Lui Eddie

1947, Hong Kong

Introduction

Eddie Lui was born in 1947 in Hong Kong, where his parents had settled some years earlier. However, while still a toddler, Eddie’s parents took him to their former rural home in Haifeng County, Guangdong Province, where he stayed until 1956 before returning to his place of birth to receive an education. Growing up in a city where East meets West, Eddie was privileged to witness the sociological changes in Hong Kong.

In his late teens, having secured his livelihood with a nine-to-five job at a local bank, Eddie pursued his art studies by enrolling in a three-year part-time visual arts programme with the Extramural Studies Department (now SPACE, the School of Professional and Continued Education) at The University of Hong Kong. This uniquely structured institution, under the directorship of Jon A. Prescott (1925–1994), utilised established artists, art critics and historians whose tutorials helped nurture a new breed of visual artists who became leading practitioners in the Asia Pacific arts scene.

Encouraged by his experiences, Eddie chose to spend a further year taking a specialised Sunday programme in contemporary ink art at the same institution. That timely involvement in the developmental path of the contemporary ink movement, pioneered by Hong Kong’s leading ink painters, furnished him with a multifaceted approach towards the realisation of his unique direction in contemporary ink culture.

Eddie’s first one-person ink painting exhibition in 1973 was the catalyst to establishing his artistic career and taking a leading role in developing contemporary art in Hong Kong. That same year he helped set up the Hong Kong Visual Arts Society in partnership with other major players passionately preaching and spreading a unique ink culture.

So began Eddie’s double-life of banker by day and art promoter and practitioner in every spare moment. His managerial and operations exposure with international financial institutions enhanced his career path and enriched his working life; it had in many ways expanded his vision on the role of art in the nature of life. He currently lives in Hong Kong, practicing visual art, 3-D design and working as a visual art consultant.

His artworks are included in the permanent collection of the Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal (2019); the Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art of the St. Petersburg State University (2019); the International Printmaking Centre of the National Taiwan Normal University (2019); the Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Romania (2018); the Xishuangbanna Museum of Ethnology, Jinghong City, Yunnan, China (2018); the Gao Xiaohua Museum of Fine Arts, the Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu City, Szechuan, China (2017); Kinmen County Ceramics Factory, Kinmen Islands, Taiwan (2010); Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Museum, Jiangxi Province, China (2004); the Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China (2001); Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation, Langkawi, Malaysia (2000); the Ceramic Art Museum, Foshan, China (2000); Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, Alberta, Canada (1993); And in Hong Kong, the M+, Hong Kong; The Hong Kong Museum of Art; The Hong Kong Heritage Museum; University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Arts Centre; The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; The MTR Corporation, Hong Kong; the Hong Kong Jockey Club; the Hongkong Land Limited and other cultural bodies and corporations and private collectors.

BIOGRAPHY
1947   Born in Hong Kong
1960s   Administrative position with a Chinese bank, Hong Kong
1969-1972   Certificate Courses in Arts and Design, HK Extramural Studies Department (now HKU-SPACE), under British artictect Jon A. Prescott (1925–1994)
1973   Completed the 1-year studio practice in contemporary ink art by Lui Shou-Kwan, Wucius Wong, and Laurence Tam at the same institution
1974   Founding member, Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong
1978-1982   President, Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre Committee, Hong Kong
1989-1991   President, Meeting Points Artist Association, Canada
1995   Quitted banking and became a full-time artist
1995-1998, 2002-2004   President, Hong Kong Modern Art Society, Hong Kong
1996-1999   Honorary Adviser, Museums Select Committee, Hong Kong
1996-2002   Secretary-General, Asian Watercolour Confederation
1996-Present Director, Hong Kong Committee, Federation of Asian Artists, Hong Kong
1997-2005   President, Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists, Hong Kong
1998   Visual Arts Committee Co-opted Member, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
1999   Committee Chairman, Hong Kong Visual Arts Festival, Hong Kong
2000   Participated ceramic sculpture workshop by Foshan International Ceramic Wood-firing Conference, Guangdong, China
2001   Festival Director, Hong Kong Visual Arts Festival
2002   Engaged in the creation of large-scale ceramic and multi-media outdoor sculpture
2004   Guest Curator, Lui Shou-kwan: The Pioneer in Modern Ink, Henderson ArtReach, Hong Kong
Guest Curator, Environment Art Expo: 1st Thematic Art Exposition, COEX Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea
2003-2012   Secretariat Administrator, Asian Watercolour Confederation, Hong Kong
2005   Planning Director, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2007   Executive Director, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2009   Executive committee member, Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022

