Yeung Tong Lung relocated to Hong Kong in his late teens. As a self-taught artist, Yeung has a keen eye for observation, and encapsulates with great sensitivity the seemingly banal details of quotidian life in Hong Kong. Yeung creates large-scale figurative paintings within interior and exterior urban spaces. By integrating multiple vantage points within a single scene, he constructs an illusional three-dimensional space, guiding audiences in and out of his painting scenarios. In his work, reflection is a recurring motif in which he incorporates mirrored surfaces such as TV and mobile screens as well as windows, reflecting fragments of his subjects while leaving hints to hidden meanings. Yeung often portrays the overlooked and marginalized communities of Hong Kong such as immigrants, domestic workers, and refugees, revealing his humanistic perspective on art and society.
In 1990, Yeung co-founded Quart Society, one of the first independent artist-run spaces in Hong Kong featuring experimental and avant-garde art exhibitions. Yeung’s 18-panel painting 360°+ (2021–23) was exhibited in the Asia Pacific Triennial 2024 (APT 11), hosted by the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). Solo Exhibitions of Yeung include “Solo · Exhibition · Twice II: Of Seeing” at Blindspot Gallery (Hong Kong, 2023), “Daily Practice” at Blindspot Gallery (Hong Kong, 2021), “Cuts in Synchronicity: Paintings by Yeung Tong Lung” at ACO Art Space (Hong Kong, 2019), and “Just Painting” at Comix Homebase (Hong Kong, 2017). Yeung has also shown in group exhibitions at Hong Kong Museum of Art (Hong Kong, 2019, 2003, 1992), Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong, 2018, 1999, 1993), 1a space (Hong Kong, 2003), and the Fringe Club (Hong Kong, 1994). Yeung’s works have been collected by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA), Hong Kong Museum of Art (Hong Kong), M+ (Hong Kong), Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (Australia), and RISD Museum (USA).
Yeung currently lives and works in Hong Kong.
