Galerie Koo is delighted to announce a group exhibition “Festive Palette: A Collective Celebration”

This festive season, immerse yourself in a vibrant group exhibition celebrating the creative voices of 14 talented artists. Spanning a rich array of mediums — Chinese ink, mineral pigments, acrylics, oils, sculptures, ceramics, stone art, prints, and delicate paper cuttings—each work offers a window into the artists' distinctive styles and visions. Complementing the artwork is a thoughtfully curated selection of merchandise, including candles, postcards, books, and charming trinkets, all reflecting the unique aesthetics of the featured artists.

Opening Reception: 30th November 2024 (Saturday), 2 - 6 pm
Artists in attendance

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham St, Central

Urban Narratives, a captivating joint exhibition featuring the architectural works of renowned French photographer Matthieu Venot and the innovative Spanish photographer José Conceptes. The exhibition showcases two distinct yet complementary visions of urban environments, each artist offering a unique narrative through their lens.

Matthieu Venot, celebrated for his minimalist and vibrant architectural abstractions, captured the essence of geometry, colour, and light in cityscapes. His works reduce urban structures to clean lines and blocks of colour, transforming familiar city elements into surreal compositions. His photographs evoke an emotional resonance, highlighting the beauty in simplicity and everyday architecture.

In contrast, José Conceptes approaches urban spaces with a more introspective and monochromatic vision. His series explores the relationship between form, light, and shadow, highlighting the often-overlooked nuances of urban textures and structures. Conceptes' works, especially his black-and-white photography, distil urban settings into stark, almost meditative narratives that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His work emphasizes how light and shadow interact to create dynamic forms from static architecture.

Opening Reception: 5th October, 2 - 6 pm

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham St, Central

Galerie Koo is pleased to announce a solo exhibition “Rendezvous in Old Hong Kong” and the launch of a new book by Hong Kong artist Wai Wai.

Opening Reception: 6th July 2024 (Saturday) 2:30 - 6 pm

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Step into a world where intricate craftsmanship and timeless beauty intertwine, as Galerie Koo presents A Delicate Beauty: Celebrating Cultural Heritage. This unique exhibition invites audiences to embark on a captivating journey that celebrates the harmonious fusion of Chinese paper cutting and French culture, offering a delightful blend of two forms of rich artistic heritage. 

Immerse yourself in the beauty of paper transformed into intricate works of art, where the delicate artistry of Chinese paper cutting pays homage to iconic French themes.  

A Delicate Beauty: Celebrating Cultural Heritage serves as a bridge between past and present, celebrating the enduring beauty and cultural significance of Chinese paper cutting. It invites visitors to appreciate the artistic mastery and craftsmanship, while fostering a deeper understanding of the cultural heritage it represents.  

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Every single line and stroke in Chen Xi’s drawings is done free-handed; to this day the artist remains true to this fundamental ideal. The series of drawings have a homogeneity in style, while each is unique in itself. Chen strives to combine the elements of Asian and European art traditions. Chen Xi has been continuously working on his “perfect-in-form” ink-pen drawing for over a decade—seems as if the shape already existed in the core of the paper and Chen purely helps it to develop. The technique of plume drawing is based on the traditional Chinese art. The abstract forms are drawn with ink pen made in the tradition of European art history, which radiates perfection and elegance.

Opening Reception: 24th February (Saturday), 3-6 pm

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham St, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce its exciting group exhibition “Huai” by 12 Hong Kong female ink artists. “Huai…” gathers the paintings and sculptures of 12 ink artists. The artworks will be divided into two parts for display. The first part (Huai I) will feature works by seven artists, including Chan Sui-ying, Cheng Hoi-ching, Sam Cheng, Chu Lok-ting, Kam Shing-yan, Leung Lai-man and Tsang Po-yee.

The second part (Huai II) will exhibit works by five additional artists, namely Winnie Hui, Chantal Fok, Leung Yin-nei, Katy Mak and Margaret Yeung. The second part of the exhibition will be held from January 6 to 27, 2024.

