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Elaine Chiu (b.1996, Hong Kong) lives and works in Hong Kong.

 

She received her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Art History and Sociology from the University of Hong Kong in 2018. She is a member of the China Artists Association and the Hong Kong Artists Association. In 2023, she was named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list, and her work was selected for the 14th National Art Exhibition of China in 2024.
 
Elaine’s practice spans painting, on-location sketching, and performance art, exploring the multifaceted layers of urban texture, collective memories, and identity. Her visual language merges pixels and blocks to create mosaic-like architectural structures that deconstruct the visual rhythms of contemporary urban landscapes and commercial symbols. Her works present an abstract realist aesthetic in the context of the AI era, capturing cities and finding harmony through the dissolution of detail.
 
Recent exhibitions include "
Picturesque Ordinary" at The Bridge+, “Moments” at Artπ Art Space, Shenzhen, “The World Map from Hong Kong” at Hong Kong Arts Centre, and “Before Memories Expire” at JPS Gallery. Chung Hwa Publishing published her book “Before Memories Expire: Hong Kong Cityscape Aesthetics and Impressions” in 2023. Elaine's paintings are in the permanent collections of the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong, Pucheng Art Museum/ Fan Di’an Museum, K11 Art Foundation, Société Générale, and Cathay Pacific. 

Awards

Education

2018 Art History and Sociology, Bachelor of Arts (Hons), The University of Hong Kong
2017 Semester Exchange, The University of Edinburgh

2016 Pembroke-King's Programme, The University of Cambridge

Solo exhibitions

2025 Picturesque Ordinary, The Bridge+, Hong Kong

2024 Moments, Artπ Art Space, Shenzhen, China

2024 The World Map from Hong Kong, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2021 Before Memories Expire & The Memory Library, JPS Art Gallery Hong Kong

2019 Signs of Our Times, Eslite Bookstore and Parklane Hotel, Hong Kong

2017 Street and Seek, Hotel Jen HK, Hong Kong

2016 Heartbeats in Hong Kong, MTR Arttube, Hong Kong

Selected group exhibitions

2025 An Exchange Exhibition of Young Artists from the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

2024 ART HONG KONG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

2024 藝道同行 —— 四維彩墨會員作品展2024, Hong Kong Central Library

2024 藝脈相承·夢想起航大型書畫作品展, Hong Kong Culture Association, Hong Kong Central Library

2024 Art of Prosperity - An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists, Sands Macao

2024 “LANDSCAPE PICTURESQUE” - Exhibition by Artists in Hong Kong in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Central Library

2024 The 14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, China 2024, Shenzhen Museum of Art, China

2024 Mengbi Shenghua, Pucheung/ Fan Di'an Museum, Fujian, China

2024 Future of Interaction, Luohu Museum, Shenzhen, China

2024 The Present, Artecal Foundation, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2024 Boundless, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau Youth Artists Exhibition, Shenzhen CEC, Shenzhen, China

2024 L'evento Haus of Dreamers a Venezia, Golden Goose, Marghera, Venice, Italy

2024 Realising Central Cityscapes, Henderson Land Group, H Queen's, Hong Kong

2024 Remapping Reality, Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong

​2023 Less’ential - art of our times, Phillips Asia Headquarters, Hong Kong

2023 Art Shenzhen, Lucie Fine Arts, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, China

2023 Confluence of Voices, Artecal Foundation, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2023 The Art of Presence, Design Trust, Hong Kong

2023 Sweeping Vistas, JPS Gallery Hong Kong

2022 Bonjour Paris, JPS Gallery Paris, France

2022 GINZA SIX III, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan

2022 Art Central, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong

​2021 Para Site Silver Jubilee Exhibition and Auction, Soho House, Hong Kong

2020 “TAKE 2”, Hong Kong Spotlight, Art Basel Hong Kong

2020 SILENT ART TOKYO, JPS Gallery Tokyo, Japan

2018 Hong Kong in 2050, Vivid Sydney, Australia

Selected Artist Forum and Sharing

Major Commissions and Collaborations

Residency and Artist Development Programmes

Public collections

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong

K11 Art Foundation

Société Générale

Cathay Pacific

Pucheng Art Museum/ Fan Di'an Museum

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Sydney)

Publication and Column Writings

Professional Associations

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