anne Kong, PhD 