1963Born in Hong Kong
1983–84Croydon College of Art, London, UK
1984–87Goldsmiths College, London, UK
1991Shortlisted for the Turner Prize, Tate Britain, London, UK
1993Shortlisted for the Eliette von Karajan Prize for Young Painters, Austria
2002Elected to Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
2002–05Shadowland, Tate Modern Restaurant Commission, London, UK
2003Signal, Commission for BBC Broadcasting House Public Art Programme, London, UK, July 1–November 5
2005Master Artist in Residence Program, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
2005–09Appointed Tate Artist Trustee, London, UK
2007Shortlisted for the Charles Wollaston Award, The 239th Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, June 11–August 19
2010Curator of Invited Room, The 242nd Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, June 14–August 22
2011–13Tate Members’ Artist Commission, Tate, UK
2011–15Appointed Professor of Painting for the Royal Academy Schools,
London, UK
2015Awarded Honorary Fellowship, Goldsmiths, London University, UK
2017Curator of Invited Room, The 249th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK, June 13–August 20
2018Commissioned by Royal Mail to design a stamp to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Royal Academy of Arts
 Lives and works in London