He is a leading calligrapher equipped with exceptional repertoire and expertise. Competent in a wide range of scripts, Chui’s calligraphy exerts a dynamic and vigorous quality, while his painting derives from the structure of calligraphic fundamentals.
CHUI Pui Chee
Born in Hong Kong in 1980, After graduating from Queen’s College, Hong Kong in 1999, Dr Chui took his first degree at the Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He furthered his postgraduate studies at the Department of Chinese Calligraphy of China Academy of Art, where he obtained his Master of Arts and Doctoral Degree. Dr Chui served as a programme coordinator at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK and a part-time lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
He was an Honorary Advisor of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK and worked in the Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Department of China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd. Dr Chui is currently a part-time lecturer of CUHK and Hong Kong Baptist University, an executive member of The Jiazi Society of Calligraphy and Friends of Shizhai, as well as a research fellow of Modern Calligraphy Research Center of China Academy of Art.
In 2012, Dr Chui received the Hong Kong Contemporary Art- Young Artist Award, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. He also received the Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2015 organized by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
He was a finalist of The Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2015, 2018 and 2020. Some of Dr Chui’s artworks were collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology of University of Oxford and private collectors. Dr Chui has held three solo exhibitions: In Calligraphy in me’, ‘My Tiresome at the Bottom of Valley’ and ‘Bedtime Stories
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2018 ‘Bedtime Stories’, Grotto Fine Art, HK
2015 ‘My Tiresome At The Bottom Of The Valley’, Grotto Fine Art, HK
2013 ‘Chui Pui-chee – In Calligraphy In Me’, Grotto Fine Art, HK
2011 ‘Review And Prospects: Works Of Chinese Calligraphy By Chui Pui-chee 2011’, HK
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2020
‘Now Showing’, Karin Weber Gallery, HK
‘Dawn Chorus’, Happen with HART, HART Hall, H Queen’s, HK
‘The 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition’, K11 HACC, HK
2019
Classics Remix: The Hong Kong Viewpoint, Hong Kong Museum of Art
‘Together We March Forward: New Asia 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition’, HART Hall, H Queen’s, HK
2018
‘The 2018 Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition’, HART Hall, H Queen’s, HK
2017
‘Ensuring The Best Influence For Her Son Mencius’, Ink Asia 2017, HK
‘Hong Kong Cancer Fund Charity Auction’, HK
2015
‘Senses’, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, HK
‘A Tale Of Two Cities – Painting And Calligraphy By Shanghai and Hong Kong Artists’, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre, HK
‘Calm Non-action’, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK
‘INKcarnation: Literary Tattoos’, Cattle Depot Artist Village, HK
‘The 2015 Sovereign Asian Art Prize: Shortlisted Finalists Exhibition’, HK
‘Hong Kong Cancer Fund Charity Auction’, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, HK
‘Calligraphy And Non-Calligraphy: 2015 Hangzhou International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition’, CAA Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2014
‘Elephant Parade Hong Kong’, HK
‘SCMP Charity Art Auction’, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, HK
2013
‘International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition’, Sunyard Art, Hangzhou, China
‘Calligraphy Exhibition Of Contemporary Calligraphers From Hong Kong’, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK
‘Hong Kong Cancer Fund Charity Auction’, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, HK
‘Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards 2012’, Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK
2012
‘Artworks By 9 Hong Kong Alumni Of China Academy of Art 2012’, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK
‘With The Boundary – Biennial Exhibition Of Lanting Calligraphy Society’, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
‘International Calligraphy Exhibition’, Shinjang, China
‘Calligraphy Exhibition Of Art Museum Of Zhang Hai’, Art Museum Of Zhang Hai, Henan, China
2010
‘Calligraphy, Non-Calligraphy – International Modern Calligraphy Exhibition’, CAA Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
‘Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009’, Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK
2006
‘Works Of Chinese Calligraphy Of Jiazi Society’, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
‘International Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition of Xiling Society of Seal Arts’, Hangzhou, China
2005
‘Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005’, Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK
2003
‘Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2003’, Hong Kong Museum of Art, HK
Awards(selected)
2020
Finalist of The 2020 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
2018
Finalist of The 2018 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
2016
Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2015
2015
Finalist of The 2015 Sovereign Asian Art Prize
2012
‘Young Artist Award’, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards 2012
Auctions
2018
There’s Snow Again V, Christie’s Hong Kong, First Open
2017
There’s Snow Again VIII, Christie’s Hong Kong, Autumn Sale
2017
There’s Snow Again VI, Christie’s Hong Kong, Spring Sale
2016
There’s Snow Again IV, Christie’s Hong Kong, Autumn Sale
