Ho Seok Kee

Ho Seok Kee is a Singaporean artist whose practice explores art as a resonant, silent language that connects people across emotional and intellectual boundaries. Working across painting and interdisciplinary forms, she creates immersive encounters that invite reflection, empathy, and shared experience.
Her work often addresses themes of environment, migration, and technological change, evolving from traditional Chinese ink into a contemporary visual language. Alongside her artistic practice, Kee is a wellness coach dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of older adults, mirroring her commitment to care and community.
A graduate of NAFA and Loughborough University, she holds a Master of Science in Applied Gerontology from NTU. She has exhibited regionally and received multiple accolades, including two Silver Awards at the UOB Painting of the Year competition (2018, 2023).

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

Group Exhibition:

2025       Ink - Telok Kurau Studios
2024      Siaw Tao 54th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
2024      The Travelling Grain - Open studio at Cite Internationale Des Arts,  Paris, France
2023      42nd UOB Painting of the Year National Gallery of Singapore
2023      Art Jakarta, Indonesia
2023      Small Matter, Maya Gallery,  Singapore
2023      Siaw Tao 52tndAnniversary Exhibition, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
2022      TO: YOU An Ink On Note - Group Exhibition by Siaw Tao, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore             
2020      50th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Siaw Tao  Chinese Seal-Carving, Calligraphy &  Painting Society
2019      PRISM – Art Exhibition in Commemoration of  Singapore’s Bicentennial Fullerton Hotel East Garden Gallery, Singapore
2019      49th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore Chinese  Cultural Centre Siaw-Tao Chinese Seal-Carving, Calligraphy &  Painting Society 
2019      今日中国美术高峰论坛暨展览 – Chinese Art Today Art Forum and Exhibition Shanxi, Taiyuan, China
2019      Roots and Riches Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1&2, Singapore
2019      Explorations - Chinese Ink at NAFA Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
2019      S.E.A. Focus Gillman Barracks, Singapore
2018      UOB Painting of The Year UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
2018      The Grad Expectation Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1&2, Singapore
2018      Take A Moment NAFA On-Air Gallery, Singapore
2018      Perceptions 感知, Chinese Ink at NAFA Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
2017     Ink and Mind Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore                 
2016      NAFA Alumni Show Merlin Gallery, Singapore
2016      The Grad Expectation Objectifs, Singapore
2016     Nine Feet+ NAFA On-Air Gallery, Singapore (Residency programme by Jeffrey TY Lee – UK Artist)
2015      Innovati50n Reconstructed @ ArtScience Museum, Singapore
2015      Silent Actors – Puppets of Myanmar and Vietnam NAFA
Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
2015      Innovati50n 2015 Mobile Exhibition, Singapore
2015      Hui Chun 2015 Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1 & 2, Singapore
 

Solo Exhibition:   

2020      Decode UOB Art Gallery, Singapore
Awards/Achievements/  2024      Art Residency at Cité Internationale Des Arts
Art Activities:         2024      Conducted self-administered acupressure workshop for mental wellness at Geragogy   Conference, Community Cultural Dimensions, Singapore
2024      The Straits Times - Newspaper Feature
2023      42nd UOB Painting of the Year - Silver Award (Established Category)
2023      The Saranggong Art Prize 2022/23, Third Prize
2020 Yuan Magazine - Issue 148 [源 ] - 148 期 Featured artist
2018      UOB Painting of the Year – Silver Award (Established Category)
2018      Best Studentship Award (Degree)
2018      Killiney Art Prize Top Achiever Award (Degree)
2018      Student moderator for Ink Practice: Exploring New Possibilities & Book Launch of “More Space 空间” by Hong Sek Chern
2017      Recipient of the NAFA Entry Scholarship (Degree)
2016      “Appreciating Chinese Ink Painting”, Pro bono workshop at Nanyang Technological University-National Institute of Education (NTU_NIE)
 

Features Online Prescence:     

https://www.instagram.com/kee.iarts/
https://sg.linkedin.com/in/kee-hsk
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/from-pastime-to-profession-60-year-old-artist-finds-new-purpose-in-enriching-lives-through-art
https://www.facebook.com/uob.sg/videos/uob-art-workshop-with-das-and-ho-seok-kee/289485223574404/
https://www.google.com/search?q=UOB+2018+HO+seok+Kee&oq=UOB+2018+HO+seok+Kee&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDQ3NjdqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3b8da64a,vid:VM4fsdiej88,st:0
https://iseaa.nafa.edu.sg/resources/collections/artist/ho-seok-kee-he-shu-zhi
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=e9969d286c4c39d7&sxsrf=AE3TifNJGfIFrvnUgNUnEBNmFfDz8-UYCw:1763553240905&udm=7&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeqDdErwP5rACeJAty2zADJgYJpo1blvMpITBRgbnARM6y8KwxzRsF24u6g33NutBQg5oTaOPEjih5eaMj6wzNwV6XxSRQAWh3N3C-OcFalMGEXLKhO8uvEtBAgDCqpGe5FRlLXz2wudEAVz6YQt9mVfNp5bMYidvA9GA8nq3f874oPkSTg&q=HO+Seok+Kee+UOB+2023&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUz93jk_6QAxWZd2wGHaD8K2sQtKgLegQIExAB&biw=1362&bih=728&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a50a300f,vid:Ru6XYQwl_9s,st:0