Rosanna Li Wei-Han 李慧嫻

Rosanna Li is a leading ceramic artist from Hong Kong, and retired Assistant Professor at the School of Design of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Born in Hong Kong, Rosanna first studied Ceramics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic, and pursued tertiary education at University of Liverpool. Her works have been exhibited extensively in Asia, Australia, Canada, the U.S.A and Europe. Rosanna’s works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Shiwan Ceramic Museum in Guangdong, and many more museum and institutions in Asia. Rosanna has garnered numerous awards, including the Hong Kong Urban Council Fine Art Award (Ceramics) in 1985, the Artist of the Year Award (Sculpture), the Silver Award in Ceramics of the Guangdong Museum of Art in 2000; and in 2005, she was awarded the Secretary for Home Affairs Commendation Medal, for her contributions to the promotion of the arts and culture in Hong Kong.

Earthy and comical, Rosanna’s plump, amiable, figures are versatile caricatures, portraying the various, vibrant facets of Hong Kong popular culture. The Mahjong figures are caught in earnest play, looking mirthful and at ease, while her yoga sculptures are seated in repose, emitting through their robust, ample frames, a contemplative aura that speaks of the artist’s wit and craftsmanship, relayed through her chubby, amiable creations.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2018 | Love Books, Love Puffs, Love Mobiles, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2017 | Toast to Go – Rosanna Li Ceramics Solo Exhibition, Giant Year Gallery, Hong Kong
2014 | Soulmate – a Solo Exhibition of Rosanna Li, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
2013 | Coffee or Tea? Ceramic Works by Rosanna Li Wei-Han, iPreciation, Singapore
2009 | Yuanyang Qishui – Han’s Café, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2006 | Men, I wish I knew How to Quit You!, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2002 | Easy Easy, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central Hong Kong
2000 | Terraces Topography: Yu Lan Festival, Para/Site , Hong Kong
1999 | The Unbearable Loneliness of Being, Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong
1997 | Hong Kong Artists Series: Li Wei Han – Muddle Muddles, Hong Kong Museum of Art

Awards

2020 | Artist of the Year Award (Visual Arts) at the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards
2005 | Secretary for Home Affairs Commendation Medal Awards
2000 | Artist of the Year Award (Sculpture)
2000 | Silver Award in Ceramics of the Guangdong Museum of Art
1985 | Hong Kong Urban Council Fine Art Award (Ceramics)

Selected Public Collections