Draft:Chilai Howard

Chilai Howard is a Hong Kong interdisciplinary artist and designer, graduated at the Critical Intermedia Laboratory, School of Creative Media, CityU HK  and HKUST, who experiments the possibility of mediums creating atmosphere that explores humans’ subconscious mind, behaviours and physical interactivity.

His experimental video art, moving images, mixed-media and interactive installations have been exhibited internationally in Tate Modern London, ZKM Media Museum Karlsruhe , Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei , Arad Museum , National Centre for Contemporary Arts , Saint Petersburg and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts.

He received Award for Young Artist (Media Arts) from the 17th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards by HKADC (2023) and named HKMOL’s Most Outstanding Leader of the Year (2022) for graphic arts and spatial design and multiple awards from Red Dot, Muse Award by the American Alliance of Museums , Marketing Interactive, MARCOM and MUSE Design Awards.

Design Career
In 2010, Chilai founded a Hong Kong based creative studio NNNNNNN. specialising in graphic arts and spatial design with award-winning projects including HSBC Fraud Fair, 9GAG X K11 Art Mall Meme Museum , Beyond the Classroom Exhibition with The Education University of Hong Kong, ANiMAL and Giuseppe Castiglione Lang Shining New Media Exhibition with City University of Hong Kong and National Palace Museum. In 2023, he was invited to be the Creative Director for FUSE, Omnicom Media Group Hong Kong. He is also an artistic consultant of Videotage, Founding Chair and Chairperson for the CityU School of Creative Media Alumni Association and guest lecturer for university and seminars.

Highlighted Art Projects

 * Toward Sunset  Mixed Media Installation / commissioned by Pinkoi


 * RE/CIRCLE Mixed Media Installation / commissioned by Environmental Protection Department


 * the ORCHESTRA of TEMPLE STREET Interactive Website / commissioned by West Kowloon Cultural District


 * ONLY3MATTERS Web-based Interactive Installation / commissioned by IFVA


 * CIRCLES Mechanical Installation / commissioned by IFVA & Hong Kong Arts Centre


 * O site-specific video art / commissioned by videotage & Sogo Hong Kong


 * µm (MICRON) Mixed Media Installation / commissioned by Asia Society Hong Kong Centre


 * distances Screen-based Installation / commissioned by Para Site


 * the doors video art


 * s e e s a w video art

Awards and honours

 * 2024 - Best Environmental Design Award - RECIRCLE - Hong Kong Flower Show 2024
 * 2023 - Award for Young Artist (Media Arts) - the 17th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2023
 * 2023 - 3rd Distinguished Alumni Award 2023 - School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
 * 2022 - Red Dot Design Award - Spatial Communication Winner 2022
 * 2022 - Red Dot Design Award - Spatial Communication Winner 2022
 * 2022 - HKMOL Awards 2022 - Most Outstanding Leader of the Year, Spatial and Graphic Art & Design
 * 2022 - MUSE Creative Awards - Platinum Award - Exhibition Experience / Experiential & Immersive
 * 2022 - MUSE Creative Awards - Platinum Award - Interactive Brand Experience / Strategic Program
 * 2022 - MUSE Creative Awards - Gold Award - Entertainment / Branded Content
 * 2022 - PR Awards Asia - Gold Award - Arts, Entertainment, Media
 * 2022 - PR Awards Asia - Gold Award - Best Use of Content
 * 2022 - PR Awards Asia - Gold Award - Consumer Launch
 * 2021 - Marketing Excellence Awards 2021 - Gold Award - Excellence in Lifestyle &. Entertainment
 * 2021 - Marketing Excellence Awards 2021 - Silver Award - Excellence in Targeted Event
 * 2021 - Marketing Excellence Awards 2021 - Silver Award - Excellence in Content Marketing
 * 2021 - Marketing Excellence Awards 2021 - Silver Award - Excellence in Partnership
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Platinum Award - Special Project
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Platinum Award - Event Under Covid
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Platinum Award - Strategy Under Covid
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Gold Award - Branding Refresh
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Gold Award - Integrated Marketing
 * 2021 - MARCOM Awards 2021 - Gold Award - Communication Plan
 * 2019 - MUSE Award 2019 by American Alliance of Museums - Gold Award - On-site Experience

Highlighted Art Exhibitions

 * 2023 / Commission Artwork “the ORCHESTRA of Temple Street”, West Kowloon Cultural District, H.K.


 * 2023 /Solo Exhibition, Commission Artwork “Toward Sunset”, PINKOI x CHILAI HOWARD, Zero Carbon Park, Hong Kong


 * 2022 / Un corp des villes carrefours, L’Agence en Résidence, Bordeaux, France


 * 2020 / Commission Artwork, “ONLY3MATTERS”, Jockey Club FVA everywhere New Work Series, H.K.


 * 2020 / Hong Kong - Tales of the City, Denny Dimin Gallery, New York, U.S.


 * 2019 / Commission Artwork, “O”, Artificial Landscape, Hong Kong Art Month, SOGO Arts & Culture program, presented by SOGO Causeway Bay & Videotage HK, H.K.


 * 2019 / Connected, Photofairs Shanghai 2019, Shanghai, China


 * 2018 / Image bite, Angus Cafe, Videotage, Fortress Hill, H.K.


 * 2017 / Reframing Hong Kong II, Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art, Guangzhou


 * 2017 / Breathing Space, Contemporary Art From Hong Kong, Chantal Miller Gallery, Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, H.K.


 * 2016 / Overview, Willem II Fabriek's Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands


 * 2016 / Both Sides Now, Museum of Contemporary Art. Taipei


 * 2015 / mintus20degree Art & Architecture Biennale 2014, Flachau, Austria


 * 2014 / Both Sides Now, Whitechapel Gallery, London, and Broadway, Nottingham, U.K.


 * 2014 / Featured: ON-AIR Section, IDN Magazine, IDN World, H.K.


 * 2013 / inToAsia: Time-based Art Festival 2013 – MicroCities, The Queens Museum of Art, New York, U.S.


 * 2013 / Over View 2014, International tour, Cultureel terras de kaaij, Netherland


 * 2012 / Video Art in Asia 02-12, ZKM | Media Museum, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany


 * 2012 / Featured: Editing Video: the perfect cut', 2012 volume 19, IDN magazine


 * 2012 / Simbiose, Associacao Cultural Cecilia, São Paulo, Brazil
 * 2011 / MOVE ON ASIA'12, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea


 * 2011 / MOVE ON ASIA'11 SPAIN, Casa Asia, Barcelona & Madrid, Spain


 * 2011 / Homemade Video, National Centre for Contemporay Art, Cologneoff 2011 St.Petersburg


 * 2010 / No Soul for Sales'10 (a festival of independents), Tate Modern, London, U.K.


 * 2010 / Move on Asia' 2010 (Single Channel Video Art), GALLERY LOOP, Korea


 * 2009 / Loop Art Video Festival'09, Barcelona, Spain


 * 2009 / IFA Gallery, German Foreign Affairs Ministry, Berlin, Germany