Josey Hung(1977)
Since childhood, Josey Hung was educated by professional art institutions and later graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, with a bachelor degree in Fine Arts. In 2014, she founded “Show Art Gallery”—a charity gallery in Shilin District, Taipei to promote art. Inviting artists to raise funds for the disadvantaged in the society, it has become a platform for art and charity.
Taking flowers, leaves, light and feathers as themes, her own creations reflect both the fragility of life and fragrance of blessed joy through creations, imagery and reality. She is especially fond of describing the vibrant flowers, reflecting the abundance of life, which is all based on the delightful relationship between people and the tolerant forgiveness from God.
By contributing to charitable medical care with her husband, she gradually understood the fairness of the blessings while she is taking care of tens of thousands of sick children every year, no matter how different people are. Because of this, Show Art Garden is not only the land of art by the pen, but a way in which she shows gratitude for encountering all the joy.
In 2022, Josey Hung began to create a series called Rainbow, which symbolizes the solemn promises made by her to God and the harmony between people, as well as between people and the world.
All thank God for his gift and protection for everyone.
Education
- Graduate Institute of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University
- Group of Western Painting Creation, Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts
Current
- Founder and Director of “Show Art Gallery”
- Lecturer of National Taipei University of Technology
- Secretary-General of Taiwan Sunny Angel OT Association
- Executive Director of Virtual & Physical Media Integration Association of Taiwan
- Executive Director of Metaverse Grand League
Experience
- Director of Taiwan culture and Creative Platform Foundation
- Marketing and Public Relations Manager of Artkey Art Licensing Center
- Marketing Manager of Global Curatorial CO.
- Representative of artwork manufacturers on MOMO TV shopping platform
- Representative of artwork manufacturers on MOMO TV shopping platform
- Event Planning Specialist of Noble Club Commissioner of Cathay United Bank
- Art Specialist of Gallery of Cathay United Bank
- Curator of Art Taipei MIT Area (2011)
- Lecturer of EMBA at Shih Hsin University
- Lecturer of art investment seminars at Bank SinoPac
- Lecturer of art investment seminars at Bank SinoPac
- Secretary-General of Taiwan International Watercolor Assosiation
Exhibition
| 2006 | “International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition”, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art |
| 2007 | Josey Huang Solo Exhibition, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall |
| 2007 | “Da Dun Fine Art Exhibition”, Taichung Culture Art Center |
| 2007 | “Taiwan International Watercolor” group exhibition, Taipei County Cultural center (now known as Cultural Affairs Department, New Taipei City Government) |
| 2007 | “Watercolor Painting of Taiwan and Japan Exchange Exhibition”, Tokyo |
| 2008 | “Watercolor Painting of Taiwan and Japan Exchange Exhibition”, Tokyo |
| 2008 | “Century of Taiwan” group exhibition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
| 2008 | “Democracy of Taiwan” group exhibition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
| 2008 | “Taiwan International Watercolor” group exhibition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Taipei |
| 2008 | “Beauty of Mt. Jade” group exhibition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
| 2009 | “Taiwan International Illustration Festival”, Taipei |
| 2011 | “I Like Today” solo exhibition |
| 2013 | “Beautiful Formosa”, Manhattan NY |
| 2013 | “Design-In: The Exhibition of the Contemporary Fan Painting”, Chini Gallery |
| 2013 | “Contemporary Pottery and Glass” National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art |
| 2016 | “GIFT” Charity Group Exhibition of Show Art Gallery, Taipei |
| 2017 | “Our Wonderland” Yuko Fukase & Josey Hung, Double Solo Exhibition, Taipei |
| 2018 | “GIFT” Charity Group Exhibition of Show Art Gallery, Art Gallery inside National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
| 2020 | “JOSEY’S JOICE” Solo Exhibition, CBC Center |
| 2020 | “Secret Garden” Solo Exhibition, Farglory Museum |
| 2020 | “Show Art Garden” Solo Exhibition, National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall |
| 2021 | Kao Ming-Fu 70 Retrospective Teacher & Student Join Exhibition, National Taoyuan Museum of Fine Art |
| 2021 | “Taipei Urban Museum”, Yongkang Urban Area |
| 2021 | “Praise of Life” Solo Exhibition, Tamkang Church |
| 2021 | “Deserve Everthing” Group Exhibition, Show Art Gallery |
Exhibition
| 2014 | The Contemporary Female Craft Artists of Taiwan” group exhibition |
| 2014 | The Art of Middle Aged Generation Artists of Taiwan” group exhibition |
| 2015 | Ming Shui Jing—Artical Mater Piece of Taiwan, Ming Shui Jing, Dazhi |
| 2022 | Artical Mater Piece of Taiwan Oilpainting, Cathay Bank |
Published works
| 2007 | Album of paintings of Josey Hung |
| 2017 | Love Stories of Sick Children |
| 2020 | Album of paintings of Josey Hung |
Miracle
2022
Oil paint、Canvas
53 x 45.5 cm
Garden
2020
Oil paint、Canvas
116.5 x 91 cm
Dancing in Free
2021
Oil paint、Canvas
120 x 100 cm
Confidence
2021
Oil paint、Canvas
40 x 65.5 cm
Irrigate
2021
Oil paint、Canvas
45 x 38 cm
His Treasure
2021
Oil paint、Canvas
35 x 27 cm
Through the cross
2019
Oil paint、Canvas
5F
Orchid Dance
2020
Oil paint、Canvas
30P
Peaceful
2002
Oil paint、Canvas
8F
Blossom Life
2020
Oil paint、Canvas
65 x 85 cm
Show Art Gallery—Charity and Art
As the founder, Josey Hung has been in contact with the medical field of disadvantaged groups and sick children for a long time. That’s when she noticed that people have a limited vision of sympathy for the disadvantaged in the society, by lack of attention to the strong creative energy from autistic children and the fact that art creation of people with Down’s syndrome is even more vivid and touching. Equally applying to naïve artists, without proficient skills, the combination of rustic brushstrokes and heartfelt devotion is always more moving. This is the reason why the charity-oriented gallery “Show Art Gallery” was established in 2014.
The goal is to think outside the box of unilaterally giving “help” to people who are of low position. Instead, it is about how to enable those who need assistance to be affirmed by others for their creations and talents; furthermore, to enhance the sense of personal value and control of life, so as to have a complete life without regrets. Show Art Gallery takes no advantage of compassion, but the beautiful results and stories that originate from lives. “Buying a painting is to support art” is what Josey Hung sincerely believe, for the same reason, she hopes collectors support a family with potential, a naïve artist, instead of the increase in price generated by paintings in the future.
Show Art Gallery, as a social enterprise and a non-commercial, charitable gallery, is aiming to both provide professional exhibition resources for Taiwanese naïve artists (amateurs, elderly, and people with cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, ADHD, or intellectual disability, etc.), and cooperate with well-known artists to hold art exhibitions. Part of the income from the exhibitions will go to charity. With 6-8 exhibitions with certain themes yearly, more than one million Taiwanese dollars has been donated to causes such as autism, Down’s syndrome, environmental organization, home service for post-coma unresponsiveness (PCU), victims of natural disaster and sexual assault/abuse, as well as physical disabilities, mental illness and others.
Aside from exhibitions, the gallery also has oil painting classes for adult to interact with the community and an art therapy program for the elderly at the Beihu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital since 2018. In addition, exhibitions at, for example, Art Gallery inside MRT Zhongshan station, Art Gallery inside Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Capital Business Center and nearby institutions well connect the public by pure beauty and kindness, and promote the idea that “Buying a painting is to support art”.
