Leung Chi Wo

A.k.a. Warren Leung

1968
Born in Hong Kong

Education

1997
MFA, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

1992
Museum Internship, het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Ghent, Belgium

1991
Post-Diploma in Culture of Photography, l’Istituto per lo Sviluppo
Socio -Economico dello Spilimberghese, Italy

1990
BA in Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Awards

1997
Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council, New York

1996
Urban Council Fine Arts Award, Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial

1995
First Prize in Sculpture and Most Promising Artist Award,
Philippe Charriol Foundation, Hong Kong

1990
Italian Government Scholarship

Residency

2009
quartier21, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria

2007
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

2005
Inter-Cross Creative Center, Sapporo, Japan

2003
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2002
Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais, Sierre, Switzerland

2000
Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada

1999
International Studio Program, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts,
New York, USA

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2009
“(Inter)Viewing Possession,” Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
“Depot of Disappearance,” AiR base, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
“In the Name of Victoria,” IndexG, Toronto, Canada
“Asia’s World City,” Goethe Institut, Hong Kong

2008
“In the Name of Victoria,” Korkos Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“LKS_Select: Leung Chi Wo,” Lee Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2007
“Text Format,” Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, China
“Open Home, an sound installation in domestic space,” Hong Kong, China

2006
“Domestica Invisibile,” Goethe Institut, Hong Kong, China

2005
“Open Home, an sound installation in a domestic space, presented by S-AIR”

2003
“Where is Hong Kong?” Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong, China
“Color Series,” Zetterquist Galleries, New York, US
“City Mapping: Rough Cuts,” Lee Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto, Canada
“City Cookie,” (in collaboration with Sara Chi Hang Wong), Gallery 44,Toronto, Canada
“Always Gentian Blue Sky, Site-specific work in public space,” Sierre, Switzerland

2001
“City Cookie,” (in collaboration with Sara Chi Hang Wong),
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong, China

2000
“Something about city sky,” Queens Museum of Art, New York, US

1998
“Victoria Tunnel,” Para/Site, Hong Kong, China
“Mapping the Invisible,” Fringe Club, Hong Kong, China

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010
“Culture(s) of Copy,” Goethe Institut, Hong Kong
“City Flâneur,” Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Shifting Topography, Hanart Square, Hong Kong
No Soul For Sale, Tate Modern, London
The Problem of Asia, Chalk Horse, Sydney
Tamagawa Art Line Project, Tokyo
New Vision: New Colours, Hong Kong Museum of Art
This is Hong Kong, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei; Kunsthalle Vienna

2009
“Regreen Arts,” Regreen Base, Japan
“Beginning, Middle and End,” School of Art Gallery,
Australian National University, Canberra
“PAWNSHOP,” The Shop, Beijing
“From 2D to 3D,” Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
“Dwelling,” Osage Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
“This is Hong Kong,” Loop09, Casa Àsia, Barcelona; Alternative Space Loop, Seoul; Subvision Festival, Hamburg; EastSide Projects, Birmingham; ifa Gallery, Berlin; Map Office, Hong Kong
“Louis Vuitton: a Passion for Creation,” Hong Kong Museum of Art
“Paradise is elsewhere”, ifa Galleries, Stuttgart/ Berlin
“In Other Words,” Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
“Living Colours,” Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
“HK Sound Station,” Para/Site, Hong Kong
“Excuse me, are you famous? ”Invaliden1, Berlin

2008
“Hong Kong, Hong Kong,” Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
“Lights Out,” Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo
“3500 cm2 – Art poster exhibition,” uqbar, Berlin
Asia Art Knots, Open Space, Art Cologne; Para/Site, Hong Kong
“Hong Kong An architecture Bananas,” Artist Commune, Hong Kong
“Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture,” Old
Central Police Station, Hong Kong