Recent Work by Eddie Lui, Piao Piao Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2010

Message In The Sky: Eddie Lui’s Art from 1997 to 2010, Moon Gallery, Hong Kong

2002

Many a Splendid Thing: Ink Paintings by Eddie Lui, Grotto, Hong Kong

2000-2001

Under the Same Sky: Recent Work by Eddie Lui, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

1999

Flowering World: Paintings by Eddie Lui, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong

1997

Solo Exhibition, Guangzhou International Art Fair, China Export Commodities Fair Building, Guangzhou, China
Rising From the Ashes: the Sky is the Limit-Recent paintings by Eddie Lui, Trigram Galleries, Hong Kong
Recent Work by Eddie Lui, Andres Contemporary Art, Singapore

1995

The Fascinating Colours of Life: Paintings by Eddie Lui, Museum Annex, Hong Kong

1993

Recent Work by Eddie Lui, Touchstone Gallery, Hong Kong

1990

Artist’s Choice Inaugural Exhibition, Artist’s Choice Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Art of Eddie Lui: Eaton’s Celebrates Hong Kong, Eaton’s Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1988

Paintings by Lui Fung-ngar, First Institute of Art and Design, Hong Kong

1974

Recent Work by Lui Fung-ngar, American Library, Hong Kong

1973

Recent Work by Lui Fung-ngar, Goethe Institute, Hong Kong

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023

Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2022

Wild Imagination: Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao from 2000 to 2022, Macau Museum of Art, Macau

2013

Urban Hermits, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
The Origin of Dao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1st Hong Kong & Futian Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, Artron Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

2012

Asian Watercolour Expression, Jakarta; Yogyakarta; Solo; Bali, Indonisia
Changon Art Ambience in Taiwan, Chan Liu Art Museum, Taiwan
Taiwan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shandong Museum of Art, China

2010-2011

A Century of Chinese Paintings Travelling Exhibition, Kinmen Ceramic Factory, Kinmen; Chan Liu Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai and Beijing, China

2010

Traces & Glimpses, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
In Search of Art, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Korea International Art Fair, Coex, Seoul, South Korea
3rd Contemporary Ink Biennial Exhibition, Museum of History, Taipei; Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kaoshiung, Kaoshiung,Taiwan

2009

RE’ANIMATING, Mixed-media Installation Exhibition, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
The First Encounter – Taipei, Kunming & Hong Kong, 99 Art Space, Kunming, China
Portraits of Landscapes Across the Strait by Artists from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau,
Chan Liu Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; Zhong Hua Er Ne Art Museum, Xiamen, China
Water & Ink Interpretations: Taipei Invitation Exhibition of Hong Kong Ink Painting, Taipei, Taiwan

2008

Contemporary Culture by Hong Kong Artists and Designers, Delay No Mall, Hong Kong
Harmo Now 3D & Installation Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library; Artist Commune; Central Plaza, Hong Kong
Horse Art Show, Jockey Club Shatin Clubhouse and 18 Districts in Hong Kong

2007

Hong Kong Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Exhibition: In Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of
Hong Kong’s Return To the Motherland, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
The Norman W.M. Ko Collection of Hong Kong Art, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Integration: Sculpture Charity Exhibition, Central Plaza, Hong Kong

2006

Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Creative Spirit: Hong Kong Visual Arts, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Quest.Pu Erh.Coffee.Fusion—25 Years of Fond Memories, Friends of Chingying Institute of Visual Arts Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sculpture: >1M, 1st Sculpture Exchange Exhibition of Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong

2005

Asian Fine Art Exhibition, Jeju Culture and Art Centre,South Korea
HKUVA Inaugural Exhibition, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Your Price: Interact Art Market, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
Inkscape Rendezvous: Hong Kong Art Biennial Fringe Programme, 7A-The Inkland, Hong Kong

2004

10th National Exhibition of Arts, Ministry of Culture of the PRC, China
Jingdezhen International Ceramics Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jiangxi, China
Thailand Invitation Watercolour Exhibition, Silom Galleria, Bangkok, Thailand
United Buddy Bears Exhibition, Victoria Park, Hong Kong

2003

3rd China National Oil Painting Exhibition, City Hall, Hong Kong
Lives—Poetry and Painting Charity Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Yuanyang: An Exhibition on Coffee and Tea Vessels, Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong
14th Hong Kong Art Biennial, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

2002

Foshan International Ceramics Forum of China, Foshan, China
First Choice Exhibition, Kwang Hwa Cultural Centre Gallery, Hong Kong
Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Ceramics, Foshan Ceramics Exposition & China Foshan International Ceramics Conference, Foshan, China

