Kwan Sheung Chi

Kwan Sheung Chi was born in Hong Kong in 1980 and received a Bachelor of

Art degree in Fine Arts from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003.

Although he never participated in any major international exhibitions, Kwan

gained himself the title of “King of Hong Kong New Artist” in 2000. In 2002,

“Kwan Sheung Chi Touring Series Exhibition, Hong Kong” was showcased

in ten major exhibition venues in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Art Centre

presented “A Retrospective of Kwan Sheung Chi.” Kwan was also a founding

member of multiple local art groups such as Hong Kong Arts Discovery

Channel (HKADC), hkPARTg (Political Art Group) and Woofer Ten. In 2009,

he was awarded the Starr Foundation Fellowship from the Asian Cultural

Council to take part in an international residency program in New York and

was the winner of the inaugural Hugo Boss Art Award at Rockbund Art

Museum in Shanghai in 2013 for his witty yet critical exploration of social and

cultural challenges. Using video, text and installation, Kwan’s conceptual and

performative work evokes these themes in a unique and subtle way.