(Hong Kong, b.1986)
Eunice CHEUNG Wai Man received her Master of Fine Arts degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, specialising in meticulous (gongbi) animal painting, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in National Taiwan Normal University. She is recognised as one of the representative figures of “New Gongbi” painting. Cheung is known for her refined brushwork and hyperreal aesthetic, often depicting anthropomorphised animals with extraordinary precision. Her practice foregrounds themes of animal protection and respect for all living beings. She held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in international exhibitions, including the National Palace Museum in Taiwan and the Basilica of Santa Croce in Italy. In 2009, she received the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards.
Gongbi painting, one of the major techniques in the history of Chinese painting, is distinguished by its meticulous realism. It emphasises disciplined brushwork, layered application of colour, and minute attention to detail. Through principles such as “capturing the spirit to attain form,” “establishing form through line,” and “conveying meaning through form,” gongbi achieves a refined unity between vitality and structure. Historically, this mode of painting reflected lived experience by directly observing and carefully rendering natural subjects, pursuing both truthfulness and aesthetic refinement, and thus holding significant artistic value.
Within the tradition of Chinese art history, gongbi bird-and-flower painting often depicted rare birds and exotic animals with exquisite technique. Such imagery historically symbolised imperial prestige, aristocratic taste, and auspicious tribute offerings. As a form of Eastern realism, gongbi bird-and-flower painting demands lifelike detail and technical mastery, requiring court painters to develop exceptional skills in draftsmanship, linear articulation, and tonal layering.
As a leading voice within the “New Gongbi” movement, Cheung continues to work with traditional materials such as silk, xuan paper, and brush, yet reinterprets the classical language of gongbi through a contemporary lens. Her paintings are poetic in tone, often infused with surreal implications, and she deploys the formal vocabulary of meticulous painting with greater expressive freedom. Focusing on themes of animal protection, she revitalises historical painterly conventions to address anthropomorphism and ethical reflection, using delicate technique to articulate urgent concerns about the relationship between humans and the natural world.
Education
2021-PhD in Fine Arts (In Progress), National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
2011 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2008 Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Solo Exhibitions
2021 12 Flower Heroes - Eunice Cheung Wai Man New Gongbi Ink Art Solo Exhibition, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2020 Diamonds in the Field, Bluerider ART, Taipei
2016 The Immovable Feast, Bluerider ART, Taipei
2014 The Bird Catchers, Solo exhibition of CHEUNG Wai Man, Eunice, Grotto Fine Art, Hong
Kong
2014 Could you give me some water? ,Bluerider ART, Taipei
2012 Honey Mustard - When Two Polarities Meet, Solo exhibition of CHEUNG Wai Man,
Eunice, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2011 Rainbow of the Moon, Solo exhibition of CHEUNG Wai Man, Eunice, YY9 Gallery, Hong
Kong
2010 Could you give me some water? , Postgraduation Exhibition of The Art of CUHK 2010,
Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK
2010 Man in Beijing, Solo exhibition of CHEUNG Wai Man, Eunice, Culture Club Gallery, HK
2009 Furshion Show, First-year MFA students Exhibition, Cheng Ming Building, CUHK
Selected Group Exhibitions and Screenings
2026 “Ink Flux - Seven Narratives of Contemporary Chinese Ink”, Bluerider ART, London
2025 Unspoken Red Swings , Bluerider ART, London
2024 Deep Ink, Soaring Spirit: Ink Painting Graduate Research Forum and Exhibition, Teh-
Chun Art Gallery, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei.
