Mak Winnie

1956, Hong Kong

Introduction

Winnie Mak was born in Hong Kong. She moved to Canada in the 1970s at a time when Hong Kong was experiencing rapid artistic development. There she studied western art and ink painting through the workshops offered by Lee Byng, a renowned watercolorist, and Lam Chin-shek, a noted painter, calligrapher, and seal-carver.

She returned to Hong Kong in 1994, setting up her own studio to teach art and for the practice and promotion of contemporary ink painting and graphic art. Apart from developing her own artwork, she administered an array of art projects and visual arts exhibitions, in her capacity as curator and organizer for the Hong Kong Committee of the Federation of Asian Artists, under the aegis of the Home Affairs Bureau of HKSAR, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, with rewarding results. Her serigraphy has been represented in international art fairs, competitions, and invitational exhibitions, and she was recognized with a Special Jury Award at the International Mini Prints 2020 organized by the International Printmaking Centre, the National Taiwan Normal University. She has had two solo exhibitions in Taipei as well.

Her works have been collected by several art museums and institutions, including Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Centre, Bangkok; Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand; International Printmaking Centre, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong; Yiqingzhai Collection; Hongkong Land; Lohas Park, Hong Kong.

 

BIOGRAPHY
1956 Born in Hong Kong
1970s Moved to Canada and studied western art and ink painting through the workshops offered by Lee Byng, a renowned watercolorist, and Lam Chin-shek, a noted painter, calligrapher, and seal-carver
1994 Returned to Hong Kong and set up a studio to teach art
2000 Advisor to organiser, Foshan International Ceramic Wood-firing Conference, Nanfeng Dragon Kiln, Foshan, Guangdong, China
2001 Organizer, Hong Kong Visual Arts Festival, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2004-13 Curator, organiser and conference coordinatot, Mapping Asia: Asian International Art Exhibition, organised by Heritage Museum and jointly presented by Hong Kong Committee for the regional committees of the Federation of Asian Artists, Hong Kong
2010 Participating Porcelain Wine Jars Creative Workshop, organised by the Kinmen Ceramic Factory, Kinmen Island, Taiwan
2013 Invited artist to the Asian Artists Workshop, organised by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of CultureKrabi, Thailand
2021  Ink works selected by Nan Fung for the company’s new development at Lohas Park, Hong Kong
Present President of the Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 

  • The Emerald Shades of Flowers and Leaves: The Ink Art World of Winnie Mak, Howard Salon, Taipei, Taiwan

2014 

  • Lines and Beyond: Contemporary Ink by Winnie Mak, A Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 

  • Mountain, Rock, Bamboo, Wood, Flowers, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan
  • IPC International Mini Print: Celebrating the 10th Anniverary of IPC, Teh-Chun Art Gallery, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

  • A New Era of Ink Painting in Hong Kong: 1st Chinese Cultural Festival, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

  • The Glory of Ink Painting: From Lingnan School of Painting to Greater Bay Area Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Inaugural Project, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

2023

2022

2021 

  • 29th Asian International Art Exhibition, Kyushu Arts and Cultural Centre of Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan; Hong Kong Return Show, Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2020 

  • Uniquely Hong Kong: A Celebration of Hong Kong Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
  • Wild Imagination: Imagery Contemporary Ink in Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macau (2000-2020), Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
  • IPC International Mini Prints Invitational Exhibition, International Printmaking Centre, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 1st Exhibition of the WorldWide Prints Project, Associazione Nazionale Incisori Contemporane, Villa Benzi Zecchini, Caerano di San Marco, Treviso, Italy

2019 

  • Catch Shadow: International Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Bo-ai Gallery, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
  • From Generation to Generation: China Contemporary Art Exhibition, VIII SPbU International Cultural Forum, Exhibition Chamber, Twelve Collegia Building, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Freedom & Love Indonesia: 2nd International Art Symposium Exhibition, Padepokan Apel Watoe, Borobudur, Indonesia
  • Hong Kong City Art Fair, Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong
  • Global Print, Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal
  • Chinese Art Spectacular: Art Exhibition of Chinese Artists, Hong Kong Central Library Exhibition Galleries, Hong Kong
  • Flower Art, IT Park, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Converge & Distance: Contemporary Artworks, 68 Contemporary Art Space, Yilan City, Taiwan
  • Tribuna Graphic, Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Freedom & Love Philippines: 2nd International Art Symposium Exhibition, GSIS Museum, Manila, the Philippines

2018,19 

  • World Art Exhibition of International Watercolour League, Incheon Culture and Arts Centre, Incheon Metropolitan City, Incheon, South Korea

