Man Fung-yi

BIOGRAPHY
1968    Born in Hong Kong
1990    BA, Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1995    Established Chic Studio (Artists’ House), Mok & Man Painting & Sculpture Studio with MoK Yat-san
1997 Resident artist, Vermont Studio Centre, USA
1997-99    Graduate assistant, Fine Arts Dept., Chinese University of Hong Kong
1999    Master of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1999-01    Part-time lecturer, Fine Arts Dept., Chinese University of Hong Kong
2002-07    Organized various Public Art Projects for primary & secondary schools, Hong Kong
2008    Master of Arts (Daoism), Cultural & Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Received the Outstanding Academic Performance, on Dean List 08
Part-time instructor of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
2021    Works on display at Hong Kong International Airport and Hong Kong MTR Yuen Long station
2023    Works on display at Ko Shan Theatre New Wing, Hong Kong

SELECTED SOLO & JOINT EXHIBITIONS

2024                       

• Remaining the Mountain, Becoming the Ocean: A Joint Exhibition of Mok Yat-San & Man Fung-Yi, Grand Opening of Alisan Atelier, Alisan Fine Arts, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

2023           

• In Between Self-Reinforcing Strength & Co-Creation, Exhibition by Man Fung-yi & Mok Yat-san, Heng Sang University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2015           

• In the Midst of Ethereality and Oblivion: 2 Solo Exhibitions by Man Fung-yi & Mok Yat-san, Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art, Guangzhou, China

2014           

• A Wardrobe of Memoir, Espace Louis Vuitton Taipei, Taiwan 
• Falling into a Trance: Solo exhibitions by Man Fung-Yi & Mok Yat-san, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2008           

• Still Water Runs Deep: Works of Art by Man Fung-Yi Exhibition, Fo Tan’s artist studio, Hong Kong

2005           

• Between Public & Private: An Exhibition of Their Artworks as a Family by Man & Mok, AIN Scheme III, Kwai Tsing Theatre; MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station, Hong Kong

1999           

• In Between Presence & Absence: Paintings by Man Fung-yi, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1998          

• Beijing International Art Palace, Beijing, China

1997           

• Solo Exhibitions by Man Fung-Yi & MoK Yat-san, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024                       

• Harmony and Innovation: Guangzhou, Hong Kong Macao Sculpture Exhibition, Guangzhou Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

• Personal Structures - Beyond Boundaries, Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy (Man Fung-Yi's participation is sponsored by Alisan Fine Arts)

2023-2024                       

• A Spirit Inside, The Lightbox, Woking, UK

2023          

• ART021, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
• Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
  
• CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Arts Exhibition: Where Great Minds Shine, Arts Pavilion, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong

2022     

• Contemporary Chinese Art, Asian Art in London, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK

• Landscapes Through Time, Fine Art Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2021     

• NOT A Fashion Store!, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

2020     

• Uniquely Hong Kong: A Celebration in Hong Kong Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

2019     

• Women in Art: Hong Kong, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
• Taipei Dangdai, Alisan Fine Arts, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2018            

• HOPE A charity exhibition celebrating the works of outstanding contemporary Chinese women artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
• Women in Art: Hong Kong, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2017     

• DESIRING - Post 97 Hong Kong Ink Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
• 3-Dimensional Ink, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong
• Chinese Ink, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Time Capsule Exhibition Hong Kong, Statue Square Gardens, Hong Kong

2016     

• Guardian Fine Art Asia, China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China
• Cover Reveals, The Alice Gallery, Seattle, USA
• BEING AND INKING 2016: Documenting Contemporary Ink Art, Redtory Contemporary Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
• Nurturing Creativity, The Rotunda, Hong Kong

2015     

• Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Art 15, Olympia, London, UK
• Neo Mōrōism, Redtory Contemporary Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

2014      

• Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Fine Art Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Soft Power: 4 Female Artists Group Show, Leo Gallery, Shanghai, China
• Neo Mõrõism, Tokyo Gallery+BTAP, Beijing, China
  

2013     

• Masterpiece London: Hong Kong Pavilion, Alisan Fine Arts, London, UK
• 8^th International Ink Biennial of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
• The Origin of Tao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
• Essence of Contemporary Chinese Art, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• Fine Art Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2012      