Composed of two parts, the exhibition aims to delve into how these artists embody the contemporary taste of classical Chinese culture by exploring the traditional painting concepts of incorporating Daoist principles and capturing the essence of clarity and contemplation. It also seeks to examine the diverse paths and shared inspirations that drive their artistic endeavours, showcasing both the authenticity of Chinese culture and their unique, experimental creative expressions that resonate with the contemporary era.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

“Huai…” gathers the paintings and sculptures of 12 ink artists. The artworks will be divided into two parts for display. The first part (Huai I) will feature works by seven artists, including Chan Sui-ying, Cheng Hoi-ching, Sam Cheng, Chu Lok-ting, Kam Shing-yan, Leung Lai-man and Tsang Po-yee. This exhibition will run from December 2 to 30, 2023. The second part (Huai II) will exhibit works by five additional artists, namely Chantal Fok, Winnie Hui, Leung Yin-nei, Katy Mak and Margaret Yeung. The second part of the exhibition will be held from January 6 to 27, 2024.

Composed of two parts, the exhibition aims to delve into how these artists embody the contemporary taste of classical Chinese culture by exploring the traditional painting concepts of incorporating Daoist principles and capturing the essence of clarity and contemplation. It also seeks to examine the diverse paths and shared inspirations that drive their artistic endeavours, showcasing both the authenticity of Chinese culture and their unique, experimental creative expressions that resonate with the contemporary era.

Opening Reception: 2nd December 2023 (Saturday), 3-6 pm
All artists in attendance

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce a joint exhibition “Brushes & Lines” by Chinese artist Lu Tian Bo, Hong Kong artist Chris Chan and Filipino artist Reynaldo Magat.

 Calligraphy was the paramount visual art in pre-modern China. Using only brush and ink, Lu Tian Bo developed his techniques over the years. Today, this powerfully graphic art is still celebrated as an outward expression of the artist’s inner psychology. Its rhythm, movement and flow is accessible to anyone who views it, not only to those of us who can read Chinese characters.

Opening Reception: 4th November 2023 (Saturday) 3-6 pm
Artist in attendance (Reynaldo Magat)

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham St, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce its exciting group exhibition “Sculpting Dreams” by Hong Kong artists Ray Wong, Swiss artist Sabeth Holland and Taiwanese artists Kuo Shu-Fan & Liu Yu-Chi.

Sculpture is an art that challenges intelligence, physical ability, perseverance, and science through the convergence and expansion of its structure, the strength and beauty of its form, and the stability and rigidity of its volume. Artists create new worlds through their vision, constructing the existence of nothingness and reality in their creations. In this exhibition, we present four sculptors who bring us their imagination and discussion on nature, virtual reality, human nature and society.

Opening Reception: 23rd September 2023 (Saturday), 3-6 pm
Artist in attendance (RAY.WONG)

Gallery address: 7/F, Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to present “Reminiscences” by Hong Kong artists Joshua Leung and Kwong Kwok Wai. 

Exploring the relationship between people and the city is the central theme of Joshua Leungand Kwong Kwok Wai‘s work. Both are contemporary artists born and raised in Hong Kong, a unique place in terms of geography, culture and academic background, Leung and Kwong’s work conveys a dense expression of urban conditions and their own feelings about living in the city.

Joshua believes that art is a powerful tool for communicating values and perspectives – a glue that binds communities together. His works are not only narratives rooted in reality but also, retain a sense of self-conscious spirituality that is intertwined with the abstraction of the subject matter.

For Kwok Wai finding ‘Elysium’ is a universal desire, he expressed it in a contemporary approach using abstractions to push the boundaries of interpretation. Using old local maps as a reference in his painting process, he transformed them into organic marks and shapes of a new imaginary land. For him, it’s a process of rebirth and reconciliation with the unknown self.

Both artists record their feelings about Hong Kong, hoping to build a bridge through their works, thus communicating with the viewer and creating resonance.

Opening Reception: 12th August 2023 (Saturday) Time: 3 – 6 pm
(Artist in attendance)

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Brenda Hong and Chen Yi-Ching’s creations are odes to nature, where their inspiration is both derived from the awareness of nature and life. Both artists took an impressionistic approach, which are expressed as unique forms and substances on paper through Hong’s ink and colour and Chen’s distinctive nihon-ga technique. Through the language of art, the artists express their inner peace with ease and delicacy, creating a meditative and harmonious atmosphere in their paintings.

