BIOGRAPHY
ALMOND CHU

1962 Born in Hong Kong
1986 Graduated from Fine Art Photography Department, Tokyo College of Photography, Japan

EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

SOLO

2018
College Fernel, Photaumnales International Photo Festival, Espace Seraphine Louis, Clermont-de-l’Oise, France
• Time Tunnel, La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong

2017
• Mother of Water, French International School Project, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
• Landscape of Fabrication, Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Liege, Belgium

2015
Between Emotion and Calm, Gallery of Classical Photography, Moscow, Russia

2013
The Bride with White Hair, Fabraicated Mortals, Dali International Photo Festival, Dali, China
The Urbanites, Prosperity Tower, Hong Kong

2012
Future and the Past – Self-Portrait by Almond Chu, Lumenvisum Gallery, Hong Kong

2009
Flashes of Life, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2008
Falling Poetry (a video installation work with Ann Mak), Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Chinese University, Hong Kong

2006
Wet Wet Kids – Cosplay Generation, Shanghai Street Artspace, Hong Kong

2005
Wet Wet Kids – Cosplay Generation, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong

2003
Passonate Moment, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong

2002
Body Work, Fluid Living, Toronto, Canada

2001
Nudes & Flowers: Viva Forma, Fotogalerie Central and Montblanc Gallery at the Fringe Club, Hong Kong

2000
Traces, Wurth-Gallery at Goethe-Institut, Hong Kong
Life Still, LeeFotogallery, Toronto, Canada

1999
Life Still, OP Fotogallery, Hong Kong

1998
Existence + Revelation, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong

1994
Almond Chu Portraits – Asian Artists in New York, Agfa Gallery at Goethe-Institut, Hong Kong
Circle of Colors (with sculptor, Yin Peet), Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong

1993
Portrait of Life (with sculptor, Antonio Mak), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1990
Portraits, Le Cadre Gallery, Hong Kong

1987
Isolated Object, The Fringe Club
Isolated Object, City Contemporary Gallery, Hong Kong

GROUP

2020
• You and Me – Affinities, Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Liege, Belgium

2019
Fotofever, La Galerie Paris 1839 booth, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
The End Of Winter?, Albert Baronian/ Yoko Uhoda, Knokke-Heist, Belgium

2018
Luxembourg Art Week, Yoko Uhoda Gallery booth, Luxembourg
Black and White Nostalgia, Central Library, Hong Kong
Animals, City University Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong
Dialogue, La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong

2017
Fine Art Asia, La Galerie Paris 1839 booth, Hong Kong
Pingyao International Photo Festival, Pingyao, China
Ningbo International Photo Week, Ningbo, China
What Else?, Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Tokyo Stories, Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Russia
Photo Basel, La Galerie Paris 1839 booth, Basel, Switzerland
Liberty, Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Instant Photography, La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong
Carnival, Kong Art Space, Hong Kong
Could You Take A Picture, Please? Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Knokke, Belgium

2016
Blank City, Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival, Jimei, Xiamen, China
Response Art Show for 70.40. Leong Kai Tai Photo Moments, City Hall, Hong Kong
Biennale de L’Image Possible Off, Liege, Belgium
1000 Families, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Artistree, Hong Kong
Available For Reference, Yoko Uhoda Gallery, Liege, Belgium
Art Central, La Galerie booth, Central Harbour Front, Hong Kong
Permanent Instant, Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong

2015
In the Mood for Animals, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong
En Echo, Les Photaumnales, Galerie Nationale De La Tapisserie, Picardie, France
Silent Shouts, La Galerie, Hong Kong
Umbrella Festival Exhibition, Gallery Z, JCCAC, Hong Kong
Nude (with Pablo Picasso), La Galerie Paris 1839, Hong Kong
Tokyo Stories, Roba Gallery, Omsk, Russia
Face, Klaipeda, Lithuanoa
Face, Perm, Russia
Face, Toljatti, Russia
In Conversatons with 100 Local Artists, YY9 Gallery, Hong Kong

