KIT-KEUNG KAN BIO
EDUCATION
1975 Ph. D. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
1966 B.S. cum laude, Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1958-59 Studied Chinese painting under Leung Pak-Yu and Chow Yat-Fung
1959-62 Studied Chinese painting under Kan Maytin
1958-68 Studied Chinese Calligraphy under Au Kin-Kung
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Spring Song Installation, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD2016 Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
2014 Never Tired of Water, ARTDOOR Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Grotto Gallery, Hong Kong
2013 Inspired by Waves and Streams, University Library, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2012 East Meets West on Rice Paper, Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zhongshan Institute of Painting and Calligraphy, Zhongshan, China
2011 Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Water, Water and Water, Works by Kit-Keung Kan, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD
Red Door Gallery, Richmond, MD
2010 Calligraphy in the Forest, outdoor installations collaborations with Mary McCoy and Howard McCoy, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD
2009 Commercial Press, Hong Kong
2008 Grotto's Fine Art, Honk Kong
2007 Chung Chi College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2006 “Recent Ink Paintings,” B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY
2005 Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong
2004 From the Brush of Kit-Keung Kan: American Landscapes and Chinese Calligraphy, Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, MD
2003 Hodson Gallery, Hood College, Frederick, MD
2002 “White Water Series III”, B. Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY
Delaware Center of Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
1998 Gallery 456, New York, NY
1997 Lung Men Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1996 Duchamp Art Space, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1995 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
1994 Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1993 “Water, Water, Water”, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
1992 Roberts Gallery, Towson State University, Towson, MD
Robert Brown Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
1991 Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1990 Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1989 Roberts Gallery, Towson State University, Towson, MD
Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1988 Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1987 Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1986 Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1984 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2012 With Nellie Chao, Arts Barn, City of Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD
2006 With Dan Tai-Keung, Shenzhen Fine Arts Institute, Shenzhen, China
1995 With Kan L. Chung, Haenah-Kent Gallery, NY
1986 With Kan Tai-Keung, Art Centre, Hong Kong
1985 With Len Berliner, Kathryn Markel Gallery, NY
1983 With Kan Tai-Keung, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
1982 With Rima Schulkind, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1981 With Judy Todd, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1968 With Poon Sui Wah, City Hall Art Gallery, Hong Kong
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
B. Deemer Gallery, Three Person Exhibition, Louisville, KY
2016 Friendship Exchanges Calligraphy Exhibition, CCACC Art Gallery, Rockville, MD
A Tale of Two Cities: Painting and Calligraphy by Shanghai and Hong Kong Artists, Art Center, Hong Kong
2015 Transformations of Brush and Paper, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Shanghai-Hong Kong- Macau: Exchange Exhibition of Modern Chinese Ink Painting, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong, China
A Tale of Two Cities: Painting and Calligraphy by Shanghai and Hong Kong Artists, Art Center, Hong Kong
2014 Resonance Between The East and The West: Contemporary Chinese Painting Invitational
2013 Transformations of Ink and Paper, Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, MD
Transformations of Landscape Paintings in Hong Kong, Grotto’s Fine Art, Hong Kong
A Fine Line: Calligraphy, Language and Symbol, Strathmore Fine Art, Bethesda, MD
2012 Transformations of Ink and Brush, Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD
2011 Meditation in Contemporary Landscape, Asian Art Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University, Towson, MD
From the Old Masters to New Inspirations, Friendship Heights Village Center, Chevy Chase, MD
Ten Chinese Artists from Washington D.C., Anhui Museum, Anhui and Wu Dongkui Art Museum, Beijing, China
2010 Kan's Family Art Exhibition, City Hall Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong
2009 Ink, Water and Paper: Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Paintings, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Invitational Exhibition of Ink Painting from Fujian, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, Xiamen Museum of Art, Xiamen, China
Chinese Ellegance, Millennium Center, Beijing, China
2008 Art and Dream, Pepco Gallery, Washington D.C. And University College, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sculpture Invitational, Gallery10, Washington, D.C.
Contemporary Art of Asia, Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY
2007 Sculpture Invitational, Gallery 10, Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.
Contemporary Art of Asia, Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY
A New Look of Contemporary Ink Painting, Central Plaza Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong
Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting, Art Commute, Hong Kong
Environmental Impact: Worth Saving, Marlboro Gallery, Prince George Community College, Upper Marlboro, MD
2006 Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting Exhibition, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
Contemporary Art of Asia: China, Japan, Korea, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
Installation Collaboration with Mary McCoy and Howard McCoy, Black Rock Art Center, Germantown, MD
Quest, PuErh, Coffee, Fusion- 25 Years of fond Memories: Friends of Chingying Institute of Visual Arts Exhibition, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Hong Kong
Gallery 10 Sculpture Exhibition, Washington Circle, Washington, D.C.
2005 Secret Places/Silent Journey, Capital One Gallery, McLean, VA
The Art of Brush and Ink Calligraphy by Contemporary Chinese Artists, University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD
2004 East and West: The Asian Esthetic, Ralls Collection, Washington, D.C.
Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy, Sun Yat-sen Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2003 Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Ever Flowing River, Korean Embassy, Washington, D.C.
2001 Natural Images, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2000 The Year of Dragon: Art Flowing from East to West, The Cultural Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA
Then and Now: The Asian Presence of Difference, Della Mill Gallery, Ellicott City, MD
1999 Ten by Ten, Addison-Ripley Fine Art, Washington, D.C.
Spring Group Show, Robert Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Tradition and Innovation, University College Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
1998 Summer Group Show, Gallery Okuda International, Washington, D.C.
1996 Mutations of Ink and Paper, Taipei Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese Paintings, Duoyunxuan Gallery, Shanghai and Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
1995 Works of Chinese-American Artists, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
Ten-Year Retrospective, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
1994 Orientations: Works of Eight Chinese-American Artists, organized by the Friends of Hong Kong/Macao Association, David Adamson Gallery of Washington, D.C. and Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
The Beauty of Ink, Chicago Cultural Center and Point Gallery, Chicago, IL
The American Center for Physics, College Park, MD
Artscape '94, Meverhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD
1993 Where the Streams Become a River, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1992 Landscapes, David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
New Directions in Ink Paintings, Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1990 Past as a Prologue, The Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
1988 Over the Mountains, Across the Sea, Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
The Art of Ink Paintings, Inauguration of Shin Kuang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Mountain Visions, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
1987 Hsiung Shih Biennial, Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Works of Overseas Chinese Artists, Shih Da Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1984 David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Hui Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1983 Award Winner’s Exhibition, The Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Hui Arts, Minneapolis, MN
1982 First Annual Brandeis Juried Art Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, The Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Five International Artists, Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
New Perspective, Phoenix II Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1981 Hong Kong Art 1970-1980, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
A Slice of Washington Art, Mini Art Gallery, Office of the Mayor, Washington, D.C.
Art '81, Washington International Art Fair, Washington, D.C.
1980 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1977 University of Texas, Austin, TX
1971 Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1970 Hong Kong Pavilion, Expo ’70, Tokyo, Japan
Art Now-Hong Kong, Traveling Exhibition, England
1969 Contemporary Hong Kong Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1967 Music and Fine Art Festival, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1964 First Open Art Competition, Chatham Gallery, Hong Kong
AWARDS
2007 Resident Artist, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2002 Visiting Artist, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2001 Distinguished Alumni Lecturer, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on the 50th Anniversary of the College.
1987 Invited Artist, “Hsiung Shih Biennial,” Hsiung Shih Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1982 Audrey Lyle Memorial Award, The Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA
1964 First Place in Watercolor, First Open Art Competition, Chatham Gallery, Hong Kong
COLLECTIONS
University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, Lexington, KY
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
American Embassy: Moscow, Moscow, Russia
Anhui Museum, Anhui, China
Art Bank, United States Department of State, Washington D.C.
Chung Chi-College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Comsat, Washington, D.C.
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
Foundation for East-West Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, China
International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
International Business Machines, Rockville, MD
Peabody and Brown, Washington, D.C.
Sanwa Bank, Atlanta, GA
Sharp Corporation, Japan
Shenzhen Fine Arts Institute, Shenzhen, China
Towson State University, Towson, MD
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 “East Meets West on Rice Paper,” Here with Art by Ann Harmon, review of exhibition, Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
2011 Water, Water and Water, Works by Kit-Keung Kan, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD. Press release, Adkins Arboretum staff writer.
2009 Tradition and Modernism- Kan Kit-Keung's Paintings, Calligraphy and Installations, 1996-2007, preface by Leung Yuen Sand, Head of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Publisher: Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. April, ISBN: 978-962-8216-21-5
2006 “Contemporary Art Asia: China, Japan, Korea,” Introduction by Britta Erickson, Ph.D., New York. Catalog, pg 9
“Contemporary Hong Kong Ink Painting Exhibition,” Chan Shing-kau curator and editor, The Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Modern Chinese Ink Painting Association, Hong Kong Modern Chinese Ink Painting Assoc., publisher. February, ISBN-13: 978-988-98948-0-1. pgs. 23, 56
1996-2007 Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Catalog, ISBN 978-962-8216-21-5
2004 “East Meets West on Divergent Paths,” by Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. October 7, pg. PG32
2002 “Recent Ink Paintings and Calligraphy of Kan, Kit-Keung,” 50th Anniversary of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Catalog
“B. Deemer Gallery,” review by Diane Heilenman, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY. Arts, October 27
1996 “Mutations of Ink and Paper: Exhibition of Works by Chinese-American Artists on the East Coast,” Taipei Gallery, New York. Catalog, pgs. 12-13
1995 “Art, Life and Nature As One,” (A Thirty Year Survey), by Samuel C-T Hoi, Dean of the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C., Excerpt
“Kit-Keung Kan—An Artist that Bridges Art and Science,” by Chu-tsing Li, Professor, Department of Art History, The University of Kansas. Excerpt
“Kan, Kit-Keung at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum,” by Ian Findlay Editor, Asian Art News, August, p.62
1995 Kit-Keung Kan's Ink Paintings, 1965-1995, Hsiung Shih Art Books Co., Ltd. Publisher, Taipei, Taiwan. May, ISBN 957-8980-37-X
1994 “Orientations: Works of Eight Chinese-American Artists,” David Adamson Gallery of Washington, D.C. & Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY, organized by Friends of Hong Kong/Mcao Association. Catalog, pgs. 6, 14, 15, 24
1993 “Kit-Keung Kan’s Elemental Elegance,” by Hank Burchard, Art Critic, Washington Post, September 17.
“Landscapes Where East Meets West,” by Mary McCoy, Art Critic and Artist, The Washington Post, September 25.