To Chen, the nature parallels human life, through which one can understand life’s transience. From the materials used in her paintings, to the scenes presented under each brushstroke, her works reveal the vitality and beauty of life. As for Hong, the process of creation seems to be a kind of restoration of nature… and a kind of spiritual healing. She believes we ought to rely on the observation and understanding of life to discover living sensory entities before internally transforming them into subjective emotions.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

In a world preoccupied with technology, there is something remarkable about painting. It connects us to the oldest and most basic forms of human self-expression.

Jean-Philippe Duboscq’s textured works and Jon Poblador’s minimalistic paintings compose an exhibition where experimentation, the bold mastery of know-how, and the power of the medium converge. Each with their own specificity and identity pays particular attention to composition.

Depending on the period, Duboscq expresses art through materiality, volumetry, abstraction, lyrical abstraction, and today, through a more conceptual approach to painting. Throughout Poblador’s career, as he matured and more clearly defined his message, specific patterns or motifs are often repeated in his art: compositions, techniques, processes, titles, etc.

In the artists’ eyes, creating was a fundamentally abstract pursuit. By immersing the viewer in pure colour and form, they hoped to generate a raw, emotional drama capable of reflecting the full spectrum of the human experience. 

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

We often try to live under various challenges and pressures, gradually forgetting the seemingly mundane but indispensable everyday experiences, and only by slowing down can one realise the beauty in them. For Kelly Yeung, capturing life’s moments is part of her creative process, and she often fuses the characters with emotional connections which include, naturally… “a special fluffy friend(s)”.   

“Kelly’s Toy Box” will present for the first time the latest series of paintings by Kelly Yeung - creative works bearing dream-like characteristics in a delightful, endearing manner with distinctive settings, always from a chic yet adorable perspective.

Opening Reception: 4th February 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 3 - 6 pm
Artist in attendance

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to present a solo exhibition of Hong Kong provocative artist Cassian Lau, with a series of his iconic works, as well as the unprecedented twelve Zodiac paintings in celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit.

Cassian Lau finds inspiration from any and everywhere. Deeply inspired by American pop culture (particularly comics books and TV series), and some of the codes of the street art (graffiti, etc.) the work of Cassian conveys his reflections and messages about society and humankind, beyond their immediate “fun and light” appearance.

As a painter, Cassian records and expresses what he feels are social injustices in the world. Many of his works include quotes from ancient Chinese scholars extolling their wisdom. To him, the ethics and morals of his Chinese heritage should be retained and reminded. For him: “we must care more, love more and help more”.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

“Through the beauty of heaven and earth, unfolds the principle of all things.”

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce a solo exhibition “In Dialogue with Nature” by Hong Kong artist Brenda Hong.

Only by abandoning the idea of the supremacy of all things and by living in reverence with nature can one realise that we humans are insignificant in the face of the great creator of nature, and only then can we truly be in dialogue with nature on an equal footing and accept all the bounties that nature bestows on us.

Brenda Hong’s landscapes are odes to nature, where her inspiration is derived from the awareness of nature and life. She believed we ought to rely on the observation and understanding of life to discover living sensory entities before internally transforming them into subjective emotions, which are expressed as unique forms and substances on paper through ink and colour.

Opening reception with the artist: 5th November, 3 – 6 pm

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

“In the process of creation, daily imaginations and fantasies are transformed into the work. As a result, it resonates strongly with the viewer and is therefore deeply rooted in their hearts.”

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce a joint exhibition “In Search of Fantasia” by Hong Kong artist Livy Leung and Italian artist Isabella Mandelli. Art in a variety of mediums embodies the artist’s personal vision and imagination, conveying touching stories and composing beautiful melodies. Through different mediums, artists translate their objectivity and sensuality into their creations, interestingly enough, both artists coincidentally offered different perspectives of the world as they see it.

We often try to live under various challenges and pressures, gradually forgetting the seemingly mundane but indispensable everyday experiences, like the faint light of a star, which flickers in and out of existence, and only by slowing down can we quietly experience the beauty in it. In this exhibition, two female artists of different mediums are invited to communicate with each other, expressing the subtleties of the changes they observed and felt in their works, injecting their emotions into their creations, and manifesting the thoughts they encountered in their daily lives. The themes of the works focus on the expression of oneself and one’s state of mind, and the relationship between man and nature.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Thank you for making the 9th edition of the Affordable Art Fair a great event for us, due to the great enthusiasm we received, we have decided to extend the excitement of the fair and conglomerate a group show for all the artists we brought to AAF.
Do pop by the gallery to view more works of the artists!

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

An unpredictable and irresistible epidemic has changed our lives and the world seems to have hit the stop button, suspending everything that we have become accustomed to. Perhaps it will take a bit more patience before regaining the freedom of movement. Nevertheless, by giving the restless heart a moment of peace and by emptying the anxious mind, you will find that healing is never far from touch. In this post-epidemic era, allow us to bring colourful paintings to refill your heart with energy, anticipating the day when the world will return to normal once more.

“I believe that our inner world is a wellspring of resources, full of insights we have cultivated in daily life as well as creativity we can discover, explore and manifest to lead a more joyful, fruitful, and meaningful life.” – Michelle Chan

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Exploring the relationship between people and the city is the main theme of Vaan Ip and Pen So’s work.  

Vaan Ip's sculptures are designed to present his city in a three-dimensional medium, and the result is not only interesting but also unexpectedly multifaceted. The work evolves with his ideas, from adding kites as a symbol of dreams, to dreaming about withholding a collapsing city. When everyone pursues their dreams and strives for excellence in all walks of life, society will naturally progress. 

Pen So, on the other hand, likes to pay attention to what is happening around him. With his meticulous painting style, he reflects the real side of society and the rapid changes in the city. He wants to use his paintings to remind people to look around on the street, as anything can suddenly disappear without anyone’s acknowledgment. Both artists record their feelings about the city, hoping to build a bridge through their works to communicate and resonate with viewers. 

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce its exciting exhibition “The Ink ‧ Voyageurs” by Chinese artist Lu Jun and Taiwanese – French artist Tan Jian Chung. The exhibition is an associated project with French May Arts Festival 2022.

Lu Jun and Tan Jian Chung both are obsessed with exploring the innovation of Chinese ink and wash. They combine traditional concepts and techniques, incorporate Western abstract painting concepts, break through the traditional forms and compositions, and allow the contrast of the coloured inks and gradations to produce different visual imageries. In search of life and forms of nature in this kaleidoscopic world, both artists present their own views on France and nature with ink.

Opening Reception: 5th May 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 3-8pm

Gallery address: 7/F, Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce a joint exhibition of Austrian-Chinese artist Chen Xi and Hong Kong artist Law Yat Sun, Oscar.

“Precision, patience and a keen eye for detail are the keys to a successful painting.”

Every single line and stroke in Chen Xi’s and Law Yat Sun, Oscar’s drawings are done free-handed; to this day both artists remain true to this fundamental ideal. The series of drawings have a homogeneity in style, while each is in fact unique in itself. Both artists strive to combine the elements of Asian and European art traditions.

Opening Reception: 23rd April 2022 (Saturday)
Time: 3-6pm
Artist sharing: 4-5pm

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce its exciting solo exhibition “We Met” by Joe Li, Hong Kong Sculptor from 8 Jan to 11 Feb, with the Opening Reception on 8 January (Sat 3-6 pm)

Through his sculptures, Joe expresses his own encounters and perceptions in life. Joe is a contemporary sculptor best known for infusing his life experiences into his creations in a sensitive yet expressive approach. He encourages the audience to view his works by seeing them as what they simply are, and perhaps to project their own life experiences onto the pieces. Joe is fascinated by the comprehension of “Yuan Fen”, that everyone is destined to meet his or her defined partner or friends as a whole, and that particular person will appear when the time is right.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street