2014
Tokyo Stories, Different Dimension – The International Festival of Contemporary Photography, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia
Face, Bremen, Germany
Twin Peaks, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
Face, Samara Art Museum, Russia
13 Terminal Tiles, L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Prudential Eye Awards Exhibition, Suntec City, Singapore
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2013
Dali International Photo Festival, Dali, China
Resistance, Artshare, Hong Kong
Asia Contemporary Art Show, JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
Pingyao International Photography Festival, Diesel Engine Factory, Pingyao, China
Face, SFA Galleries, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
All About Hong Kong, AO Vertical Art Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Eye, Mandarin Oriential Hotel, Hong Kong
Spring, (with Daido Moriyama, Araki Nobuyoshi, Erwin Olaf etc) AO Vertical Art Space, Hong Kong
On Hong Kong, Photohub Manometr, Moscow, Russia
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2012
On Hong Kong, Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Arezzo & Fotographia Biennale, Arezzo, Italy
Different Dimension – The International Festival of Contemporary Photography, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia
Beyond the Portrait, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
To See: To be Seen, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Face, Manomentr Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2011
Brand New Perspectives, Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong
Legacy And Creations – Art Vs Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Urban Utopia, Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong
Love the Future, Art Island East, Hong Kong
Kotoba, Upper Station Gallery, Hong Kong
Lens Flares, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Face, Rosfoto, St Petersburg, Russia
Face, Eumeria Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Face, Gallery of the American University of Paris, Paris, France
Face, Metenkov Museum of Photography, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Face, Chelyabinsk Museum of Arts, Chelyabinsk, Russia
Face, Roba Gallery, Omsk, Russia
Face, Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Face, Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History, Novosibirsk, Russia
AO Photo Book Centre Opening Exhibition, AO Photo Book Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2010
Photo Vernissage Trend, Central Exhibition Hall Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
Legacy and Creations – Art vs Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China
City Flaneur Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong
New Vision: New Colours, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Magnificent Images: Lens Culture by 7 Hong Kong Photographers, OCT Art & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China
Magnificent Images: Lens Culture by 7 Hong Kong Photographers, OCT Club House, Beijing, China
Magnificent Images: Lens Culture by 7 Hong Kong Photographers, OCT Club House, Chengdu, China
Hong Kong.City, Times Square, Shanghai, China
Jinan International Photography Biennale, Jinan, China
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2009
Hong Kong International Art And Antiques Fair, Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong
Zonta Exhibition, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
Para/Site Fundraising Auction Preview, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Summer Sonata, EDGE Gallery, Hong Kong
Feigned Innocnece, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
Inspiration, City University Gallery, Hong Kong
Imaging Hong Kong, Central Plaza, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2008
Imaging Hong Kong, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
ARTSingapore, SUNTEC, Singapore
Horse, The Racing Club, Hong Kong
Zoology, Osage Soho, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Anarchitecture Bananas, Artist Commune, Hong Kong
Raw, 1a Space, Hong Kong
Tangram, EDGE Gallery, Hong Kong
Anonymous Roots Of Central, The Landmark, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2007
Some Rooms, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
Edge of Hong Kong, EDGE Gallery, Hong Kong
Fabricated Mortals, Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
Fabricated Mortals, Osage Soho, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Flat, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Flat, Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
Camera Inside-out, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Wing Of Life, IFC Mall, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Insitute of Professional Photographers Asia Photo Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Insitute of Professional Photographers Asia Photo Awards Exhibition, 798 Photo Gallery, Beijing, China
Hong Kong Insitute of Professional Photographers Asia Photo Awards Exhibition, Eslite Vision, Eslite Bookshop, Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong Insitute of Professional Photographers Asia Photo Awards Exhibition, National Library, Singapore
Hong Kong Insitute of Professional Photographers Asia Photo Awards Exhibition, Macau Military Club, Macau

