Biography

   Born: China 1946

   Resides: New York City, USA

Solo Exhibitions

• 2008 Ceramic Art Exhibition, Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY, USA
• 2006 Intimacy! Pak-hing Kan’s new ceramic work, Gallery 456, Soho, NYC, NY, USA
• 2006 Pak-hing Kan Mini Ceramic, XYZ Gallery, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
• 1999 Palm Size Boxes, Pak-hing Kan’s ceramic work, Gallery 456, Soho, NYC, NY, USA
• 1984 Landscape Paintings of Unreal Scene, Goethe Institute, Hong Kong Art Center, HK
• 1981 Painting, Ceramic &, Quilting, Bentley Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 1980 Painting and Ceramic, New Franklin Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 1976 Decorative Painting, Minnesota Festival of Nations, MN, USA

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2008 Ceramic Art Exhibition, the Berkeley Art Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
• 2007 Fule International Ceramic Art Museum (www.FLICAM.com), Fuping, Shaanxi, China
• 2006 Female Language, Lincoln Center Cork Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
• 2004 CSL Exhibitions, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, NYC, NY, USA 
• 2002 Past/Present/Future, Contemporary Chinese Art, Kaikodo Gallery, N YC, NY, USA
• 2000 Recent Works in Clay, the Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NYC, NY, USA
• 2000 Big Apple Chinese, Kaikodo Gallery, New York, NYC, NY, USA
• 1999 99 Ceramic Arts Millennium-End Invitational, Beijing Arts & Design, Beijing, China
• 1998 Visions of New York, the Fifth Ave. Gallery at the Empire State Building, NYC, NY, USA 
• 1996 The 3rd Annual Asian American Art Exhibition, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
• 1983 Clay, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
• 1981 Paintings, C.G. Rein Gallery, Edina, MN, USA
• 1979 Quilting Show, Urban YWCA, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 1974 Paintings, Chinese Women’s Club, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
• 1973 Paintings, Hong Kong Chinese Art Club, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

Grants and Awards

• 2007 Invitational to participate in Sino-America ceramic art exchange program (Fule International Ceramic Art Museum), Xian, China
• 2006 Joan Mitchell Foundation for Painters & Sculptors Grant
• 2006 Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant
• 1999 Art Achievement Award, AT&T and Chinese American Arts Council present

Education

• Present Life drawing at Art Students' League
• 1980-82 Graduate studies in ceramics, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
• 1978-1980 Studied drawing with Julio Alpuy, New York, USA
• Studied painting at Art Students' League
• 1977 B.F.A. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 1971 B. Ed. National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
• 1960-1975 Studied Chinese painting at Chiu Fung Studio, Hong Kong

Selected Bibliography

• Chau, Lotus, "Pak-hing Kan ceramic art--Cave Living exhibition," Sing Tao Daily, Jan.5,2008, B2 illus
• Hsieh, David, "Intimacy, Pak-hing Kan's new works," World Journal, Oct.26, 2006, E11 illus
• Chau, Lotus, "Pak-hing Kan's Ceramic Exhibition," Sing Tao Daily, Oct.21, 2006, B4 illus
• Tsang, Wai-Ying, "Ceramic Madness: Pak-hing Kan," World Journal weekly Magazine, Oct. 22, 2006, p 36-38 illus
• Chan, Ka-fe, "Female Language show," Sing Tao Daily, Aug, 26, 2006, B3 illus
• Tsang, Wai-Yin, " Pak-hing Kan: Kaikodo Gallery exhibition", World Journal, Oct. 30, 2002, C7 illus
• Lee, Maria, " Face to Face: Pak-hing Kan and her palm size box," Hong Kong Economic Journal, Oct. 13, 2001, p. 17 illus
• Ming Pao Daily News, "From Chinatown with Love," July 26, 2000, illus
• The Asian Art, "Realms of Faith," March 2000, p. 43
• Chinese Potters Newsletter, "Ceramic News", summer, 2000, illus
• Chinese Potters Newsletter, "Chinese Artists' New Works", summer, 1999, illus
• Tsang, Wai-Yin, "Pak-hing Kan's Palm Size Boxes," World Journal Weekly Magazine, 3/14/1999, p.20-21 illus
• Yip, Wing Hong, "Palm Size Boxes: Pak-hing Kan's Solo Exhibition," The NY China Press, 3/5/1999, p.19 illus
• Chau, Lotus, "Pak-hing Kan's Palm Size Box solo ceramic exhibition," NY Sing Tao Daily, 3/5/1999, illus
• Hong Kong Daily News, "Pak-hing Kan's ceramic," 8/4/1997, p.10-11, illus
• Femina magazine, "Self Portrait," November, 1984
• Selected Broadcast Media
• 2006 "Cultural Odyssey," Voice of America's TV
• 1984 "Good Morning Hong Kong," News segments

Commissions

• 1982 Silk screen prints (limited editions) for Summit Fine Arts Ltd., New York, NY
• 1981 Tapestry and carpet design for Edwards Fields, Inc., New York and California
• 1978 Mural painting for Mr. & Mrs. Schindler, New York, NY, USA.

January 28, 2008