Artist: Dr Chui Pui Chee

Born in Hong Kong in 1980, Dr Chui Pui Chee apprenticed under Mr Jat See-yeu and Professor Wang Dong-ling. After graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong, in 1999, Dr Chui pursued his first degree at the Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He furthered his postgraduate studies at the Department of Chinese Calligraphy of China Academy of Art, where he obtained a Master of Arts and a doctoral degree. 

In 2012, Dr Chui received the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards — Young Artist Award, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. He also received the Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2015, organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He was a finalist of The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2015, 2018 and 2020.

Dr Chui’s artworks have been collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology of University of Oxford and various private collectors.”.

Artist: Rebecca Hon Ngan Ting

Rebecca Hon is a Hong Kong artist who graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a master’s degree in Fine Arts, studying under the guidance of Wucius Wong. She also learned Chinese ink art from Chan Kwan Lap, Tony Ng and Wang Qiutong. In 2019, she attended Taipei National University of the Arts as an exchange student.

Hon’s artistic repertoire includes modern ink painting, digital art and installation art. Her works have been auctioned by Ravenel in Taiwan and exhibited in various locations, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Singapore, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and Scotland.

Hon has received accolades in both local and overseas competitions. She won the UOB Ink Art of the Year Award and the Gold Award in the Abstract — Open Category at the 2021 UOB Art in Ink Awards; as well as the Silver Award in the same category at the 2020 UOB Art in Ink Awards. Her winning artworks have been included in the UOB Art Collection. Additionally, she earned the third place in the digital art category at the 24th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition in Taichung, Taiwan, in 2019. Her works blend Eastern and Western concepts, merging traditional ink with new media to create works that harmonise cultural connotations with contemporary new media styles.

Artist: Professor Hung Keung

Professor Hung Keung, a distinguished media artist and academic, explores Chinese characters and calligraphy through contemporary technologies. He graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic Swire School of Design and the Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He attained an MA in Film and Video from Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design and completed his PhD at the Planetary Collegium, Zurich University of the Arts and the University of Plymouth. He was also the recipient of the German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD) and the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) - Désirée and Hans Michael Jebsen Fellowship.

Hung has focused on how technologies such as digital ink applications and interactive platforms can enrich Chinese ink painting and calligraphy. He has actively participated in conferences, academic exchanges and residencies focused on interdisciplinary media art research at art institutions across Europe and Asia.

As an educator, Hung inspires his students to experiment with blending ink art and technology, encouraging them to explore the beauty of Chinese characters in innovative contexts. Through workshops and collaborative projects, he bridges the gap between ancient traditions and contemporary artistic practices, ensuring that ink art continues to evolve in today's digital age.

Artist: Christine Lee Chi Man

Christine Lee has devoted over twenty years to the practice and teaching of Chinese ink painting. Drawing inspiration from nature, she believes that true beauty originates from the natural world.

Lee’s works were featured in the Ink Global 2021. In 2022, she won the Gold Award in the Landscape or Figurative – Open Category and the UOB Ink Art of the Year Award at the UOB Art in Ink Awards. Her winning artwork is now part of the UOB Art Collection.

Artist: Rainbow Leung

Rainbow Leung was born and raised in Hong Kong. She graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design and the School of Creative Media of City University of Hong Kong. Leung is the author of numerous picture books and comics, including Hong Kong Citizen Dictionary and Cat and Dog never die. Her work often portrays the harmony between humans and nature, as well as the everyday life in Hong Kong. Her current column is serialised in the Sunday MingPao.

As an enthusiastic art tutor, Leung teaches at various colleges, universities, schools and art institutions. In 2017, she was commissioned by M+ to lead the M+ROVER school tour. This notable project won the Award for Arts Education 2017 from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

Artist: Ling Pui Sze

Ling Pui Sze graduated in Fine Arts from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2012. She received the Wucius Wong Creative Ink Painting Award and an Honourable Mention for the Liu Kuo-sung Award in 2023.

