Choi Yan-chi (Chinese: 蔡仞姿; pinyin: Cài Rènzī; Jyutping: coi3 jan6 zi1, born 1949) is "one of few veteran female artists in Hong Kong.
[5] Afterwards, she participated in stage design for Parting at River Yi (易水送別), Othello (嫉) and Fu (負), before retreating from full-time teaching in 1986.
[5] In 2011, Choi was granted an award by the Hong Kong Secretary of Home Affairs’ Commendation Scheme.
[5] Her group exhibitions include “Contemporary Hong Kong Art”, Hong Kong Biennial 雙年展, Hong Kong Museum of Art (2001); “Landscape”, HK Cultural Center (2000); “Home Affair” 家事展, HK Heritage Museum at Sam Tung Uk Gallery (1999); “Bad Rice” show 歪米展, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia (1998); “Bad Rice” show 歪米展, Damen Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan (1999); “Hong Kong Festival” 香港藝術節, Munich, Germany (1997); “River” 河流展︰新亞洲藝術對話在台北, Taipei.
Her solo exhibitions include [Re-]Fabrication - A Research-based Exhibition on Choi Yan-chi’s 30 Years: Paths for Inter –Disciplinarity in Art (1975-2005), Para Site, Hong Kong (2006); [Re-]Vision, 1aspace, Hong Kong (2006); Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Canada (1996); Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada (1994); Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany (1993); ”The First Asia-Pacific Triennial” 第一屆亞太三年展, Queensland Art Gallery, Australia (1993); Asia American Arts Center, New York (1991); “An extension into spaced” 空間內外, (the first exhibition of installation works in Hong Kong), Hong Kong Arts Centre (1985); and "From the Wall to the Floor," Hong Kong Arts Center (1979).
The grants and awards she received in Hong Kong include “Artist of the Year”, Hong Kong Arts Development Council (1998); Visiting Artist Grant; British Council to travel England (1990); and C.I.T.I.C.