2001

International Group Show, Global Cultural Centre, War Memorial Museum, Seoul, Korea
In Celebration of Art: Hong Kong Arts Centre 25th Anniversary, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Asian Pacific Watercolor Exhibition, Chung Cheng Gallery, National Taiwan Arts Education Institute, Tainan, Taiwan

2000

Langkawi International Festival of Arts, Ibrahim Hussein Museum & Cultural Foundation, Malaysia
The Golden Age 1989-1999, Celebrating four decades of contemporary art in Hong Kong and overseas,Trigram Art Gallery, Hong Kong
International Group Show, Global Cultural Centre, Osaka, Japan
Bahrain International Sculpture Exhibition, Bahrain Art Society, Singapore
Small Scale Sculpture 1999-2000: Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, IT Gallery, Taiwan; Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong; Foshan City Museum, China
Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

1999

Modern Art Exchange Exhibition: Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Fuji Art Museum, Shizuoka-Prefecture, Japan
International Island Art Exhibition, Cultural Center of Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea
9th National Exhibition of Arts, Ministry of Culture of the PRC, China
Exhibition of Taiwan & Hong Kong Modern Art, Kwang Hwa Information & Culture Centre, Hong Kong
Volume & Form Singapore: Environmental and Urban Sculpture Exhibition, Singapore

1997

Reunion and Vision—Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art 1997-Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Asian Wind Now, Chiba Prefectural Centre of Culture, Japan

1996

Asian Pacific Watercolor Exhibition, National Taiwan Art Education Institute, Taipei, Taiwan

1995

Contemporary Hong Kong Painting Exhibition, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

1994

Hong Kong Art in Kagoshima, Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture, Japan
City Colour: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1994-2004

Annual Exhibition of the Asian Watercolour Confederation, Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; , National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand; Tourism Court, Singapore; Jo Sun Il-bo Museum, Seoul; Art Center, Jeju Island, Korea; Chung Cheng Gallery, National Taiwan Arts Education Institute, Taipei, Taiwan

1992

Where The Streams Become A River, Contemporary Works From The Hong Kong Museum of Art, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada

1989

World Environment Day: Artists’ Responses, Exhibition by Hong Kong Major Artists, City Hall, Hong Kong
The May-Fourth Democracy and Science Art Show, Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture , Hong Kong

1988

Pilgrimages to The Pantheon of Shan - Modern Chinese Painting in Hong Kong, Touchstone Gallery, Hong Kong
International Society of Plastic & Audio-Visual Art Exhibition, Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Modern Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Contemporary Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa, Japan

1988-2014

Asian International Art Exhibition, Federation of Asian Artists

1987

Reunion and Vision - Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

1985

Shui Mo-The New Spirit of Chinese Tradition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1984

Art ’84, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1982

Contemporary Hong Kong Artists Invitational, Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, University of Cincinnati, USA

1981

Selection of Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Contemporary Artists and The Meeting Place, Ehime Prefectural museum of Art, Japan
Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

1979

Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial, City Hall, Hong Kong

1977

Contemporary Hong Kong Art, City Hall, Hong Kong

1973-2014

Hong Kong Visual Arts Society Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong

SELECTED AWARDS
2014   Saluting VAS40+ Hong Kong Arts Award, Hong Kong
2012   Hong Kong Contemporary Art Award, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Sculpture selected, Sham Tseng Roundabout, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
2006   Best-implemented Works Award—New Face of Heritage, Installation of public artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Hong Kong
2004   Selected entry, New Face of Heritage Public Art Competition, Art Promotion Office and Housing Department, Hong Kong
2002   Mobile Art Gallery Selected Entry Award, New World First Bus Services, Hong Kong
1999   Public Art Award, Public Art Scheme Competition, Hong Kong
1998   Visual Arts Achievement Award, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
1992   Fine Arts Award, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1991   Visual Arts Achievement Award, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1982   Fine Arts Award, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1981   Urban Council Fine Arts Award, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Associazione Nazionale Incisori Contemporane, Treviso, Italy
Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal
Muzeul de Arta Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Diaghilev Museum of Modern Art, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, Alberta, Canada
Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation, Langkawi, Malaysia
International Printmaking Centre, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Kinmen County Ceramics Factory, Kinmen Islands, Taiwan
Xishuangbanna Museum of Ethnology, Jinghong, Yunnan, China
Gao Xiaohua Museum of Fine Arts, the Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, China
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Museum, Jiangxi Province, China
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Ceramic Art Museum, Foshan, China
M+, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
MTR Corporation, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong
Hongkong Land, Hong Kong