Chris Huen Sin-Kan

Chris Huen Sin-Kan focuses on how people understand objects through 'seeing', with his paintings which mainly depict his family and everyday environments. With limited brushstrokes, Huen illustrates his subjects remarkably - a technique he developed from the influence of Chinese ink painting. Although the viewer is able to recognize the motifs in Huen's paintings, there is a certain vagueness to it. Huen paints entirely from memory and it reflects his attempt to capture time and space on the two-dimensional canvas. He suggests that the process of 'recognition' shifts through time and space, and the white space on the canvas seems to express forgotten memories. Distorted shapes and the contrasting light illustrate the transition of the day from various perspectives and captivates the viewer.

Biography
1991  　Born in Hong Kong
2013  　BFA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Currently lives and works in London, UK

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024　 I Do Nothing Everyday, CICA Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
2022 　Artist-in-Residence Programme and Exhibition: Chris Huen Sin Kan, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 　New Artistic Styles of Contemporary Painting, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2023 　Next Door, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
2021–22 　Thailand Biennale, Korat 2021, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
2020 　Biennial of Painting – Inner Spaces, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium

Selected Collections
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, USA
Kadist Art Foundation, Paris, France / San Francisco, USA