Chris Huen Sin Kan’s work is characterised by his pursuit to capture the details and minutiae of everyday life. Huen meticulously observes personal, and yet, commonplace occurrences drawn from his studio/home. He seldom plans for a painting; keeping his brush strokes gestural and light as he works to catch a moment before it passes. Through their subdued colours Huen’s paintings materialise as ethereal essences of reality. Typical domestic scenes include pot plants in the corners of his apartment, and often feature his dog Doodood sleeping on a sofa or bed. His subjects lie within the reality of human nature. It is through painting Huen experiences the nuances of looking and builds an archive of the experiential phenomena of life.
Huen was born in 1991 in Hong Kong. He obtained BA in Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013. Recent solo exhibitions include: RE-FRESH: Chris Huen Sin Kan, Pilar Corrias, London (2016); Things Happen Naturally, Nanhai Gallery, Taipei (2015); Out of The Ordinary, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong (2015); Chris HUEN Sin Kan: Life In The Temporary, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong (2014); Double Solo Exhibition: Chris Huen Sin Kan | Vito Hung- Fai, Ch’ien Mu Library, New Asian College, CUHK, Hong Kong (2013). Recent group exhibitions: Landscapes, Ota Fine Arts Singapore, Singapore (2017); Connect 4, Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong (2016); Performing Time, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai (2016); Imagine There’s No Country, Above Us Only Our Cities, Para Site, Hong Kong (2015); Absolute Collection Guideline, Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing (2015); réflexion au delà des frontières, Young Art Taipei, Sheraton Grande Taipei, Taipei (2015); after/image, Studio 52, Hong Kong (2015); Imagined Geographies, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong (2014); Remaster vs Appropriating the Classics, VT Art Salon, Taipei (2014); Collector Club, Oi!, Hong Kong (2014).
Chris Huen Sin Kan lives and works in Hong Kong.
Born 1991 in Hong Kong
Lives and works in Hong Kong
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Of Humdrum Moments, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London – UK
2016
RE-FRESH: Chris Huen Sin Kan, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London – UK
2015
Things Happen Naturally, Nanhai Gallery, Taipei – TX
Out of The Ordinary, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong – HK
2014
Life In The Temporary, Gallery EXIT, Hong Kong – HK
2013
Double Solo Exhibition: Chris Huen Sin-Kan and Vito Hung- Fai, Ch’ien Mu Library, New Asian College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong – HK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
No Neverland, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong – HK
Landscapes, Ota Fine Arts Singapore, Singapore – SG
2016
Connect 4, Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong – HK
Performing Time, Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai – CN
2015
Imagine There’s No Country, Above Us Only Our Cities, Para Site, Hong Kong – HK
Absolute Collection Guideline, Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing – CN
after/image, Studio 52, Hong Kong – HK
2014
Imagined Geographies, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong – HK
Remaster vs Appropriating the Classics, VT Art Salon, Taipei – TW
Collector Club, Oi!, Hong Kong – HK
2013
Detached Oeuvre, Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong – HK
Fresh Trend 2013′ Art Graduates Joint Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong – HK
Resume is Best Kept Short, Gallery 1, Art Museum, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
The Art of CUHK 2013, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
2012
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Warehouse, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
The Art of CUHK 2012, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
2011
Fotanian Open Studios 2011, Fotan Industrial District, Hong Kong – HK
“experimenta’-TM:9”, Hui Gallery, New Asia College, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
2010
See You There – Somewhere Only We Know. Joint Exhibition of Freshmen of Fine Arts, CUHK, Hong Kong – HK
EDUCATION
2013
BFA (Hons) Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND RESIDENCIES
2015
Polymer, Taipei
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