2006
Hong Kong Four-Cast, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Festival dell’ARTE’, Carrera, Italy
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
Chinese Photographers Association International Photo Exhibition, Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Second Skin, 3 Boxes, Hong Kong
megARTstore, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2005
Hong Kong Art Biennial, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Four-Cast, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Walk Don’t Run, 1a Space, Hong Kong
Art Motif, Va Bene Bar, Hong Kong
Box, Langham Place, Hong Kong
Building Hong Kong Redwhiteblue, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Art Mart, 1/5 Bar & Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Art Walk, Kaleidoscope Gallery
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2004
International Symposium of Art and Aesthetic, Art & Exhibition Hall of Deutschland, Bonn, Germany
Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Building Hong Kong Redwhiteblue, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Dislocation Re-launch Exhibition, Lee Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Dislocation Re-launch Exhibition, Volkswagen Fotogalerie at The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Multiple Exposure, SD Gallery, University of The Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong
Kaleidoscope Gallery Opening Exhibition, Kaleidoscope Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Mart, 1/5 Bar & Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2003
Watchdog Exhibition & Charity Luncheon, Aberdeen Marina Club, Hong Kong
The 7th International Art Fair, Jockey Club Auditorium, The University of The Hong Kong Polytechnic
Art Mart, 1/5 Bar & Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

2002
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Guangzhou Library, Guangzhou, China

2001
Paella, Lee Ka-sing Gallery, Toronto, Canada
• Art Window, Bodyshop, Hong Kong
Bundles Of Paper, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong
Snap Shot Exhibition, e-Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong

2000
Bodywork, (with Araki Nobuyoshi, Evangelo Costadimas, Mamoru Horiguchi & Paul Sabol) Lee Fotogallery, Toronto, Canada
Salon d’Hiver III, Gallerie Martini, Hong Kong
Movement Collection, Shatin Town Hall, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong

1999
Big Act In Oil Street, Forma GSD, Oil Street, Hong Kong
Too Much, Too Little, 1a Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Awards Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Time Square, Hong Kong

1998
Eye On The Fringe, Fringe Festival, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
On Hong Kong, Fringe Festival, City Hall, Hong Kong
OP Editions, OP Fotogallery, Hong Kong
Z+ Opening Exhibition, Z+, Hong Kong
OP Editions Prints, Printz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Woolmark In Perspective, The Museum Annex, Hong Kong
Woolmark In Perspective, Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Art Supermarket, Art Supermarket Too, Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Designers Association Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Bank Podium, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre & Times Square, Hong Kong

1997
Hong Kong Handover Art Exhibition, Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Nude Quartet, Galerie Martini, Hong Kong
Forty OP Editions Prints, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre Tutors’ Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Awards Exhibition, Times Square, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1996
New China New Zealand, New Zealand International Festival Of The Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
New Images From Hong Kong, Tower Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
New Images From Hong Kong, Printz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
New Images From Hong Kong, Artium Gallery, Fuguoka, Japan|
Hong Kong Designers Association Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Bank Podium, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Awards Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong

1995
Kina Kina Kina – Moderne Fotografi fra Kina, Hong Kong og Taiwan, Scandinavian Center Aarhus, Denmark
APA Japan Photo Biennale, Ueno Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Polaroid Experience Of Visual Art, Printz Gallery, Pacific, Hong Kong
Forty OP Editions Prints, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Phallic Contemporary Art, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Centre Tutors’ Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1994
Contemporary Photography from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
City Colors, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ktuell, Agfa Gallery at Goethe-Institut, Hong Kong
Hong Kong-Sydney-Hong Kong, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Works by Hong Kong Grantees, Asian Cultural Council, The Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Our Planet, City Plaza, Hong Kong
Gum T’sing Foh Ngan, Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong

1993
Dislocation Original Works, Visage Too, Hong Kong
Anatomy Of A Sandwich, mobile exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Awards Exhibition, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Visions, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong
Arts In June, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
Environment, Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1991
Private Works, Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Annual Exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

1989
Untitled, E-Zone Gallery, Hong Kong
Untitled, Quart Society Gallery, Hong Kong

1986
Graduation Exhibition, Fuji Salon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

AWARDS (SELECTED)

