From a Distance: Art Dialogues between Chao Shao-an and Chin Kee
Chao Shao-an Gallery, 1/F
21 September 2022 –
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Organised by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Today, distance learning has become popular and commonplace, but can you imagine how Professor Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998) instructed overseas students to master the art of Lingnan School of Painting, and how he passed on his painting skills and art experiences across the miles more than half a century ago?
This exhibition is a refreshing highlight on painting assignments by Chin Kee (1929 – 2012), a Malaysia based Chinese painter who trained under Chao Shao-an through correspondence between the 1950s and 1960s. The extraordinary display will help you see the art dialogues and actual exchange between the teacher Chao and the student Chin.
Exhibition Pamphlet
Exhibit Highlights
| Maple and leiothrix Chin Kee |  |
 | Red leaves and mantis Chin Kee |
| Magnolia and butterfly Chin Kee |  |
 | Egret Chin Kee |
| Lotus Chao Shao-an |  |
 | White lotus and dragonfly Chin Kee |
| Plum blossoms Chao Shao-an |  |
 | Plum blossom and bee Chin Kee |
| Camellia Chin Kee 1958 – 1961 Album leaf, ink and colour on paper Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum Donated by Family of Late Chin Kee |  |
 | Jumping frog Chao Shao-an |
| Frog Chin Kee 1958 – 1961 Album leaf, ink and colour on paper Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum Donated by Family of Late Chin Kee |  |
 | Bird on the green bamboo Chin Kee |
| Magnolia Chao Shao-an 1965 Album leaf, ink and colour on paper Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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 | Purple magnolia Chin Kee |
| Iris and dragonfly Chin Kee |  |
 | Snail and bamboo Chao Shao-an |
| Bamboo and snail Chin Kee |  |
