MICHAEL KWONG
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Prof. Michael Kwong was born in Hong Kong in 1972, studied in Columbus College of Art & Design and worked as an illustrator in United State after graduation, In 2002, he finally moved back to Hong Kong to continue his artistic career. Prof. Kwong has taught in different universities included Shantou University, Xiamen University and Savannah College of Art and Design. At the same time, he has been working as a pop art and abstract expressionist painter creating art pieces that combining eastern culture characteristic and western painting technique together.
Painting is just like a bridge for me linking myself and the outside world together. I can express my attitude of life, my thought about things, and more importantly, I can interact with people through my artworks, I can show my value of life through my works. Sometimes my painting is just my subjective feeling about things, and sometime it can be a tool to raise up people attention about what happens in our world. I want to use my painting to spread a positive power to people, and bring a better and prettier world to people through my paintings.
Michael Kwong
NEWS
Artwork selected into Salon Des Beaux Arts 2022
October 01, 2022
Great News! Michael’s painting “ Balance and Order” has been shortlisted by the 160th Salon des Beaux Arts. This fantastic exhibition will be held on 29th September to 4th October 2022 at the Senate Orangery in Paris, France.
Since 1862, the biggest names in painting, sculpture and engraving have exhibited each year at the Salon des Beaux Arts. Among them: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Camille Claudel, Auguste Rodin, Olga Boznańska, Édouard Manet, Suzanne Valadon, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Anna Klumpke…
LATEST EXHIBITION
This section includes highlights of some of Michael's latest news, as well as information about exhibitions and shows. If you have any questions about Michael's artwork or approach, or for media inquiries, please get in touch directly.
COP26: Together For The Planet International Art Exhibition
December 07, 2021 to Present
Organised by Occhi Arts and Entertainment and Phoenix FTA Limited / United Kingdom
This project is a collaboration between Occhi Arts and Entertainment and Phoenix FTA Limited, a UK-based sustainability strategy consultancy. Inspired by the UK Creative Earth Competition, Occhi Arts and Entertainment and Phoenix FTA Limited invited young artists from around the world to creatively engage with key topics of concern at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.
"What Is Art"Pop Art International Group Exhibition
November 11 To November 18 2021
Organised by Boomer Gallery / UK
Venue: London Bridge
Boomer Gallery is pleased to present the 3rd edition of ‘What is Art?’, an exhibition featuring artists from all over the world. While some artists are keeping a very traditional approach to art, others are taking risks into the unknown and there has always been a constant debate about “What Is Art” and what makes it valuable.
In contemporary world success can be seen in both approaches, great examples are Damien Hirst and David Hockney, two of the worlds most famous and richest artists and yet with such a different approach to contemporary art. The purpose of this exhibition is to create a dialogue between different approaches to contemporary art and to demonstrate that either way can be successful.
This exhibition will take place at our newly opened space in Tower Bridge, and the opening is on Friday the 12th of November from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. Everyone is welcome.
Boomer is a London based art gallery created by a group of British artists and art enthusiasts who aim to transcend the gap between culture and countries, highlight the best hidden gems out there and push the boundaries forward”.
Pop Art International Juried Virtual Exhibition
November 19, 2021 To Present
Organised by Bougie Gallery / Canada
Pop Art has many faces, many different ideas behind it. However, one visual aspect is joining all these differences - art pieces are popping out with their bold color palette, the zoomed-in approach of various images, and commercial-like perspective.
For this virtual art exhibition, we want to see how Pop Art evolved, how it changed and where it is going. We asked so many questions: Is it still a mirror of contemporary society? Is it more than images of celebrities and fictional comic book characters? Are we lost in the Marily Monroe and Disney images? Is Pop Art still blurring the boundaries between "high" art and "low" culture? Or did it become high culture?
Thirty artists were selected to answer these questions and to show their understanding and different approaches to Pop Art.
All these talented artists are telling the Pop Art story of today.
This exhibition is organised by Bougie Gallery in Canada which is heavy on content and rich with its graphics. Themes vary from comic book inspirations to political criticism. Pop Art itself in this exhibition shows so many faces - Minimal Pop Art, Pop Art with abstract art approach and Naive art touch; less mirroring of consumerism, and more exposing today's socio-political problems.
To view more details of this exhibition, please click the link below:
https://www.bougiegallery.com/pop-art-exhibition
The 7th Annual Colourful Abstractions International Juried Exhibition
November 05 To December 04 2021
Organised by Fusion Art / USA
The 7th Annual Colorful Abstractions International Online Juried Art Exhibition was held by Fusion Art for the month of November 2021.
For this exhibition, both 2D and 3D artists were encouraged to share their best nonobjective and/or nonrepresentational art. All artists, over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best abstract work in any media.
The competition received a diverse collection of quality artwork from artists all around the world, including the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, India, Italy, France, Saudi Arabia, China, Poland, Latvia, Monaco, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines. Overall, the gallery judged 419 entries and accepted 157 artworks into the exhibition, which will be featured on the website for the month of November.
Abstracts With Red 2022 International Painting Exhibition
January 23 To Present 2022
Organised by Camelback Gallery / USA
The artwork for this exhibition was selected by Jury from Camelback Gallery's Abstracts with Red 2022 International Juried Painting Competition. Three jurors selected and voted on the artwork based on the number of entries, originality, quality of work and technical skill. Artists represented in this show are from the USA, Australia, Canada, Poland, Russia, Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Croatia, Ukraine and Hungary. Thank you to all that participated in this event & congratulations to the award recipients.
