Biography
Elaine Chiu, b.1996 in Hong Kong. Works and lives in Hong Kong.
Elaine Chiu explores communities and identities in urban environments through paintings, on-location sketching, and performances. She attained a bachelor's degree from the Art History and Sociology Department of the University of Hong Kong in 2018. She was enlisted in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia in 2023 and selected for The 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China, in 2024.
Her paintings are included in the permanent collections of The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong; Pucheng Art Museum/ Fan Di’an Museum; K11 Art Foundation; Société Générale and Cathay Pacific. Her publication “Before Memories Expire: Hong Kong Cityscape Aesthetics and Impressions” was published by Chung Hwa Publishing in 2023.
Education and Awards
2024 Prestige 40 under 40
2023 Forbes 30 Under 30: Art and Style
2014-2018 BA, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
2016-2017 Talent Development Scholarship, HKSAR Government to The University of Cambridge and The University of Edinburgh, UK
2013 Young Artists Development Foundation Hong Kong to The Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing China
Solo exhibitions
2024 Moments, Artπ Art Space, Shenzhen, China
2024 The World Map from Hong Kong, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2021 Before Memories Expire & The Memory Library, JPS Art Gallery Hong Kong
2019 Signs of Our Times, Eslite Bookstore and Parklane Hotel, Hong Kong
2017 Street and Seek, Hotel Jen HK, Hong Kong
2016 Heartbeats in Hong Kong, MTR Arttube, Hong Kong
Selected group exhibitions
2024 Art of Prosperity - An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists, Sands Macao
2024 “LANDSCAPE PICTURESQUE” - Exhibition by Artists in Hong Kong in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Central Library
2024 The 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2024, Shenzhen Museum of Art, China
2024 Mengbi Shenghua, Pucheung/ Fan Di'an Museum, Fujian, China
2024 Future of Interaction, Luohu Museum, Shenzhen, China
2024 The Present, Artecal Foundation, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2024 Boundless, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau Youth Artists Exhibition, ShenzhenCEC, Shenzhen, China
2024 L'evento Haus of Dreamers a Venezia, Golden Goose, Marghera, Venice, Italy
2024 Realising Central Cityscapes, Henderson Land Group, H Queen's, Hong Kong
2024 Remapping Reality, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong
2023 Less’ential - art of our times, Phillips Asia Headquarters, Hong Kong
2023 Art Shenzhen, Lucie Fine Arts, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, China
2023 Confluence of Voices, Artecal Foundation, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2023 The Art of Presence, Design Trust, Hong Kong
2023 Sweeping Vistas, JPS Gallery Hong Kong
2022 Bonjour Paris, JPS Gallery Paris, France
2022 GINZA SIX III, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan
2022 Art Central, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 Para Site Silver Jubilee Exhibition and Auction, Soho House, Hong Kong
2020 “TAKE 2”, Hong Kong Spotlight, Art Basel Hong Kong
2020 SILENT ART TOKYO, JPS Gallery Tokyo, Japan
2018 Hong Kong in 2050, Vivid Sydney, Australia
Public collections
University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific
Pucheng Art Museum/ Fan Di'an Museum
Publication