About the Artist

Largely self-taught painter Howard Ku was born in 1937 into a noted family of artists, his father Koo Tam Ming 1904-1973 was a Chinese art painter, an authenticator and a curator. Howard's sister Koo Mei 顧媚 an actress turned modern Chinese art master earned her fame in her own right. Howard's brother Joseph, Koo Ka-Fai 顧嘉煇 a  well known music composer and conductor in Hong Kong now a sought after oil painter as well.

Howard Ku enjoys painting Landscapes, Still life, People and Figures… he loves to recapture the stories in life through brushes in various approaches to express his visions, and would like to share with viewers who have the same interests.

Currently he is a juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and member of the Richmond Artists Guild and Richmond Art Gallery. His paintings have been exhibited in different juried shows and Galleries including Richmond Art Gallery, Moncton Street Gallery, FCA Gallery, Hong Kong City Hall...his work is in the collections of various private homes in Hong Kong, Canada, France, Germany and the United States…

You can contact him at info@howardku.com