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Education
 

2021-2022

MA Photography, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

2012-2016

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

FION HUNG-Ching Yan (b.1993) studied at Hong Kong Baptist University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Visual Arts degree in 2016. She also completed a master’s degree in Photography from London College of Communication, University of the Arts London in 2022. HUNG works primarily in photography, image, and text, presents them in the form of installation and books. Her photography practice focuses on challenging the way of experiencing daily life and the embodiment of self through traumatic memories by creating invisible realities in her images. In her recent works ‘To Be Used Someday’, ‘A Month With You’ and ‘The Skeletons In The Closet’, HUNG explores self-identity by challenging the stereotypes of Chinese familial morals. ‘To Be Used Someday’ received a WMA Young Talent Award following her BA graduation. ‘The Skeletons In The Closet’ was nominated in the Sproxton Award following her MA graduation. Other works of hers were exhibited internationally, such as in the Chiang Mai Photo Festival 2017 in Thailand, Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2020 in Hong Kong, FORMAT Photo Festival 2020 in Derby, England and Copenhagen Photo Festival 2020 in Denmark. She was sponsored by WMA HK to participate in the Singapore International Photo Festival 2022 after her attendance in Arles Photo Festival in the same year. Her works are collected by private collectors.

Group Exhibition
 

2022

MA Photography Graduation Show, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

Work-In-Progress Show, London College of Communication, Copeland Gallery, London

Photography On, Brick Lane Gallery, London

2021

The Censored Exhibition, Copenhagen Photo Festival 2021, Festival Center, Copenhagen

2020

FORMAT21, Virtual Exhibition, Derby

2019

Zone Out, An Exchange Exhibition of Department of Photography, CAU and Academy of Visual Arts, HKBU, Chung-Ang University Gallery, Seoul

2018

About MeSpace Millepiani, Rome

TRI PHO, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University

2017

Young Eyes +, Main Exhibition at Chiang Mai Photo Festival 2017, Chiang Mai University Art Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand

First Smash 4, Art Experience Gallery, Hong Kong

2016

Book Matters: Book and Print Festival 2016, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, CVA, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Fresh Trend Art Graduates Joint Exhibition, Exhibition Hall of Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

Graduation Show 2016, the Academy of Visual Arts, HKBU, AVA Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

2015

疾風勁草 Power of Narrative, Incu-Lab, Hong Kong

Dialogue über Becher (Dialogue on Books), Dortmunder U, Uzwei, Germany

Solo Exhibition
 

2022

Be A Filial Girl: Fion Hung Solo Exhibition, Fine Liquid Art Gallery, London, U.K.

2020

I Wanted To Be A Mother, Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2020, PHVLO HATCH, Hong Kong

I Wanted To Be A Mother, On The Road Image Space, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2019

Studying Family Relationships Through Fuji Quicksnap: Images from 2015 to 2019, Casphalt, Hong Kong

Residency
 

2022

Peer-To-Peer 2022 UK/HK, Virtual Residency, WMA HK/ Red Eye UK

2021

On The Go, Virtual Residency, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen

Award
 

2022

Sproxton AwardNominated

HAHNEMÜHLE STUDENT AWARD, Nominated (Results to be announced in March, 2023)

2018

Museum Collection, Loosen Art Museum, Rome, Italy

2016

WMA Young Talents Award

Collection
 

2022

UAL Art Collection

2016

The Keepers Collection of the Library, Hong Kong Baptist University

The Keepers Collection of Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University

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