Best art galleries in Hong Kong

Founded in 1996, Para/Site Art Space was first temporarily located in Kennedy Town before moving to its present location at Sheung Wan in 1997. It is an old shop space of around 150m sqm. Despite the limited space, Para/Site Art Space is big in the local arts scene, having garnered a reputation for holding events that facilitate an exchange of ideas between the public and the media. read more »

Gagaosian Gallery is well known internationally as one of the world's leading galleries of modern and contemporary art, with a presence that spreads from New York to Athens. The opening of Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong in 2007 marks Larry Gagosian's first foray into Asia, housed on the top floor of the historic Pedder Building in the heart of Hong Kong's Central business district. The gallery is considered to be among the most sophisticated art spaces in the city. read more »

Opened in November 1983, Hanart TZ Gallery served as a venue for people to view art that is unfamiliar to the Hong Kong public, featuring works of artists hailing from the greater Chinese art world of Mainland China and Taiwan, as well as the diaspora. Over time, Hanart TZ Gallery has developed to become a locus of emerging Chinese artists. The Gallery serves as a significant link to the international art world, working with numerous internationally renowned artists. read more »

Founded in 2001, Grotto Fine Art is a gallery that represents exclusively local Chinese artists with a particular interest in the newest and most avant-garde artworks. It is also a treasure trove of local art works, providing the underrepresented Hong Kong artists with a space to showcase their beautiful creations. This is also the meaning being the name Grotto, which is defined as a picturesque cave, well suited to describe the galley of Hong Kong art. read more »

Established in 2000, Sundaram Tagore Gallery is opened by Sundaram Tagore, an art historian and gallerist based in new York, who is a descendent of the influential poet and Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore. The gallery aims to facilitate East-West dialogues through its development of various exhibitions and non-profit events that encourage spiritual, social and aesthetic dialogues. Sundaram Tagore Gallery also hopes to be the nexus of art from all over the world, allowing art to transcend international boundaries. read more »

Since its establishment in 1986, Videotage has developed from its humble beginnings of supporting media artists to becoming a network of media art and culture, also serving as a platform for exchange of art and ideas on an international level. Priding itself as Asia's New Media Art Collective, Videotage focuses on the presentation, promotion, production and preservation of video and media art, serving artists in the technological art and culture network. Exhibitions, performances, workshops and exchange programs are held to bring art to the public, with some even held a shopping malls and schools. read more »

Located in Sai Ying Pun, Above Second is an artist-run gallery and studio space that aims to cater to the growing interest for diversity and options in contemporary art by the Hong Kong community, while serving as a catalyst for the expanding new contemporary art movement around the world. Here, visitors can find a huge range of art genres, with work influenced by illustration, graffiti, graphic design, pop culture, street art and more. Above Second also has a network of local emerging young talent and international artists, showcasing their work that is rarely exhibited in Asia. read more »