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In collaboration with A Space For Art The Hari Art Prize 2026


In an evening dedicated to the pulse of contemporary art, The Hari Hong Kong, in collaboration with London-based advisory A Space For Art, hosted a prestigious award ceremony to crown the winners of its third annual Art Prize.

Artist Man Mei To has won this year’s Hari Art Prize for her abstract sculpture titled “Curly Breathing I”, made of African padauk wood, oil and stainless steel. Man received a HK$100,000 cash grant, generously patronized by Dr. Aron Harilela, CEO and Chairman of Harilela Hotels Limited and the visionary founder of The Hari Hong Kong.

Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann and Ailsa Wong were named runners-up for their burlap, wool and cotton yarn piece named Small Stepping (2022) and archival inkjet print on paper Lightning respectively.

The runners-up were each awarded a two-day, one-night Corner Room Package at The Hari Hong Kong, inclusive of daily breakfast and a dining experience for two at Italian restaurant Lucciola or modern Japanese restaurant Zoku.

This year’s prize saw an overwhelming response, with nearly 700 applications from Hong Kong’s emerging talent—ranging from self-taught creators to recent graduates. Beyond the winners, the 2026 finalists represent the vanguard of the local scene: Alonso Odria, Anastasia Fabritskaya, Anton Poon, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Kami (Camille Benoit), Chengxuan Xi, Enna Cheung, Jennifer Yue Yuen Yu, Kiefer Cheung, Kitty Ng, Lily Cheung, Lo Lai Lai Natalie, Rivian Cheung, Sze Wai Wong and Tobe Kan.

To learn more about the winners of the second edition of The Hari Art Prize, click here to find out who they are!

Winning Artists


The prize’s esteemed judging panel featured Dr. Aron, A Space For Art’s Founder and Director Charlie Smedley, White Cube gallery’ Managing Director of Asia Wendy Xu, TASCHEN’s Asia Retail Director Frankie Ho, Ben Brown Fine Arts’ Managing Director Amanda Hon and North Asia of CHANEL’s Head of Arts and Culture Anqi Li.

To a backdrop of selected artworks created by the art prize’s finalists at the ceremony at The Hari Hong Kong, Dr. Aron paid homage to Hong Kong’s remarkable emerging art scene and praised the “incredible breadth and depth” of the artists’ submissions.

“Man’s vulnerable, organic forms comment on fragility and resilience amid forces beyond our control,” Dr Aron said. “The work speaks to the perpetual flow of life, tracing cycles of transformation, survival and healing, while inviting viewers to reconnect with the unseen rhythms within the body.”

“Inspired by moss observed along a river during an afternoon walk, Katrina’s artwork is captivating, with flowing forms that feel calm yet slightly unpredictable,” Dr. Aron Harilela said. “Made entirely by hand using embroidery, knotting and tufting techniques, the work features a compelling soft, carpet-like surface with gentle curves and waves.” he added.

“Ailsa’s work is fascinating for its shifting, atmospheric composition,” he added. “The work moves between clarity and dissolution, unfolding as a fluid, fragmented field rather than settling into a single point of focus. It proposes painting not as representation, but as a site where sensation, memory, and movement briefly converge before dispersing again.”

Man Mei To - WINNER


Man Mei To has been named the Winner of The Hari Hong Kong Art Prize 2026 for her evocative work, “Curly Breathing I”. She was presented with a HK$100,000 cash grant, generously patronized by Dr. Aron Harilela, CEO and Chairman of Harilela Hotels Limited.

Man Mei To lives and works in Hong Kong and London, her artworks explore urban vistas and life by observing the intimacy of the body. Her aim is to raise awareness of the existence of all kinds of beings, as well as the connections between their fragility and silence by cloning, reconstructing or quantifying elements found in everyday life. This close attention to the micro-level of daily living allows her work to scale outward, tracing personal history in parallel with social development, observing human mobility alongside land transformation and the disorienting nature of labour. These themes inform her ongoing exploration of fluidity and tension in artmaking, particularly through the conceptual lens of “liquidity”.

