biography of KWONG Hui Ka (1922-2003)

Birth place: Hong Kong, China

Addresses: New York 12, NY

Profession: Craftsman

Studied: Shanghai Sch. FA; Apprentice, Cheng Ho, sculptor, Hong Kong; Alfred Univ., Sch. Ceramics (B.F.A., M.F.A.); Pond Farms Sch., Guerneville, CA.

Exhibited: Syracuse Mus. FA, 1949-54 (purchase prize), 1958; Wichita Nail 1952 (purchase prize); Miami, Fla., 1955; Cannes, France, Ceramic Intl., 1955 (prize); Bertha Schaefer Gal.; NY Ceramic Soc., 1953-55; NY Craftsmen's Soc., 1955; BM, 1955; Wash. Kiln Cl., Smithsonian Inst., 1955; Mus. Contemp. Crafts, 1957; Phila. Artists All., 1958 (3-person)

Member: N.Y. Soc. Ceramic Artists; N.Y. Craftsmen's Soc.

Work: Cooper Union Mus. Dec. Art; Wichita Art Gal.; Syracuse Mus. FA.

Comments: Position: pottery instr., Brooklyn Mus. Sch. Art, NYC; Douglass College, Rutgers Univ.