Man Fung-yi

Man Fung-yi
Born Hong Kong, SAR
Nationality Chinese
Education Chinese University of Hong Kong (BA, MFA, MA)
Known for Public art, cultural studies, painting, sculpture

Man Fung-yi(文鳳儀)(1968–) is a Chinese artist. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1999 and Master of Arts (Daoist studies) in 2008 at CUHK. Man established the CHIC Studio (Artists' House) and became an artist and art educator after graduation. From 1999 to 2001, she worked as a part-time lecturer at the Department of Fine Arts of CUHK.

Exhibits in which she has participated include Century—Women Art Exhibition (National Art Museum of China, 1998), The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition (the University at Buffalo Art Galleries & the China Millennium Monument, 2005), 30 years of Chinese Abstract Art (La CaixaForum Barcelona, La CaixaForum Palma, and La Caixa Forum Madrid, 2008), Yi Pai – Century Thinking Exhibition (Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2009), and Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2009). She was awarded the Freeman Foundation Fellowship for Asian Artists, U. S. A. in 1997 and the Critic Award, Century．Women Art Exhibition, Beijing in 1998. She was the Award Winner of the Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition in 2003. Her works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Nanjing Art Museum, the Foreign Cultural Exchange Association of China, the Hong Kong Housing Department, the Hong Kong Airport Authority, the MTR Corporation, and private collectors.

Awards and achievements

Man had received lots of awards around the world, not only in Hong Kong but also in international art prize. Man got the Promising Artists Award of the Philippe Charriol Foundation, leading her as a rising star in the Asian art circles. She has got 5 awards since 2000s in different projects and awards which were organized by the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, making her as one of the most famous female artist in Hong Kong. Man was also one of the top 30 Finalists in Sovereign Asian Art Prize in 2007 and 2008.

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