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About Stephanie Ho

Elaborately orchestrated ensembles are found in Stephanie Ho’s compositions. With a masterly eye for the total concept, the painter finely arranges individual elements, like figures gathered in small groups, and within their totality an… Read more

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Elaborately orchestrated ensembles are found in Stephanie Ho’s compositions. With a masterly eye for the total concept, the painter finely arranges individual elements, like figures gathered in small groups, and within their totality an outstanding harmony is built. The artist likens her work to music, an art form that takes the pleasant interplay of various singular components to find a blissful tone. Like notes on sheet music, Stephanie Ho’s figures are melodically arranged in her paintings. While at first glance the surface is seen like an array of widely scattered figures, upon inspection a meticulously orchestrated symphony is revealed.


Ho is a master of silhouettes and movements. By uniquely blending a myriad of figures she stimulates the viewers imagination. In her Frozen Planet series, the fine paintings depict seemingly weightless skiers and wanderers with umbrellas. The brilliantly white surfaces are poised to be filled with marvelous memories of unforgettable ski trips and rainy day strolls, an artistic invitation to remembrance and reverie.


Several cultural influences and traditions are manifested and combined within Stephanie Ho’s body of work. Like the fine strokes of ink painting, an unmistakable feature of hers and a tradition rooted in Japanese and Chinese culture. Her paintings are also reminiscent of the works from English painter L.S. Lowry, who gained recognition in the mid 20th century for his figures before white streets and white skies. Along the lines of “less is more,” Stephanie Ho has taken on Lowry’s concept and continued the tradition of painting groups of people against a white background.


The fusion of Asian and European culture is not only reflected in the artists oeuvre, but also her personal history. The artist was born in Hong Kong and studied in London, where she lives and works today. She completed two postgraduate courses at the City and Guilds of London Art School and the renowned Christies Education, respectively. She received her master’s degree in Museum and Gallery Management at the London City University.

VITA

1979	Born in Hong Kong
1998 – 2001	BSc Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
2001 – 2002	PG Diploma Fine Arts, City & Guilds of London Art School
2002 – 2003	PG Diploma, British Fine & Decorative Arts, Christie’s Education
2004 – 2006	MA Museum and Gallery Management, City University, London
	Lives and works in London

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2020	Hot Off the Wall, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, USA
2019	Ashburn Gallery, Devon, UK
2018	„May Art Show, Blue Print Gallery, Dallas, USA
2018	The London Affordable Art Fair, Byard Gallery, Battersea, London
2017	Christmas Cracker, Byard Gallery, Cambridge
2017	Small Works Show, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, USA
2016	Stockholm Affordable Art Fair, Byard Gallery
2016	Kaleidoscope, Art Beatus, Hong Kong
2016	Berge von Kunst, Art 333, Switzerland
2015	Smart Exhibition, Habitare, Tradate, Italy
2015	The London Affordable Art Fair, The Gallery Notting Hill
2015	New Wave: the road of memories, N Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014	Art Beatus, Hotel Art Fair, Hong Kong
2014	Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival, Seoul, Korea
2014	Painting 500, Candid Art Galleries, London