Alisan Fine Arts is proud to present Lui Shou-kwan: Artist Teacher Scholar, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lui’s passing. This exhibition gathers around two dozen exemplary works across the key decades of the artist’s career from 1951 to 1972. A selection of archive materials on his teachings and writings will also be on display. Together with the publication of a book of the same title, this landmark exhibition aims to re-examine the discursive and wide-ranging influences of Lui through his three distinct, yet interconnected, identities: bold innovator, tireless educator and fierce scholar. Fifty years later, Lui remains one of the most influential artists in Hong Kong’s history, whose groundbreaking approach to art and education continues to inspire generations of artists in the city and beyond.

Born in 1919 to a scholarly family in Guangzhou, Lui grew up immersed in the study of ancient masters. His relocation to Hong Kong at age 28 broadened his artistic horizons, allowing him to blend traditional Chinese influences with Western ideas. This evolution established him as a trailblazer in Chinese art and a founding figure of the New Ink Movement. This exhibition showcases rarely seen works from the Lui family’s private collection, offering examples throughout his artistic career, including landscape paintings of Hong Kong, semi-abstract landscapes, and his abstract Zen paintings.