2018 

  • Jubilee 25th IWS, Njana Tilem Museum, Bali, Indonesia

  • Panorama of Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting, Hong Kong Central Library Exhibition Galleries, Hong Kong

  • Treasure: Shiou-Ping Liao & IPC Collection, Teh-Chun Art Gallery, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

  • INKarnation: Art West Lake-International Ink Wash Fair, International Convention Centre, Hangzhou, China

  • Hong Kong Contemporary Female Artists Exhibition, Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

2017 

  • Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

  • Ink Global, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

  • Insight into The Nature of Mind - The New Trace of Contemporary Ink Art, Da Xiang Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan

  • Selected Artworks by Shenzhen and Hong Kong Artists, Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen, China

  • Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2016, 18 

  • Art Shenzhen, Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre, Shenzhen, China

2016 

  • Winter Migration: Art for Christmas, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong

  • A Century of Chinese Painting, Chanliu Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; Shandong Art Museum, Jinan, China

  • Asian Watercolour Expression III, Indonesian Watercolour Society, Gedung Indonesia Menggugat, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

2015,17 

  • Ink Cities: Shenzhen & Hong Kong Ink Painting Exchange Exhibition, Central Library Exhibition Galleries, Hong Kong

2015 

  • Modern Chinese Culture Invitational Exhibition, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 1 st Hong Kong International Female Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
  • Epoch of Ink Paintings: Inheritance and Transformation Exhibition, Liang Yi Museum, Hong Kong
  • Shanghai-Hong Kong-Macau: Modern Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition 2015, Central Library Exhibition Galleries, Hong Kong

2014 

  • 28th Asian International Art Exhibition, Kinmen Cultural Park Historial Folk Museum, Kinmen, Taiwan
  • Contemporary Modern Exhibition, ION Gallery, Orchard Turn, Singapore

2013 

  • 27th Asian International Art Exhibition, Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Urban Hermits, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
  • Collection of the First Hong Kong & Futian Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Shenzhen, China 

2012,13,14,16,17 

  • Incheon Global Cities Art Exchange Exhibition 2014, Incheon Metropolitan City Art Association, Incheon, Korea

2012 

  • 4-City Safari: Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Solo, Bali, Indonesian Watercolour Society, Indonesia

2011 

  • 26th Asian International Art Exhibition, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Art Centre, Seoul, Korea

2010 

  • Traces & Glimpses: Hong Kong Union of Visual Artist & Glasstudio Joint Exhibition, Exhibition Galleries, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
  • 25th Asian International Art Exhibition, Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery, Ulaanbaator, Mongolia

2009 

  • The First Encounter: Taipei, Kunming & Hong Kong, Contemporary Art Exhibition, 99 Art Space, Kunming, Yunnan, China
  • 3rd Namsong International Art Exhibition, Seongnam Arts Centre Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2007 

  • The Norman W.M. KO Collection of Hong Kong Art, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2005

  • 18th Asian Watercolour: Ubud-Bali, Bali, Indonesia
  • Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists Inaugural Exhibition, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong-Kong, Hong Kong

2004 

  • 17th Annual Exhibition of the Asian Watercolour Confederation, Jeju Island, Korea 

2003 

  • International Watercolour Invitational Exhibition 2003, Niagata, Japan 


SELECTED AWARDS

2020 Special Jury Award, International Mini Prints 2020, organized by the International Printmaking Center,  National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan


SELECTED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2004 Project Manager, Clouds in the Sky by Eddie Lui, New Faces of Heritage Public Art Competition 2004: Art Trial Project, Housing Authority, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
2003 Coordinator, Ocean Garden: A Public Art Project, Hong Kong MTR Corporation, Arrival Hall of Tsing Yi Station, Hong Kong Airport Railway Line, Hong Kong
2000 Project Manager, Sprout by Lai Chi Man (Red granite sculpture of 5000 Kg, 400x140x80cm), Hong Kong Central Library Project, Hong Kong 
1998-1999 Coordinator and co-curator, Volume & Form Singapore 1999: 1st International Environmental and Urban Sculpture Exhibition in Singapore, Far East Square, Singapore

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, the Ministry of Culture of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
International Printmaking Center, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yiqingzhai Collection, Hong Kong
Hongkong Land, Hong Kong
Lohas Park, Nan Fung, Hong Kong


SELECTED PUBLICATION PROJECTS
2010 Book design, Traces & Glimpses: Hong Kong Union of Visual Artist & Glasstudio, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2004-2009 Exhibition catalogues, Hong Kong Union of Visual Artist, Hong Kong 
2004 Co-author, New Ink: Children’s Art Book, Hong Kong
1999 Co-author, Children’s Creative Space I: Creative Drawing, Hong Kong