Cleveland St (J)

Las Flores

Amy Cheng
Artwork in faceted glass by Amy Cheng showing colorful floral swirling patterns and motifs.
“Las Flores” (2007) by Amy Cheng at NYCT Cleveland Street Station. Photo: Amy Cheng

About the Project

Located within the platform windscreens, colorful floral-patterned glasswork embellishes the Cleveland Street station. The artist combines her swirling patterns, bright and radiant pastel tones with traditional folk decorative motifs to create her unique compositions. She hopes they convey positive thoughts of peace, prosperity and stability to the neighborhood.

The condition of this artwork necessitated that it be carefully de-installed and safely placed into storage for the time being.

About the Artist

Amy Cheng was born in Taiwan, and raised in Brazil, Oklahoma and Texas. She received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA from Hunter College, City University of New York. She has exhibited her paintings nationally and internationally; her work is held in a number of corporate and public collections, including NYU Langone Medical Center and Sheraton Hotels, Brussels. Cheng has been awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowships, and an Arts International travel grant to China. She is a Professor Emerita at the State University of New York at New Paltz.