BIOGRAPHY1919 Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
1946 Graduated from the University of Guangzhou with a degree in Economics
Organized Guangdong Flood Charity Fund Chinese Painting
Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
Worked as an inspector in the Finance Department of the Municipal Government of Guangzhou, China
1948 Moved to Hong Kong
1949 Joined the Hong Kong and Yaumatei Ferry Company, working as an inspector
1952 Contributed articles on art and reviews on art exhibitions to local newspapers
1956 Established Hong Kong Chinese Art Club with Li Yanshan (1898-1961), Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998) and others, and elected as permanent honorary adviser
Published
A Study of Chinese Painting1957 Became a member of Society of Hong Kong Artists
Formed Seven Artists Club with Ding Yangyong (1902-1978), Li Xipeng, Li Yanshan, Huang Bore (1901-1968), Yang Shanshen (1913-2004), and Zhao Shao’ang
1958 Founded New Art Studio to teach painting
Organized adult art classes at the Chung Shan Middle School, Hong Kong
1959 Invited by Modern Literature and Art Association to be its honorary advisor
1960 Wrote an article about the Korean Artists Group Exhibition in Hong Kong that was subsequently published by a Korean newspaper
1962 Honorary advisor to City Hall Museum and Art Gallery
1966 Resigned from Hong Kong and Yaumatei Ferry Company
Taught Chinese ink painting at the Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, on a regular part-time basis
Taught ink painting courses at Department of Extra Mural Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1968 His students from the Extra Mural Courses formed the In Tao Art Association and presented its first group exhibition
1971 Another group of his students from the Extra Mural Courses organised the exhibition titled Painting in the Chinese Tradition and later formed One Art Group
Awarded MBE by the British Government for his contribution to the arts
1972 Published
Lectures on Ink Painting1975 Passed away in Hong Kong on 26 September, aged 56 years old
2005 His students published
The Manuscripts of Lui Shou-KwanSELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
2023
- Ink Play: Paintings by Lui Shou-Kwan, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
2021-2022
2019
2018-19
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Lui Shou-Kwan Centenary Exhibition, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
2018
2013
2011
2002
- Lui Shou-Kwan: New Ink Painting Retrospective Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1988
1985
- Hong Kong in Ink Moods: Landscape Paintings by Lui Shou-Kwan, Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1984
1982
- Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK
- Satori Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1980
- Gallery Eighties, Toronto, Canada
1977
- Talbot Rice Arts Centre, Edinburgh, UK
1976
- The World of Lui Shou-Kwan Retrospective Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1974
- Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
1973
- Covent Garden Gallery, London, UK
1971
1970
- Hugh Moss Gallery, London, UK
- County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, USA
1969
- Museum and Art Gallery, Newport, UK
- South London Art Gallery, London, UK
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside, UK
1968
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, UK
- Portsmouth City Art Gallery, Southsea, UK
1967
- Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK
- Sally Jackson Gallery, Hong Kong
1966
- Fermoy Art Gallery, Lynn, UK
1965
- Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings, UK
- National Library, Manila, Philippines
1964
- City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
- Sino-American Cultural & Economic Association, Taipei, Taiwan
- Luz Gallery, Manila, Philippines
- Roland, Browse & Delbanco Gallery, London, UK
- Municipal Art Gallery, London, UK
- City Art Gallery, Bristol, UK
- City of Nottingham Gallery, Nottingham, UK
- Bangor Art Gallery, Bangor, North Wales, UK
- New Metropole Arts Centre, Folkestone, Kent, UK
1963
- Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, Taipei, Taiwan
- Atherton Gallery, California, USA
- Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK
- Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
- Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, Kensington, UK
- Museum and Art Gallery, Letchworth, UK
- Haigh Hall, Wigan, UK
- Municipal Art Gallery, Kidderminster, UK
- Municipal Art Gallery, Rochdale, UK
- Municipal Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK
- Municipal Art Gallery, Gateshead, UK
- Guildford House, Guildford, UK
- Torre Abbey, Torquay, UK
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, UK
- Rumbold Gallery, Midhurst, UK
1962
- Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Queen’s University, Belfast, UK
- Public Art Gallery, Dewsbury; Brighouse, UK
- Gray Art Gallery, West Hartlepool, UK
1961
- Parkinson Court, University of Leeds, UK
- Mansard Gallery, UK
- Hope Hall, Liverpool, UK
- Atherton Gallery, Menlo Park, California, USA
1960
- Stanford Research Institute, California, USA
- AF Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
1959
- Atherton Gallery, Menlo Park, California, USA
- Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, Taipei, Taiwan
1957
- British Council Library, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Pacific Club, Hong Kong
1954
- Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong
- Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
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Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the Foundation INK Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA (Apr 6-Oct 19)
Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Tradition Transformed, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
ART SG, Alisan Fine Arts, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2024
- Black And White And Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
