Hui Pat & Wong Wucius
Introduction
Wucius Wong and Pat Hui were both students of Lui Shou Kwan, Hong Kong's doyen of Chinese ink painting. They shared a common interest in poetry, calligraphy, and painting since they met almost 50 years ago. Wucius uses poems from the Tang and Song Dynasty as well as his own modern compositions and writes them in a running cursive style, superimposed over the colourful abstract 'landscapes' by Pat Hui. The result is a visual translation and interpretation of poetry comprising of colour, sound, scent, and scenery.
Wucius Wong was born in 1936 in Guangdong Province, China, and moved to Hong Kong at a very young age. He began as a self- taught artist attracted to Western modernism and later studied under the tutelage of Lui Shou-Kwan in 1958, whose works entailed the exploration of traditional concepts via a modernist approach. Often compared to the classical Chinese landscape painters of the Northern Song dynasty, Wong has mastered the ability to evoke the spirit of poetry within his sweeping ink works. Having participated in various important exhibitions worldwide, his works are collected by various museums and institutions around the world.
Hui began studying painting under Lui Shou-Kwan in 1961 after Wong introduced them. Following undergraduate studies in Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, she attended the University of Minnesota where she completed a PhD in Western Philosophy with a minor in Chinese and Indian Buddhism. In 1974, she studied Studio Art and Design at the same university. In 1978, she moved to Canada and began designing clothes using her own technique of painting on silk. Since then she has founded her own fine art gallery, Hui Arts, in Canada and the United States, and the art studio Traffic Zone Centre for Visual Arts in Minneapolis. All the while she has continued painting, combining her ink art with her studies in philosophy and literature. Her works have been collected by Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Marsh, Minneapolis; Hongkong Land; American Express, Hong Kong; BHF Bank, Hong Kong.
WUCIUS WONG BIOGRAPHY
1936 Born in Dongguan, Guangdong, China
1938 Moved to Hong Kong
1955 Co-publisher of the periodical Poetry Blossom
1958 Began studying with Lui Shou-kwan
1959 Co-founder and chairman of the Modern Literature and Art Association, Hong Kong
1960 Organized 1st International Salon of Painting, Hong Kong
1961 Studied at Columbus College of Art and Design, Ohio, United States
1963-64 Received BFA and MFA degrees, Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, USA
1965 Organized art and design courses, Extra Mural Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1966 Assistant Curator, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1967 Principal lecturer, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, until 1984
1970 Grantee of John D Rockefeller 3rd Fund, stayed in New York to do research on Modern Art, United States
1971 Travelled in United States and Europe; visited United Kingdom under sponsorship of British Council
1972 Acting Curator, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1976 Appointed Honorary Adviser, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1984 Panellist on the Symposium on 20th Century Chinese Painting, Hong Kong
Immigrated to United States, took up residence in Minnesota
1985-1994 Moved to Columbus, Ohio, United States
1989 Panellist, Symposium on Contemporary Chinese Art, China Institute in America, New York, United States Harrisburg, United States
1991 Resident artist, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, United States
1993-94 Visiting artist, League of NH Craftman Spring Conference, Concord; Louisville Visual Art Association, Kentucky, United States
1994 Speaker, Conference on the Nature of Chinese Painting, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
1996 Moved back to Hong Kong
2007 Received Bronze Bauhinia Star Medal by Hong Kong Government
2014 Published Collection of Essays by Wucius Wong, Flower City Publishing, Guangzhou, China
2015 Honorary Artist of the Year, awarded by Asia Society, Hong Kong
Present Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts Department, Chinese University of
Hong Kong Museum Expert Adviser, Leisure and Culture Department,
Hong Kong Honorary Chairman, Chinese Ink Painting Institute, Hong
Kong Adviser, Hong Kong Artists Association, Hong Kong
Committee Member, Chinese Ink Painting Institute, Beijing, China
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
2018
- Mountains. Water. City. Forms, Guancheng Art Museum, Dongguan, China
2017
- Wucius Wong: Eternal Water, Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong
2016-2017
- Ink Innovations and Crossovers: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by Wucius Wong, Innovation Gallery, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
2010
- Spirit of Sky and Land: Artworks by Wucius Wong, Exhibition Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau,Macau
2006
- At the East—West Crossroads—The Art of Wucius Wong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2000
- Goedhuis Contemporary, London, United Kingdom
1999
- Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1998
- Kaikodo Gallery, New York, United States
1997
- Plum Blossoms International, Hong Kong; Singapore
- Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1991
- Alice R Rogers Gallery, Saint John University, Minnesota, United States
- Gallery 456, Chinese-American Arts Council, New York, United States
1990
- Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
- Gerald Godfrey Far Eastern Art, London, United Kingdom
- Hanart Gallery, New York, United States
1988
- Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1987
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, United States
- Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey, Hong Kong
1983
- Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1982
- Printmakers Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1980
- Gallery Eighties, Toronto, Canada
1979
- Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1975
- Goethe Institut, Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024-2025
- Shanshui: Echoes and Signals, M+, Hong Kong
2024
2023
- Floating Island Generation: Taiwan-Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting Exchange Exhibition, Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei; Art Museum of Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Modern Masters from Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
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Calligraphy Art: Interaction between Hong Kong and Iranian Artists, Central Library, Hong Kong
2021-2022
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Individuals, Networks, Expressions, South Galleries, M+, Hong Kong
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The Cabinet, Cabinet exhibition space, M+, Hong Kong
2021
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Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
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Shuimo Hong Kong: Chinese Ink Painting Institute Hong Kong, Members Paintings, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
2020
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Uniquely Hong Kong: A Celebration of Hong Kong Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
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Asian Cultural Council Fellows Second Annual Exhibition 2020, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2019
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Hong Kong Experience • Hong Kong Experiment, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Waters Korean Mountains: Hong Kong & Korean Art Exchange Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
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Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2018
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The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong
- HOPE A charity exhibition celebrating the works of outstanding contemporary Chinese women artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2017
2016
- Oriental Charm: Ink Art in Shanghai and Hong Kong 2016, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai; Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
- Alisan Fine Arts: Celebrating 35 Years of Promoting Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
2012
- Ink Painting – International Ink Painting Exhibition and Symposium, National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
- The Origin of Tao – New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
- 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2009
- 6th International Ink Painting Biennale of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
- Selected Hong Kong Artists, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2008
- Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series II – New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond, curated by Alice King, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
- Beyond the Surface: Works of Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition, Macau Museum of Art, Macau
2007
- Hong Kong Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition 2007, In Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to the Motherland, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
- Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
2005
2004
- Xin Xie Yi – Selections of New Freehand Chinese Ink Painting by Invited Artists, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 4th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2002
- 3rd International Ink Painting of Shenzhen: Metropolis Ink Painting, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2001
- Hong Kong Cityscapes – Ink Painting in Transition, Brunei Gallery, The School of Oriental and African Studies,London, United Kingdom
- Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Arthur Sackler Museum, Harvard University, United States
1998
- Shanghai Art Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- China 5000 Years, Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States
- Shenzhen International Ink Biennale, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
1995
1994
- The Beauty of Ink, Exhibition of Ink Paintings by Contemporary Master Artists in North America, Chinese Culture Centre, Westmont; Chicago Cultural Centre, Chicago, United States
- Beyond the Borders – Art by Recent Immigrants, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, United States
- Orientations – Travelling Exhibition of Chinese, Japanese, Korean Paintings, David Adamson Gallery, Washington DC; Louisville Visual Art Association, Kentucky, United States
1992
- Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennale, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1990
- Exhibition of 19th and 20th Century Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
1988
- Continuity and Change: Five Contemporary Chinese Artists, Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, United States
- Aspetti della Pittura Chinese Contemporanea, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Ferrara, Italy
- 1st International Ink-Wash Painting Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
1986
- Development of Modern Chinese Painting – A Retrospective Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1987
- The Poetic Visions: Collaborative with Pat Hui, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1985
- Shui Mo – The New Spirit of Chinese Tradition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1983
- Overseas Chinese Artists Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1982
- Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines
- 1st Exhibition of Asian Art, Bahrain
1980
- Art Toronto ‘80, Toronto, Canada
1976
- Art ‘76, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1975
- Annual Art Exhibition, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
1973
- Five Contemporary Chinese Painters, Mavis Chapman Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1971
- Art Now Hong Kong, London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, United Kingdom
1970
- Hong Kong Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Pavilion Expo ‘70, Osaka, Japan
1969
- Contemporary Hong Kong Art, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1966
- One Art Group Exhibition, Manila, Philippines
1964
- Museum Annual Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, United States
- Columbus Art League Annual Exhibition, Ohio, United States
1962
- Fifth Moon Group Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
- Saigon International, Saigon, Vietnam
- Hong Kong Art Today, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1961
- Sao Paulo Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1960
- 1st Hong Kong International Salon of Painting, Hong Kong
SELECTED AWARDS
1970 John D Rockefeller III Fund Grant, United States
1999 Fellowship Emeritus, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
Jos. V Canzani Award for Alumni Excellence, Columbus College of Art &
Design, Ohio, United States
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Minnesota Museum of Art, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA
Saint Paul Art Museum, Minnesota, USA
Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Museum of Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Florida A & M University, Florida, USA
City University of New York, New York, USA
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, USA
Morgan Guaranty Trust, New York, USA
Prudential Insurance, New York, USA
American Express, Washington DC, USA
The World Bank, Washington DC, USA
Ford Motor Company, Detroit, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
British Museum, London, UK
Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin, Germany
Eastern Art Museum, Hamburg, Germany
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Australia National Trust, Melbourne, Australia
Union Bank of Switzerland, Switzerland
Shanghai Art Museum, China
First National Bank of Dallas, Singapore
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
M+, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong
Peninsula Group, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong
Standard & Chartered Bank, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Land, Hong Kong
Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong
PAT HUI BIOGRAPHY
1943 Born in Hong Kong
1961-62 Learned Chinese painting from Lui Shou-Kwan
1963 Member of Modern Literature and Art Association, Hong Kong
1964 BA (Hons.), University of Hong Kong, major: Western philosophy; minor: Chinese philosophy
1967-71 Graduate School, University of Minnesota, United States, major: Western philosophy; minor: Chinese and Indian Buddhism
1974 Studio Art and Design Department, University of Minnesota, United States
1980 Founded Hui Arts, Toronto, Canada
Participated in Art Toronto ‘80
1981-86 Founded Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States, representing contemporary Chinese artists from all over the world
1997 Founded Hui Arts Studio at Traffic Zone Centre for Visual Arts, Minneapolis, United States
Present Lives in Minneapolis, United States, working as an artist, writer and translator
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Solo exhibition, Johnston Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
2010
- Exhibition with Paul Kwok, Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
2007
- By the Water—Colourful Seasons in Minnesota, Works by Pat Hui and Paul Kwok, Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2005
- The Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art of Pat Hui, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, United States
2003
- To Live and to Create: Painting/Poetry/Calligraphy/Translation by Pat Hui, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
2002
- Painting/Poetry/Calligraphy, Marsh Gallery, Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
1998-2015
- Annual Spring Exhibition with Paul Kwok, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1997
- Painting/Poetry/Calligraphy/Translation/Fashion/Photography by Pat Hui, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1993
- New Landscapes, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1986
- Spring: Poetry, Painting, Calligraphy, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1985
- The Shadow of Poetry: Fashion Design, Painting, Calligraphy, Honeywell Corporate Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
1984
- The Poet’s Vision: Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1983
- Painting and Fashion, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Annual Open Studios, Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
2023
- Convergence, Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
2022-2023
- By the People: Creative Chinese Characters, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2021
2020
2018
- Painting and Fashion, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
2015
2008
2009
2005
2004
- 125 Group Exhibition, Poetry (English & Chinese) /Painting by Paul Kwok/Calligraphy by Pat Hui, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
2000
- 145 Group Exhibition, Poetry (English & Chinese) /Painting by Paul Kwok/Calligraphy by Pat Hui, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
1995
1988
- Three Friends: with Robert Lesch, Paul Kwok, Red Carpet Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
1987
- The Poetic Vision: Poetry, Painting, Calligraphy with Wucius Wong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
- Opening show, Forum Gallery, Minneapolis, United States
1985
- Shui Mo – The New Spirit of Chinese Tradition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
- Painting/Poetry/Calligraphy with Wucius Wong, Lu Weiming, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, United States
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, United States
The Marsh, Minneapolis, United States
Hongkong Land, Hong Kong
American Express Bank, Hong Kong
BHF Bank, Hong Kong
