Artist / Annie, Wan Lai Kuen
Born in Hong Kong, Annie obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Fine Arts Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She was the Assistant Professor of Academy of Visual Arts of the Hong Kong Baptist University before.
Annie has participated in various local and overseas exhibitions. She was also awarded Artist of the Year in 2018 by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Winner (Sculpture) of the Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Competition, the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, “Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme II” by the Hong Kong Art Promotion Office, the Overseas Residency Grant by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Award Winner of the Hong Kong Art Biennial. She has also been the resident artist at different art institutions in the USA, Japan and Denmark and invited as Guest Artist by Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan. Annie’s works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and overseas art institutions.
Education
1999 Master of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1996 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1991 Higher Certificate in Studio Ceramics, Hong Kong Polytechnics
1982 Diploma in Design, Hong Kong Polytechnics
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 -'Rediscovery,’ Giant Year Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”, Hong Kong House of Echigo-Tsumari Art Project, Japan
2017 - “Zan Baak Fo”, Cheung Hing Grocery Store & Former site of Giant Year Gallery, Hong Kong
2013 - “Text · Book”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
2008 -“Looking for Poetry in Wanchai”, Stage One Art Space, Hong Kong
2005 - “Moulding World – A Summer in Denmark”, the Habitus, Hong Kong
2003 - Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme II “Moulding World - Ceramic World by Annie Wan”, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2001 - “Rediscovery”, the First Institute of Art and Design Gallery, Hong Kong
1999 - “Blue and White”, Gallery Martini, Hong Kong
1999 - The MFA Thesis Exhibition “Longing and Rediscovery, Hui Gallery, CUHK
1998 - “Ceramic Works by Wan Lai Kuen” in the Fringe Festival 98, Hong Kong
1997 - “Paintings by Annie Wan” in the Fringe Festival 97, Hong Kong
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 - "Her Stories Unveiled: Art Charity Exhibition", Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2020 - “Overbooked”, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
- “In Harmony: The Way of Tea” Design Spectrum, Hong Kong
- “Women’s Touch in Hong Kong”, Touch Ceramics, Hong Kong
2019 - “Matter - Curated by William Lim”, SA+, H Queen, Hong Kong.
- “Classics Remix: The Hong Kong Viewpoint", Hong Kong Museum of Art
- “On Earth”, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2018 - “Claylabouration - Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition”, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
- “Hanzi-Exhibition”, PMQ, Hong Kong
- “What Has Been, Will Be Lost Until we Find It”, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Warum Kunst? ”, Museum Ulm & Kunsthalle Weishaupt, Germany
- “PRESENCE: A Window into Chinese Contemporary Art”, St George;s Hall, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- “The 3rd Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition”, Ucity Art Museum of GAFA, Guangzhou, China
- “Hanzi Exhibition”, Qube, PMQ, Hong Kong
- “2018 Sign and Symbols” Art Exhibition, VAC, Hong Kong
- “No Man is an Island”, Ceramic Art Avenue Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
2017 - “What’s in Store? ”, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom
- “Composing Stories with Fragments of Time”, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Collecting Moonlight”, several shops at North Point & Oil Street Art Space, Hong Kong
- “Evolving Images – Modern Hong Kong Printmaking”, Sun Museum, Hong Kong
2016 - “The Eight Climate (What Does Art Do?)”, 11th edition of Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
- “Complexity Consciousness: A Conversation - Exhibition by Annie Wan and So Hing Keung”, Lumenvisum, Hong Kong
- Curator, “Between the Tastes”, Unit Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Art Central 2016”, Art Central, Hong Kong
- “Lady Dior As Seen By”, Langen Foundation, Düsseldorf, German
- 2016 China (Foshan) Shiwan International ceramic Art Exhibition, China
- “Bookshop”, Artco, Hong Kong
2015 - “Discover Japanese Pottery”, Unit Gallery, Hong Kong
- “2015 Contemporary Asian Ceramics Exchange Exhibition”, Museum of China Academy of Art, China
- “Black and White”, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
- Curator, “Ceramics Show by Non-ceramics Artist”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
- Curator, “Vessel No Vessel”, Unit Gallery, Hong Kong
- “First, then and after”, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong
- “Early White”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
- “The Past is Continuing”, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
- “ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese”, Duddell's, Hong Kong
- “Mind The Gap”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
- “Crush On My City”, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Dear Readers”, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, HKBU, Hong Kong
2014 - “Kochi-Muziris Biennale”, Kochi, India
- “Asia Triennial Manchester 2014”, Manchester, UK
- “Lodge of Tranquility”, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong
- “The Scarlet Bauhinia in Full Bloom”, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
2013 - “Lady Dior As Seen By”, Pier 4, Hong Kong
- “Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards 2012”, Hong Kong Museum of Art
- “All of These Are Made of Clay”, Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, Japan
- “Asian Contemporary Ceramics Exchange Exhibition”, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art,
Kanazawa & Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Art Museum, Tokoname, Japan
- “I Think It Rains”, Cattle Depot, Hong Kong
- “Hong Kong Eye”, Artistree, Hong Kong
2012 - “Hong Kong Eye”, Saatchi Gallery, London
- “East Asian Four Countries Exchange Exhibition”, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
-“Is/Is Not Kai Tak River a Metaphor”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
-“Guangdong Contemporary Ceramics Art Exhibition”, Ucity Art Museum of GAFA, Guangzhou, China
2011 - “2011 Asian Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition”, Foshan Ceramics Museum, China
- “Trim”, Unit Gallery, JCCAC, Hong Kong.
- “Open the Pages · You See Me Seeing You”, Kubrick Bookshop, Beijing &, 1a Space, Hong Kong.
- “UN · EARTH: An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan”, Ipreciation Gallery, Singapore
- “Detour 2011”, Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design at Former Police Married Quarters (PMQ), Hong Kong
- “Winter Show”, Gseventeen gallery, Macau
- “Regeneration - the Spirit of Light”, Stage of the Arts at K11 Art Mall, Hong Kong
2010 - “Clay Rhythm 2010 Macau”, 10 Fantasia, Macau
- “UN · EARTH: An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan”, Ipreciation Gallery, Hong Kong
- “You Are Here, I Am Not”, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
- “Prelude – CVA Opening Exhibition” Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University
- “Hong Kong Art 10”, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- “Collectivity”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
- “Sideward Narration”, 1a Space, Hong Kong
- “In Search of Art”, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
- “Someone Said: Fi_e_rts”, Ch’ien Mu Library, Chinese University of Hong Kong
2009 - “21 Days”, Academy of Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University
2008 - “Art Container Project”, West Kowloon, Hong Kong
- “Hong Kong Anarchitecture Bananas: Artists Who Reclaim Space”, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
2007. - “Prison Art Museum”, Victoria Prison, Hong Kong
- “New Aspect of Image / Image of Pottery”, Gallery Susuki, Kyoto; Gallery Haku, Osaka, Japan
- “10 Years! Exhibition of Ceramics”, Pottery Workshop, Shanghai, China
- “HomoNow 3D & Installation Art Exhibition”, Central Library, Hong Kong
2006. - “MEGartSTORE”, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
- “Exhibition of Modern Ceramic Art from Hong Kong and Macao”, Tap Seac Gallery, Macao
- “Trigram Choice Contemporary Hong Kong Art”, Trigram Gallery, Hong Kong
- “XIX eme Biennale Internationale de Céramique Contemporaine de Vallauris”, Vallauris, France
- “Rhyme of White” – Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong
2005 - “Re:Wanchai – Hong Kong International Artists’ Workshop Exhibition”, Wanchai, Hong Kong
- “Beyond the Space”, Too Art, Hong Kong
- “Art Motive” Va Bene, Hong Kong
2004 - “Culture & Identity”, Guldagergård, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark
- “Art@Tube - Ceramic Works by Annie Wan and Rachel Cheung”, Central MTR Station, Hong Kong
-“Toys 'bout”, Habitus, Hong Kong
2003 - “Hong Kong Cultural Festival in Japan – Hong Kong Week”, Daimaru Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- “International Ceramic Biennale” Incheon, Korea
- “Yuanyang: An Exhibition on Coffee & Tea Vessels”, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
- “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2003”, Hong Kong Museum of Art
- “Cheng Ming in All Directions: 40 Years of Art at the Chinese University of Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2002 - Launching Exhibition of “Artists in Neighbourhood”, Hong Kong Central Library
2000 - “L’art de Vivre la Difference”, UNESCO, Paris
- “Contemporary Chinese and Hong Kong Ceramics Exchange Exhibition”,
the HK Visual Arts Centre and GuangDong Museum of Art, Guangzhou.