• Hong Kong and Macao Visual Arts Biennial, World Art Museum; China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China
• Ancient Contemporary, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• L’Asie En Vogue (Vogue in Asia) Exhibition, Pagoda Paris, France
• Art of Dress Exhibition, Espace LV Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Espace LV Singapore, Singapore

2011     

• 7^th International Art Biennial of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen, China
• Art Asia Miami, Miami, USA
• Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
• Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
• The Clean Air Auction, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2010-2011     

• The Legacy & Creations: Ink Art vs Ink Art exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
  

2010     

• Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
• The Forces of Nature Exhibition, The Rotunda, Hong Kong

2009      

• Yi Pai: Century Mentality Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
• Art in Use: Sculptural Objects Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
• Transcendence Exhibition, JIA Boutique Hotel, Hong Kong

2008     

• Beyond the Surface: Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition, Macau Art Museum, Macau
• Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series – New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond, curated by Alice King, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
• Chinese Abstract Art for 30 Years Exhibition, organized by Spain La Caixa Foundation and Beijing Culture & Art Foundation, Madrid, Barcelona & Palma La Caixa Forum Museums, Spain
• Beyond the Body Exhibition, Helene Lamarque Gallery, Miami, USA
• Women Artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

2007     

• Victoria Prison Art Museum Exhibition, Hong Kong Victoria Prison; Artist Commune, Hong Kong
• Exhibition in Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to China in 2007, Chengdu Art Museum, Chengdu, China
• Ink Contemporary: INK non INK, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
• Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2006     

• Hong Kong Sculpture >1m: 1st Hong Kong, Guanngzhou and Macau Exchange Exhibition, Artist Commune, Hong Kong; Guangzhou Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
  

2005     

• Chinese Character Art Exhibition, China Millennium Monument; School of Art of Peking University Resource College, Beijing, China
• The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, Art Galleries of University at Buffalo, New York, USA; China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China

2001, 2003     

• Hong Kong Art Biennial, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

2000     

• Contemporary Hong Kong Art 2000, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
• Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Exhibition, London, UK; Paris, France; New York, USA
• Contemporary Art Work on Paper by Hong Kong & Korean Artists, K.H. Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
• Masks in Venice III, the 3rd International Annual Exhibition & Art Internet, Art Addiction Gallery, Venice, Italy

1999      

• 14th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

1998      

• The Century: Women Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

1997      

• Femina, the International Female Artist’s Exhibition, Art Addiction Gallery, Sweden
• Visions and Expressions: Contemporary Hong Kong Artists Exhibition, Gallery of Macao Government Tourism Office, Macau

1996      

• 11th Asian International Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Mianila, Philippines

1994      

• 20th Century Modern Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition, Taiwan National Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
  

SELECTED AWARDS       
2013    The Hong Kong Women of Excellence in the Six Arts Award, presented by the Hong Kong Federation of Women, Hong Kong
2012    Selected Award, Open Competition for Public Art Project-Tamar, Hong Kong
2011    Selected Artist, Art In Government Buildings (Tsuen Wan Government Offices), presented by Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong
2009    The Excellent Artist Grand Award, Starlight Hong Kong: 1st Hong Kong Contemporary Arts Honors Show 09, Hong Kong
2008    Top 30 Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, by the Sovereign Asian Art Foundation
2007    Top 30 Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, by Louis Vuitton and the Sovereign Asian Art Foundation
2005    Selected Award, Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme III, presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Dept., Hong Kong
2004    Selected Award, Open Competition for Public Art Project of Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, co-presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Dept. & Housing Dept., Hong Kong
2003    Award Winner, Hong Kong Art Biennial, by the Leisure & Cultural Services Dept. & Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2001    Selected Awards, Invited Competition for Public Art Project of Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, co-presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Dept. & Housing Dept., Hong Kong
Award of Excellence, Masks in Venice 3: 3rd International Annual Exhibition & Art Internet, Venice, presented by the Art Addiction Gallery
2000    Award Winner of Hong Kong, Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition, London, UK
1998    Art Critic Award, Century Women Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
1997    The 3rd Prize, International Female Artist’s Miniature Art Exhibition, Sweden, presented by the Art Addiction Gallery
Freeman Foundation Fellowship for Asian Artists, USA
1993    Grand Award, Visual Art Competition (in painting), Hong Kong Visual Arts Society
1992    Silver Award, International Wash & Ink Painting Competition
1991    The Most Promising Artists Award, Philippe Charriol Foundation, Hong Kong
1990    Merit Prize, Grand Competition of Modern Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy, by the Foreign Cultural Exchange Association of China

