In the early nineties, Catherine Kwai bid adieu to a comfortable career in finance to take on a new role as a gallerist. With no background in the arts, Kwai had her work cut out for her. “When you work for a bank, you don’t leave to open another bank. I didn’t want to work for other people, so I became an entrepreneur,” she says. The gallery became known for its representation of leading Chinese artists like Zao Wou-ki, Ju Ming and Li Huayi, and has also been a champion of new talents. Over three decades,
