Zaffer Chan Sui Ying received BA (2014) and MFA (2017) from the Fine Arts Department, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, specialized in Ink painting. CHAN captures the abnormalities or transformation among seasons, marked with her delicate emotions and surrealistic arrangements of objects. With her imagination and association, the delineation of sentimental and spiritual scenery is created to symbolize and underpins the interrelation of the human and the nature. She received several awards, including Wucius Wong Modern Ink Painting Award, Hong Kong Chinese Meticulous Painting Association Creative Award and Grotto fine art award. She participated in various solo and joint exhibitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Netherland. |
CHAN learnt about traditional Chinese mounting technique since she engaged in ink art creation. Her MFA thesis began with mounting and restoration theory and investigated the relationship between ink art and mounting technique. In order to have a comprehensive understanding of conservation, she pursued further studies at the Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and Museology, the Tainan National University of the Arts |