PARTCIPATING
ARTISTS
CURATOR OF
ON EARTH
CERAMICS FESTIVAL
Curator
Rachel CHEUNG
Rachel CHEUNG Wai-sze was born and is based in Hong Kong. After graduating from the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) programme jointly presented by the RMIT University, Australia and Hong Kong Art School in 2001, with a major in ceramics, she obtained a Master degree in Fine Arts (Glass) from the University of Sunderland and another Master degree in Fine Art from the Middlesex University in the UK. Rachel was a winner of the ‘Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2001’. In 2002, she received the ‘Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme II’ award. Rachel was invited to participate in the International Biennale of Contemporary Ceramics 2006 in Vallauris, France; and the Setouchi Triennale 2016, Japan, Fukutake House Project. Her artworks are collected by Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum and Taiwan Yingge Ceramics Museum.
She is currently a Lecturer/Academic Developer of Hong Kong Art School (a division of Hong Kong Arts Centre), the founder of Unit Gallery, proponent of “On Earth” Lai Chi Wo Art Project and “New Horizons of Local Ceramic Art in Hong Kong” Research Project. She published her artist book “See the Unseen”.
Coordinator
AU Ho Lam, Suzanne graduated from the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) programme co-presented by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University Australia and Hong Kong Art School in 2017, she received the Giant Year Gallery Award in 2015 and 2017. She is a ceramist spiritual healer, through the ceramics creation process to manifest the expression of the human healings power and reveal ceramic’s own contemporary uniqueness. Suzanne had been invited to participate in International Ceramics Symposiums in Romania, Turkey and Latvia. Her artworks have been selected by Ceramic Biennale, and in private collections and museum. She was a research member in the “New Horizons of Local Ceramic Art in Hong Kong” and Lai Chi Wo “On Earth Art Project” art and education project.
Video Director
Dexter Lee graduated from the Hong Kong Art School in 2013, majored in Applied Art, and got the Best Graduation Work Award. From the graduation work “When we under the sun” he has explored the relationship between humans and nature through the creation of his works.
Technical Supervision
Yiu Chun Wa completed the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) programme (major in ceramics) offered jointly by RMIT University Australia and Hong Kong Art School. Yiu won the Best Works Award from the Hong Kong Art School’s Higher Diploma Graduation Exhibition. In 2016, Yiu held his first solo exhibition “Lad & Mountain”. Afterwards, he participated in several local and international exhibitions including the Contemporary Ceramic Society (HK) 20th Anniversary Exhibition “1+1”, the KOHLER Bold Art 2017 Exhibition and the Fine Art Asia 2018.