Francis Yu

Born in 1963, Hong Kong

Currently lives and works in Hong Kong

Associate Professor, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

Education
2012
PhD in Practice and Theory of Painting, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
1999
MA in Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1993
BFA in Visual Arts, York University, Toronto, Canada

Solo Exhibitions

2020

‘How To Paint Bubble Milk Tea’, PMQ, HK

2017

‘Eat & Drink & Fun’, Art Formosa, Taipei, Taiwan

2016
’Between the Tastes’, Unit Gallery, Hong Kong

2014

‘Falling’, JCCAC Black Box Theatre & Front/side Gallery, HK

2013

‘Contextual Drawing, Close to Poem, Close to Song’, a.m. space, HK

‘Object of Affection’, A-lift Gallery, Shenzhen

2012

‘The Marriage of 2P’, Lumenvisum, HK

2007

‘The Presence of Words’, Gossard Building, RMIT University, Australia

2003

‘Language is Form’, Grotto Fine Art Ltd, HK

2002

‘Visual, Verbal and Body Languages’, Chancery Lane Gallery, HK

2000

‘Recent Works’, Mary Ogilvie Gallery, Oxford University, UK

1994

‘Garbage Cans’, Connoisseur Gallery, Toronto, Canada

Group Exhibitions
2019

‘Underline’, Wolfart Projectspace, Rotterdam, Netherlands

‘Due Ends-Part2’, Pottery Workshop, Dali International Photo Festival, Yunnan, China

2018

‘In Search Of The Body In-situ’, Blank Space Studio, Participatory Theatre Project, HK

‘Broccoli Painting Week’, Market Museum, IMN49 Centre Street Market, HK

‘Due Ends’, Lumenvisum, HK

‘The Crossing between East and West’, Cattle Depot Artist Village, HK

2017

‘Some Interference’, Cattle Depot On & On Theater, HK
‘Composing Stories with Fragments of Time’, Karin Weber Gallery, HK

2016
’Black and Dark’, START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2015

‘Penetration and Reconstruction’, New Who Art Museum, Shenzhen

‘Gaze of Sins’, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Communication and Visual Arts Building, Hong Kong Baptist University

‘His Silent Disorder’, Studio 507, Chai Wan Mei Art and Design Festival, HK

2013

‘Painting On and On’, City University of Hong Kong

2012

‘Habit Forming, Art Informal’, Manila, Philippines

‘Form, Colour, Line-Contemporary Hong Kong Painting’, Hong Kong Baptist University

‘Hong Kong and A World’, Liu Hai Su Museum, Shanghai, China

‘Dialogue: an ART Exchange Meeting’, Leo Gallery, Shanghai, China

‘Cityzening’, Vargas Museum, University of Philippines

2011

‘Strolling on the Water’, Westlake Museum of Contemporary Art, Hangzhou, China

‘Imaging Images’, JCCAC gallery, HK

2010

‘Asian Spirit’, Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, China

2009

‘21 Days’, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, HK

2008

‘Hong Kong, Arts, Centre’ HKAC 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre

2007

‘October Contemporary-Restore’, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village, HK

2005

‘The Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists-Inaugural Exhibition’, University Museum & Art Gallery, HK

2004

Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan

‘In Touch with Visual Arts’, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

2003

‘Mapping Asia’, Hong Kong Heritage Museum

‘Embracing the New Century’, China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, China

2002

Asian International Art Exhibition, Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, South Korea

2001

‘The Asian Multicultural Value’, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

‘Killing Time’, Propeller Centre for Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada

Hong Kong Art Biennial, Hong Kong Museum of Art

2000

‘Towards 2000 Towards Paris’, UNESCO Headquarter, Paris, France

Artlink@Sotheby’s International Young Art, Chicago & Tel-Aviv & Vienna

Collections
York University, Toronto, Canada

Guelph University, Ontario, Canada

The TI Art Collection, London, UK

Philippe Charriol Ltd, Hong Kong