William Ho, an internationally renowned artist, thinker and speaker.



By invitation, Mr. Ho has created for the United Nations the United Nations Millennium Development Goals One Heart Beat Award to award the world leaders and the international communities for their achievements in promoting the UN MDGs to benefit the world.

This art piece is based on Mr. Ho’s One Stroke Concept Painting “One Heart Beat” to manifest the simple truth that we human beings are all sharing the same One Heart Beat as one Global Family.

Mr. Ho travel worldwide to share his passion and vision on LOVE, HOPE, LIFE and ART. He said:

Love and Hope make all our hearts.

Without Hope we have no Direction to live.

Without Love we have no Reason to live.

Mr. Ho’s art creations have been highly sought by different international and institutional organizations, art galleries, museums and private collectors around the world.

William Ho, an internationally renowned professional artist who trained in China, Hong Kong and Canada, is famous for his poetic and eclectic style creations, particularly in Chinese brush painting and living art creations. His paintings embody the classical form of Chinese brush painting, vibrant colors and the unique poetic imagination, which capture the rhythm of nature and celebrate the beauty of life. His deep appreciation of life harmonizes with his poetic sense of expression resulting in soul uplifting creations.

Mr. Ho's creations are highly sought after by both private and institutional collectors, including governments and museums of Canada, US and Hong Kong. In Canada, different museums, galleries and foundations such as the National Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Varley Gallery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Tyndale University and Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation house Mr.Ho's works. Limited reproductions of Mr. Ho's paintings have been selling at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Varley Gallery in Canada & Community Museums in the US.

Mr. Ho has been frequently invited to different museums, galleries and public places in various parts of the world including the ROM, the Chinese Cultural Center For Greater Toronto, the Women's Art Association of Canada, the Sumi-e Artists of Canada and the Japanese Cultural Center to exhibit his creations and/or to offer seminars and demonstrations in Chinese culture, art and painting. Mr. Ho has been Chairman, Curator and Juror for numerous art exhibitions and art competitions. Mr. Ho is also serving as a member of the Advisory Board of the Community Museums in the US, Director of the National Harmony Movement of Canada, Artist of Distinction and Judge to pick the best painting for the Annual National Exhibition of the Sumi-e Artist of Canada and the Chairman of the Art and Culture Committee of Asian Heritage Month of Toronto Citizen Group in Canada. As a Global Citizen and a passionate Canadian, Mr. Ho is also the author of a Chinese version of the Canadian National Anthem "O CANADA". With background in art and culture, city planning, political science, international politics and theology, Mr. Ho has been commentator and program host for various radio programs in North America on art, culture, politics, ethnic and ethical issues. He travels around the world to teach and share his vision and passion on Hope, Love. Life and Art.

In Canada, Mr. Ho teaches special seminars to limited students at the ROM, Tyndale University, the Chinese Cultural Center For Greater Toronto under topics such as "Chinese Brush Painting and Appreciation of Chinese Art and Culture" and "Understand Chinese Culture through Chinese Painting". Many of Mr. Ho's students are already well known artists and they are also teaching in different universities and art institutes in culture and art. Mr. Ho's teaching in art is deeply rooted in Chinese philosophy and culture which enables his students to see the beauty of nature and to understand the cultural foundation of the artistic and poetic expression of Chinese art. This is important so that people do not only appreciate Chinese brush painting but also attain the profound state of mind of Chinese culture and to appreciate deeper the beauty of nature and life.

William Ho is a profound thinker and writer, and has a deep love for children. He sees children carrying our Future and wants to give the Future more Hope and Love. Mr. Ho is the Founder of the "Hope for the Future" campaign for suffering children worldwide. He said," Hope gives us Direction to live and Love gives us Reason to live! Children are our Future, let's give the Future more Hope and Love!"