Susan Yeung楊素珊
Hong Kong Artist
Biography
Born in Hong Kong and having spent part of her early life in Toronto, Susan Yeung began studying Chinese painting as a teenager under Lingnan-school painter Lo Chui Shan. This early training shaped her sensitivity to landscape, brushwork and the relationship between nature and the human spirit.
After working in media and communications, she travelled to New York in 2003 to study filmmaking. There, she rediscovered her passion for painting and began developing her practice in oil, largely through independent experimentation.
Working predominantly in oil on canvas, Susan combines the spirit of Chinese landscape painting with the colour and immediacy of Impressionism and the freedom of abstraction. Mountains, forests, rivers, flowers and skies become vessels for memory, emotion and changing perspectives on life.
Artistic Philosophy
Inner Ecology
心靈環保
At the heart of Susan's practice is Inner Ecology (心靈環保): the belief that caring for our inner world matters as much as caring for the environment around us.
For Susan, art and nature can restore openness and perspective. Her paintings invite viewers to pause, look beyond immediate concerns and reconnect with the beauty of the present moment.
Between Traditions
Susan's early foundation in Chinese painting informs her sense of space, rhythm and the spirit of landscape. Oil painting offers a different freedom: luminous colour, layered texture and expressive movement. Rather than reproducing either tradition, she brings them together in landscapes that shift between observation and imagination.
Breathe Life Arts & Culture
Susan co-founded Breathe Life Arts & Culture (生息藝術文化) with artist Ada Chan. Through exhibitions and collaborative projects, the initiative connects artistic expression with environmental awareness, compassion and community. Between 2010 and 2021, Breathe Life organised more than 20 exhibitions and projects across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Seoul.
A JOURNEY
THROUGH COLOUR
For Susan, painting is not simply about recording a place. Her work translates travel, music, encounters and everyday experiences into colour and movement. The resulting landscapes express an emotional truth rather than a literal view.
NATURE • EMOTION • CONNECTION
Artist's Journey
Susan's artistic journey has been shaped by both Eastern and Western experiences. After establishing a career in media and communications, she travelled to New York in 2003 to study filmmaking, an experience that renewed her passion for painting. Returning to the canvas, she embraced oil painting as a means of personal expression, gradually developing a distinctive visual language through independent exploration.
Exhibitions as a Continuing Practice
Beyond her studio practice, Susan has contributed to the artistic community through exhibitions and collaborative initiatives. As a co-founder of Breathe Life Arts & Culture, she has helped bring together artists working across painting, photography and other disciplines, creating opportunities for cultural exchange and shared reflection on nature, compassion and human connection. Her exhibition activity spans Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Seoul, continuing with the intergenerational exhibition LOVE GENERATION in 2026.