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
2024
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
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