Ha Bik-chuen

1925-2009, Hong Kong

Introduction

Born in Xinhui, Guangdong in 1925, Ha Bik-cheun was a renowned self-taught sculptor, painter, photographer and assemblage artist, noted for his wide-ranging oeuvre. He moved to Hong Kong in 1957, and early on in his career, he specialised in woodblock printing, paper relief, and sculpture. By the 1960s he began using tree roots as a major element in his sculptures. In 1962, he joined the Chinese Contemporary Artists' Guild, before becoming a member of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Society and the Hong Kong Sculptors Association. During his artistic career he received numerous awards including the Award for Arts Achievement in 2003, the first Visual Arts Fellowship from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 1997, Printmaker of the Year award from the Hong Kong Artists Guild in 1991 and the Fine Art Award in Sculpture and Printmaking from the Hong Kong Urban Council in 1975. In 1982, he began documenting and photographing Hong Kong’s visual art scene, which upon his passing in 2009 was generously donated to the Asia Art Archive for future research.


His works are included in the gallery monograph Alisan Fine Arts 35 Years, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 2016


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006   

  • Innovative Ink Painting by Ha Bik-chuen, Art Gallery of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Taipo, Hong Kong
2005
  • 2nd Beijing Art Biennial, Hong Kong
2004
  • Printmaking and Ink works Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, China
2003
  • Ink Painting & Sculpture by Ha Bik-chuen, Shenzhen, China
2001
  • Ha Bik-chuen: Ink at 76, Grotto Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1997
  • Ha Bik-chuen- Sentient Beings, China Oil Painting Gallery, Hong Kong
1994
  • Ha Bik-chuen, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1992
  • Hong Kong Artists Series - Ha Bik-chuen, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1991
  • Ha Bik-chuen, Hanart TZ Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1990
  • Prints Exhibition, Taipei Printmaker's Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1986
1981
  • Photography and Sculpture, Hong Kong
1979
  • Prints and Bamboo Sculpture, Shaw-Rimmington Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  • Exhibition of Prints, Printmakers Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021    

  • Portals, Stories, and Other Jorneys, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong

2008    

2004    

2001
  • The 28th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Contemporary Asian Watercolours - 10th Annual Exhibition of the Hong Kong Modern Art Society of Watercolours, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Hong Kong
  • The 10th International Biennial Prints and Drawing Exhibition, Taipei Museum of Art, Taipei, Taiwan
  • New Millennium: Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
  • Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2000    
  • Japan -Taiwan International Prints Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Chongqing Prints Festival - Centennial Exhibition, Chongqing, China
  • The 2nd Macau International Prints Exhibition, Macau Art Museum, Macau
  • Solitary Peaks - Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
  • The 15th Asian International Art Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
  • The 27th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1999    
  • Homage to Masters, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
  • The 14th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
  • The 26th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Contemporary Asian Watercolours - the 8th Annual Exhibition of the Hong Kong Modern Art Society of Watercolours, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
  • The 5th National Art Exhibition, China Art Gallery, Beijing, China
1998    
  • The 13th Asian International Art Exhibition, Malaysia
  • The 25th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Contemporary Asian Watercolours - the 7th Annual Exhibition of the Hong Kong Modern Art Society of Watercolours, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1997    
  • Contemporary Asian Watercolours - the 6th Annual Exhibition of the Hong Kong Modern Art Society of Watercolours, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1996    
  • Ink Momentum: Fund Raising Painting Exhibition, Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, City Hall, Hong Kong
  • The 23rd Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Out of Hong Kong: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Merging One Gallery, California, USA; Trigram Gallery, Hong Kong
  • The 11th Asian International Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila, Philippines
  • Asian Watercolour '96 Hong Kong, City Hall, Hong Kong
1995    
  • Hong Kong Sculpture Exhibition, Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, Hong Kong
  • The 4th Annual Exhibition of the Hong Kong Modern Art Society of Watercolours, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
  • The 22nd Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, Hong Kong
1994
  • Exhibition Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • The 21st Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Fung Ping Shan Museum, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1993    
  • Art & Space: From Sculpture to Installation, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
  • The 20th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • National Miniature Prints Exhibition, Shanghai Library, Shanghai, China
1992
  • Hong Kong Contemporary Art Collection Show, Arts Collection Gallery, Hong Kong
  • Macau International Prints Exhibition, Macau Modern Art Society, Macau
  • Jiangsu - Hong Kong Prints Exhibition, First Institute of Design, Hong Kong
  • Jiangsu Prints Exhibition, Jiangsu Provincial Museum, Nanjing, China
  • New Trends, Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Macau Oriental Fund Society, Macau
  • Hong Kong Contemporary Artists, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
  • The 10th Norwegian International Print Trienntial, Norway
  • The 19th Annual Exhibition of Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • The 7th Exhibition of Asian Watercolour, Asian Watercolour Confederation, Taiwan
1991    
  • The 6th International Print Exhibition Miniature, Gallery Gamlebyen, Fredrilkstad, Norway
  • The 5th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Hong Kong and Taiwan Modern Print Exhibition, Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, Hong Kong
1990    
  • The 5th Asian International Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Malaysia 
  • Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Raya Gallery, Victoria, Australia
1989
  • The 4th Asian International Art Exhibition, Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea