Hanison Lau uses sculptural form to present his ideas; his 3-dimensional pieces speak some of his personal stories, presenting different visual elements with ready-made materials. He usually employs history and literature, especially adapted from Chinese culture as referential languages and properties to appropriate his works. He used sculpture and drawing to represent the poetic elements vested in contemporary visual art form, and his works demonstrate a strong record of personal action. 

 

Lau has now been working as an independent artist and Lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University. He received his Bachelor Degree of Arts (Fine Art) and Master Degree in Fine Art at RMIT University in 2005 and 2007 respectively. He was selected as one of the highlighted artists by the Hong Kong Art Promotion Office for its “Artists in Neighbourhood scheme II 2008”. He took part in the Artist-in-residence project in Portland, USA in 2008 and South Korea in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. In the last few years, he has been exhibiting his works extensively in USA, Paris, Australia, China and Hong Kong. His work has been collected by various local and overseas collectors.

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Education

2006 - 2007 Master of Fine Art, RMIT University

2003 - 2005 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), RMIT University

2002 - 2003 Diploma in Fine Arts, Hong Kong Arts Centre, The Art School

1999 - 2001 Diploma of Graphic Design, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia)

1992 - 1998 St. Paul's College

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Solo Exhibitions

2020 "Pulse" Artwork by LAU Hok-shing, Chang Chang Goodstore

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2017 “Between Art and Other Worlds”, Fringe Club, Fringe Club, Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery

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2014 "Say Hello to Hello", Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong

 

2013 "Uncertainty Principle Artwork by Lau Hok-Shing", The A. Lift Gallery CHECKPOINT, Hong Kong

 

2011 "Bittersweet - A Mixed Media Solo Exhibition by Hanison, Lau Hok-shing", TEDA Contemporary Art Museum,Tianjin, CHINA

 

2010  "See-Through － From Hollywood to Shanghai, Hok Shing Grocery – A centruy – old shop (Used Goods Collection and Exchange Project)",  Woofer Ten

 

2008  "Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV: Soulful Landscape within Qi Quan Zhai –Works by Hanison Lau", Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong

 

2006

"Order – recordation of personal action by Hanison Lau", White Tube, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Poem. Imagine", Too Art Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

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Group Exhibition

2022

By the People: Creative Chinese Characters, Hong Kong Museum of Art and designer Freeman Lau, Hong Kong Museum of Art

Be 40 Mixed-Media Exhibition, Fringe Club, Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery

‘Minding the G(r)a(s)p’ , Para Site

See you tomorrow, Fringe Club, Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery

 

2021

Up Close – Hollywood Road II, Hollywood Road - Bonnie Lai Antiquities,GALLERY149, Hon Ming Gallery, Wing Hing Co

The Name Red -  CHUI Pui-chee, LAU Hok-shing, PAU Mo-ching, CHAN Sai-lok, Fringe Club, Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery

Ghosts Market, arthome

Pat Heung Farm  Festival, Sangwoodgoon – Kids Club

“Unspeakables” Exhibition, Fringe Club, Anita Chan Lai-ling Gallery

 

2020

The Palm at the End of the Mind, Blindspot Gallery

Up Close – Hollywood Road,Hollywood Road - Bonnie Lai Antiquities,GALLERY149, Hon Ming Gallery, Wing Hing Co

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Light up a special 366 days exhibition :【 A City of Glimmers 】,Cultural Creative and Craft Yellow Circle, Form Society 

 

2019

"In Search of Coastline" Art Parade Education Project 2018-19   - Art Parade, Art Together, Route：  Tai Wan Shan Park, Hung Hom to Cattle Depot Artist Village, To Kwa Wan

Hong Kong Art Temple, Form Society (186 Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po) 

Charming Tastes and Fragrance: Literature and Visual Arts Exhibition,  The House Of HK Literature, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 5/F The Pao Galleries

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2018

“THE” Survey Exhibition, C&G Artpartment, Cattle Depot

Depends on Eyes, Form Society

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2017

Deep Silence - Hong Kong Art School Alumni Network Exhibition 2017, Hong Kong Arts Centre & Hong Kong Art School Alumni Network, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Very Period, VT Artsalon, Taipei,Taiwan

Fine Art Asia 2017, Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sparkle! Neo Travel: Creative and Cultural Docent@ Community

ArtTravellers Exhibition Series II: Revisiting Memory Lane, Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Organised by the Art Promotion Office

A Pseudo Presence – Remaking Hong Kong History, Hong Kong literature house, 1a space,  Cattle Depot

 

2016

“Islands’ Narrative: Literature X Visual Art” Exhibition

The House Of HK Literature, 1a space

Ink Asia 2016, Galerie Ora-Ora, Ink Asia 2016, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

FUTURISTIC INK – Ink Art Group Exhibition, HK Culture Festival,  Galerie Ora-Ora

Liang Yi Museum, Hong Kong

Fine Art Asia 2016－  Heaven & World of Hong Kong Sculpture

Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial

Decongestants for West-Kowloonization: On Fire,  C&G Artpartment

Hong Kong Jockey Club Heritage x Arts x Design (H.A.D.) Walk Project X Sha Tin & Sai Kung – Fusion of Horizons, HULU Culture

LAND VISIONS: In Search of Land Art in Hong Kong

Multimedia Exhibition: The (non) Existing Memory of Hong Kong in Literary Text

Hong Kong Arts Development Council

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2015

Underdog, Herrero de Tejada, Estudio Herrero de Tejada, c/ Juanita nº 11, Madrid 28047

Fine Art Asia 2015 --- Temptation of Nature Installation Art Project

A Legacy of Ink Lui Shou-kwan 40 Years On, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Layman Life Project, The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage

GhostWalk, Fringe Club

Exhibition of “The very happy wonderful celebration of the return of Artist Commune and the 18th anniversary of Hong Kong handover, with cheerful music and songs all over the world” , Fringe Club

 "The Past is Continuing", Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum

"Double Vision: Yang Kai and Lau Hok Shing Hanison", Lucie Chang Fine Arts & Fringe Club, Fringe Club

"MobArt Pop-Up Art Store Exhibition", MobArt x Detour, PMQ

"10th Anniversary Exhibition- In Conversations with 100 local artist, YY9, YY9 Gallery (Chai Wan)

                             

2014

"The Circle of ______", MobArt x Detour, PMQ

"Southern District Literature Day – All About Poetry", The Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, Aberdeen Promenade

"ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair", Gallery EXIT, Shanghai, China

"Tomorrow 64", Curator: Kacey Wong, http://www.tomorrowsixtyfour.com

"Hong Kong Houseware Fair 2014", Pointsman Art Creation, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

"Remaster vs Appropriating the Classics", VT Artsalon & am space, Taipei, Taiwan

"Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2014 － Young Talent HK", Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

"Small is Beautiful V.5 - Small Sculpture Show", Leo Gallery, Shanghai, China

"Asia Hotel Art Fair Hong Kong 2014", The A. Lift Gallery, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel

"Out of Light", The A. Lift Gallery, The A.lift Gallery, Fotan

 

2013

"Citibank Plaza Recycled Nutcracker Project", The Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, Citibank Plaza, Central

"Fine Art Asia - "IMPERCEPTIBLE" Artworks by Tony NG Kwun-lun, KOON Wai-bong & Hanison LAU Hok-shing", The A. Lift Gallery, Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

"HKC Budget Art Fair 2013", Hong Kong Contemporary, Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong

"Taehwa River Eco Art Festival 2013", TEAF, Taehwa River, Grand Park, Ulsan, Korea

"Hong Kong Art Basel 2013", Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

"Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2013", Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

 

2012

"Transformation & 8th Anniversary Show", YY9 Gallery (Chai Wan)

"「Black Market」 Flash Art Exhibition", Gresson Street Market in Wan Chai

"Hawkerama II @ Detour 2012", Former Wan Chai Police Station

"Philosopher's (knock-off) Stone: turning gold into plastic", OSAGE Kwun Tong

"Fabulous Romantic", SIGNATURE Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing CHINA

