Artist / Lewis Lau
Lewis Lau (b. 1988, Hong Kong)
Lewis Lau is a painter currently based in London. He holds a BA (2010) and MFA (2012) in Fine Arts from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Wandering through cities—both familiar and foreign—Lewis is drawn to moments that pass quietly, almost unnoticed. His oil paintings reflect an ongoing exploration of the emotional undercurrents of urban life: the delicate tension between solitude and connection, memory and movement. Using symbolic imagery drawn from architecture, cinema, and everyday scenes, he translates personal experience into layered visual narratives.
Though the themes in Lewis’s work remain rooted in the urban landscape, his style evolves with time—shaped by shifting perspectives, lived encounters, and emotional resonance. His practice is both introspective and observational, capturing what is felt rather than merely seen.
Lewis’s work has been exhibited at leading galleries and art fairs in Hong Kong, including Touch Gallery, Gallery EXIT, Osage Gallery, and Art Basel Hong Kong. His paintings are held in private and institutional collections across Asia.
Education
2010-2012 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Chinese University of Hong Kong
(CUHK)
2007-2010 BA (Hons), Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Major in
Fine Arts
2000-2007 Christian Alliance College
Solo Exhibition
2023 <Trace> Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2021 <Facade> Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong
2017 <Exile> a.m.space, Hong Kong
2016 <Duo Solo Exhibition of Frank Tang and Lewis LAU> Art Kaohsiung, Taiwan <Te Notion of Time> Tycoon Tann, Hong Kong
2013 <In the Ofng> SOUTHSITE, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition
2025 <Echoes of the Landscape>, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
<Collect Hong Kong> Bao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
2023 <Her Stories Unveiled: Art Charity Exhibition>, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
<True to Form: The Power of Depicting Reality>, Touch Gallery
<Art Central 2023> Art Projects Gallery, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre 2022
<Once Upon A Time> SC Gallery, Hong Kong
2022 <Something Blue> Odds and Ends, Hong Kong
2019 <Together We March Forward, NA 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition> , H Queen’s Hong Kong
2017 <Art Next Expo> PMQ, Hong Kong
2016 <Asia Contemporary Art Show Spring 2016 Edition>, Conrad Hong
Kong
2015 < Hong Kong Oil Painting Exhibition>, Hong Kong Central Library
<First, then and afer>, Exit Gallery
<Chinese Lines>, Dokzaal Plantage Doklaan 8-121018CM Amsterdam 2014 <Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair> Exit Gallery, Hong
Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
<Mode of By-production> FLOOR 5 1⁄2, Hong Kong
<Art Basel HK> Exit Gallery, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre
<Asia Hotel Art Fair> Gallery 27, Marco Polo Hong kong Hotel
2013 <Te Chinese University of Hong Kong 50th Anniversary Alumni Art
Exhibition>, Hong Kong Central Library
< Festival of Inclusive Arts 2013>, Hong Kong Central Library
<Art Basel HK> Exit Gallery, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre
<Art Basel HK> Exit Gallery, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition
Centre
<Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair> Te A.lif Gallery, Mandarin Oriental
Hong Kong
<Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair> Exit Gallery, Mandarin Oriental Hong
Kong
2012 <Asia Contemporary Art Show Hong Kong 2012> Fabrik Gallery,
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
<Te Art of CUHK 2012> Postgraduation Exhibition, Cheng Ming
Building, New Asia College, CUHK
<Why Do Trees Grow Till the End?> SOUTHSITE , Gallery EXIT
<Hong Kong International Art Fair12> Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
<Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair> Fabrik Gallery, Mandarin Oriental
Hong Kong
<Te 1st Hong Kong Oil Painting Competition> Hong Kong Central
Library
2011 <Te Quotidian Joy> Joint Exhibition of Eve Leung Yee Ting and Lewis Lau
Yin To, Central Plaza
<Double Standard> Hui Gallery, New Asian College, CUHK
<Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair> CUHK, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
<Te Art of CUHK 2011> Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, Cheng Ming
Building, New Asia College, CUHK
<Hong Kong International Art Fair11> Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
<Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair> Gallery EXIT, Mandarin Oriental
Hong Kong
<Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair> Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
2010 <Lui Chun Kwong. Tou Are Here,I Am Not> Osage Gallery
<Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair> Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre
<New Trend 2010> Joint Exhibition, Artist Commune
<Te Art of CUHK 2010> Graduate Exhibition of Fine Arts, Art Museum,
Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK
<New Beetle Art Gallery> Charity Auction and Exhibition, Harhour
City, Hong Kong
<Liao Zhai Zhi Yi> Joint Exhibition of Cheng Ka Yue, Lau Yin To and
Yeung Shing Him, Hui Gallery, New Asian College, CUHK
2009 <Te Jiang Nan Exhibition of the Fine Arts Department> CUHK Fine
Arts China Summer Study Trip Exhibition, Hui Gallery, New Asian
College, CUHK
<渝港大學生藝術采風夏令營-寫生作品展> Joint University
Exhibition, Chongqing University
<Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair> Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre
<Te Art of CUHK 2009> Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK
<Little Coterie> Joint University (CUHK/BU/IED) Exhibition, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
<Quartet> Joint Exhibition of Kong Yiu Wing, Lam Yiu Him, Lau Yin To and
Yeung Shing Him, Ch’ien mu library, New Asian College, CUHK 2008 <Online Suddenly> Joint Exhibition of year two students of Fine Arts,
Ch’ien mu library, New Asian College, CUHK
<A Year of Linkage> Joint Exhibition of year one students of Fine Arts,
Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
2007 <Preface> Joint Exhibition of year one students of Fine Arts, Cheng
Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Works
2019 Painting for “Confessions and Profession, Grand Rounds in Hong Kong Medicine”
2016 Painting for “CityMagazine” cover in January
2014 Painting and writing for “Ming Pao Weekly”
2013 Painting for “CityMagazine” cover in October Painting for “CityMagazine” cover in June
2012 Paintings for DUNHILL published in “CityMagazine” AWARDS
2010 Painting for Movie “Dream Home”
Awards
2012 Merit Award, Te First Hong Kong Oil painting Competition
2010 Y.S. Hui Fine Arts Award, Te Art of CUHK 2010
2009 Ting Yen Yung Creative Award, Te Art of CUHK 2009