2023 The 5th Dellin Scholarship & Award Exhibition, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei
2023 CUHK 60th Anniversary Alumni Arts Exhibition - Where Great Minds Shine, The Arts
Pavilion, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
2022 Transcending the Gongbi Tradition: Contemporary Hong Kong Fine-Brush Painters, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2021 Hi! Flora, Fauna, Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Hong Kong
2021 Lee Mingwei: Li, Gifts and Rituals, Museum Villa Stuck, Germany
2019 Together We March Forward- New Asia 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition, H Queen's HART Hall, Hong Kong
2018 Spring Frolicking with Puppies – Celebrating the year of the dog with works by leading artists DaGuan Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 A Prudent Wine- The Art of Eunice Cheung in collaboration with her Workshop Students, Studio 92, Australia
2017 Asian Contemporary Art Day Sale, Christie's, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2013-2018 Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2015 Giuseppe Castiglione- Lang Shining New Media Art Exhibition, National Palace Museum in Taiwan, Basilica of Santa Croce in Italy and City University of Hong Kong
2012- 2018 Ink Asia, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2015 Art Taipei 2015, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
2014 Yong Art Taipei, Regent Hotel Taipei, Taiwan
2013 The Spirit of Ink: 12 Hong Kong Artists, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong
2012 Hong Kong International Art Fair 2012, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2012 HONG KONG inVISIBLE , Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2011 Ink Art in the New Century , Joint exhibition, Exhibition Gallery of Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
2011 Artist Gathering, Group show by 50 local artists, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong
2010 Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009, Hong Kong Museum of Art
2010 Blessed Are the Peace-makers, Exhibition of Contemporary Christian Art, The 4th Chung Chi Christian Festival, Esther Lee Building, CUHK
2008 – 2011 Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair (HKIAAF), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2008 Half-Step, Graduation Exhibition of the Art of CUHK 2009, Gallery I, Art Museum, CUHK
2008 We Talk, Joint Exhibition of Chinese paintings, Hui's Gallery, CUHK
2008 Unto Good, Joint exhibition Fine Arts Christian Group’s exhibition, Ch’ien Mu Library
2007 Let it be. natural, Chinese Painting Joint Exhibition, Hui Gallery, New Asia College, CUHK
2007 Allen & Overy Charity Auction, Exchange Square (Hong Kong)
2004 Art in the office, Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival, Hong Kong Central Library
Collection
2026 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA, USA
2026 Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto, Canada
2024 M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Award ‧ Achievement ‧ Commission Project‧ Experiences
2025 Cartier “Focus Panther" Commission.-scale site-specific painting (3.3 x 2.8 m) commissioned by Cartier for their boutique at The Elements Mall, Hong Kong.
2023 Attained the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award 2023 in National Taiwan Normal
University
2023 Attained the 5th Dellin Scholarship in the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan
Normal University
2021 Invited by Taiwanese-American contemporary artist Lee Mingwei to participate in an
international artists collaboration project “Our Peaceable Kingdom” and co-exhibit in
the special exhibition titled “Lee Mingwei: Li, Gifts and Rituals” at the Museum Villa
Stuck in Munich, Germany.
2020 Participated and exhibited at Public Art Project "Hi! Flora, Fauna" in Hong Kong
Zoological and Botanical Gardens organised by Art Promotion Office of Leisure and
Cultural Department of Hong Kong
2019 Artist of Gongbi Painting Demonstration & Workshop at Hong Kong Palace Museum Preview in Fine Art Asia 2019
2018 Particpated Artist-in-residence, organised artist talk, artists' sharings event, chinese painting workshop and exhibition during the stay in Australia for 3 months
2016 Invited by HK Cable TV to make 8 Chinese paintings for its TV programs and demonstrate painting skill for program shooting
2015 Commissioned project with City University’s School of Creative Media to produce Chinese painting for production of new media art work exhibiting in National Palace Museum in Taiwan, Basilica of Santa Croce in Italy and City University of Hong Kong
2014 Invited by Sino Art, works featured in the Sino Group’s 2014 corporate calendar
2013-2018 Joined Art Basel Hong Kong
2009 Selected to Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards
2009 Attained Madam Jan Yun-bor Memorial Awards for Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
2009 Engaged in advanced studies of Chinese Gongbi Painting at Beijing Fine Art Academy
2007-2008 Attained The Dean’s List of the Faculty of Arts, CUHK
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