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Kong Ho

Kong Ho is a bicultural painter, muralist, and educator whose internationally recognized practice spans more than two decades of exhibitions, artist residencies, and public art projects. Through luminous paintings inspired by nature, philosophy, and cultural experience, he investigates transformation, impermanence, and the evolving dialogue between Eastern and Western traditions.

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Selection of colorful floral and nautilus paintings by Kong Ho — Selected works from the Luminosity Series2017–present

Featured Artwork

Luminosity

Recent floral-nautilus paintings explore nature, memory, impermanence, and renewal through precise realism, layered acrylic glazing, vibrant color, and flowing improvised patterns.

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The Waterlily Grace of Yin and Yang, 2024, by Kong Ho — The Waterlily Grace of Yin and Yang
2024 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in.

The Immeasurable Depth of Red, 2022, by Kong Ho — The Immeasurable Depth of Red
2022 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in.

Botanical Blush with Tentacles, 2020, by Kong Ho — Botanical Blush with Tentacles
2020 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in.

The World Before Eyes, 2018, by Kong Ho — The World Before Eyes
2018 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in.

Ephemeral Quantum Fluctuations, 2017, by Kong Ho — Ephemeral Quantum Fluctuations
2017 · Acrylic on canvas · 24 × 24 in.

Tantalizing Lotus Dreamscape, 2016, by Kong Ho — Tantalizing Lotus Dreamscape
2016 · Enlightenment Series

Transcending Culture and Space Community Mural, 2013

Public Art

Murals as cultural dialogue

Ho's community mural practice brings artists, students, educators, and local participants together through collaborative design and painting. Projects engage cultural exchange, social inclusion, accessibility, community memory, and shared civic experience.

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About

Painting between the fleeting and the enduring

Kong Ho is a bicultural teaching artist, muralist, and painter whose work bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions through painting, public art, and education. His practice explores transformation, cultural identity, spirituality, and humanity's relationship with the natural world.

Biography & artist statement

Selected Exhibitions

2026

A selection of exhibitions identified in the redesign materials.

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2026

Token of Time: Painting & Ceramics by Kong Ho & Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho

Urbandale Public Library Art Gallery · Urbandale, Iowa

2026

15th Annual Figures of Speech Juried Exhibition

Anderson Museum of Art · Indiana

2026

Luminosity: Paintings by Kong Ho

Charles City Arts Center · Charles City, Iowa

Publications & Media

Art, scholarship, and reflection

Books, monographs, peer-reviewed writing, conference proceedings, interviews, and reviews document the development of Ho's studio practice, mural research, and teaching-artistry across multiple decades.

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“I see painting as a process of continual discovery—one that celebrates the beauty of uncertainty, the resilience of the human spirit, and the invisible connections that bind all living things.”

— Kong Ho, artist statement