2018 Nomination to The Shpilman International Prize of Excellence in Photography, Israel
2017 Excellent Photographer Award, Pingyao International Photo Festival, China
2015 Nomination to Prix Pictet, France
2014 Short-listed to Eye Award, Italy / Great Britain
2007 Asia Photo Awards, Grand Award and Gold Award, Hong Kong
2005 Selected for the 15th Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition, Hong Kong
2000 Polaroid International Photography Award, Category Winner (Asia/Pacific Region), USA
1995 Japan APA Photo Biennale, Merit, Japan
1993 Asian Cultural Council, Young Photographer Award, Hong Kong / USA

RESIDENCIES

2016 Diaphane Pôle photographique en Picardie, France
2003 Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
1993 Asian Cultural Council, New York, USA

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
OCT Art & Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China
Osage Gallery, Hong Kong
Lee Hysan Foundation, Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank Collections, Hong Kong / Germany
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Taipei, Taiwan
Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
New World Development Co Ltd, Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong
Hotel LKF, Hong Kong
Agfa-Gavert Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong
Collection Uhoda, Liège, Belgium
William Lim Living Collection, Hong Kong
Private Collections

PUBLICATIONS

PARADE by Almond Chu, published by Atelier VGI 2020, New York, USA
Was kommt, was bleit, Dr Prof Wolfgang Kubin poetry, published by Bacopa Verlag 2018, Austria
The Urbanites Almond Chu, published by MCCM Creations 2013, Hong Kong
Almond Chu Asian Artists Portrait, a handmade photo album specially for Asia Art Archive Collection, Hong Kong
Hong Kong/China Photographers Three Almond Chu by Wolfgang Kubin, published by Asia One Products & Publishing Ltd 2009, Hong Kong
Horse, limited edition handmade portfolio by Asia One Products & Publishing Ltd, Hong Kong
20 Years Goethe Gallery, Published by Goethe-Institue Hong Kong 2016, Hong Kong
The No Colours, published by Hatjie Cantz Verlag 2014, Germany
13th China Pingyao International Photography Festival, published by China Photographic Publishing House 2013, Beijing, China
The 5th Dali International Photography Festival, published by China Tushu Publishing Ltd 2013, Shenzhen, China
Hong Kong Eye – Contemporary Hong Kong Art, published by Skira Editore S.p.A. 2012, Italy
Beyond The Portrait, published by Leisure and Cultural Services Department 2012, Hong Kong
Urban Utopia, Deutsche Bank Collection Hong Kong, published by Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main 2011, Germany
Legacy And Creations – Art Vs Art, published by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government 2010, Hong Kong
Hong Kong . City – Photo Exhibition at Shanghai Expo 2010, published by Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers Ltd, Hong Kong
Imaging Hong Kong: Contemporary Photography Exhibition, published by pH5 Photo Group 2008, Hong Kong
Nude Photography: The Art and the craft, published by Dorling Kindersley 2008, London, Great Britian
Fabricated Mortals, exhibition catalogue, published by Osage Gallery 2007, Hong Kong
Nude Bible, published by Tectum Publishers 2007, Belgium
Qigong Meditation, text by Philip Marcovici, published by New Strategy Ltd, Hong Kong
Photographing China – Highlight of 50 Years of Chinese Photography, published by China Photographic Pubishing House 2006, Beijing, China
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, published by Guangdong People’s Publishing House 2006, China
Hong Kong Four Casts, published by Hong Kong University Press 2005, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005, published by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department 2005, Hong Kong
Body Work, e-book, published by Ocean Pound, Toronto, Canada
Nudes Index I, published by Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 2001, Cologne, Germany
Nudes Indexx 1, published by Feierabend Verlag OHG 2002, Berlin, Germany
The Seduction of Silver, published by Jennings Ku 2001, Hong Kong
Life Still, exhibition catalogue, published by OP Foto Gallery 1999, Hong Kong
Nudes 3, published by Graphis Inc. 2000, Swiss/US
Ecco Homo, published by Vertigo Publishers 2000, Barcelona, Spain
Almond Chu Photography, portfolio, published by Almond Chu Photography, Hong Kong
Almond Chu Portraits – Asian Artists in New York, published by Anway Communications Co. 1994, Hong Kong
Portrait of Life, exhibition catalogue, published by Antonio Mak and Almond Chu 1993, Hong Kong