
Biography
Given name Mark, maternal name Jenewein, paternal name is in a non-phonetic language system ensuing the unfortunate inconvenience of a futile process of romanization. His family name, by applying three common translinguistic systems used in close geographical, cultural, linguistic and political proximity with the tongue Mark grew up with, could be Zung1 (JyutPing Romanization by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong published in 1993); or Tsung (Meyer–Wempe Romanization, a translinguistic system developed by Roman Catholic Missionaries in late 19th century Hong Kong); or Jāng (Yale Romanization of Cantonese circulated among some non-Cantonese speaking academia since the 1950s). That said, a simplified version of the Standard Romanization for Cantonese (a system used by Christian Missionaries in the 1880s) was implemented by the authority of the Hong Kong government and gave him the family name “Chung”.
Mark Chung (b. 1990 Auckland, New Zealand) is an artist working and living in Hong Kong.
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2025 A Few Undistilled or Uncrystallized Works, MANGROVEGALLERY Artist Residency Programme, Wanxia Village, Shenzhen, China
2023 Splinter, Rossi & Rossi Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2022 Dead End, ACO, Hong Kong, China
2020 Wheezing, de Sarthe Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2025 Macao International Art Biennale, Macao Museum of Art, Macao, China
Yalu River Art Museum Annual Documenta Exhibition, Yalu River Art Museum, Dandong, China
Neptune in Tai Hang, Tai Hang, Hong Kong, China
2024 Hong Kong Qi, MANGROVEGALLERY, Shenzhen, China
2023 Time Flies Over Us But Leaves Its Shadow Behind, Tokyo Arts And Space, Tokyo, Japan
Marginal Notes, Hong Kong Art Development Council Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2022 Time Flies Over Us But Leave Its Shadow Behind, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China
Proper Weight, Fotan Studio, Hong Kong, China
2021 A Perfect Flaw, Hauyu Art Centre, Sanya, China
Æthereal, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, China
2019 Very Natural Actions, Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, China The Velocity Between Pacing and Stopping, Galerie OVO, Taipei, China 2018 A Tree Fell in the Forest, and No One’s There, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China In the Open or in the Stealth, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Wan Chai Grammatica: Past, Present, Future Tense, Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Art Center, Hong Kong, China 2017 Mark Chung, Silas Fong, Nicole Wong, Gallery Exit, Hong Kong, China 2015 Ostrale 2015– Handle with Care, Dresden, Germany Imagine there’s no country, Above us only our cities, Para Site, Hong Kong, China Mind the Gap, 1a space, Hong Kong, China Pre-artist, 1a space, Hong Kong, China
Awards
2024 Sovereign Asian Art Prize Finalist
2023 IFVA Media Arts Special Mention
2021 Huayu Youth Award Finalist
2016 Anamorphosis Prize Shortlisted