Ling is known for her experimental ink and collage series, where she collects, tears and reassembles images of nature captured by machines like microscopes and satellites. These transformed images offer her interpretation of “reality” in a technology-driven world. By incorporating other media, such as sculpture, video and installation, Ling delves into the relationship between biological traits and the development of human society.

Artist: Tony Ng Kwun Lun

Tony Ng earned his Master of Fine Art from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2011. He obtained a Diploma in Chinese Ink Painting from the Department of Extra-mural Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1986. Ng teaches at various art institutions in Hong Kong. He has received numerous awards, including the Hong Kong Urban Council Fine Arts Award (Painting, Chinese Media, 1994) and the Special Award at the 10th National Art Exhibition in 2004. His works are part of the collections at The Hong Kong Heritage Museum, The Hong Kong Museum of Art, University Museum and Art Gallery at The University of Hong Kong and various private collectors.

Artist: Sim Shum Kwan Yi

Sim Shum attained her Master of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts at The Hong Kong Baptist University. During her studies, she received several awards including Professor Raymond Fung Award for Chinese Painting, Academy of Visual Arts Award, and Sovereign Art Foundation Hong Kong Students’ Prize.

Shum specialises in ink art, aiming to bridge the gap between traditional aesthetics and daily-life experiences while seeking covert meanings in landscape painting and redefining shanshui motifs in our contemporary society.

Artist: Frank Tang Kai Yiu

Frank Tang graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts at The Hong Kong Baptist University in 2010 and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2023. Tang has enriched his experience through artist-in-residence programmes, such as those hosted by the Zurich University of the Arts in 2014 and at Treasure Hill Artist Village in 2022.

Tang’s works have been exhibited in museums, art organisations and galleries in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Artist: Professor Tong Kam Tang

Professor Tong Kam Tang received his B.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Fine Arts from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He studied Chinese painting and calligraphy under renowned masters such as Jao Tsung-I and Yang Shan-Shen. He learned seal carving under the instruction of esteemed seal carvers Ye Lu-Yuen and Ma Guo-Quan. Since joining the Department of Fine Arts in 1995, he has been teaching studio courses in Chinese calligraphy, seal carving, landscape painting and bird-and-flower painting.

Currently, Professor Tong is a member of the Xiling Seal Association and serves as an Expert Advisor (Chinese painting and calligraphy) to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Artist: Yau Wing Fung

Yau Wing Fung is an Assistant Professor at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. He focuses on ink creation and research, emphasising the transformation of visual experience, imagination, and situationality. Yau aims to expand the spatial imagination inherent in traditional ink works. His works have been included in prestigious collections such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M+, Hong Kong Museum of Art, as well as public and private collections.

Artist: Stephanie Yeung Chung Nga

Stephanie Yeung, a native-born Hong Kong artist, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is dedicated to promoting Chinese ink art and teaches Chinese ink painting to children and fine brush (gongbi) painting to adults across various institutions.

Her artworks often feature realistic animals, such as white-eyes, crested mynas and pufferfish set against imaginary backgrounds. This contrast encourages viewers to find peace amid the hustle of modern life.

Her piece, Ode to the Lotus, won the Bronze Award in Landscape or Figurative – Open Category at the 2022 UOB Art in Ink Awards and is now part of the UOB Art Collection.

Artist: Simon Yung Chee Mun

Simon Yung is an ink artist based in Hong Kong. His artworks have been showcased in prestigious events such as the Hong Kong Art Biennale at the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the “Beyond the Surface: Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition” at The Macao Museum of Art. Yung has taken part in numerous significant art exhibitions, including Art Taipei, Art Jakarta, Affordable Art Fair, Fine Art Asia, Ink Asia and Ink Global, as well as various solo exhibitions. His works have been featured in international auctions and have been acquired by the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Notable published collections of his art include Ten-Water Five-Rock and Compose Poems While Facing Springs.