Artist / Tobe Kan
KAN was born in Hong Kong, she currently lives and works in Hong Kong. She obtained her Bachelor (Fine Art) degree co-presented by RMIT University and Hong Kong Art School in 2017. In recent years, KAN likes to observe various vegetation that coexist with humans in daily life by walking around. Her current practice investigates the boundaries between life and death, examines the condition of insecurity in relation to feelings of alienation or being forgotten, or about “existence” and “distance”, and intends to reveal the uncanny and mysterious feelings of hovering between asleep and awake, dream and reality. She experiments with painting, drawing and installation. KAN has been exhibiting her works in Hong Kong and the USA. Her artworks are held in numerous private collections.
Education
2017 BA Degree in Fine Arts
co-presented by Hong Kong Art School and RMIT University
2006 Associate Degree
Digital Visual Design of the Community College, City University of Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition
2022 “of war, of love, of time”, Peter Augustus Gallery, USA
2020 “Panacea”, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
2018 “Peck-eyes Ravens”, CL3 Architects Limited, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Group Exhibition
2023
Dallas Art Fair, Peter Augustus Gallery, USA
Art Basel, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
“Perfectly Imperfection”, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
“Sweeping Vistas”, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong
2022
“Gravity 重力”, Soluna Fine Art, Hong Kong
Intersect Aspen, Peter Augustus Gallery, USA
“The Sunshine Is Still There 還有陽光”, SC Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Basel, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
2021
“+1”, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
“So I say, “It’s a landscape painting. 而我會說這是一幅風景畫”, The Gallery of Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre
“The Unsung 韌生”, JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
2020
“Hong Kong Spotlight by Art Basel”, 1a space, Hong Kong
“In the course of Dancing, from Nightfall to Darkness 愈夜舞”, The Gallery of Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre
2019
“This Bitter Earth”, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
“TAKE 1 · Group Exhibition of Hong Kong Young Artists”, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong Kong
“By the Window 等待景至”, 1a space, Hong Kong
2018
“An on-going balance of insecurity 平衡不安進行中”, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
“Social Transformations”, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
“PROCESSING : on reading art”, The Gallery of Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre
2017
“Deep Silence 靜聽深度”, HKAS Alumni Network exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre
“Fresh Trend Art Graduations Joint Exhibition”, chi K11 art space, Hong Kong
“NEXT+”, Art Next Expo, PMQ Central, Hong Kong
“HKFOREWORD17”, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
“RMIT & HKAS BAFA Graduation Exhibition 2017”, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Awards
2017 Fresh Trend Art Award, Fresh Trend Art Graduations Joint Exhibition
Mr. Jerry Kwan Memorial Scholarship, Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong
2016/2017 Talent Development Scholarship, Education Bureau, Hong Kong
2015 Kam Fan Awards, The Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of
Hong Kong