創作自述及覆歷
MOVING BETWEEN WORLDS 遊走於世界之間
何藹恩的繪畫實踐展開於文化身份與美學顛覆之間的臨界空間。身為香港裔加拿大藝術家，她將西方學術訓練與東亞流行文化語彙融為一體，以動畫符號、圖像敘事及電影美學為媒介，對主流藝術體制的品味階序提出批判性挑戰。
其創作核心在於形式的去穩定化——她標誌性的溶解人物將身體與色彩場域相互融合，以具體的視覺形式呈現「身體成為文化協商的可變場所」這一概念（Sternberg Press，2022）。
這種張力在她備受矚目的系列作品《現代主義困在我腦中》（Modernism Stuck in My Head，2016年至今）中得到最直接的呈現：人物面部被碎裂的現代主義雕塑所貫穿，使面孔成為藝術史與個人身份相互衝突的角力場。何藹恩的卡通化、模糊性圖像與阿爾普及布朗庫西的造型語言相互碰撞，構建出一個個充滿矛盾的符號世界，批判超消費主義社會中「身份即財產」的文化邏輯。
一如盧克·圖伊曼斯（Luc Tuymans）對歷史空白的刻意抹除，何藹恩亦在畫面中部署經過計算的消除策略。然而，圖伊曼斯指向的是歷史的虛空，何藹恩那些被一分為二的面孔，揭示的則是我們內化已久的藝術教條。她的作品最終提出一個根本性的追問：我們，是否不過是所消費之符號的集合體？
覆歷
Education
2001 MA (Fine Art), Printmaking, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1998 BFA, Painting & Printmaking, University of Calgary, Calgary, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
• Skin Deep, Mufei Space, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong
2021
• Vacant Premise (with Mark Pearson), London, UK
• Curious Case (with Celia Ko), Gallery Lara, Tokyo, JP
• When Parallel Worlds Collide (with Celia Ko), Arthome, Hong Kong, HK
2020
• Picture Palace, Transition Gallery, London, UK
2019
• Narration/ Dialogue, The Muse Gallery, Hong Kong, HK
2018
• Shamal, il Vento Creativo, Ottovarte, Tuscany, IT
• RCA Secret, Royal College of Art, London, UK & Dubai, AE
2017
• ACAVA Open Studios, London, UK
• Reduction to Body, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong, HK
2016
• Funderland: Painting On & On, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, HK
2015
• Anonymous Drawings, Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, DE; Rome, IT; Braunschweig, DE
2014
• S’i Fossi Foco, Ex Chiesa San Nicolao, Bellano, IT
2012
• Imaging Images, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC), Hong Kong, HK
(A comprehensive exhibition history is available upon request.)
Awards, Residencies & Grants
2019 Visiting Grant, supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) for the 58th Venice Biennale
2015 Mentor, Julu Culture, Hong Kong, HK
2002 Artist in Residence, London Print Studio, London, UK
2000 Travel Award, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FR
1999 Visual Arts Study Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, AB, CA
1999 Independence Thought Award, University of Calgary, AB, CA
Press
2017 Tang, Stella Ying Sze. “Carol Ho’s Feministic Paintings.” Ming Pao Monthly, October issue.
2012 Feature, “The Works,” RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong).
2012 Mention, Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong Economic Journal, and Arthongkong.net.
2010 Agnew, Mary. “Stretched Connotations.” Review. Time Out Hong Kong.
2009 Interview, ArtAttack, ChooChooTV.
2009 Interview, Ming Pao.
Curatorial Projects & Professional Appointments
2017 Project Artist, ‘Studio Hopping – Sparkle! Neo Travel’, Oil Street Art Space, Hong Kong
2011–12 Art Writer & Translator, De Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong
2011 Curator, Imaging Images, JCCAC, Hong Kong
2010 Curator, Back to Drawing, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2007–12 Lecturer (Drawing & Painting), Hong Kong Arts School
2006 Visiting Lecturer, Hong Kong Art School
2004 Curator, Faith, Transition Gallery, London
2004 Co-Curator, Aftershock, 1A Space, Hong Kong
Collections
• Royal College of Art Printmaking Archive, London, UK
• University of Calgary, Calgary, CA
• Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer, CA
• Works held in private collections across Asia, Europe, and North America.