Wuon-Gean Ho - prints and biography

Biography

Wuon-Gean Ho (b. 1973, Oxford, UK) is a contemporary printmaker whose innovative linocuts and artist’s books merge technical precision with poetic vision. Her signature prints, often created through the disciplined repetition of a single horizontal line, produce shimmering fields of black and white where forms appear and dissolve. This approach allows her to blur the boundaries between representation and abstraction, giving her images a striking sense of motion and transformation.

Ho studied History of Art at Cambridge University before receiving a Japanese Government Scholarship in 1998 to study traditional woodblock printmaking in Japan. Immersion in Japanese techniques and aesthetics shaped her early development, grounding her practice in both tradition and experimentation. Upon returning to the UK, she expanded her creative repertoire into animation and artist’s books, mediums that further reflect her fascination with narrative, time, and shifting perspectives.

Her career has been marked by both international recognition and cultural exchange. In 2009 and 2011 she coordinated the 2nd and 3rd International Printmaking Festivals in Qijiang, Chongqing, China, where she curated exhibitions, invited artists, and organized symposia that fostered global dialogue in the graphic arts. Since 2013, she has studied at the Royal College of Art in London, pursuing advanced research into contemporary print practice while continuing to develop her own work.

In addition to her practice as an artist, Ho contributes to the printmaking community through her editorial role as News Editor for Printmaking Today, a position she has held since 2013. Her involvement reflects her commitment not only to her own art but also to documenting, connecting, and promoting the international printmaking scene.

Exhibited widely in juried, invited, and solo shows across Europe and Asia, Ho’s work demonstrates how a simple visual premise can lead to complex and layered results. Her prints invite viewers into spaces of ambiguity and wonder, where form, light, and perception are in constant flux.