One of Hong Kong’s most original and respected painters, Chan (1925-2020) had a dynamic career that traversed cultural epochs and the boundaries of media. He made his first serious foray into painting in 1968 at the age of 42 though continuing education courses at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), yet his late start did not limit his potential. He developed a unique abstract language of bold colors and rustic forms that reflect the simple wonders of daily life, ideas of science and metaphysics, and the contemporary human condition. Never End serves as a tribute to the late artist and his invaluable legacy, featuring over 100 works including paintings, digital drawings, and newly organized archival materials.

Gaylord Chan (1925-2020) was a prominent Hong Kong artist who only formally began his painting career in his 40s, developing a unique, youthful, and iconographic mode of abstract painting that he continued into digital art in his later years. Chan was also a beloved teacher, basing his pedagogy off his own experiences as a painter and shaping the next generation of Hong Kong artists. Never End includes a selection of paintings, rarely exhibited digital drawings, and newly organized archival materials that pay tribute to the artist’s art, life, and ongoing legacy.

The exhibition is guest curated by Joyce Hei-ting Wong with Josephine Chow as Exhibition Consultant and Hain Yoon as Assistant Curator. With support provided by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Virginia and Wellington Yee, Ms. Yang Mun Tak Marjorie, Rita and KC Kung, and Mystic Island Winery. 

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