Hoho Kuo

Hoho Kuo, a female artist, began her artistic education under the guidance of her father, artist Guo Yu, from an early age. She graduated from the Stage Design Department of the Central Academy of Drama and later from the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy. Her commercial film "Lively City" received the Golden Lion award at the China International Advertising Film Festival, while her paintings have earned recognition through prestigious selections including the John Moores Painting Prize (China). Active as both a painter and independent director, she currently lives and works in Shanghai.
Hoho Kuo's artistic practice establishes a dialogue across time, connecting the spiritual essence of Eastern aesthetics with contemporary visual expression. Born into an artistic family in Anyang, one of China's Eight Ancient Capitals, she developed a profound connection with traditional culture through early training with her father. This foundation, combined with her formal education in stage design and film directing, forged a distinctive creative approach that integrates theatrical space, cinematic narrative, and painterly expression.
In her painting practice, Hoho Kuo employs acrylics to develop a figurative yet expressive ap...

Department of Directing, Beijing Film Academy
Stage Art Design, The Central Academy of Drama

- 8th John Moores Painting Prize (China)
Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum, Art Exhibition / Qingdao TAG Art Museum, Art Exhibition
- 2024 Emerging Women Artist Award（USA）
Blue Kol Gallery, Joint Exhibition
- 2024 Qingdao International Art Exhibition
Langyi Gagllery ,Babel / Mirage
- Art Phoenix Contemporary Exhibition for Young Artists
Beijing Phoenix Artists Club
- Online Solo Exhibition—Fragments of Eternity(Spain )
Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation
- VISUAL ART JOURNAL,American Visual Art Magazine,Issue 15: Artist Spotlight
- "Goddess in Ruins" has been selected for the second volume of the Chicago-based visual arts magazine LAMINATOR, titled LAMINATOR Vol. 2
- “Long Rainbow Resting on Waves”has been selected for Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 Extended Longlist, among others.