Who is Charlotte Mui?

Charlotte Mui (梅傲雪) is a London-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and arts professional born in Hong Kong in 1996. Her practice spans painting, divination deck design, archival work, and object-making, centred on memory, myth, diaspora, and cultural inheritance. She is represented by Alisan Fine Arts (Hong Kong) and has worked as Communications Coordinator at iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) in London since 2023. Her divination decks and paintings are held in the collections of Tate Library, Asia Art Archive, and the College of Psychic Studies.

What kind of art does Charlotte Mui make?

Charlotte Mui works across painting (acrylic and watercolour), divination deck design, archival practice, and object-making. Her work sits deliberately at the intersection of the illustrative and fine art traditions, drawing on devotional painting, folk art, and decorative arts as equal partners to contemporary practice. Recurring subjects include grief rituals, ancestral memory, Hong Kong mythology and urban legend, diasporic identity, and the spiritual life of a first-generation family. She has published two divination decks — The Gwai Lenormand and L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot — and is currently developing a multi-strand body of work around grief, archival devotion, and the Vanitas tradition.

Is Charlotte Mui's work described as illustrative or fine art?

Charlotte Mui intentionally works across both traditions. Her practice draws on the visual languages of devotional painting, folk art, and decorative arts as equal partners to contemporary fine art. She resists a strict separation between the illustrative and the fine art, treating them as connected rather than hierarchical.

What is the Tang Family Archive?

The Tang Family Archive is a long-term archival project by Charlotte Mui documenting her Hong Kong family's history through more than 7,000 photographs, documents, and objects spanning the 1950s to the 2020s. Charlotte is cataloguing the collection using professional archival methods and developing it into a body of artistic work exploring family memory, migration, and inheritance. The project has its own Instagram account at @tangfamilyarchive.

Where can I see Charlotte Mui's work?

Charlotte Mui's work is available through Alisan Fine Arts in Hong Kong, where she held her first solo exhibition, Have A Rice Day, in 2022. Her divination decks and publications are held in the collections of Tate Library (London), Asia Art Archive (Hong Kong), and the College of Psychic Studies (London). She also shows work at events and exhibitions in London — the best way to hear about upcoming shows is to follow @cmuins on Instagram or join her mailing list.

What is The Gwai Lenormand?

The Gwai Lenormand is a 36-card Lenormand divination deck illustrated by Charlotte Mui, funded on Kickstarter in 2022 by 171 backers. "Gwai" is the romanisation of the Cantonese word 鬼 (ghost), which also echoes 怪 (monster) and 乖 (well-behaved) — a wordplay that sets the deck's whimsically mystical tone. The deck draws on Hong Kong ghost stories, folklore, and urban legend, and is available at cmuins.com/store for £48.

What is L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot?

L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot ("Eye of the Soul Tarot") is a hand-illustrated 86-card tarot deck by Charlotte Mui, painted in watercolour and first funded on Kickstarter in 2020. The deck is held in the collections of Tate Library and Asia Art Archive. It is available in limited remaining quantities at cmuins.com/store for £150; once the current stock sells out, this edition will not be reprinted.

What is the difference between The Gwai Lenormand and L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot?

They are two different divination systems. L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot is a full tarot deck — 86 watercolour-painted cards suited to reflective, symbolic reading. The Gwai Lenormand follows the Lenormand system, a more practical and direct style of cartomancy, with 36 digitally illustrated cards rooted in Cantonese ghost lore. Readers who want depth and introspection tend toward the tarot; those who want quick, concrete readings tend toward the Lenormand.

Where can I buy Charlotte Mui's art?

Original works are available through Alisan Fine Arts in Hong Kong. Divination decks, art prints, and digital downloads are sold directly at cmuins.com/store. Prints include selections from The Gwai Lenormand and from Charlotte's Have A Rice Day series of Cantonese home-cooking paintings.

Does Charlotte Mui ship internationally?

Yes — orders ship worldwide from London, usually within 3 working days.

Are the prints signed or limited edition?

All prints are signed and limited edition. They are printed on 300gsm FSC® certified recycled papers.

Does Charlotte Mui take commissions?

Yes. Charlotte Mui accepts a small number of commissions each year, including personal and ceremonial pieces — recent commissions include a hand-painted wedding fan and a custom boardgame illustration project. To enquire, use the contact form on this page with a brief description of what you have in mind: the occasion, scale, medium, and any personal or thematic context. She will respond within 2–3 business days to let you know whether it's a good fit.

14. Does Charlotte Mui offer tarot or Lenormand readings?

Charlotte Mui has retired from offering readings to clients and is not taking bookings. Her decks — The Gwai Lenormand and L'Œil de l'Âme Tarot — remain available at cmuins.com/store for readers who wish to work with them in their own practice.

15. Can I stock Charlotte Mui's decks or prints in my shop?

Wholesale and stockist enquiries are welcome. Please get in touch via the contact form with details of your shop, location, and the products you're interested in carrying.

16. Is Charlotte Mui available for freelance illustration, writing, or speaking?

Charlotte Mui is open to freelance illustration commissions, writing, workshops, and speaking engagements, particularly on topics including Hong Kong diaspora art, divination and cartomancy, family archives, and zine-making. Enquiries can be sent through the contact form on this page.

How can I contact Charlotte Mui?

Use the contact form on this page. Charlotte is based in London (GMT/BST) and aims to respond within 2–3 business days. For gallery and acquisition enquiries, you can also contact Alisan Fine Arts in Hong Kong directly.

Where can I follow Charlotte Mui's work?

Charlotte Mui's main Instagram is @cmuins. The Tang Family Archive has its own account at @tangfamilyarchive, and her YouTube channel is at youtube.com/c/cmuins. You can also join her mailing list via the sign-up option in the contact form on this page.