2007
“South China: Special Arts Region,” Kubas, Munich
Third Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
“TimeLine; human speed & technology speed,” Korean Cultural Center, Beijing
“(Im)personal Space,” H Gallery, Bangkok
“Time After Time,” Hollywood Centre, Hong Kong
“Pearl River City,” Kunstverein, Hamburg
“Reversing Horizons,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai
“Talkover/Handover: Dialogues on Hong Kong Art 10 Years After 1997,” 1a Space, Hong Kong
“The Reading Records of City,” M Art Space, 798 Art District, Beijing
“The Pearl River Delta,” Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
“Para/Site Portfolio – 1/xx: Hong Kong flat,” Para/Site, Hong Kong

2006
“Read Différance,” Fo Tan, Hong Kong
“3500 cm2: art poster project,” Blueroom, Rome
“Publicly Private: Ernst Logar & Leung Chi Wo,” Spazio Paraggi, Treviso, Italy
Busan Biennale*, Busan, Korea
“A Yellow Box in Qingpu: Contemporary Art and Architecture in a Chinese Space,” Xiao Ximen, Shanghai
“The Pearl River Delta (touring),” Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany
“A Realm with No Coordinates,” 1aspace, Hong Kong; Nanhai Gallery, Taipei
“Close Distance,” Plymouth Art Centre, UK

2005
“The Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial,” Hong Kong Museum of Art
“S-AIR_ASIA: Ah-Bin Shim + Leung Chi Wo,” Moerenuma Park, Sapporo, Japan
Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
“In the Deep of Reality: A Case of Chinese Contemporary Art,” Hangzhou, China
“Island Art Film & Video Festival,” UGC Cinema, London
“A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography,” Helsinki City Art Museum, Finland
“Contemporary Asian Art,” Zetterquist Galleries, New York

2004
“Scan,” MAAP, The Substation, Singapore
“Neither East nor West: Hong Kong Contemporary Art,” East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu
“In Touch with Visual Arts,” Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
“East West Retro Artive,” Art Statements, Hong Kong
“Wake up! Photography is art,” Art Statements, Hong Kong
“Intimate Re-collection,” Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
“Fridge,” Hong Kong Arts Centre
“Id-map, Real-scape: Leung Chi Wo & Sara Chi Hang Wong, ” Gallery TEZZ, Tokyo
“Para/Site: Open Work,” Centre A, Vancouver
“Behold! God….,” John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong

2003
“SHINXUS-multiple,” Gallery Tezz, Tokyo
“Local Accent: 12 Artists from Hong Kong,” Pickled Art Centre, Beijing
“Mapping Asia,” Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
“A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography,” Rudolfinum, Prague
“Interrupt,” Singapore Art Museum

2002
4th Festival des Cinema Differents de Paris, cultural centre La Clef, Paris
“Motorik,” COURTisane Kort film festival, Ghent
“Zheng/Fan,” Pottery Workshop, Shanghai
“Paris-Pekin: contemporary Chinese art collection of Myriam and Guy Ullens,” Espace Cardin, Paris
“Four Focuses: Four Hong Kong Photographers,” Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
“Moving Violations,” Red Dog International, Hong Kong
“World Cup Through Art,” Chosun Ilbo Art Center & Gallery Hyundai, Seoul
Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, Korea
“Social Club,” Para/Site, Hong Kong

2001
“If I had a dream……: Chinese / German Art Exhibition,” Hong Kong Central Library Exhibition Gallery
“Re-Considered crossings: representation beyond hybridity,” Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna
“Hyphenation: Contemporary Hong Kong Art,” Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
“Microwave International Media Art Festival 2001,” City Hall, Hong Kong
“Pinhole Vision,” Temporary Exhibition Gallery of Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
“Venice Biennale,” Hong Kong Pavillion, Venice
“Hot Pot: Contemporary Chinese Art,” Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
“Polypolis: Contemporary Art from Asia Pacific Megacities,” Kunsthaus Hamburg
“Landscape Project,” Goethe Institut, Hong Kong

2000
“Contemporary Hong Kong Art 2000,” Hong Kong Museum of Art
Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum
“Clockwork 2000,” Clocktower Gallery of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
“City Detour,” OP Fotogallery, Toronto
“ARTscope Hong Kong,” Morphes2000, Tokyo; City University of Hong Kong