About

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 Me, Space 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 Award, Nominated
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