The role of the body, especially the hands, is a vessel of unspoken meaning. Body language in her work reveals what words cannot: it conveys tradition, social change, and personal history. Through gesture and material, she mirrors the inner life of the subject and the nature of work itself.

Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann and Ailsa Wong- RUNNERS UP


Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann and Ailsa Wong were named runners-up for their burlap, wool and cotton yarn piece named “Small Stepping (2022)” and archival inkjet print on paper “Lightning” respectively.

Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann is a Filipino interdisciplinary artist based out of Hong Kong. Her art practice focuses on the histories of material and action, gender and labor. Derived through the exploration of memories, feelings, and lived experiences she depicts images of intangible spaces and landscapes. “Head nor Tail” shows two sides of the coin. The “front”
side depicts the uniformed, ‘clean’ embroidery while the “back” shows the raw messy intertwined threads. She wanted to show the beauty in both sides of the work. There is beauty in the hidden messy sides.

Ailsa Wong practice spans across paintings, videos, image- making, games, and installations. Wong explores ways to connect consciousness with primitive emotions to fill the vacuum of belief. Hopping is a digital painting from her early explorations into the possibilities of digital texture and image-making. The work depicts three rabbits mid-leap, suspended in a landscape that feels both familiar and unstable.

Guest can view Ailsa Wong’s “Hopping” (2022) at Lucciola, while Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann’s installation, “Head nor Tail” (2022), is currently on display at The Lounge.

Artwork showcase


Alongside the three winning pieces, The Hari Hong Kong is proud to extend the celebration of local talent by showcasing a curated selection of finalist works until October.

Guests will encounter a diverse array of perspectives throughout our spaces, from

Kitty Ng’s oil on linen 15 West , 21/02/2022, 17:16 – 21/03/2022, 18:50, Cheungxuan Xie’s oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas Donkey: Never see a flying angel (2026), Brendan Fitzpatrick’s painting In Silver, Enna Cheung’s soft-ground etching Sunlit Lovers (2026), Lily Cheung’s oil and embroidery artwork Chartres Garden, and Tobe Kan’s acrylic and oil pastel on canvas Betwixt/Arcane2 (2025) are among the artworks to be displayed in the hotel. Camille Benoit’s paper art Medusa From Above (2025), Kiefer Cheung’s abstract photography Flow of Life (2025), Rivian Cheung’s sculpture Trial Piece C60St90>C100St50, Anastasia Fabritskaya’s sculpture Lama’s Hand (2024), Anton Poon’s casted bronze Mahjong Bridge (2014) and Jennifer Yue Yuen Yu’s installation The Lightness of Water are also on display.

Shortlisted Artists 2026


This year, we have received almost 700 applications for The Hari Art Prize. In collaboration with A Space For Art, we are excited to announce the 18 shortlisted artists for the prize.

Introducing Our 2026 Judges...


The Hari Art Prize 2025 Last Year's Finalists


THE WINNER


Chan Ka Kiu was selected as the First Prize Winner and the title of her winning piece is “Tickle Tickle”. She was awarded with a cash grant of HK$100,000 generously donated by Dr. Aron Harilela.

Chan Ka Kiu is a Hong Kong based artist, her art focuses on the intangible and bizarre aspects of everyday life, portraying mundane scenarios as playful puns and honest confessions. Her work balances humor and pathos, leaving a lingering aftertaste that is both bitter and sweet.

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RUNNERS UP


Nicole Wong now live and work in Hong Kong. Her minimalistic multidisciplinary approach thrusts her work into the realm of an investigative medium through which she asks equivocal questions. They involve literal wordplay and the illusive concept of time, resulting in a poetic narrative of broken communication.

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RUNNERS UP


Wu Jiaru is a multidisciplinary artist who works across painting, installation, and moving image. Her work delves into mythology, cultural traditions, historical memory, and contemporary realities. “spillovers_i & ii” is an interactive work resulting from the artist’s recent reinvestigation/practice of automatic drawing. These works merge abstract and figurative elements, inviting viewers to contemplate the subtle expressions of violence in our world. Audiences are encouraged to capture the reflective effect by taking photos with flash light, unveiling a hidden perspective of the paintings.

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