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, UK
Louis Vuitton Malletier, France
Clariden Leu, Zurich; Geneva, Switzerland
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
Sentosa Equarius Hotel, Singapore
China International Cultural Association, China
China World Trade Centre, Beijing, China
The Opposite House, Beijing, China
Shanghai International Finance Centre, Shanghai, China
Peninsula Shanghai, Shanghai, China
L’Avenue, Shanghai, China
Mandarin Oriental, Shanghai, China
Sculpture Park of International Financial Centre, Chengdu, China
Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Redtory Contemporary Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
M+, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Aty Promotion Office, Hong Kong
New Asia College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong
K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong
Philippe Charriol Foundation, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Tamar Park, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong
Legislative Council, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Housing Dept., Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airport Authority, Hong Kong
MTR Corporation, Hong Kong
Ko Shan Theatre New Wing, Hong Kong
Bank of China, Hong Kong
Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
Ritz-Calton, Hong Kong
The Upper House, Hong Kong
Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong
Crown Macau, Macau
International hotels, banks, private corporations, and private collectors

PUBLIC ARTWORKS．CORPORATE COLLECTIONS．COMMISSIONS
2021    Hong Kong International Airport Project, Hong Kong
2011-12     Scent of Spring, metal sculpture at Tamar, commissioned by LCSD (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
Blooms in Double Happiness and Traveling Diary of Silken Feet, metal sculptures commissioned at Lianhu Park (collaborated with Mok), Kunshan, Suzhou, China
2011     Soundless Silence 1, Soundless Silence 2 and Impermanent Permanence (SH), metal sculptures commissioned at International Financial Centre, Shanghai, China
Revitalizing, wall-mounted sculptures at Hong Kong Legislative Council Complex, commissioned by the Hong Kong Legco (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
2010-11     Weaving for Collective Memory, hanging sculptures at Yuen Long MTR Station, commissioned by MTR Corporation, Hong Kong
Commissioned Artist for Art In Government Buildings – Weaving Intimacy (Total Recall) (Tsuen Wan Government Offices), presented by Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong
 In the Mood of Music, Aria Residential Project, Hong Kong, commissioned by SHK Properties Ltd. (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
Valais Residential Project, Hong Kong, commissioned by SHK Properties Ltd. (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
B & N: Oriental Abstractism, metal sculptures at International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, commissioned by Ritz- Carlton Hotel, Hong Kong
2010     Infinity, brass sculptures and Weaving Joy & Luck, painting commissioned by the China World Trade Centre, Beijing, China
2009     Weaving Intimacy in series, paintings commissioned by Crown Macau, Macau
Weaving Intimacy (Yellow), for Hyatt Regency, Hong Kong
Weaving with Glitter, wall-mounted sculpture, commissioned by Peninsula Shanghai Waitian Hotel, Shanghai, China
Wisdom of Nature, art sittings at the K11 Shopping Mall, Tsim Sha Tsui, HK, by the New World Properties Ltd., Hong Kong
Myth of Stars (11 pairs) & Weaving Intimacy, sculptures at The Upper House, HK, commissioned by the Swire Properties Ltd., Hong Kong
2008     Harbour City Tale, metal sculptures, commissioned by Harbour City, Hong Kong
Minute Emotions, commissioned by the Hong Kong City Art Square (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
2007     Trails by Worms (Wood), commissioned by the MTR Corporation (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
Nature On the Wind, sculpture project at the sky garden, Grand Promenade, commissioned by Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
2005     Imagination of the Sky, commissioned by the Hong Kong Airport Authority (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
2004     The Footsteps of Worms, bronze sculpture at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, by the Housing Dept. (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong
Painting on the United Buddy Bear (permanent display in Hong Kong public space), organized by Buddy Bear Berlin, Hong Kong Home Affairs Dept., Hong Kong
2001    4 pcs. of public artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, by the Housing Dept. (collaborated with Mok), Hong Kong