Extinction 2021 International Online Group Exhibition
January 23 To Present 2022
Organised by Gallerium Art / Canada
Michael Kwong ’s artwork has been selected for Extinction 2021 international online group exhibition organised by the Gallerium Art. Many artists from different countries of the world has exhibited their unique artworks for the theme of Extinction 2021: Save the Planet.
Moreover, Michael’s artwork was published in The Book of Arts: Extinction online publication.
YanTaiShan Fantastic Festival 2021
October 30 To November 15, 2021
Organised by IdN Hub / China
The first YanTaiShan International Art and Culture Festival has begun on 30th of October 2021 in Cangshan District, Fuzhou City. This art festival focused on five aspects such as art, design, trend, drama and music. The objective of the event was to show the beauty and potential of YanTaiShan. As an icon of art and culture district , there are 62000 square meters of YanTaiShan’s commercial walking block in Fuzhou, 46 renovated ancient houses and 13 street areas, which echo the international fashion and art spirit to create a unique organic business and international culture life circle in YanTaiShan.
Michael Kwong has been invited by the IdN Hub to exhibition his pop art painting and designer toys at the Yan Tai Shan Fantastic Festival 2021 in FuZhou, China.
WWART EXPO Shanghai 2021
September 25 To October 10, 2021
Organised by WWART / China
The WWART EXPO 2021 in Shanghai was such an amazing show that it has attracted so many popular artists from different country to exhibit their artworks, such as Kaws, Murakami Takashi, Mr.Doodle, Hajime Sorayama, Yoshitomo Nara, Mighty Jaxx, Michael Kwong, Wilson Ma and many more trendy artists.
VMD 100 International Design Exhibition
Organised by Chinese Artists Association / China
November 26, 2011 To January 04, 2012
Venue : Guangzhou Redtory E10/E11 Exhibition Hall
VMD 100 International Design Exhibition was hosted by the Chinese Artists Association, jointly organized by the committee of graphic design in Chinese Artists Association, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou Redtory and co-organised by Design 360º Magazine. This amazing show took place at the E10-E11 exhibition hall in Redtory which is a well-known artistic icon in Guangzhou, China.
VMD is the abbreviated form of College of Visual Merchandise Design under the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts which considers to be one of the most influential academy of art and design in southern China . For celebrating VMD’s first anniversary, totally 100 artists and designers in different profession throughout the world have been invited to exhibit together in Guangzhou Redtory. With the theme called “The Wisdom Of Design In The Era Of Information”, participated artists showed their unique artworks such as poster design, book design, brand design, multi-media design, space design and so on in the exhibition, in order to share the concept to public that exploring the potential of merging between traditional visual art and innovative new media design.
The 5th Exhibition for Nominated Young Artist in Asia
December 25 To December 31, 2017
Organised by SY Art Gallery / China
Venue : Beijing National Aquatics Center - Water Cube Museum
From the first exhibition openings of The Exhibition for Nominated Young Artist in Asia launched in Today Art Museum in 2012 to the fifth exhibition held in Beijing National Aquatics Center - Water Cube Museum, the committee of exhibition have faced many difficulty, struggling and confusion until they finally found the path and direction for the characteristic of the show.
The exhibition have selected totally 223 emerging artists throughout asian countries to join the show. Those young artists have showed their passions and talents through their own language of art, the 5th Exhibition for Nominated Young Artist in Asia has been destined to be the milestone of success.
My Best Work of 2020 Online Group Exhibition
January 15 To April14, 2021
Organised by Camelback Gallery / USA
The artworks of My Best Work of 2020 Online Group Exhibition were selected by juries from Camelback Gallery’s painting and photography competition
The selection of artwork was chosen based on the number of entries, technical skill, quality of work, originality and the criteria for this event. Artist represented in this show were from many countries, USA, Slovakia, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, France, Latvia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Australia, Russia, Croatia, Mexico, Canada and Brazil.
Abstracts With Shades of Gold or Silver International Juried Painting Competition
October 29, 2020 To March 28, 2021
Organised by Camelback Gallery / USA
The artwork for this exhibition was selected by Jury from Camelback Gallery's International Online Painting Competition. The selection of artwork was chosen based on the number of entries, technical skill, quality of work, originality and the criteria for this event. Artist represented in this show were from many countries, USA, Slovakia, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, France, Latvia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Australia, Russia, Croatia, Mexico, Canada and Brazil.
AWARDS
From 2000 - 2022
BRONZE AWARD
2022
Abstracts With Red 2022 International Juried Painting Competition
Held by Camelback Gallery / USA
SECOND PLACE
2021
The 7th Colourful Abstractions Art Exhibition - Traditional / USA
Held by Fusion Gallery / USA
BRONZE AWARD
2021
My Best Work of 2020 Group Exhibition / USA
Held by Camelback Gallery / USA
FIRST PRIZE
2020
“Shengshi China Cup” National Calligraphy and Painting Competition
Held by National Essence Kyushu Painting and Calligraphy Academy / China
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OTHER WORKS OF MICHAEL KWONG
The Blocks
Check out one of the best cartoon brand Ip created by Michael Kwong. Click here!
Clumsy Poppet
Check out the fantastic cartoon character created by Michael Kwong. Click here!
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