Poon Chun-Wah was born in Guangzhou in 1936. He received his professional degree in architecture at Guangdong University of Technology, then settled in Hong Kong at the year of 1959.

Poon studied Chinese Ink painting under master Shou Kun Lu(Liu Shou-Kwan) at the extra-mural department of Chinese University, Hong Kong. He featured in Hong Kong Biennial Art Exhibition 10times continuously and became winner of Urban Council Arts Award of Hong Kong. Publications included “ Homage to Wilderness” and “Visions”.