Galerie Koo is delighted to announce its exciting exhibition “MEMOIR” by Drew Harris, Canadian artist, from 13 Nov to 23 Dec, with the Opening Reception on 13 November (Sat 3-6pm).
Through his artworks, he brings the audience on a journey of his memories and expresses the emotion of isolation.
Harris is a contemporary painter best known for his abstract art. “As an abstractionist, I have almost always been drawn to the confident line, a stroke of colour, a splash of water that marks the surface and creates a story that we can all read into,” Harris stated.
The diffuse, structural abstraction are evocative and introspective. His works have been inspired by the environment and weather-related elements. The artworks are means for all of us to travel back to the times when the world is less restricted. The rich tones and the contrast of the colours draws parallels to the intensive emotions we experience when we face our memories, which remain a vital part of this series of abstracted landscapes.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Often times Repetition is believed to be a sign of stagnation or lack of creativity, but Poblador proves it otherwise. Repetition is seen to Poblador as a platform to consolidate their thoughts and sublimate it into a better outcome.

Poblador is a contemporary painter best known for his monochromatic, minimalistic approach to art. He encourages viewers to enter a state of euphoria through the trance-inducing effect of concentrated repetition.

“Anything that repeats will always make some kind of pattern. I primarily work with geometric shapes because its orderliness is appealing to me. And so, a grid structure will naturally show up when rectilinear shapes repeat,” Poblador stated. 

Opening Reception - 11 Sep (Sat) 2-6PM

Artist in attendance

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham St, Central

Contemporary ink has been influenced by Western art styles, bringing a breath of fresh air to traditional Chinese ink and wash. The spirit of contemporary ink is to interpret the long-standing Chinese culture in its own way and tell a unique story without being bound by tradition.

Both FUNG and WONG are contemporary ink artists from Hong Kong. Growing up in Hong Kong, a unique place regardless geography, culture and academic background, both Fung and Wong have a different way of thinking and interpreting the world.

Gallery address: 7/F, Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo takes great pleasure in announcing its exciting solo exhibition of Akihiro Furugaki, a Japanese potter. The exhibition will showcase a series of works with ceramics, drawing inspiration from the sky and sea of Kagoshima.

Akihirio Furugaki is one of the few artists in the world who painted in precise detail using a delicate technique – “Yurikingsinsai” technique which is an original Japanese craft technique created at the start of the 20th century. Its ability to stop silver leaf from turning black is its most fascinating characteristic. He has further developed “Yuriginryusai” technique of his own to create a much more delicate work of art.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

With great admiration of the work of the Impressionists in the late 19th century, Chen moved to France; where she continues to develop her own artistic research and pedagogy in Paris with a well set Nihon-ga atelier. Chen is one of the rare contemporary Nihon-ga artists in Europe, who has lived in Japan and studied under renowned Japanese masters. Chen is best known for her large scale polyptychs. These multi-paneled screens depict contemporary landscapes garnished with explosions of blossoming flowers. Her other large works also derive inspiration from nature using traditional Japanese painting techniques and materials.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Through the daily ritual of walking, across coastal terrain on Hong Kong Island and New Territories, I consider landscape as an escape rather than a view. On the edge of the Coast, on the boundary between earth and ocean, I explore, seeking memories beyond the buildings. From horizontal, the scenery transforms into an aerial view landscape, a map of my steps along the coast.”
Transformations of the landscape are translated through the forms and textures provided by the ancient and local maps. 

With the courtesy of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum Caroline Bouquet uses the ancient Chinese maps of Hong Kong to show the changes in the appearance of the coastline.
In parallel she explores the old maps of “Ile of France” and the sceneries around Paris and Versailles. 

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Building, 67 Wyndham Street, Central

Galerie Koo is pleased to present “Reflections with Art” by 2 Hong Kong artists – Joe Li and Wai Wai.  “Reflections with Art” represents the two artists’ creations being inspired by their own encounters and perception in life.  Joe infused his life experience with sensitivity to his sculptures; where Wai Wai put her affection and sentiment in her paintings of local vintage shops of Hong Kong, bringing people closer to their communities.

WaiWai’s painting “BingSutt” was being selected by Ferragamo to join the HKAGA X Ferragamo | Central West Hong Kong, coiniciding with the launch of the Ferragamo Gancini Iconic in Hong Kong as part of its global campaign. WaiWai’s painting will show alongside the new Gancini collection.

Gallery address: 7/F Vogue Bldg, 67 Wyndham Street, Central