Hung Fai (b. 1988 in Hong Kong) graduated from the Fine Arts Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013. Exploring both Chinese and Western media, Hung has developed unique expression and presentation techniques on both paper and canvas. Through deconstruction of elements in traditional Chinese ink paintings, his works are reconstructed conceptually with series of experimentation and transformation, and extend possibilities in ink painting.
Hung has been exhibited in museums, institutions, galleries and art fairs including ‘The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art,’ M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 2017; ‘Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020,’ Guangdong Museum of Art, 2020;
‘Kathmandu Triennale 2077,’ Kathmandu, 2022, ‘Garden of Six Seasons,’ Para Site, 2020; Art Basel, Hong Kong (2014-2022); Fine Art Asia (2013-2021) and Ink Asia (2015-2019). His solo exhibitions include ‘The Departing Landscape – Hung Fai Ink Project,’ (2016) and ‘Movement - Hung Fai’ (2014) both in Grotto Gallery, Hong Kong. Hung has received the Gold Prize – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022; Certificate of Merit - The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2014.
His work is in the collections of M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Museum of Art, as well as various private collections.
Hung has been exhibited in museums, institutions, galleries and art fairs including ‘The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art,’ M+ Museum, Hong Kong, 2017; ‘Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020,’ Guangdong Museum of Art, 2020;
‘Kathmandu Triennale 2077,’ Kathmandu, 2022, ‘Garden of Six Seasons,’ Para Site, 2020; Art Basel, Hong Kong (2014-2022); Fine Art Asia (2013-2021) and Ink Asia (2015-2019). His solo exhibitions include ‘The Departing Landscape – Hung Fai Ink Project,’ (2016) and ‘Movement - Hung Fai’ (2014) both in Grotto Gallery, Hong Kong. Hung has received the Gold Prize – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022; Certificate of Merit - The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2014.
His work is in the collections of M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Museum of Art, as well as various private collections.
BIOGRAPHY
1988 Born in Hong Kong
2010 Associate of Arts (Visual Arts), Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 The Departing Landscape - Hung Fai Ink Project, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2014 Movement - Hung Fai, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2013 Variation: by Hung Fai, Vito, Fabrik Contemporary Art Gallery
Double Solo Exhibition: Chris Huen Sin-Kan | Vito Hung- Fai, Ch’ien Mu Library, CUHK
Collaboration
2020 Same Line Twice, Wai Pong-yu and Hung Fai, curated by Alan Yeung, Ink Studio, Beijing
2017 Same Line Twice, Wai Pong-yu and Hung Fai, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Basel - Hong Kong 2023, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2022 Kathmandu Triennale 2077,’ curated by Cosmin Costinas with Hit Man Gurung and Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Kathmandu
GARDEN OF TEN SEASONS, curated by Cosmin Costinaș, Sheelasha Rajbhandari, and Hit Man Gurung,
SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin
Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020, curated by Pi DaoJian,
Macao Museum of Art
Seon1: Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting, co-organised by Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) and CUHK Art Museum,
curated by Phil Chan, Oil Street Art Space (Oi!)
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2022, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022, Liu Kuo-sung Archives and The Ink Society, Fine Art Asia 2022,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Fine Art Asia 2022, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Heimat im Wandel, co-curated by Martin Brauen and Angelika Li, Villa Meier-Severini, Zollikon
New Rhythm of Line - Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Art, curated by Tang Hoi-chiu, Hong Kong City Hall Exhibition Hall
2021 Fine Art Asia 2021, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Grotto 20th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Grotto Fine Art
POP ROCK, curated by Olivia Wang and Jérémie Thircuir, Alisan Fine Arts
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2021, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2020 Garden of Six Seasons, Para Site, Hong Kong
Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020, curated by Pi DaoJian,
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong
Fine Art Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Beijing Contemporary 2020, Ink Studio, Beijing
2019 Ink Asia 2019, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Beijing Contemporary 2019, Ink Studio, Beijing
Diverse Landscapes, Duddell’s, Hong Kong
Homeland In Transit, Basel, Switzerland
Together We March Forward: New Asia 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition, HART Hall, H Queen’s,
Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2019, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2018 Chinese Contemporary Ink – May 2018, Christie’s, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2018, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Asia 2018, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Shenzhen 2018, Ink Studio, Shenzhen
Ink Painting.Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2018 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen
2017 The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, curated by Lesley Ma, M+ Museum for Visual Culture, M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
Luminous Shadows, curated by Alan Yeung, Ink studio, Beijing
Ink Asia 2017, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Painting.Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2017 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ink Global 2017, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2017, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2016 Ink Asia 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Painting. Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2016 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen
Hong Kong Culture Festival 2016: Futuristic Ink- Ink Art Group Exhibition, Asia Ink Research,
Liang Yi Museum, Hong Kong
Fine Art Asia 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2015 The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts & Exhibition of Nominated Works for Chinese Fine
Art Awards, Creative Awards, The National Art Museum of China, Beijing
Fine Art Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Taipei 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Taipei
Ink Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2014 Fine Art Asia 2014, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2014, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2013 Fine Art Asia 2013, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art Prize 2013, Hong Kong
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
The Art of CUHK 2013 : `Resume is best kept short' Graduate Exhibition, Gallery I,
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Fotanian Open Studios 2013, Hong Kong
Awards
2019 Gold Prize – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022
2019 Honourable Mention – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2019
2014 Certificate of Merit - The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2014
2013 Certificate of Merit - Hong Kong Art Prize 2013
Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award
2012 Wucius Wong Modern Ink Painting Award
Finalists of Hong Kong Young Artist Prize 2012
2011 Ting Yen Yung Creative Award
1988 Born in Hong Kong
2010 Associate of Arts (Visual Arts), Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 The Departing Landscape - Hung Fai Ink Project, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2014 Movement - Hung Fai, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2013 Variation: by Hung Fai, Vito, Fabrik Contemporary Art Gallery
Double Solo Exhibition: Chris Huen Sin-Kan | Vito Hung- Fai, Ch’ien Mu Library, CUHK
Collaboration
2020 Same Line Twice, Wai Pong-yu and Hung Fai, curated by Alan Yeung, Ink Studio, Beijing
2017 Same Line Twice, Wai Pong-yu and Hung Fai, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Group Exhibitions
2023 Art Basel - Hong Kong 2023, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2022 Kathmandu Triennale 2077,’ curated by Cosmin Costinas with Hit Man Gurung and Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Kathmandu
GARDEN OF TEN SEASONS, curated by Cosmin Costinaș, Sheelasha Rajbhandari, and Hit Man Gurung,
SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin
Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020, curated by Pi DaoJian,
Macao Museum of Art
Seon1: Cultural Symbols of Chinese Landscape Painting, co-organised by Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) and CUHK Art Museum,
curated by Phil Chan, Oil Street Art Space (Oi!)
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2022, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022, Liu Kuo-sung Archives and The Ink Society, Fine Art Asia 2022,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Fine Art Asia 2022, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Heimat im Wandel, co-curated by Martin Brauen and Angelika Li, Villa Meier-Severini, Zollikon
New Rhythm of Line - Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Art, curated by Tang Hoi-chiu, Hong Kong City Hall Exhibition Hall
2021 Fine Art Asia 2021, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Grotto 20th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Grotto Fine Art
POP ROCK, curated by Olivia Wang and Jérémie Thircuir, Alisan Fine Arts
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2021, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2020 Garden of Six Seasons, Para Site, Hong Kong
Wild Imagination - Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2020, curated by Pi DaoJian,
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong
Fine Art Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Beijing Contemporary 2020, Ink Studio, Beijing
2019 Ink Asia 2019, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Beijing Contemporary 2019, Ink Studio, Beijing
Diverse Landscapes, Duddell’s, Hong Kong
Homeland In Transit, Basel, Switzerland
Together We March Forward: New Asia 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition, HART Hall, H Queen’s,
Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2019, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2018 Chinese Contemporary Ink – May 2018, Christie’s, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2018, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Asia 2018, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Shenzhen 2018, Ink Studio, Shenzhen
Ink Painting.Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2018 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen
2017 The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, curated by Lesley Ma, M+ Museum for Visual Culture, M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
Luminous Shadows, curated by Alan Yeung, Ink studio, Beijing
Ink Asia 2017, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Painting.Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2017 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ink Global 2017, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2017, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2016 Ink Asia 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Ink Painting. Two Cities – Shenzhen and Hong Kong 2016 Works Exhibition of Ink Painting and
Metropolis, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen
Hong Kong Culture Festival 2016: Futuristic Ink- Ink Art Group Exhibition, Asia Ink Research,
Liang Yi Museum, Hong Kong
Fine Art Asia 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2016, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2015 The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts & Exhibition of Nominated Works for Chinese Fine
Art Awards, Creative Awards, The National Art Museum of China, Beijing
Fine Art Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Taipei 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Taipei
Ink Asia 2015, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2014 Fine Art Asia 2014, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Art Basel - Hong Kong 2014, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2013 Fine Art Asia 2013, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art Prize 2013, Hong Kong
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong
The Art of CUHK 2013 : `Resume is best kept short' Graduate Exhibition, Gallery I,
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Fotanian Open Studios 2013, Hong Kong
Awards
2019 Gold Prize – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2022
2019 Honourable Mention – Liu Kuo-sung Ink Art Award 2019
2014 Certificate of Merit - The Twelfth National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2014
2013 Certificate of Merit - Hong Kong Art Prize 2013
Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award
2012 Wucius Wong Modern Ink Painting Award
Finalists of Hong Kong Young Artist Prize 2012
2011 Ting Yen Yung Creative Award
