| ART STATEMENT
Kathy is a contemporary Chinese ink artist born in and raised in Hong Kong. Kathy started her art journey on acrylic painting and since 2018 she started getting into
Chinese ink art.
Kathy is a free-spirited globetrotter, she regards art as a means to depict the majesty and allure of the world faithfully. Her artworks are rose-tinted lenses and love letters to the places she loves. Gold paper is oftenly used by Kathy as a media in art creation. Gold is commonly associated with prestige, prosperity and success. The use of gold paper and a world full of colours together with selected memorable elements reflects the artist's sense of positivity, optimism, and hope in life. Kathy is all groomed to steer herself into the world of art!
Kathy started the creation of the painting series My starry garden since November 2024. Ink and colour in gold paper is the media to illustrate the dream garden. Flowers and insects are the characters for this series of paintings. Flowers are moving freely along with the waves and in between the grasses, under the sky which is full of stars.
ARTIST PROFILE
Kathy hold solo art exhibitions in major art exhibition venues in Hong Kong, including PMQ Central and Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 2020 and 2021. Kathy participated in international art fairs since 2021. Kathy participated in Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong from 2021 to 2025 and she participated in Affordable Art Fair in Singapore in 2024. In addition, Kathy was selected to particate in Art Central in Hong Kong in 2025. Kathys paintings were collected by local and overseas collectors.
In 2023, Kathys paintings were collected by University of Wollongong, an Australian based university, for its campus in Hong Kong. Kathys painting on tulips was auctioned in a private event of a local charity Mothers Choice in 2021.
Kathy had collaborations with commercial brands, including the creations of packaging of a series of scented candles with a candle shop in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Also, a digital painting advertisement for a start-up cognac brand in New York for Chinese Valentines Day promotion.
ARTIST MEDIA
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