Biography
Michell Lie is a self taught Hong Kong born artist based in the United Kingdom. Working with Chinese ink, acrylic and ultra fine linework, she creates contemporary abstractions shaped by movement, emotion and the interplay between bold gesture and delicate detail. Her practice transforms the language of traditional ink into a modern expression of contrast and harmony, balancing energy with stillness and clarity with complexity.
Before becoming a full time artist, Lie worked in branding and visual communication, a background that informs the intentionality and compositional precision of her work. Since 2017 she has developed an international presence through exhibitions and collaborations, including the Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong and London, as well as creative projects with Lane Crawford, Holt Renfrew and Anagram. Her work is held in private and corporate collections across Asia, Europe and North America.
CV
2027 CICA Museum Exhibition, Seoul South Korea
2023 Whatz International Art Fair, Taipei
2022 Affordable Art Fair, UK Battersea
2021 The Artists' Hands Joint Exhibition, HK
2020 Stains of Time, Group Exhibition, HK
2019 Affordable Art Fair, HK
2018 Affordable Art Fair, HK
2018 Red Chamber Gallery Opening Fair, HK
Collaborations
2020 Holt Refrew, Canada Chinese New Year, Visual Merchandising Project
2019 Anagram, HK - Fashion Debut Crossover - Spring Summer Edit
2019 Lane Crawford Chinese New Year, Visual Merchandising Project
2018 Tokyo Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Manila Rebrand Project Collaborations
Educations
1998 MBA, Northeastern University, Boston
1996 BA, University of San Francisco, San Francisco