Creative Macau

Center for Creative Industries

Visual Arts

David K. K. Chio

Born in Macau in 1957, was a retired civil servant, he is currently an artist and fashion designer.

David held a Master of Education (majoring in Applied Psychology), a Master of Business Administration, a Bachelor degree of Business Administration (majoring in Facilities Management), a Higher Diploma in Social Work, a Diploma in Social Sciences, and a Diploma in Fashion Design and Production et cetera. He has been loving art since childhood, studying under renowned Macau contemporary artist Mr. Denis Murrel, Lingnan School of calligraphy and painting artist Dr. Lei Chau Peng, the famous calligrapher Mr. Choi Chun Heng, and the Principal of Pui Wa Floral Art School Ms. Cindy Chau.

David received an Award of Excellence in the Public Servants Floral Art Friendship Competition in 2010, and in 2011, he won third place in the Green City– Landscape Design Competition in 2011. Since 2019, he has participated in numerous online and offline members’ exhibitions of Chinese and Western paintings et cetera.

Exhibitions

“PRESENT” 23rd Anniversary Members Collective Exhibition

28th August — 25th September, 2026

PRESENT ignites our artistic passion for the 23rd Anniversary Exhibition. Celebrating unbridled creative freedom, this platform champions every unique voice and invites CREATIVE MACAU members to unleash their inner visions through surreal visual art. The exhibition explores the dual meaning of “PRESENT” — as an artistic gift carrying a creator’s deepest emotions, and as the […]

“22” 22nd anniversary members collective exhibition

28th August — 27th September, 2025

In everyday language, we often unintentionally use tautologies but in art, they become a powerful and inspiring expressive technique. This exhibition explores the possibilities of “tautology”: is it a limitation or a liberation? Is it meaningless repetition, or a self-affirmation with hidden meanings? In language, “tautology” manifests as statements that repeat a concept with different […]

“21st Century” 21st Anniversary Members Collective Exhibition

27th August — 28th September, 2024

Opening: 27 August (Tue) 18:00 – 20:00   Art has been categorized into different periods, styles, and doctrines over the past few centuries, such as the Renaissance, Baroque style, Pop Art, Contemporary Art, and so on. These distinct artistic movements emerged in response to the social phenomena of their respective times. The origins of art […]

“Four Seasons” 20th Anniversary Members Collective Exhibition

28th August — 29th September, 2023

It’s a great pleasure to celebrate two decades of intense artistic and cultural activity with the creative community, which began on the 28th of August 2003 with the mission of welcoming established professionals and new talents seeking recognition. We thank all associated members for their collaboration with thoughtful support since they willingly accept our invitations […]

0 ZERO and SINE DIE – 19th anniversary members collective exhibition

27th August — 24th September, 2022

The Grand Opening of the Center for Creative Industries – CREATIVE MACAU took place 19 years ago, on an auspicious Thursday, on August 28, 2003. Today, we celebrate its 19th anniversary, and we continue to work on our mission. This space hosted an eclectic exhibition with works by members, enrolled in a range of creative […]

OPEN CLOSE OPEN – 18th Anniversary Collective Exhibition

28th August — 30th September, 2021

Reflecting on these two atypical years, we proposed to the members an emotional catharsis that would creatively express the ups and downs of their own feelings. Each work presented will transmit personal feelings experienced, either real or metaphorical with the dilemma of Open – Close – Open, inside/outside of themselves. OPEN CLOSE OPEN inspired 33 […]

UNLOCK THAT DOOR – 17th Anniversary Collective Exhibition

28th August — 19th September, 2020

Today, not many people write letters on paper to be sent by post or delivered by hand. Writing a letter to someone is something intimate – although the other person is far away, he/she remains present both in image and spirit. Words in letters carry meanings and often lead us to a cathartic release. When […]