"Market Force Response Summer Pop-Up Market Art Exhibition", OSAGE Kwun Tong

"Hong Kong August《 In The Mood For Art 》", Mong Kok, Fa Yuen Street & Nullah Road

"Hawkerama Art Exhibition", Mong Kok, Fa Yuen Street & Nullah Road

"Scalable Strategies", Galley EXIT, Southsite

"LINES – Joint Exhibition of Five Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Young artists", SIGNATURE Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing CHINA

"Space@West Kowloon—Hong Kong Sculpture Biennial 2012", Hong Kong Central Library

"In the Arms of the Void 져버려진 곳의 품안에서", Pink Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

"Wearable Exhibition – Bring Art Eveywhere", Around the artist studio in Fo Tan, Hong Kong

"Lucky 13 - To Kwa Wan Thirteen Streets Community Art Program", Artist Commune, Cattle Depot

"Hong Kong Contemporary Visual Artists Celebrating the BLOOMSOM of West Kowloon Cultural District 2 Wheel Party at West Kowloon", West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

 

2011

"MaD@West Kowloon, Let’s own it! – Wall-less Art Complex", West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

"Paper Tales Exhibition", ArtisTree – Swire Island East

"Fine Art Asia 2011", Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

"LANDSCAPES", Gyeonggi Creation Center

"Love the Future Art and Poetry Exhibition", Art Island East

"Primitive Contemporary III” series — “Primitive Craftsmanship‧Contemporary Sculpture", C&G Artpartment, Tai Tong Lychee Village

 

2010

"Green X’mas Art Exhibition", Artist Commune of Cattle Depot

"Touching Art: Louvre’s Sculpture in Movement Exhibition", Hong Kong Museum of Art

"Eastern District Arts Festival - Eastern Art Bus", Streets of Hong Kong

"Asian Art Invitation Exhibition", Redtory Art and Living District, Guangzhou, China

"Exhibiting Experiments．Experimenting Exhibitions 4: Untitled Exhibition", Wrongplace, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre

"2010 Air Program in Litmus ”Wongok-dong Recipe", Community Space Litmus, South Korea

"Exhibiting Experiments．Experimenting Exhibitions 3: Degenerate Art Exhibition",

Wrongplace, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre

"The Layman Life Exhibition", The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage

"Food Art Festival “Savor Art !” Exhibition", K11

"Exhibiting Experiments．Experimenting Exhibitions 2: Out of the Box",

Wrongplace, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre

"Exhibiting Experiments．Experimenting Exhibitions 1: Exhibition as Rashomon",

Wrongplace, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre 

"Shifting Topography", Hanart Square, Hanart

"Silence", Blue Lotus Gallery, Fotan

"CUHK The Fourth Chung Chi Christian Festival“, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

"The Missing Parts - A Study on Functional Object", The PaoGallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Heritage X Arts X Design", Former Police Married Quarters, Hollywood Road‏

"Poetic Scene", YY9

 

2009

"Hiking Arte - Travelling in Imaginary Landscape", K11

"Reborn - The Silk Road Arts Exhibition", Harbour City Ocean Terminal; New Town Plaza Phase I L1

"Dwelling", OSAGE Kwun Tong

"Art on the Road", Streets of Hong Kong

"ArtLARM Market@ Tit Hong Lane Central", Shop No.6, Tit Hong Lane Central

"Reversed Reality", Olympian City

 

2008

"Reversed Reality", Worksound, Portland, USA

"Hong Kong Arts Centre 30th Anniversary Award - Exhibition of Competition Entries", Jockey Club Gallery & Experimental Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Master Mind 2008 - Master of Fine Art Graduation Show 2008", The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Art Donation Box Project", Artist Commune, Cattle Depot

"Art Container Project", West Kowloon Cultural District

"Artists in the Neighbourhood 4 Launching Exhibition", Exhibition Hall Hong Kong City Hall Low Block

 

2007

"The Preview of New West Kowloon Exhibition Venue", C&G Artpartment

"Think After Ink – A new interpretation of brush and ink by Hong Kong artists", Blue Lotus Gallery

