Charlotte Ngo Suet MUI (b. 1996, Hong Kong) is a London-based artist, writer, art librarian, arts communications professional, and family archivist. Her practice moves between painting, object-making, divination, and archival work, coming together as parts of a sustained inquiry into memory, myth, and cultural inheritance.
Working across her research into decolonisation, art history, and the spiritual practices of a first generation diasporic family, she builds a worldview that treats the personal and the ancestral as inseparable. Her work sits deliberately at the intersection of the illustrative and fine art traditions, drawing on the visual languages of devotional painting, folk art, and decorative arts as equal partners to contemporary artistic practice.
Represented by Alisan Fine Arts (Hong Kong) since 2021, Charlotte held her first solo exhibition Have A Rice Day (2022). Her work was shown internationally at Cromwell Place (London), in 2023, and at Art SG 2024 in Singapore.
Her tarot decks, L’Œil de L’Âme Tarot (2021) and The Gwai Lenormand (2022) are also in the collections of Tate Library, Asia Art Archive, and The College of Psychic Studies.
Charlotte’s professional trajectory is grounded in the preservation of art history. Between 2018 and 2023, she worked as Collections Assistant at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong. In 2023, she relocated to London, and is currently working as Communications Coordinator for iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts). She left her position as Assistant Librarian in June 2026 to give art a real chance.
What I’m working on right now:
I am currently developing a multi-strand body of work exploring grief rituals, archival practice as devotion, and the Vanitas tradition. Born from the experience of profound loss, diaspora, and the preservation of family micro-histories, this series will be my soft landing and slow reading of life after the death of my mother. The first output will be Have A Rice Day, a recipe zine and artist publication, launching in 2026.
Curriculum Vitae
1996 Born in Hong Kong
2018 Obtained BA, English Literature and Art History, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2018 - 2023 Worked full time at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
2023 Moved to London, UK
2023 - 2026 Assistant librarian, iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London, UK
2024 - Present Communications Coordinator, iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts), London, UK
Current Lives and works in London, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2022
2019
L'OEil de L'Âme Tarot, Be Tabula Rasa, Hong Kong
2016
Hells of Frida, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Hong Kong
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
2023
2022
Asia Art Archive Annual Fundraiser, Hong Kong
2021
2019
Art Next Expo 2019, PMQ, Hong Kong
2016
SKETCH Hong Kong 2016, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
2015
Exhibition to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Swire Hall, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
SELECTED PROJECTS
2022 HKwalls Mentorship Programme
Mural displayed at Hong Kong Observation Wheel, Hong Kong
2021-2022 The Gwai Lenormand, funded in 2022, to be published in late 2022
2019-2021 L'OEil de L'Âme Tarot, funded in 2020, and published in 2021
SELECTED AWARDS
2018 RTHK Top Story 2018 Most Creative Award (Adult Section), RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong
2016 Top 50 in SKETCH Hong Kong Selected Works Exhibition, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Tate Library, London, UK
The College of Psychic Studies, London, UK
Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong
PRESS COVERAGE
INTERVIEWS
Canto Cutie. Canto Cutie Volume 7: The Sexuality Issue by Katherine Leung. December 2023.
https://www.cantocutie.com/product/volume-7/19?cs=true&cst=custom
Cicada Mag. ‘Making Myths: An Interview with Charlotte Mui’ by Ysabelle Cheung. April 2021.
https://cicadamag.org/2021/04/15/making-myths-an-interview-with-charlotte-mui/
Localiiz. 'Humans of Hong Kong: Back to the future with Charlotte Mui’ by Rosamund Chung and Nicole Hurip. December 2020.
https://www.localiiz.com/post/humans-of-hong-kong-charlotte-mui-tarot-card-illustrator
Enchanted Gypsy. ’L'Œil de L'Âme Tarot’. November 2020.
https://www.enchantedgypsy.com/post/l-%C5%93il-de-l-%C3%A2me-tarot
Oriental Daily 東方日報. ‘港情速寫’. July 2016.
https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20160713/mobile/odn-20160713-0713_00321_001.html
FEATURES
‘New Perspectives on Chinese Painting’ by Tessa Moldan, Ocula, October 2023.
Canto Cutie Volume 7: The Sexuality Issue
Canto Cutie Volume 6: The Spirituality Issue
‘Asia Art Archive 2022 Fundraising Auction: Top Lots According to Patrons’ by Aaina Bhargava, Tatler Asia, November 2022.
‘10 Art Exhibitions Not to Be Missed in September’ by Zabrina Lo, Tatler Asia, September 2022.
‘畫廊中嚐味「住家飯」!梅傲雪以超現實畫風繪出趣味版家庭美食’ by Ruby Yiu, Ztylez, September 2022.
‘Art Exhibitions To See This September In Hong Kong’ — The Hong Kong Arts Collective, September 2022.
‘Street art in Hong Kong given the chance to shine thanks to HKwalls mural programme that gives young artists a platform for their passion’ by Kylie Knott, SCMP. May 2022.
‘Surrealism Out of Hong Kong’ by Sarah Wei, Ocula. May 2021.
‘The League of Extraordinary Women’ by Rebecca Lo, China Daily. May 2021.
"5月必看香港藝術展覽:由「作畫的詩人」朱德群到 Josh Sperling 的彩虹波浪,多角度用心感受藝術’ by Karma Cheung, Vogue Hong Kong. May 2021.
‘RTHK, HKFP & PEN Hong Kong Top Story 2018 contest winner: Creative category’ — Hong Kong Free Press. December 2018.