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PAK Sheung Chuen biography | artworks | events

Pak Sheung Chuen was born in Fujian (China) in 1977. He immigrated to Hong Kong at 7 years old. He lives and works in Hong Kong now. Pak is a conceptual and performance artist who is well known as a regular visual art columnist in a local newspaper “Mingpao”. His artwork is conceptual, poetic and humor. Each artwork is a deep thought on everyday life. He was awarded an Overseas Exchange Prize (Chinese Performance Art) from Macao Museum of Art in 2005. He got the Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship in 2006 from Asian Cultural Council supporting him to work in New York. He published 2 books: Odd One In: Hong Kong Diary and See Walk What on 1 July. Pak is a core member of 2nd Floor 5 Sons Studio.
 
1977 
Born in Fujian, China.
1984 
Immigrated into Hong Kong.
2002 
Graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, B.A., Major in Fine Arts, Minor in Theology.
2002 
Setup the“2nd Floor 5 Sons Studio”in Fotan with 4 classmates.
2003 
Started to pose artworks on Mingpao Daily Newspaper.
2004 
Columnist of the (Sunday) Mingpao (明報) Daily Newspaper (until 2006).
2005 
Published 2 books: "See Walk What on 1 July" and "Odd One In: Hong Kong Diary". Won an Oversea Exchange Prize in the exhibition: "Inward Gazes–Documentaries of Chinese Performance Arts"(2005) Oversea Exchange Prize, Macao Museum of Art.
2006 
Participated in a number of oversea exhibitions, such as “Busan Biennale 2006”. Awarded the Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship (12 months in USA) of Asian Cultural Council.
2007 ISCP residency in New York

 

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