The Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (BAFA) Graduation Exhibition, organized and co-presented by RMIT University and Hong Kong Art School, brings together the works from more than 40 graduating students of the BAFA programme, encompassing creative media of Ceramics, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Multimedia installation art.

The theme of the exhibition, “Reverie”, describes the transient detachment of the students’ mind from reality, which opens up themselves to unlimited thoughts. When ideas can transverse freely through their minds, thoughts will no longer be bounded by presumed restrictions, leading to an array of ideas and emotions being incorporated into the artworks.

A guided tour and a sharing hosted by the BAFA alumni, which relates the Graduation Exhibition to the ongoing art journey of an art graduate, will be held alongside the exhibition. All are welcome to join.

Reverie - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduation Exhibition 2017

Exhibition Period: 08-23/07/2017
Time : 10am – 8pm
Venue: Pao Galleries, 4-5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, HK

‧Opening Ceremony

7/7 (Fri) 6 – 8pm @ Pao Galleries

7.22 - Art in Touch

14:00 – 15:00 - Alumni Sharing @ Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre

(5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Exit A or C, MTR Wan Chai Station) MAP>

• A fringe activity of our Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduation Exhibition, Reverie

• Explore the different possibilities Graduation Exhibition can lead to & the role of Graduation Exhibition in the development pathway of an art graduate

• Moderator: 
  Jaffa LAM, Senior Lecturer, Hong Kong Art School
  Jaffa is a sculptor specializing in large-scale site-specific works of mixed-media sculptures and installations, she has actively been involved in solo exhibitions, local and international exhibitions, public art projects, community projects, and artist in residency programmes in Hong Kong and overseas.

Alumni Guests:
Ranee K
Graduate from Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (2016) majoring in painting. Prior to taking fine art programme, Ranee had graduated from the University of British Columbia, Canada as well as the Parsons School of Design, New York, USA. She is also a renowned fashion designer with her own fashion brand ‘Ranee K’. Cleverly bringing together fashion design and fine art, she has been exploring various subjects about life through different mediums. Recently, she has received the Bronze Award at the New Art Wave Expo.

WONG Wing Tong
Graduate from Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (2009).  Majoring in painting, Tong has been mindfully blending ideas of installation into his painting works.  Apart from taking part in exhibitions and developing his own artistic career, Tong has been very active in initiating different art promotion campaigns and workshops. With profound experience in community art projects, he is currently a key member of the House of To Kwa Wan Stories.

Joe CHAN 
Graduate from Master of Fine Art (2009), Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) (2006) and Diploma in Fine Art (2003). Currently, Part-time Lecturer of Hong Kong Art School.   Joe’s work was selected by the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Award 2012.  His ceramics works uniquely incorporate the elements of sculpture, installation, environment and sound, and have been widely exhibited in places such as Australia, Japan, China and Macau.

Remarks:
Master of Fine Art & Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) are jointly presented by Hong Kong Art School and RMIT University, Australia | Diploma in Fine Art is offered by Hong Kong Art School

15:00 – 15:45 - Special Tour for Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Graduation Exhibition @ Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre

(4& 5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Exit A or C, MTR Wan Chai Station) MAP>

• Specially guided by our graduating students

• First-handed knowledge & explanation

• View artworks coming from the mediums of Painting, Ceramics, Photography & Sculpture and the infinite possibilities they are opening up

恭賀本院畢業生黎清妍小姐獲邀參與第57屆威尼斯雙年展，其作品將於由巴黎龐比度藝術中心首席策展人Christine Marcel策展的「藝術萬歲」主題展覽中展出，展覽主要反思在這紛亂的世界中藝術家的角色、聲音和責任。

祝賀Firenze展覽成功，而她在這重要藝術活動的參與，更肯定香港藝術中心及香港藝術學院多年來對培育本地藝術家，拓展本地藝壇的努力。

圖片說明：黎清妍作品，《順時針與逆時針》，2013，Oil on canvas，100 x 80cm

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We are delighted to share that Ms. Firenze Lai (黎清妍), graduate of the Hong Kong Art School (2006), will be featured in the 57th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition titled VIVA ARTE VIVA curated by Christine Macel, Chief Curator at the Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou in Paris. The theme the curator explores for this year’s exhibition focuses on “the role, the voice, and the responsibility” of the artist in the current troubled times.

Her involvement in this major international art event highlights the role of the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Hong Kong Art School in nourishing the local art scene.

Image: Work by Firenze Lai; Clockwise and Counterclockwise, 2013, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80cm