Lee Cheah Ni is an arts practitioner, independent curator and cultural researcher based in George Town, Penang. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from National Taiwan University of Arts. Driven by the belief that art can act as an agent for social change, she has exposed herself to progressive community-based art movements.

In 2018, Cheah Ni co-founded Ruang Kongsi, a space collectively run by journalists, activists and artists to foster and cultivate the social arts and culture community in Penang. Currently pursuing her master’s degree in Taiwan to widen her understanding of Inter-Asia studies, she continues to practise in the arts, striving to go beyond her academic research by working on knowledge transfer through exhibitions.