Annie Wan (b. 1961)

A prominent Ceramic artist from Hong Kong, Annie Wan obtained her Bachelor & Master of Fine Arts degrees, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1996 and 1999 respectively. She has showcased her works in numerous museums and festivals since 1991, including the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the International Ceramics Festival in Tokoname, Japan, the Hong Kong Cultural Festival in Japan, and the Museum of International Ceramic Art in Denmark. Annie’s works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Guldagergaard Museum of International Ceramic Art in Denmark, the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan and the Philippe Charriol Foundation. Over the years, she has also garnered numerous awards, such as award winner at the Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition in 2003, and Winner (Sculpture category) at the Philippe Charriol Foundation Art Competition in 1999.

Inspired and moulded to imitate ordinary objects, Annie’s works are personable, nostalgic reflections; materialised at times, through unglazed porcelain or stoneware clay, to become surreal depictions of the original. Taking abstract forms, with slightly perturbing effect, Annie’s creations aptly detail the tricky, delicate confluence of longing and rediscovery.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Zan Baak Fo, 2013, Cheung Hing Grocery Store & Former site of Giant Year Gallery, Hong Kong
Text · Book, 2013, 1a Space, Hong Kong
Looking for Poetry in Wanchai, 2008, Stage One Art Space, Hong Kong
Moulding World – A Summer in Denmark, 2005, the Habitus, Hong Kong
Rediscovery, 2001, First Institute of Art and Design Gallery, Hong Kong
Longing and Rediscovery, 1999 the MFA thesis exhibition, Hui Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ceramic Works by Wan Lai Kuen, 1998 Fringe Festival ‘98, Hong Kong
Paintings by Annie Wan, 1997, Fringe Festival ‘97, Hong Kong

Selected Group Exhibitions

Warum Kunst?, 2018, Museum Ulm & Kunsthalle Weishaupt, Germany
PRESENCE: A Window into Chinese Contemporary Art, 2018, St George;s Hall, Liverpool, United Kingdom
The 3rd Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, 2018, Ucity Art Museum of GAFA, Guangzhou, China
Hanzi Exhibition, 2018, Qube, PMQ, Hong Kong
What’s in Store?, 2017, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom
The Eight Climate (What Does Art Do?), 2016, 11th edition of Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
2015 Contemporary Asian Ceramics Exchange Exhibition, Museum of China Academy of Art, China
Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2014, Kochi, India
Asia Triennial Manchester 2014, Manchester, UK