Man Fung-yi (文鳳儀; born 1968) is a Chinese artist. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1999 and Master of Arts (Daoist studies) in 2008 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 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.
2008: Top 30 Finalist in the 2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, by the Sovereign Asian Art Foundation
2007: Top 30 Finalist in the 2007 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, by Louis Vuitton and the Sovereign Asian Art Foundation
2006: Merit Award in the "Public Art Scheme 2006" Open Competition, co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
2005: Selected Award, Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme III, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
2004: Selected Award in the open Competition for Public Art Project of Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Housing Department
2003: Award Winner, Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition, by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Hong Kong Museum of Art
2001: Selected Awards in the invited Competition for Public Art Project of Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, co-presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Housing Department
2001: Award of Excellence, Masks in Venice 3, the 3rd International Annual Exhibition & Art Internet, Venice, presented by the Art Addiction Gallery
2000: Award Winner of Hong Kong, Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Painting Competition
1998: Art Critic Award, Century．Women Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
1997: The 3rd prize in the International Female Artist's Miniature Art Exhibition, Sweden, presented by the Art Addiction Gallery
1997: Freeman Foundation Fellowship for Asian Artists, US
1993: Grand Award of the Visual Art Competition (in painting), by H. K. VAS
1992: Silver Award in the International Wash & Ink Painting Competition
1991: The Most Promising Artists Award of the Philippe Charriol Foundation
1990: Merit prize in the Grand Competition of Modern Chinese Ink Painting and Calligraphy by the Foreign Cultural Exchange Association of China
2013: Essence of Contemporary Chinese Art by Alisan Fine Arts, Art Basel in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2012: The Art of Dress Exhibition, Hong Kong LV Espace and Singapore LV Espace, MBS, Hong Kong and Singapore
2012: Hong Kong Invisible Contemporary Art Exhibition, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2011: Art Asia Miami, U.S.A.
2011: Art Taipei 2011, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2010–2011: The Legacy & Creations – Ink Art vs Ink Art exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum and Hong Kong Art Museum, China and Hong Kong
2010: Woven Sentiment: Solo Exhibition by MAN Fung-yi, Gallerie Ora- Ora, Hong Kong (solo)
2010: Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2010: The Forces of Nature Exhibition, The Rotunda at Hong Kong Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2009: Art in Use: Sculptural Objects exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2009: Yi Pai – Century Mentality Exhibition, Beijing Today Art Museum, China
2008: Beyond the Body Exhibition, Helene Lamarque Gallery in Miami, U.S.A.
2008: Chinese "Abstract Art" for 30 years Exhibition, Madrid, Barcelona & Palma La Caixa Forum Museums, Spain
2008: Hong Kong Art: Open Dialogue Exhibition Series – New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2008: Beyond the Surface: Chinese Abstract Art Exhibition, Macau Art Museum, Macau
2007 – 2011: Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2007: Victoria Prison Art Museum Exhibition, Hong Kong Victoria Prison, Hong Kong
2005: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars—Artworks by MAN Fung-yi, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong (solo)
2005: The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition, the University at Buffalo Art Galleries & the China Millennium Monument, U.S.A. and China
2005: Between Public & Private—An Exhibition of Their Artworks as a Family by MAN & MOK, Kwai Tsing Theatre & MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
China International Cultural Association
Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
New Asia College
Hong Kong Housing Department
Hong Kong Airport Authority
MTR
2012: "Unforgettable Memory From The Costumes", showcased in Ko Shan Theatre, New Wing
2011: "Weaving for Collective Memory", commissioned by the MTR Corporate, showcased in Yuen Long Station-Platform
2010: "Weaving Intimacy: Body Lines”, organised by Galerie Ora-Ora
2008: “Minute Emotions”, commissioned by the Hong Kong City Art Square (collaborated with MOK Yat-san)
2007: "Trails by Worms, (Wood)", commissioned by the MTR Corporate (collaborated with MOK)
2005: "Imagination of the Sky", commissioned by the Hong Kong Airport Authority (collaborated with MOK)
2005: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars"—Artworks, Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2004: "The Footsteps of Worms", bronze sculpture at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, by the Housing Dept. (collaborated with MOK)
2004: Painting on the United Buddy Bear (permanent display in Hong Kong public space), organized by Buddy Bär Berlin, H.K. Home A"airs Dept.
2001: 4 pcs. of public artworks at Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung, by the Housing Department (collaborated with MOK)
