Fong Chung-Ray 馮鍾睿 Henan, China, b. 1933
Fong Chung-Ray started his formal art training at the Cadre College of Arts and Crafts during his time at the military. After graduating in 1954 with a degree in fine arts, he served as an officer and created art works for the Navy. In 1961, he was invited to join the influential Fifth Moon Group.
In the past six decades, Fong Chung-Ray has trailblazed an experimental fusion of Chinese traditional ink art and abstract expressionism, a result of a unique amalgamation of cultural, stylistic, and period influences in his life. Born in China’s Henan province in 1934 into a family of accomplished scholars and artists, Fong was exposed to the learning and appreciation of fine arts since childhood. However, the civil wars and foreign invasions ensued, which led to him joining the military and later moving to Taiwan as a teenager. Thereafter, Fong became inspired by abstract expressionism, which he firmly believes is the closest movement spiritually to traditional Chinese paintings, and has invariably remained significant throughout his artistic career, comprising of a wide range of styles and medium.
Having lived in China, Taiwan and Hawaii, Fong Chung-Ray now lives and works in San Francisco, California. His selected solo exhibitions include: Enlightenment: 1998-2018, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong (2018); Fong Chung-Ray – A Retrospective, Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong (2015); Fong Chung-Ray: Between Modern and Contemporary, Chinese Cultural Foundation of San Francisco, United States (2014); and Fong Chung-Ray: A Retrospective, Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, Santa Clara, United States (2013).
His important group exhibitions include The Weight of Lightness: Ink Art at M+, Hong Kong (2017); From China to Taiwan - Pioneers of Abstraction (1955-1985), Brussels, Belgium (2017); Beyond the Brush—Abstract Ink Painting Since 1960 Part II, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom (2017); and Modern Water-Ink Painting Biannual Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan (2007).
Fong Chung-Ray’s works are collected by the National Gallery of Art and Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan; National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, Taichung, Taiwan; M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, United States; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, United States; The Denver Art Museum, Denver, United States; Hawaii Cultural Foundation, Hawaii, United States; Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland, United States; San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, United States; Kaohsiung Art Museum, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; The University of Kansas Museum of Art, Kansas, United States; Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Boston, United States; Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China; and Shenzhen Fine Art Research Institute, Shenzhen, China; M+, Hong Kong.
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00-33, 2000
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07-26, 2007
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08-09, 2008
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14-29, 2014
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2001-19, 2001
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2003-39, 2003
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2009-1, 2009
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2010-08, 2010
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2014-11, 2014
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2015-10-12, 2015
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2015-3-1, 2015
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2015-8-14, 2015
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2016-12-28, 2016
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2017-10-6, 2017
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2017-11-18, 2017
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2017-3-24, 2017
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2018-11-30, 2018
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2018-12-31, 2018
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2018-3-26, 2018
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2018-4-8, 2018
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2019-11-06, 2019
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82-73, 1982
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85-15, 1985
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89-32, 1989
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Quintessence
28 May - 20 Jun 2020Galerie du Monde is delighted to present group exhibition “Quintessence” from May 1 to June 20, 2020. On view will be works by Fong Chung-Ray, Michael Müller, Wesley Tongson, Juan...Read more -
3E14
5 Mar - 29 Apr 2020Galerie du Monde is delighted to present group exhibition 3E14, showcasing a diverse group of six abstract artists, in exploration of the artistic dialogue between the East and the West...Read more -
Fong Chung-Ray - Enlightenment
25 Oct - 27 Nov 2018Galerie du Monde is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Fong Chung-Ray, the influential contemporary artist, who as a member of The Fifth Moon Group, a group of contemporary Chinese artists, were at the forefront of the modern art movement in Taiwan in the 1960s. Titled Enlightenment: 1998-2018, this exhibition showcases 15 works from the last two decades, with some pieces that have never been seen in the public before. This solo exhibition comes after five collaborations between the artist and Galerie du Monde, including the retrospective of Fong Chung-Ray’s work in 2015, three Fifth Moon Group exhibitions at the gallery in 2016 and 2017, and at Art Basel Hong Kong in 2017.Read more -
The Fifth Moon
Liu Kuo-Sung, Fong Chung-Ray, Chen Ting-Shih, Hu Chi-Chung and Ku Fu-Sheng 20 Apr - 1 Jun 2016Galerie du Monde is delighted to present the exhibition The Fifth Moon, which has been painstakingly organized following the retrospectives of Liu Kuo-Sung in 2014 and Fong Chung-Ray at the...Read more -
Fong Chung-Ray - A Retrospective
7 May - 10 Jun 2015Galerie du Monde presents, Fong Chung-Ray – A Retrospective, showcasing 33 important works from 1965 to the present in Hong Kong. The retrospective traces the complete trajectory of Fong’s creative practice and the expansive scope of his historical periods. Fong Chung-Ray – A Retrospective showcases the distinct periods of a great leader in Chinese abstraction. The exhibition will be on view from May 7 – June 10, 2015.Read more
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Hong Kong Spotlight by Art Basel
Fong Chung-Ray and Michael Müller November 23, 2020Galerie du Monde will be presenting a curated showcase of two artists at Hong Kong Spotlight by Art Basel – Fong Chung-Ray (b. 1933) from...Read more -
Taipei Connections
Taipei Dangdai's Online Platform April 30, 2020Taipei Dangdai has launched a new digital platform in partnership with Ocula -- Taipei Connections -- to foster engagement and connection across the art world....Read more -
Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms
March 18-25, 2020 March 13, 2020Galerie du Monde is delighted to announce our participation in Art Basel’s first iteration of Online Viewing Rooms, presenting six post-war abstract artists: Fong Chung-Ray,...Read more -
Fong Chung-Ray
Interview with Art Asia Pacific November 19, 2018Breakthroughs: Interview with Fong Chung-Ray by Olivia Wang, November 2018 The 84-year-old Fong Chung-Ray was an early pioneer of contemporary Chinese art. Born in Henan...Read more -
"Beyond Ink" at the China Art Museum, Shanghai
Featuring Liu Kuo-Sung and Fong Chung-Ray November 11, 2018'Beyond Ink' Venue: China Art Museum, Shanghai Exhibition Period: November 11 - December 5, 2018 Titled “Beyond Ink,” is the first grand exhibition organized by...Read more