Welcome to the whimsical world of Cheong Kiet Cheng where humans and animals, and mutants of the two, exist in apparent harmony. There are big and small animals, the leopard and the hippopotamus sprouting wings, and with little naked creatures with human forms. The winged leopard with a uncannily human face is wooing a girl with cat-like lips, and yes, sprouting wings, too, looking away. It’s not sure if it/she is a girl with the upper part of the body not so formed. Probably she has some affection for the winged man on flying hippo looking her way. The aerial scene looks like one drawn from the Oscar Best-Picture-winning film, Avatar (2009). Many other creatures except for the koala bear, who seems to be put there hugging a tree for no other purpose than its adorable nature, are just hanging in midair, which makes one think why the others need wings at all! It’s just a fun, fantasy thing, so don’t look too deep. Wei-Ling Gallery had featured her in group shows, Precious Little Pieces (2012) and Measuring Love (2013), before giving her a solo. She had had her firs solo in 2013, in an exhibition called Jojo In the Wonderland, but sharing the White Box, MAP Publika, space with her husband, Hoo Kiew Hang, whose solo was titled ‘Paradise of Gods.’ Cheong obtained her Fine Art Diploma from the Dasein Academy of Art in Kuala Lumpur in 2006. She went on a learning binge in 2012, obtaining a Certificate in Journalism (Hang Xing Academy of Journalism, Kuala Lumpur), a Certificate in Basic Photography (PCP Art of Photography, KL) and a Certificate in Drama Acting (Pin Stage). In 2012, the Sasaran Art Foundation gave her an artist’s residency. She was a finalist in the Malaysian Young Contemporary Artist (BMS) competition in 2013, theNokia Creative Art Awards in 2004 and 2005, and the Starhill Visual Art Award in 2011. She won2nd Prize in the Watercolour category of the Tanjong Heritage Award in 2006 and the Bronze Prize in the Nanjing Art Festival in China. In 2016, she was awarded the Creative M50 in Shanghai, China.