Hong Kong Oil painting Research Society was established on April 20, 2007, as a non-profit art organization initiated by a group of local oil painters. Mr. Lin Minggang is the president, Professor Lin Mingchen serves as the honorary president, and Mr. Wu Ying and Mr. Chen Chaolong are the vice presidents. Professors Jin Yaoji, Zheng Peikai, Qian Shaowu, and Shao Dazhen act as honorary advisors.
The society aims to promote local art and unite painting enthusiasts, strengthen research and exchange in the arts, and continuously enhance the appreciation standards of oil paintings. It also seeks to foster a sense of national pride and love for Hong Kong. It is dedicated to the development of oil painting in Hong Kong, with the goal of helping outstanding local artists establish themselves and expand beyond the region.
Over the years, the society has hosted more than 15 large-scale art exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Dongguan, and other locations, as well as published over 12 art books and magazines. Members' works have been selected multiple times for national art exhibitions. The group often goes on sketching trips with local and international renowned oil painters and frequently collaborates with Mainland Institutions for joint exhibitions. Hong Kong Oil painting Research Society is recognized as one of the most important art groups in Hong Kong.
Currently, the society has over 40 members. The late Mr. Xiao Zi once served as the society’s secretary; Mr. Ouyang Naizhan and Mr. Wang Yunshan once served as vice presidents.

香港油畫研究會於2007年4月20日成立, 是一個非牟利藝術團體。由本港一批資深油畫家倡議創立。林鳴崗先生擔任會長, 林明琛教授為榮譽會長, 伍英先生，陳朝龍先生擔任副會長。金耀基教授、鄭培凱教授、錢紹武教授、邵大箴教授等擔任名譽顧問。目前本會擁有會員有40多位，並定期在畫室相聚研究油畫藝術，旨在弘揚文化藝術,團結書畫愛好者, 加強書畫藝術的研究及交流, 不斷提高書畫藝術水準, 從而促進愛國愛港的民族感情，同時亦致力推動本港油畫發展, 目標是令一批優秀的本土藝術家能立足香港, 走出香港。多年來本會在香港、深圳、福州、東莞等地舉辦過15次以上大型畫展，出版超過12部畫冊和雜誌。會員作品多次入選全國美術展覽。本會經常與內地院校和著名油畫家一同寫生，合作展覽，是香港最重要的藝術團體之一。已故蕭滋先生曾任秘書長， 歐陽乃沾先生、王雲山先生曾擔任副會長。