Ying Kit Chan is a native of Hong Kong. After graduating from the Hong Kong Baptist College (1975), he studied art in several colleges in Hong Kong and continued his study in the United States. Chan received his BFA from the University of Oklahoma (1981) and MFA from the University of Cincinnati (1983). He is presently Professor of Art and the Head of Studio Programs at the University of Louisville. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Communication and Media Studies at the European Graduate School in Switzerland (http://www.egs.edu).
For over two decades, Ying Kit Chan has been exhibiting his art work extensively in the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as in exhibitions in Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Korea, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. His recent solo exhibitions include LEE fotogallery in Toronto (2001), Gallery 456 in New York (1999) and Taipei Fine Arts Museum (1993). He is a recipient of awards and grants including two Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Visual Arts Fellowships (1994 and 2002), National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation Visual Arts Fellowship (1992) and the Urban Council Fine Arts Award at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial (1977).
For over two decades, Ying Kit Chan has been exhibiting his art work extensively in the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as in exhibitions in Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Korea, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. His recent solo exhibitions include LEE fotogallery in Toronto (2001), Gallery 456 in New York (1999) and Taipei Fine Arts Museum (1993). He is a recipient of awards and grants including two Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Visual Arts Fellowships (1994 and 2002), National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation Visual Arts Fellowship (1992) and the Urban Council Fine Arts Award at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial (1977).
