
Ngai Wing-Lam, Ant
Born: 1986
Hometown: Hong Kong
Based in: Hong Kong
Ant Ngai Wing-lam graduated with a BA from Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Visual Arts in 2008. Her main medium is painting, and her work often depicts people with the head of a fish. These stories and characters are inspired by her own dreams and surroundings. Having grown up in Hong Kong, her paintings often take place in the landscape of the city.
Ngai currently lives and works in Hong Kong. Her most recent exhibitions include the Tales of the Ocean (WWF-HK x Gallery by the Harbour, 2020); Asia Art Archive’s annual auction 2020; Every Tuesday (Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2018); The Voyage of the Beagle (WINWIN ART, Taiwan, 2017); 火腿 未,來式 (HAM gallery, Taiwan, 2017); Foo Tak Quartet Artists work showcase (Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong, 2014); solo exhibition Until You Are Here (Hong Kong, 2015); Reading the Time of Fish Man (Art and Culture Outreach, Hong Kong, 2012).
French May Arts Festival Associated Project 2021 Chinese Surrealism was Alisan Fine Art’s first time working with the artist. ART SG 2024 is her debut in Singapore.
Articles Featuring Ngai Wing-Lam, Ant
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10 Emerging Artists Enriching Surrealist Art
September 17, 2024
Credentials
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Arts, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, 2008
Awards
Finalist, Cliftons Art Prize, Hong Kong
2014
Finalist, Cliftons Art Prize, Hong Kong
2013
Finalist, Hong Kong Young Artist Award, Hong Kong
2012
Finalist, 1st Hong Kong Oil Painting Competition, Hong Kong
2012
Exhibitions
ART SG 2024, Alisan Fine Arts, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands
Singapore, 2024
Beyond Tradition: The Metamorphosis of Chinese Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London
United Kingdom, 2023
Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong, 2023
Past & Present Landscapes, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong, 2022
Chinese Surrealism, French May Arts Festival Associated Project, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen
Hong Kong, 2021
The Voyage of the Beagle, WINWIN ART, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung
Taiwan, 2017
Domesticated, WINWIN ART, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung
Taiwan, 2016