About ARTIST - Inkgo

Inkgo Lam Ka Yu (b. 1992, Hong Kong), graduated from the department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2014, specializing in making arts with plants including leaf, seed and bamboo. Inkgo names herself after the plant Ginkgo.
Everything started in 2013 when she picked up a piece of Ginkgo leaf, she has never stopped collecting leaves to include in her works. In 2021, Inkgo has held two solo exhibitions and imagined herself as a plant to observe human beings and the city with an eye of tree. In 2021, her bamboo artworks are exhibited in Hong Kong Art Basel, stories derived from bamboo culture and the nature material became her obsession.
Her works are collected by private collectors.

Specializing in Leaf Arts and Bamboo Art (Intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong)
Graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with major in Fine Art in 2014
Studied “Bamboo Steamer Making” in the Jockey Club ICH+ Innovative Heritage Education Programme - Pass It On @ Tertiary programme at Hong Kong Art Center and Lingnan University in 2020
Become a full-time artist in late 2019

Exhibition/Award:

2021/ ICH+ Annual Showcase at chi K11 art space
2021/ Merit Awards of HKSDA 2021 in the Conceptual Group
2021/ Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 (Hong Kong Art Centre) at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2021/ Joint Exhibition "Art is @live" organized by 17LIVE at JCCAC in Hong Kong
2021/ "GAC Wan Chai Pop Up" Joint Exhibition in Hong Kong
2020/ “Staring at the eyes of a tree” Inkgo Lam Ka Yu’s Leaf Art Exhibition at Eslite Harbour City in Hong Kong
2020/ Exhibition “Leaf Art in response to Monet's artwork” at Metropolis Museum in Hong Kong
2020/ Finalists of the Biophilia Poster Competition, exhibited in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, US
2020/ Works selected for exhibition of the 7th China Illustration Biennial (Original Picture Book Professional Group)
at the Dongguan Library, China
2019/ Works selected for exhibition of COW Design Biennial 2019 at Dnipro City Central Library and Dnipro Art Museum, Ukraine
2019/ Works selected for exhibition of the 2nd “East + West” International Illustration Art Exhibition at Art Museum
of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, China
2019/ Nomination at Hiii Illustration 2019 International Competition
2017/ Exhibition ‘Dust, Don't Settle’ held in Two Dust Studio at JCCAC in Hong Kong
2014/ Exhibition “To Do List” held in New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library, CUHK
2013/ Exhibition “Dust at 2 兩點塵” held in Hui Gallery of New Asia College, CUHK

Article/Interview:

2021/ RTHK香港電台: 藝文谷 https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio2/programme/culturecon/episode/758020
2021/ 藝文誌 https://programme.tvb.com/info/artandculturemagazine0002/episode/20210806/
2021/ MINGPAO明報: 2021-6-5 匠人傳承「非遺」技藝學紮蒸籠創作一盅兩件家品https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/cultureleisure/culture/20210615/1623694762476/%E5%8C%A0%E4%BA%BA%E5%82%B3%E6%89%BF%E3%80%8C%E9%9D%9E%E9%81%BA%E3%80%8D%E6%8A%80%E8%97%9D-%E5%AD%B8%E7%B4%AE%E8%92%B8%E7%B1%A0-%E5%89%B5%E4%BD%9C%E4%B8%80%E7%9B%85%E5%85%A9%E4%BB%B6%E5%AE%B6%E5%93%81
2020/ Guests sharing at TVB Program “Kids, Think Big” (Aired in September)
2020/i-Cable News 有線新聞: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=302710504296879
2020/ STANDNEWS立場新聞: https://www.thestandnews.com/art/%E8%A7%80%E6%9E%97%E5%98%89%E8%A3%95%E6%A8%B9%E8%91%89%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E5%B1%95-%E8%88%87%E6%A8%B9%E4%B9%8B%E7%9C%BC%E5%B0%8D%E8%A6%96-%E6%A8%B9%E7%9C%8B%E5%88%B0%E7%8F%BE%E6%99%82%E7%96%AB%E6%83%85%E6%88%96%E7%9C%9F%E6%9C%83%E8%AA%AA-%E8%AB%8B%E9%97%9C%E5%A5%BD%E5%AE%85%E9%96%80/?fbclid=IwAR1LCJ6BRbFdrsdXTAiPSGWvC4N6mHJUlviLKjfzN0tvL1TdjMjUvzrB1TQ
2020/ MINGPAO明報: https ://news.mingpao.com/pns /副刊 /article/20200708/s00005/1594146343117/與樹之眼對視交流 -「執葉」藝術家-拼貼世道光景
2020/ THE CULTURIST文化者: https://theculturist.hk/2020/06/藝術 /執葉藝術家創作樹葉畫 -望世人記着生命的瞬間【文 /
2020/ STANDNEWS立場新聞: https://www.thestandnews.com/art/inkgo-%E6%9E%97%E5%98%89%E8%A3%95-%E8%88%87%E6%A8%B9%E4%B9%8B%E7%9C%BC%E5%B0%8D%E8%A6%96/
2020/ 小城藝術館(作者：波利): https://hkmetropolisgallery.art.blog/2020/06/23/inkgo林嘉裕《與樹之眼對視》
2020/ Localiiz: https://www.localiiz.com/post/humans-of-hong-kong-leafing-through-life-with-inkgo-lam
2020/ Apple daily newspaper蘋果日報: https://hk.appledaily.com/culture/20200408/QBPMPVNU7OBCWMHMEFB5VK553A/?fbclid=IwAR1YoPqtSsUu0EqMVHXlIU05ixCwp4S-bsgSOTJ-ghgl5AAGh-rmCu48vmE
2020/ TATLER: https://hk.asiatatler.com/life/extraordinary-hong-kong-artists-out-of-the-ordinary-materials
2020/ RTHK香港電台: https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio2/programme/culturecon/episode/675034

Experience:

2021/ Nature Art workshop tutor of German Swiss International school
2020/ Student of Jockey Club ICH+ Innovative Heritage Education Programme - Pass It On @ Tertiary programme - Steamer Making
2017/ Art tutor of the Fifth Sham Shui Po School Arts Marathon 2017
2016/ Art tutor of 8th AAiSS Creative Arts Day Camp
2015-2017/ Resident artist at Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC)
2015-2016/ Plant Art tutor of School for children with moderate intellectual disabilities
2015/ Voluntary art tutor at Kwai Chung Hospital
2015/ Officiating guests and speaker of the ceremony of「痊程有您」organised by Hospital Authority and Kwai Chung Hospital
2014-2015/ Docent of M+, West Kowloon Cultural District
2013/ Intern at the National Art Museum of China