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
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