Ho Siu-Kee ( zh, 何兆基; born 1964) is a visual artist from

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. His artistic and academic research focuses on exploring bodily perceptions as a means and process of aesthetic expression.

Education

Ho received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the

Department of Fine Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong The Department of Fine Arts of the Faculty of Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong, was founded in 1957 as part of New Asia College. History The department was founded in 1957 within New Asia College. It initially offered a two-year study progr ...

in 1989. He graduated from

Cranbrook Academy of Art The Cranbrook Educational Community is an education, research, and public museum complex in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. This National Historic Landmark was founded in the early 20th century by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth. It consists of Cr ...

in 1995 with an MFA majoring in sculpture, and received his Doctorate in Fine Art from the

RMIT University RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

in 2003.

Career

Ho's works focus on the bodily experience, using his own body to heighten his senses and spatial awareness, employing different media including

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, installation,

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

and

video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

. He is also an art educator. He worked in the School of Design at

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded ...

from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he joined the Hong Kong Arts Centre to help the establishment of its art education division namely Hong Kong Art School. Before teaching at Hong Kong Baptist University, Dr. Ho was the Academic Head of Hong Kong Art School.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group shows

Awards

* 2012 Associate Member of the

Royal Society of Sculptors The Royal Society of Sculptors is a British charity established in 1905 which promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. Its headquarters are a centre for contemporary sculpture on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London. It ...

. * 2015 Artist of the Year (Visual Arts), Hong Kong Arts Development Awards.

References

External links

Artist's website

Ocula Profile

CFCCA Archive & Library Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Siu Kee 1964 births Living people Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni Hong Kong artists Academic staff of Hong Kong Baptist University