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Koo Mei  顾媚  pinyin Gu Mei  

1929

Koo Mei  顾媚 real name Gu Jiami, was born on December 30, in Guangzhou,

 

Guangdong Province, China.

 

Her family is native from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

   

1950

She moved to Hong Kong.

 

 

1951

She started singing and performing on stage in Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

 

 

1956

She recorded the white snake at the new Philips record.

 

 

1962

She began studying painting in Hong Kong under Zhao Shao'ang ( 1905-1984  )

 

 

 

She played in several movies and sang many hit songs.

 

 

1970

She abandonned her careeer as an actress and singer, to devote herself to painting.

 

 

1974

She studied under Lü Shoukun  ( 1919-1976 ).

 

 

1977

She was awarded the Urban Council Artist Award by the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

 

 

1984

She moved to Canada, Vancouver and participated in numerous exhibitions in

 

Canada, China,  Malaysia and Taiwan.

 

 

2006

Publication of her memoirs: From dawn to dusk - isbn: 9620426142  Hong Kong.

 

 

 

She lives in Canada.

 

 

 

Danièle Sicard

 

 

 

 

 

Collections  selection

China

Banks of América, Australia, CITI Bank Hong Kong

Canadian Consulate General

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Hong Kong

University Museum and Art Gallery

Hong Kong

Shaw Brothers Ltd

Hong Kong

United States

Utah State University

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exhibitions  selection

 

 

1965

Contemporary Hong Kong Art Melbourne  Australia

1980

Solo exhibition City Hall Hong Kong  Hong Kong

1982

Solo exhibition Kuala Lumpur  Taiwan

1982

International Modern Ink Painters National Museum of History Taipei  Taiwan

1982

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati  United States

1983

Solo exhibition Hong Kong City Hall  Hong Kong

1984

University of Vancouver Vancouver  Canada

1986

Peinture à l'encre Tokyo Art Museum Tokyo  Japan

1987

Solo exhibition The Art House Gallery Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia

1987

10 Years of Hong Kong Paintings Hong Kong Art Centre Hong Kong  China

1989

Solo exhibition Caves Gallery Taipei  Taiwan

1994

Solo exhibition Harmony Art Centre Singapore  Singapore

1988

Solo exhibition Annex Museum Hong Kong  China

2000

Solo exhibition Valentine Willie Fine Art Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia

2006

30.10 02.11Gu Mei -Gu Jiahui - Gu Jiaqiang City Hall Hong Kong  China

2007

CCM Centre Vancouver  Canada

2009

08.07 13.09 Solo exhibition University Museum Hong Kong  China

2015

A Legacy of Ink:Lui Shou-kwan 40 Years On Alisan Fine Arts-Hong Kong Arts Centre

 

Hong Kong  China

   

 
 

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