CHEUNG Wai Sze Rachel

BA Fine Art, RMIT University, AU
MA Fine Art, Middlesex University, London, UK
MA Glass, University of Sunderland, UK
Specialty: Ceramics

Rachel possesses expertise in ceramics and glass art. Rachel received the Hong Kong Art Biennale Award in 2001 and the Artist-in-the-Neighbourhood Scheme II Award in 2002. She was shortlisted for the South Korea International Ceramics Biennale, the Philippe Charriol Art Prize, and the Asian Sovereign Art Award. Over the years, Rachel has taken part in over 40 solo and group exhibitions of various scales across different places, including Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. She was also invited to take part in the Fukutake House Project of the Setouchi Triennale in Japan in 2016. Her works are collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and the Taipei Yingge Ceramics Museum. In recent years, Rachel has been the Expert Advisor of the Hong Kong Museums.

Rachel has been playing a unique role in the art scene, and she promotes art to a broader audience through education and projects. Rachel is the founder of Unit Gallery. She published her artist book “See the Unseen” in 2015. In 2018, she published the research report “New Horizons of Local Ceramic Art in Hong Kong “. In 2019, she initiated and curated the “On Earth” Lai Chi Wo Art Project and “On Earth” Ceramic Festival.