HU YONGKAI
胡永凱
B.1945
Celebrated all over the world for his quixotic portrayals of the fair and feminine, Hu Yongkai’s remarkable openness to absorbing new penchants and influences has delighted international audiences for over twenty years. His paintings are at the same time contemporary in expression yet imbued with oriental tradition, vivid ethnic colors and spiritedness.
Born in 1945, Beijing, Hu Yongkai attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts at the early age of fifteen to study traditional painting. Soon after graduation, he worked as an art director at Shanghai Animation Film Studio where he developed his unique sensibility of formal aesthetics. In 1985, he left the field of media production to teach at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. In 1992, he emigrated to the United States where he was granted the right of permanent residence for his outstanding expertise in art.
Over his career, Hu Yongkai has had over twenty solo exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Chicago, Los Angeles, Taos in New Mexico, Tokyo, Leverkusen in Germany, Singapore as well as other cities worldwide. He has participated in numerous art expositions in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore, and garnered several awards and prizes to his name. His works are kept in the collections of China’s National Museum of Fine Art (Beijing), Shanghai Art Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Cultural Museum, amongst a world following of private collectors.
2004-2005
ARTSingapore—The Contemporary Asian Art Fair, Singapore
“My Fair Lady”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
2003
Solo exhibition tour (Beijing, Zhongshan, Hong Kong, Shanghai)
2002
The 3rd Shenzhen International Biennale Exhibition of Ink Painting
“Ebony and Ivory”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
2001
“A Century of Chinese Art”, China National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing, China
“Shanghai Beauty”, Solo exhibition, Shanghai, China
2000
The 2nd Shenzhen International Biennale Exhibition of Ink Painting
Prize of Excellence, The 9th National Art Exhibition, China
“A Tale of Two Cities”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
1999
“Lotus”, Award of Excellence, The 8th National Art Exhibition of China
1998
“Gardens, Shadows, Memories”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
Solo exhibition organized by the Artists Association of China, China National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing
Solo exhibitions in Hong Kong & Singapore
1997
“Quiet Days”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
1996
Solo exhibitions in Hong Kong & Singapore
1994
Solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and Leverkusen, Germany
1993
Solo exhibition, Singapore
1992
Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
1991
Solo exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1990
The First Annual Toyko Art Expo
Solo exhibitions in California and Taos, New Mexico
1989
Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
1988
Group exhibitions in Copenhagen & New York
Solo exhibition, Crown Center of Art & Culture, Taipei, Taiwan
1987
Solo exhibition, Chicago, USA
1986
Solo exhibitions in Shanghai & Luizhou, Guangxi Province, China
ARTWORKS
Morning Make-up
Aromatic Fragrance
SOLD
Joy of Living
SOLD
Reposing in Charm
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