Pak-hing Kan

Tel & fax: (212)725-8051
Website: www.pakhingkan.com
E-mail: info@ pakhingkan.com

Born:  China 1946
Resides: New York City, USA

Solo Exhibitions
2008     New Ceramic work, XYZ Gallery, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
2008     Ceramic Art, Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY, USA
2006     Intimacy! Pak-hing Kan’s new ceramic work, Gallery 456, Soho, New York, USA
2003     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, NY, USA
1984     Landscape Paintings of Unreal Scene, Goethe Institute, HK 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, Berkeley Art Gallery, NYC, NY, USA
2007      Fule International Ceramic Art Museum(WWW.FLICAM.com), Shaanxi, China
2006     Female Language, Lincoln Center Cork Gallery, NY, USA
2004     CSL Exhibitions, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, NY, USA  
2002     Past/Present/Future, Contemporary Chinese Art, Kaikodo Gallery, N Y
2000     Recent Works in Clay, the Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA
2000     Big Apple Chinese, Kaikodo Gallery, New York, NY, USA
1999     99 Ceramic Arts Millennium-End Invitational, Beijing Arts & Design, China
1998     Visions of New York, The Fifth Ave. Gallery at the Empire State Bldg, NY, USA    
1996     The 3rd Annual Asian American Art Exhibition, University of Penn, 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
2006         Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters & Sculptors
2006         Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant
1999         Art Achievement Award presented by AT&T and Chinese American Arts Council

Residency
2007         Invited to participate in Sino-America ceramic art exchange program in Fuping(Fule International Ceramic Art Museum), Xi'an, China

Selected Bibliography

• Chau, Lotus, "Ceramic Art-Cave Living" Sing Tao Daily, 1/5/2008, B2 illus
• Hsieh, David, "Intimacy, Pak-hing Kan's new works," World Journal, 10/26/2006, E11 illus
• Chau, Lotus, "Pak-hing Kan's Ceramic Exhibition," Sing Tao Daily, 10/21/2006, B4 illus
• Tsang, Wai-Ying, "Ceramic Madness: Pak-hing Kan," World Journal weekly Magazine, 10/22/ 2006, p 36-38 illus
• Chan, Ka-fe, "Female Language show," Sing Tao Daily, 8/26/2006, B3 illus
• Tsang, Wai-Yin, " Pak-hing Kan: Kaikodo Gallery exhibition", World Journal, 10/ 30/2002, C7 illus
• Lee, Maria, " Face to Face: Pak-hing Kan and her palm size box," Hong Kong Economic Journal, 10/13/2001, p. 17 illus
• Ming Pao Daily News, "From Chinatown with Love," 7/26/2000, 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.

Professional Activity
1995-present     Ceramic artist
1990-1995          Print designer and consultant for Intimate Apparel,
                           Victoria's Secret Store, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1984-1991          Freelance textile designer for Ameritex, Inc., Avondale Mills, Inc.,
                           Omega Textiles,Inc.Tandler Textile, Inc., Pressman & Gutman,
                           Metro Fabric, Ellen  Tracy, I. Appel, Nap, Inc., New York, USA
1983-1884          Textile designer, Gilbert Frank, New York, USA
1982-1983          Designer for silk embroidery, Jenny Lewis, Inc., Hong Kong
1980-1983          Developed painted silk garments
1977-1979          Textile artist, special Homewear project for Betsy Bloomingdale
                           and Geoffrey Beene, M. Lowenstein & Son, Inc., New York, USA
1972-1975          Children's Art teacher, Chiu Fung Studio, Hong Kong
1971-1975          Home Economics teacher, St. Mark's School, Hong Kong

Education
Present         Life drawing at Art Students' League
1980-1982    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

October 4, 2008