The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong is delighted to present as part of our museum series a lecture by Catherine Maudsley tracing the history of The Royal Ontario Museum’s collection of Chinese art. These collections were assembled during the so-called “golden age of collecting”. This lecture will discuss the fascinating histories of their acquisition, ongoing research and the strong Hong Kong connection with the Royal Ontario Museum, notably programmes supported by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation as well as the late collector T.T. Tsui.
Catherine Maudsley is a Hong Kong-based art historian, art advisor, curator, educator and writer. Throughout her childhood in Toronto, she roamed the museum’s galleries and participated in its enrichment classes. Ms. Maudsley has lectured for a wide range of institutions, including the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Hong Kong; the HKU Space Executive Programme with Art Basel and Central Saint Martin’s; Christie’s Education; Sotheby’s Institute of Art and UBS Art Education Series. Ms. Maudsley has acted as a moderator for the Asia Society, Christie’s Forum, L’ECOLE Van Cleef & Arpels and many others. Ms. Maudsley has published widely, including in Arts of Asia, the Asian Art Newspaper, Orientations and has contributed to and edited a number of art related books. The recipient of over twenty academic awards for exceptional achievement, she was a Connaught Research Scholar at the University of Toronto, a Canada-China Scholar at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing and a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of Hong Kong. She has served on the Executive Committees of the University of Hong Kong Museum Society, and the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and is a Hong Kong Art School Council Member. Catherine Maudsley Ltd. was established in 1994 to provide advisory services to distinguished collectors worldwide.