Hung Kei Shiu
b. 1962∙ CE artist since 1984
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Hung Kei Shiu (b. 1962) joined Creativity Explored as one of our very first artists in 1984. After a brief break pursuing other activities, he re-joined the studio in 2006.
“His eyes say it all,” says teaching artist Pilar Olabarria. Shiu is known for his signature abstraction works on paper, created through a collection of small hatched line segments, miniscule circles, and short blocks of color. With his natural ability to layer paint, Shiu patiently builds fields of delicate color around and within his marks until the finished artwork echoes with a deep sense of space, movement, and rendition.
Since joining Creativity Explored, Shiu has participated in over twenty-five exhibitions, nationally and internationally, including in Ireland and Australia. Shiu’s work has also been popular for licensing and has been selected by CB2 for multiple textile products. In 2021, his artwork was featured in “Mode Brut” at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco. Most recently, Hung Kei Shiu presented his first solo exhibition at the Creativity Explored gallery, titled “Color Field.”
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2026
“Hung Kei Shiu: Color Field,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2025
“Jewel Box,” San Francisco Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2024
“Untitled Gesture,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2021
“Mode Brut,” Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
2020
”Art Changes Lives,” Parc 55, San Francisco, CA
”The Park "A Darling Walk for the Mind,”” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2019
”Cordially Invited 2,” Make Studio, Baltimore, MD
”Creativity Explored at Cutting Ball Theatre,” Cutting Ball Theatre, San Francisco, CA
2018
”Transcendent,” SF Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
2017
”Spring-Summer Pop-up,” Parlor, San Francisco, CA
”FULL STOP!,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
”Tabula Rasa,” Creativity Explored , San Francisco, CA
2015
”Here, There and Everywhere,” Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
”Forte,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
”A Beautiful Place To Be,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2014
”Shoerageous,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
”Outside In: The Art of Inclusion,” Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2012
”Out of Order,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
”Fabulous,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
”Are We There Yet?,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
”SMALL,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
”: / - Mark : / - Mark : / - Mark : / -,” Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
2010
”Spectrum,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
”Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
”TV and Me,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
”Tasty,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
”And Then…,” Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA