• Unwitting Dread
  • The Ultimate Battle
  • Executioner
  • Smith
 

PROFILE

Hao Ming is a London-based Chinese artist, born in Shandong Province in 1996. A recent graduate of Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, his work humorously explores his experience as a Chinese foreign resident and a young man navigating a world shaped by social media and online culture.

Drawing on his background in illustration and graphic design, Ming's paintings resemble contemporary pop-art comics, but they are layered with social and political commentary. He tackles Chinese politics, the complexities of being a Chinese citizen in a "western" country, his longing for home, and how he experiences his culture while living in London.

On his canvases, Ming mixes symbols of popular culture—from boba tea to Chinese space rockets—with Chinese historical imagery, such as figures in dynastic garments. This blend reflects the artist's own grappling with how Chinese culture has both become a globalised part of everyday life and remains tied to a venerated, traditional past. Ultimately, his witty and colorful paintings serve as a commentary on the youngest generation's struggle to connect with their heritage in an internet-influenced world. Ming playfully alludes to politically subversive topics that shape the "western" world's understanding of China while interweaving them with symbols of Asian popular culture.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2025, 15th - 30th November, Hao Ming Das Atelier

2023 Sommarlek, London, Peckham levels

2023 UAL Degree Show, University of Arts London

2023 SPECTRUM, Bargehouse, London

2023 Forces of the Smal, Filet Space, London

Artworks

Hao Ming Artwork

GROUP TOUR 2025

Acrylic, marker on canvas
150 x 140 cm
59 x 55 1/8 in
Hao Ming Artwork

THE ULTIMATE BATTLE 2025

Acrylic, marker on canvas
120 x 150 cm
47 1/4 x 59 in
Hao Ming Artwork

SAVORING THE SCENERY 2025

Acrylic, marker on canvas
80 x 100 cm
31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in
Hao Ming Artwork

SMITH 2025

Acrylic, marker, pastel on canvas
150 x 150 cm
59 x 59 in
Hao Ming Artwork

NEW DISTRICT 2025

Acrylic, marker, pastel on canvas
60 x 100 cm
23 5/8 x 39 3/8 in
Hao Ming Artwork

EXECUTIONER 2025

Acrylic and Marker on Canvas
100 x 70 cm
39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
Hao Ming Artwork

UNWITTING DREAD 2025

Acrylic, pastel, marker on canvas
120 x 150 cm
47 1/4 x 59 in
Hao Ming Artwork

TEASE 2025

Acrylic, marker, pastel on canvas
150 x 120 cm
59 x 47 1/4 in