1999 - “Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Competition Exhibitions”, Hong Kong
1998 - “Forest · Props”, the HK Visual Arts Centre
- “No More Utensils 98”, the HK Arts Centre
- “ The New Discovery of Lo Ting”, the HK Arts Centre
- “Dialogue between Paintings”, Government Building in Admiralty
1996 - “No More Utensils”, the HK Art Centre
- “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 96”
- “Hong Kong Ceramics 1985-1995” at the HK Visual Arts Centre
1994 - “Out of the Fire”, the HK Arts Centre
- “The International Ceramics Festival”, Tokoname, Japan
1993 - “Tea ware by Hong Kong Potters”, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
1992 - “Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award”, Auckland, New Zealand
- “Clay Root”, the HK Arts Centre
- “Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 92”
1991 - “Date With Clay”, the HK Arts Centre
- “The International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname” Exhibition in Japan
Awards & Achievements
2019 Artist of the Year (Visual Art), Hong Kong Art Development Council
Certificate of Commendation for making outstanding contribution to the development of arts and culture by Hong Kong LCSD
2018 Selected Artist, Hong Kong House at Echigo-Tsumari Art Field by Hong Kong Art Promotion Office
2017 Presented by Hong Kong Development Council for the community art project “Zan Baak Fo”
2016 Presented by Hong Kong Development Council to participate in the 11th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
2011 Granted Guest Artist, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan
2010 Chosen Artist, Research Project & Exhibition “Cultural Exchange: Ceramics in China, Hong Kong and Japan”,
Hong Kong Institute of Education
2005 Artist-in-residence, Re:Wanchai – Hong Kong International Artists’ Workshop, Hong Kong
2004 Artist-in-residence, Guldageraard, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark.
2003 Award Winner, Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2003, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Grant for Overseas Residency Programme, Hong Kong Arts Development Council
2002 Artist-in-residence, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan
Awarded Artist, Artists in Neighbourhood Scheme II, Hong Kong Art Promotion Office
2001 Artist-in-residence, Watershed Centre for the Ceramic Arts, Maine, USA
2000 Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, U.S.A.
1999 Winner-sculpture, Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Competition, Hong Kong
1996 Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship, Hong Kong
1991 Chosen artist, International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname, Japan
Selected Collections
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Burger Collection, Switzerland
Time Capsule Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
The University of Salford Art Collection, Manchester, UK
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
SUROYO Ceramic Creative School, Korea
Guldagergård, Denmark
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan
Philippe Charriol Foundation, Hong Kong
Galerie Martini, Hong Kong
Habitus, Hong Kong
IWCAT, Tokonames, Japan
Private collection worldwide
Selected Publications
2006 - “From the Renaming of the American Craft Museum to the Development of Contemporary Hong Kong Ceramics in the Context of Art and Craft” in Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2005. Hong Kong: Department of Fine Arts, CUHK
2006 - “Nostalgia and Moulding” in White Text Vol.2. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Art School
2005 - Wan, Lai-kuen Annie. Moulding World - A Summer in Denmark, Habitus, Hong Kong
1999 - Longing and Rediscovery: Reflections on Moulding. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong