Chui Pui-chee

1980

Hong Kong

Chui Pui-chee is an outstanding young calligrapher under the tutelage of modern calligraphy masters Wang Dongling and Jat See-Yeu (1935-2009). Chui is proficient in various calligraphic styles, and his works are imbued with a sense of dynamism and powerful qualities that reflect the modern urban culture. Chui received his BA from the Fine Arts Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and MA and PhD from the Calligraphy Department at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou in 2007 and 2010 respectively. Over the years, Chui has been a recipient of the Award for Young Artist (Visual Art) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards, and the Young Artist Award at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards, and a three-time finalist of The Sovereign Asian Art Prize.

Chui has held nearly sixty solo and group exhibitions to date, including at V&A Museum, London; Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong Museum of Art. He also conducted a calligraphy workshop for the Asia Society Hong Kong. Word Play in 2024 is the gallery’s first collaboration with the artist. One of Chui's works which employs gold and mineral pigment to create a shimmering halo effect is on display at Cathay Pacific's newly designed Beijing Lounge, and his works are in the collection of Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong.

BIOGRAPHY
1980 Born in Hong Kong
2003 B.A., Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2007 M.A., Department of Chinese Calligraphy, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2010 PhD, Department of Chinese Calligraphy, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2018 Artist Workshop: Calligraphy Art with Chui Pui-chee, Asia Society Hong Kong, Hong Kong

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

Master Chui’s Kitchen, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong

2022

Nine Abysses: Recent Works of Chui Pui-chee, iPreciation Gallery, Singapore

Nine Abysses. Classical Rhythm, a|n Gallery, Hong Kong

2018

Bedtime Stories, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

2015

My Tiresome At The Bottom Of The Valley, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025

A Decade of Grace, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Fine Art Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
The Power of Chinese Characters, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

2024

Word Play, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Beyond the Singularity, Hong Kong Arts Development Council Showcase, Hong Kong

2023, 2024

Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Central, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2023

Jockey Club Musicus Heritage Stories Concerts: Planting Music, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong

Chinese University Hong Kong 60th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition: Where Great Minds Shine, Arts Pavilion, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Jiazi Society of Calligraphy: Exhibition of Members’ Calligraphy, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

2022

Half the Sky: The Sky is the Limit, Shout Art Hub and Gallery, Hong Kong
City Rhymes: The Melodious Notes of Calligraphy, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
New Rhythm of Line: Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Art, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

2021

The Way of Crossing,He Art Museum, Foshan, China
The Name Red, Hong Kong Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2020

Dawn Chorus: Chui Pui-chee x Batten and Kamp, HART Hall, H Queen’s, Hong Kong
Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition, K11 HACC, Hong Kong

2019

Classics Remix: The Hong Kong Viewpoint, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Together We March Forward: New Asia 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition, HART Hall, H Queen’s, Hong Kong

2018

Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition, HART Hall, H Queen’s, Hong Kong

2017

Ensuring The Best Influence For Her Son Mencius, Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2015

Senses, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A Tale Of Two Cities: Painting And Calligraphy By Shanghai and Hong Kong Artists, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
INKcarnation: Literary Tattoos, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition, Hong Kong

2014

Elephant Parade Hong Kong, Hong Kong
SCMP Charity Art Auction Exhibition, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2013, 2015, 2017

Hong Kong Cancer Fund Charity Auction Exhibition, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2013

International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Sunyard Art, Hangzhou, China
Calligraphy Exhibition of Contemporary Calligraphers from Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

2012

Artworks By 9 Hong Kong Alumni of China Academy of Art, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
With The Boundary: Biennial Exhibition Of Lanting Calligraphy Society, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
International Calligraphy Exhibition, Shiniang, China
Calligraphy Exhibition of Art Museum of Zhang Hai, Art Museum of Zhang Hai, Henan, China

2010, 2015

Calligraphy Non-Calligraphy: International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China

2006

Works of Chinese Calligraphy of Jiazi Society, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
International Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition of Xiling Society of Seal Arts, Hangzhou, China

2003, 2005, 2010, 2015

Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong

SELECTED AWARDS
2020 Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2018 Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2016 Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts), Hong Kong Arts Development Awards, Hong Kong
2015 Finalist, Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong
2012 Young Artist Award, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards, Hong Kong

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong