Chairman of the Hong Kong Antique and Art Galleries Association
Director of Wui Po Kok Antique Co. Ltd
Patron and Donor of the Hong Kong Palace Museum
Warren Cheng is a Hong Kong-based, third-generation antique dealer specialising in Chinese archaic art. His gallery, Wui Po Kok, was founded in the 1980s and has been active throughout the world. The gallery deals in a wide range of art forms, ranging from pottery and bronze vessels to sculptures and scholarly ceramic objects. In the few decades of its operation, the gallery has successfully helped prestigious international collectors and museums alike to reach new heights in their collections of Chinese art.
Warren Cheng holds an MA in Comparative and Public History from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and an MA in Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He attended Brown University in USA, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Prior to joining the art industry, he has also worked in the prestigious management consultancy the Boston Consulting Group.
In recent years, Warren Cheng has been working to blend art and technology, in order to present cultural works in a new light. Notable projects include:
• Using 3D technologies (3D sculpting, VR, 3D scan, 3D print) to create an un-intrusive method to restore and present ancient relics
• Minting world’s first antique-based NFT series to create on-chain to off-chain experience
• Designing and launching world’s first Sandbox Metaverse game experience based on Chinese history and antique objects
• Demonstrated a use-case for AI generated art as compliments to already existing art industry at Art Basel Hong Kong
Renowned for his expertise in both art and technologies, Warren Cheng has been a frequent guest speaker in media and art events, including:
• “Enjoy Collecting” Symposium hosted by Kwai Fung Hin at JC Cube of Tai Kwun
• “Innovation Investment in NFT – Trends and Opportunities”, at the Asia Financial Forum
• “NFT and Blockchain technologies” internal workshop at the Hong Kong Palace Museum
• “The Art of Art Law where East meets West in Hong Kong” panel discussion at the Hong Kong Legal Week held by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong
• Mainstream media such as TVB, Cable TV, HK01 etc.