Wong Wai Yin

Wong Wai Yin, also known as Doris Wong Wai Yin, is a Hong Kong-based interdisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, sculpture, collage, installation, video, performance, and photography. Her practice often draws from personal memory and addresses broader themes in art history and gender representation.

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Education and Career

Wong earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Leeds in 2005.
She was involved with the Asia Art Archive as a project assistant for the “Materials of the Future” documentation project in 2009 and returned as an artist-in-residence from 2010 to 2011.
Wong co-founded the Observation Society, an independent art space in Guangzhou. She has also taught at institutions including the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she joined the Department of Fine Arts in 2012.

Artistic Work

Her work often reflects on personal narratives and broader socio-political concerns. A notable example is the 2008 black-and-white video Tribute to Inside Looking Out – For the male artists along my way, which critiques gender bias in the art world. It is part of the collection at M+, Hong Kong’s contemporary visual culture museum.
Wong has exhibited in major cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Guangzhou, and in the United States.

Personal life

Wong resides in Hong Kong and is married to fellow artist Kwan Sheung-chi.

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

2009. "L'Écume des choses" – l'art de Wong Wai Yin, Observation Society, Guangzhou, China
2010. "Woofer Café Ten", Woofer Ten, Hong Kong
2011. "Becoming a Different Person Might be Hard" – A Painting Exhibition of Wong Wai Yin, iPRECIATION, Hong Kong
2011. "From Wong Wai Yin's Collection to the Hong Kong Art Archive", Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
2016. "Without Trying", Spring Workshop, Hong Kong

Selected group exhibitions

2002. "Cho Siu-yee and Wong Wai-yin Joint Exhibition", The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2003. "Fotanian", Yiliu Painting Factory, Fotanian Artists Studios, Hong Kong
2003. "Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2003", Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2003. "Just Do It" Sharon Lam, Doris To and Wong Wai-yin Joint Exhibition, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2004. "Build: HK Spirit Red White Blue", Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
2004. "CUHK Fine Art Graduation Show", The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2004. "Sculpture non Sculpture", 1a space, Hong Kong
2005. "Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005", Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2005. "Art SuperMart@Para/Site", Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
2005. "Studio Visit", Bankley House Studios, Manchester, UK
2005. "Meeting Point" MA Fine Art Graduation Show, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2006. "Dream a little dream", Basement, Hollywood Centre, Hong Kong
2006. "aWay" Group Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Artists, 1a space, Hong Kong
2007. "Vending Art Machine" Made in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2007. "Copied Right", Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
2007. "Time After Time", Basement, Hollywood Centre, Hong Kong
2007. "97+10" Reversing Horizons, Artist Reflections of the Hong Kong Handover 10th Anniversary, MoCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
2007. "Exhibitions On – Fire!", Para/Site Central, Hong Kong
2007. "Variances in Singular", Too Art, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2007. "Fotanian: Open Studio 2007", =(o-otter studio, Fotanian Artists Studios, Hong Kong
2008. "Wanakio 2008", Okinawa, Japan
2008. "Reversed Reality", Worksound, Portland, USA
2008. "The 3rd Guangzhou Triennial", Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2008. "Inside Looking Out", Osage Gallery, Singapore
2008. "Women's Work", Osage Gallery, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2008. "Sick Leaves" Conceptual Art Exhibition, C&G Artpartment, Hong Kong
2008. "Shek Kip Mei / World: Public Housing 20/20", MOST, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2008. "Hong Kong Anarchitecture Bananas: Artists who reclaim space", Artist Commune, Hong Kong
2008. "Fair Enough", Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong Kong
2008. "Sun of Beach", Wong Wai Wheel Artspace, Hong Kong
2008. "Fotanian: Fotan Artists Open Studios 2008", =(o-otter studio, Fotanian Artists Studios, Hong Kong
2009. "ISCP Open Studio", ISCP, New York, USA
2009. "One Degree of Separation", Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK
2009. "Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation", Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2009. "Muse", Louis Vuitton Gallery, Hong Kong
2009. "Some Rooms", Osage Gallery, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2009. "Charming Experience", Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2009. "Reality Revisited", OC Gallery, Hong Kong
2010. "Siu Sai Gual Bananale", Woofer Ten, Hong Kong
2010. "Taipei Biennial 2010", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2010. "Everything Goes Wrong for the Poor Couple", ART HK 10, Hong Kong
2010. "Go: The First OCAT Youth Exhibition", OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, China
2010. "A Guide to Job Loss", Inheritance Projects, Shenzhen, China
2010. "FAX", Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
2011. "Primitive Craftsmanship – Contemporary Mechanism", Artist Commune, Hong Kong
2011. "Except why not just come right out and say it:", Collectors House, Heerlen, The Netherlands
2012. "Mobile M+: Yau Ma Tei", Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
2012. "Why Do Trees Grow Till the End?", SOUTHSITE, Hong Kong
2012. "Wearable Exhibition: Bring Art Everywhere", Fotan, Hong Kong
2013. "But is it Art?", "I know but I don't know.", Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong
2013. "The Imperfect Circle", Osage Gallery, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2013. "Hong Kong Eye", ArtisTree, Hong Kong
2014. "Man's Future Fund", Discover Asia, Art Fair Tokyo, Japan

Curated projects

2008. "Sun of Beach", Wong Wai Wheel Artspace, Hong Kong
2010. "Kanyu Weiti Fengshui Weiyong Sculpture Installation", Woofer Ten, Hong Kong
2011. "Love and Community", Woofer Ten, Hong Kong

Awards

2003. "Hui's Fine Arts Award", The Art of CUHK 2003, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2003. "Cheung's Fine Arts Award", The Art of CUHK 2003, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2004. "The British Chevening Scholarship", Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong
2009. "ADC and ACC Artist-in-Residence Fellowship", Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Asian Cultural Council, Hong Kong

Artist-in-residence

2008. "Wanakio 2008", Okinawa, Japan
2008. Worksound, Portland, USA
2009–2010. ISCP, New York, USA
2011. "From Wong Wai Yin's Collection to the Hong Kong Art Archive", Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong