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Dr. Lau graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her MEd and MFA with Advanced Level Certificates in archaeology and art management, and obtained her Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in comparison of western and eastern art history, with a particular emphasis on the influences of Hong Kong Chinese Ink with Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink. She is interested in various aspects of Chinese ceramics, paintings, art and cultural education.

Dr. Lau was an art panel and drama chief advisor in secondary school for over 15 years. She taught Western Art History for HKAL for over 6 years and also taught this topic with Contemporary Art History in HKDSE and tertiary institution. With the enthusiasm for and devotion to the art education in Hong Kong, she has got the award of outstanding visual arts teacher of HKSAR in 2011-2012, HKADC outstanding art teacher in 2012, HKADC outstanding art education in 2016 and her secondary school outstanding teacher award in 2012-2013. She has participated in creative award of students project, architectural curriculum design project, art appreciation project, Chinese painting curriculum project, New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSSC) Pilot test project, etc.

Her researches have been primarily in the area of Chinese Contemporary Art, Chinese Ink, school curriculum design and museum education. During the service as a teaching professional, she has published several art education articles and books, and curated several exhibitions and performances as well as public art. She has been the art ambassador in the Heritage Museum for several years. What she did is to promote Art with others and share what has gained from Art through organizing school activities, performances, participating in research projects and writing articles. She believes that art has no limitation and is a life-long learning.

2016-2017

Hong Kong Chinese Ink Project of HKADC, publication of “HK Chinese Ink artists’ interviews-reflection of 60-80 Hong Kong Modern Ink Development”

2015

Outstanding Award in Art Education, HKADC

2015

Merit Award in (Art Critic) Goa MingLu academy writing, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

2015

Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition of 10 Hong Kong Artists of CUHK in Amsterdam

2014

Chinese Ink Exhibition in Holland of CUHK Art Association

2014

Art Exhibition at Chinese Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)

2014

Art education and art curriculum sharing (publication of “Another Mountain”) supported by HKSAR

2014

Organized and participated “195th anniversary of Ying Wa College” art exhibition

2014

Art Education and art curriculum sharing by Education Bureau, HKSAR

2012-13

Outstanding Art Teachers Award of Ying Wa College by HKADC

2011-2012

Merit of Outstanding Visual Arts Teacher Award by HKSAR

2012

Outstanding Award curriculum design exhibition by Hong Kong Society for Education in Art (HKSEA)

2011

Participated in the Chinese Painting Education in secondary school exhibition and booklet, talks

2009

Participated in the “Architectural Appreciation and Education in Secondary School” exhibition and booklet

2007

Participated in the “Creative award Student” exhibition and booklet of schools at Heritage Museum

2005-2006

Invited to a portfolio making seminar sharing with four students in HKIEd and Heritage Museum

2004

Organized a portfolio exhibition of ten secondary schools

2003

Participated in “Research in curriculum Design” in the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd)

2001-2002

Organized the “Toward and Beyond School Murals”

2001

Organized the Primary and Secondary Ceramics Workshop funded by HKADC

1998

Participated in the “Public Sculpture Exhibition in Fringe”

1997 Participated in the “Conversation-Drawing of 19th Floor”

1997

Participated in the “Hong Kong Reincarnated Exhibition”

1996

Participated in the Graduation Exhibition 1997 of Department of Fine Arts, CUHK

1995

Solo Art Exhibition in Fringe’s Festival 97

1995

Participated in the Art Exhibition of Black Box Planning 97

1995

Participated in the exhibition in CUHK

1994

Assistant Manager of the 20-Beans Drama Organization

1993

Participated in the exhibition in Fine Arts Department of CUHK

1992

Participated in the photography Exhibition of New Asia Photography Club, CUHK

Dr. Lau graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her MEd and MFA with Advanced Level Certificates in archaeology and art management, and obtained her Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in comparison of western and eastern art history, with a particular emphasis on the influences of Hong Kong Chinese Ink with Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink. She is interested in various aspects of Chinese ceramics, paintings, art and cultural education.

Dr. Lau was an art panel and drama chief advisor in secondary school for over 15 years. She taught Western Art History for HKAL for over 6 years and also taught this topic with Contemporary Art History in HKDSE and tertiary institution. With the enthusiasm for and devotion to the art education in Hong Kong, she has got the award of outstanding visual arts teacher of HKSAR in 2011-2012, HKADC outstanding art teacher in 2012, HKADC outstanding art education in 2016 and her secondary school outstanding teacher award in 2012-2013. She has participated in creative award of students project, architectural curriculum design project, art appreciation project, Chinese painting curriculum project, New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSSC) Pilot test project, etc.

Her researches have been primarily in the area of Chinese Contemporary Art, Chinese Ink, school curriculum design and museum education. During the service as a teaching professional, she has published several art education articles and books, and curated several exhibitions and performances as well as public art. She has been the art ambassador in the Heritage Museum for several years. What she did is to promote Art with others and share what has gained from Art through organizing school activities, performances, participating in research projects and writing articles. She believes that art has no limitation and is a life-long learning.