Rosanna Li Wei-Han 李慧嫻

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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.

*Price: $35,000.00 (Price for the entire set of 6, not sold individually)

Cha Chaan Teng (Set of 6)
Café Baker, 2011, 16×21.5×6.5cm, Stoneware and Mixed Media
Lady Calling, 2009, 21.5x14x16.5cm, Stoneware and Mixed Media
Waiter, 2009, 17.5x14x7cm, Stoneware and Mixed Media
Customer, 2009, 21.5x14x16cm, Stoneware and Mixed Media
Man Smoking, 2009, 20x15x15.5cm, Stoneware and Mixed Media
Selected Solo Exhibits
  • 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
  • Hong Kong Heritage Museum
  • Hong Kong Museum of Art
  • Guangdong Museum of Art
  • Shiwan Ceramic Museum, Guangdong
  • Zhejiang Art Museum