藝術家聲明和簡歷
在世界之間移動
Carol Ho 的畫作在文化認同與美感顛覆之間的邊緣空間展開。這位香港裔加拿大藝術家將西方的學院派訓練與東亞流行文化的本土語言融合，將動畫比喻、圖像敘事和電影美學轉化為對傳統品味等級制度的顛覆性挑戰。
她的實踐核心是形式上的不穩定：她標誌性的溶解人物將身體與色彩場融合在一起，體現了埃娃·納平斯卡 (Ewa Knapinska) 的“軟骨架”概念，即“身體成為可變的文化談判場所”（Sternberg Press，2022 年）。
她備受讚譽的系列作品《困於我腦海的現代主義》（2016年至今）將破碎的中世紀雕塑嵌入肖像畫中——這是一種戲仿藝術界迷戀的俗氣怪誕的介入。這些策略構成了史騰伯格理論家查爾斯·梅里韋瑟所說的「偽裝成記憶的未來慾望」。何氏將混雜性武器化，她卡通式的朦朧圖像與阿爾普/布朗庫西的呼應相碰撞，創造出不和諧的符號世界，批判了超消費主義中身份即財產的觀念。
就像呂克·圖伊曼斯 (Luc Tuymans) 一樣，她也採用了精心策劃的抹去手法，但圖伊曼斯暗示的是歷史空白，而何被一分為二的面孔則暴露了我們內化的藝術教條。
作品提出疑問：我們只是被消費的符號的集合嗎？
CURRICULUM VITAE
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.