Profile
Man Si (formerly known as Emily Kueis; b. 1994) is a Hong Kong-based artist whose work navigates both figuration and abstraction, developing a pictorial language that is open-ended, symbolic, and emotionally resonant. She is known for an intuitive painting process involving thin oil washes, raw or mineral pigments, and charcoal applied directly onto canvas or paper. Rejecting formal academic approaches to composition, her method allows imagery to surface gradually through mark-making, layering, and erasure. This process reflects a psychological impulse, or simply a yearning for connection, shaped by the energies of her immediate urban environment.
H.D. Fine Art,
Hong Kong Art School,
2019
Awards and Grants
Best Progress Student,
Hong Kong Art School,
2019
Jackie Chan Charitable Scholarship, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity,
2013
Skin in Limbo
Square Street Gallery,
Hong Kong
2025
Group Shows
Sediments of Memory,
Square Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2023
Art Central,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2023
Postcard from the Edge,
Ortuzar Projects, New York
2023
Art Central,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2022
Cellophane Mother Memory,
Online
2021