Artist / Ngai Wing Lam

Ngai Wing Lam

Born in 1986, Hong Kong 


Ngai Wing Lam graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University. Ngai Wing-Lam, also known as Ant, is a Hong Kong-based artist celebrated for her surreal and introspective paintings. Ngai's work prominently features koi fish-headed characters, inspired by her dreams and childhood experiences with pet fish. These hybrids symbolize her exploration of themes such as relationships, identity, and ambiguity. The speechless faces of the koi fish characters conceal inner emotions, reflecting the complexities of human connections and the fear of being different. Set against Hong Kong's urban landscapes, her paintings capture the tension between reality and fantasy, inviting viewers to engage with narratives of alienation and individuality. Through this unique style, Ngai Wing-Lam offers a fantastical yet poignant exploration of personal and societal themes.

 

EDUCATION

2005-2008     Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Arts, Academy of Visual Arts,                                   Hong Kong Baptist University

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025.     "Guides to a Better Soul", Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2023.     "No Dreams Can Last Longer Than A Night", Gallery Exit, Hong Kong
2022      "Searching for Lost Souls", Touch Gallery, Hong Kong

2015      Until You Are Here, YY9 GALLERY, Hong Kong

2012      Reading the Time of Fish Man, Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023  "The Drifters", Duddell's, Hong Kong
             "Relay! Relay! Relay! Relay!", WURE AREA, Hong Kong
2022   "Behind Your Eyelid—Pipilotti Rist"  Participated in the work “The Apartment”  Tai Kwun JC Contemporary, Hong Kong

2021      Let’s Try Catching Steam with Bare Hands, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
                Shining Moment, TANG Art Foundation, Hong Kong
                Alisan Fine Arts x French May Arts Festival Associated Project - Chinese                      Surrealism, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

2020     WWF Hong Kong-Tales of the Ocean, Gallery by the Harbour, Hong Kong

2018      Every Tuesday, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre L614, Hong Kong

2017       The Voyage of the Beagle, WINWIN ART, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, 

                Taiwan

                火腿 未，來式, HAM gallery, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2016

2016      Domesticated, WINWIN ART, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2015      That guy, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University

2012       Asia Contemporary Art Show Hong Kong Young Artist 2012 (Finalist)                            Grand  Hyatt Hong Kong
                Hong Kong Oil Painting Competition 2012, Hong Kong Central Library
                AVA x JCTIC, Koo Ming Kown Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist                              University

2011       Drawing Connection, Siena Art Institute Onlus, Italy

2009     KLOMP!, Hong Kong Red Elation Gallery | Three Pacific Place, Hong Kong

2008     Live Herring ‘08 -Media Art Exhibition, The Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
                New Trend 2008, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong
                Current (Graduation Exhibition), AVA Gallery, Academy of Visual Arts,                          Hong Kong Baptist University

                Arrest - an exhibition of frozen time and space, 1a space, Cattle Depot                            Artists Village, Hong Kong
                Works (Student Painting Exhibition), Gallery, Lam Woo International                                Conference Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University
                Fresh!, AVA Gallery, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

                The Making of Hong Kong – Contemporary Art Exhibition (The students’                        exhibition part) Hong Kong Art Museum

2007      Observation and Investigation (Student Installation Art Exhibition) AVA                          Gallery, Academic of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

                Bliss (Joint-University Multimedia Exhibition), AVA Gallery, Academy of                        Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

2003     Art collection, City Hall, Hong Kong

 

AWARDS (Finalist)

2014      Cliftons Art Prize Hong Kong 2014 (Finalist)

2013      Cliftons Art Prize Hong Kong 2013 (Finalist)

2012       Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong Young Artist 2012 (Finalist)

                Hong Kong Oil Painting Competition 2012 (Finalist)

 

GUEST SPEAKER

2022   PS Paid Studio Visits, Para Site, Hong Kong

             SC Gallery Art Salon - Art, Dream, and Subconscious, SC Gallery, Hong Kong

2020     AVA CCL TALK SERIES 2020-21 Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong                          Baptist University

2015      Draft and Painting
                Painting On and On - Marathon talk, Hong Kong