University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG)
Current and Past Events
FONG CHUNG-RAY: Abstract Evolutions: Sixty Years of Paintings by Fong Chung-Ray
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT The distinguished Chinese painter (b. 1933) holds great significance in the global art scene and the representation of Chinese artistic traditions in California during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His artworks have introduced diverse artistic traditions, techniques, and themes to international audiences, promoting a deeper understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture. This…
Pablo Picasso: Paintings in Glass
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT In the mid-1950s, the workshops of Roger Malherbe-Navarre expanded on the light boxes of French painter, Jean Crotti, by layering pieces of glass into pictorial depictions (gemmail, French for ‘enamel gem’) of several of Picasso’s paintings. Impressed by the gemmistes’ masterful assembling and fusing of carefully selected glass, Picasso quickly became a fan and…
Across Time and Space: Re-visiting Twentieth-Century Chinese Oil Paintings
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT The exhibition highlights the versatility of Chinese oil paintings across a diverse spectrum of themes, styles, techniques, time periods, and regional and local characteristics. Works range from intimate interior views to panoramic coastal landscapes, and from collective and individual memories to urban scenes. The selected works represent various artistic styles and visual trends along…
Enduring Strength and Passion
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT The presentation is a retrospective exhibition of Master Ting Yin Yung (1902-1978)’s multi-faceted work in commemoration of his 120th anniversary. A native of Guangdong province, the well-respected artist had studied Western painting in Tokyo before returning to China and then moving to Hong Kong in 1949, where he further developed his artistic practice. His…
Noda Tetsuya’s Diary of Contemporary Japanese Prints
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT The exhibition showcases the celebrated Japanese artist’s life (born in 1940) in post-war era Japan. Through the use of photography, traditional Japanese woodblock painting, and eclectic methods such as silkscreen printing, Noda presents the ideological, social, economic, and artistic changes of the time while also depicting his everyday life from his friends and family…
Adrift in Time
University Museum & Art Gallery (UMAG) 90 Bonham Road, PokfulamWHAT Hong Kong-born and French-educated, the presentation of Chun Wai’s works is a series of photographs the artist took in France between the 1980s and 1990s. The artist’s main focus was on the finite quality of time and the effect it has, and this quality is visible in his photos. After being stored in a…
