In Conversation with Zhao Xiao Dong: Magnificent Acts - A Practice for Living

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong – Foundation Gallery is delighted to present, with the support of Chao Lee Art Foundation, the Artist Talk ‘Magnificent Acts - A Practice for Living’ by award-winning Chongqing based painter, Zhao Xiao Dong. The presentation will be followed by an In Conversation between the artist and moderators Gao Yi and Professor Desmond Hui.

Drawn from observations of everyday life, and informed by the ebb and flow of daily interactions, encounters and moments, Zhao’s paintings are visual narratives that reflect on individual value systems practiced in ordinary life. For the talk, Professor Zhao will speak about his allegorical paintings and the inspiration behind his acclaimed paintings including Ladder to Heaven (2021).

Zhao Xiao Dong has been selected for the prestigious exhibitions including "National Major Theme Art Creation Project", Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and "Glorious Journey, Times Danqing Theme Art Creation Plan 2025-2027", China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association. He has participated in important exhibitions, the 12th and 13th China Art Festival National Excellent Art Exhibition, 2019 "Great Journey - Art Scrolls Exhibition to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", and 2021 "Great Journey, Times - Art Scrolls Exhibition to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China".

Currently, Zhao Xiao Dong is Associate Professor, a Master’s Supervisor at the Department of Oil Painting, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. Also, he is Vice President, Chongqing Minmeng Academy of Painting, Vice President, Chongqing Oil Painting Society, and a review expert of the National Art Foundation.

Professor Zhao lives and works in Chongqing.

Date: November 2, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Venue: TC05, The Create, 15/F, M+ Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon
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Presented by: The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong – Foundation Gallery
Supported by: Chao Lee Art Foundation www.claf.hk