"In visible", White Tube, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Variances in Singular", Too Art Gallery

"Episode II - Read Différance", Room 221, Wah Luen Industrial Building, Fotan, Hong Kong 

"Almost 18", White Tube , Hong Kong Arts Centre

 

2006

"Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden– Art & Environment Programme",  Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden

"Poem. Imagine 2", Para/Site Central in Hanart

"Paradigm Shift – BA (Fine Art) Graduation Show", The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

“Away” Group Exhibition of Hong Kong Contemporary Visual Artists", 1a space, Cattle Depot

 

2005

"Pre work", Too Art Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"In-Between Meals", ARTtube@MTR, Central Station

"POKH MORF FROM HKOP Printmaking Exhibition", Habitus

"Crossing Path", YY9 Gallery

"The Philippe Charriol Foundation 19Th Art Competition Exhibition", Hong Kong Culture Centre

"Toy’s Story", Hong Kong Culture Centre

 

2004

"Bodily Life", White Tube, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"The Philippe Charriol Foundation 18Th Art Competition Exhibition", Hong Kong Culture Centre

"The Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre Diploma in Fine Arts Graduation Show",

The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

 

2003

"The Exhibition of Shoot to Origin (al) Photo Competition", The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"The Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre Diploma in Fine Arts Graduation Show",

Hong Kong Arts Centre

"Residency Project for Internation Renowned Visual Artists – Xu Bing’s Artists – in – residency Workshop Exhibition", The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Centre

"The Roof of Floor 14", Atelier 47

"GIRL BOY GIRL GIRL GIRL", The Art School East Town Learning Centre Gallery

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Artist in Residence

2017 Leafing Places - HKxASM Community Exchange, Sai Wan Concern

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2014 International Outdoor Art Exhibition of Korea DMZ Art Festival 2014, DMZ Art Festival Organizing Committee, DMZ, South Korea

2013 Taehwa River Eco Art Festival 2013, TEAF, Ulsan, South Korea

2011 Gyeonggi Creation Center, South Korea

2011 TEDA Contemporary Art Museum, Art Independent Forum, Tianjin, CHINA

2010 Artist in residence project “Wongok-dong Recipe” in Ansan, South Korea, Community Space LITMUS,Ansan, South Korea

2008 Artist in residence project in Portland, USA, Worksound, Portland, USA

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Theatre Installation

2022 A Minute Something Else enters, Reframe Theatre, Set and Costume Design : Lau Hok-shing, Assemble point: Blake Garden, Route: Walking route via Po Hing Fong and High Street

2021

A Poem in Jail, Reframe Theatre, Costume Designer : Lau Hok-shing, Tai Kwun

Cats and the coastal forest -Immersive Theatre, Director & Playwright: Felix Chan, Art Director: Lau Hok-shing , Hong Kong Fringe Clue

2018 Reminder for Immersive Theatre: Stream of Consciousness, Hong Kong Fringe Club, Art Director: Lau Hok-shing , Hong Kong Fringe Club

2017 Reminder for Immersive Theatre: Lingering in Time, Hong Kong Fringe Club, Art Director: Lau Hok-shing, Hong Kong Fringe Club

2014 "Bier Sound", Blue House, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

2010

"Urban Ark 2",  JCCAC, Black Box Theatre

"Urban Ark", Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Hong Kong

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Award

2017 Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2016 -Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts), Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC)

2014 Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Hong Kong Society for Education in Art

2013 Taehwa River Eco Art Festival 2013 - The Most Popular Artist chosen by citizens, TEAF, South Korea

2005 Finalist in Philippe Charriol Art Foundation Annual Open competition, Philippe Charriol Art Foundation

2004 Finalist in Philippe Charriol Art Foundation annual Open competition (Installation Art), Philippe Charriol Art Foundation

2004 Best Artwork Award - The Art School Diploma in Find Arts Graduation show, Hong Kong Art School

2003 Merits Shoot to Origin (al) Photo Competition, MILK magazine

1998 Scholarship (Fine Art), St. Paul’s College