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Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 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
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ART SG 2024, Alisan Fine Arts, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2023-2024
2023
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Beyond Tradition: The Metamorphosis of Chinese Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
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Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Modern Masters from Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
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Ink Alchemy: Beyond Tradition, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
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Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions, Asia Society Texas, Houston, USA
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Inaugural Art SG, Alisan Fine Arts, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore
2022
2021-2022
- Hong Kong: Here and Beyond, Main Hall Gallery, M+, Hong Kong
- Individuals, Networks, Expressions, South Galleries, 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
- Not a Fashion Store!, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2020
2019
2018
- Chinese Abstraction, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- The Elegance and Affection in 20th Century Ink Painting, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang, The Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA
2017
2016
2015
2014
- Two Masters, Two Generations, and One Vision for Modern Chinese Painting: Paintings by Gao Jianfu (1879-1951) and Lui Shou-Kwan (1919-1975) in Chinese University of Hong Kong and University of Oxford, Art Museum of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2013
2010
2009
2008
2007
2004
2000-2001
1997
1996
- Group Exhibition on Chinese Ink Art, Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne, Germany
- Post-1949 Chinese Painting, British Museum, London, UK
1995
1985
- Shui Mo: The New Spirit of Chinese Tradition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1983
- Recent Developments in 20th Century Chinese Painting, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1982
- Hong Kong Artists, Hui Arts, Minneapolis, USA
- Recent Developments in 20th Century Chinese Painting, Hugh Moss Gallery, London, UK
1980
- Hong Kong Artists, Gallery Eighties, Toronto, Canada
1977
- One Art Group Exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
1975
- 2nd Exhibition of Contemporary Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, National Museum of Taiwan History, Tainan, Taiwan
1974
- 1st Exhibition of Contemporary Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong
1973
- Five Hong Kong Artists, Mavis Chapman Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1972
- Hong Kong Artists Exhibition, Pacificulture Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
- Hong Kong Artists Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Indiana, USA
1971
- Art Now Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Museum & Art Gallery, Hong Kong; Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London; Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, Edinburgh; City Art Gallery, Bristol; City Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
- Contemporary Chinese Artists, Lee Nordness Galleries, New York, USA
1970
- Four Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
- Triennial Art Exhibition, Delhi, India
- Contemporary Trends, Expo Museum of Expo ‘70, Osaka, Japan
- Open Exhibition, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, UK
1969
- Contemporary Hong Kong Art Exhibition, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
- 5th Group Exhibition of Bingshen She, Hong Kong
1968
- Oriental Themes, Grosvenor Gallery, London, UK
- A Selection from the Museum's Collection of 20th Century Watercolour, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
1967
- Modern Chinese Painting, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK
1965
- Modern Art of the Republic of China, Rome Museum of Art, Rome, Italy
- São Paulo Biennale, Brazil
- Treasures from Commonwealth, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
- Drian Gallery, London, UK
1964
- 3rd Hong Kong International Salon of Paintings, Modern Literature and Art Association, Hong Kong
1963
- Drawings of Distinction, Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, UK
1962
- Hong Kong Art Today, Opening Exhibition of City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
- 2nd Hong Kong International Salon of Paintings, Modern Literature and Art Association, Hong Kong
- 1st Saigon Biennale Art Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam
- Society for Education through Art, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1960
- 1st Hong Kong International Salon of Paintings, Modern Literature and Art Association, Hong Kong
- 2nd Group Exhibition by the Society of Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong
1959
- Joint Exhibition with Students, Saint John’s Cathedral Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong
1958
- Exhibition of Traditional Japanese Painting by Japanese Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1957
- 1st Group Exhibition by the Society of Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong
- Group Exhibition of Seven Artists Club, Saint John’s Cathedral Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong
1947
- National Art Exhibition, China
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
City Art Gallery, Bristol, UK
Castle Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
M. H. de Young Museum, Avery Brundage Foundation, San Francisco, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Denver Art Museum, Colorado, USA
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
M+, Hong Kong
Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Art Museum of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Museum Luis de Camões, Macau
