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Organization Profile
Organisation profile
The Academy of Visual Arts (AVA) is the first university academy of its kind in Hong Kong, providing professional visual arts undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes linked to international exchange and the fast-growing creative industries. AVA takes an open-minded, inclusive and holistic approach to visual arts education. We break down the boundaries of concepts, beliefs, traditions, perceptions and hypotheses through art and students gain the confidence to perceive, appreciate and articulate. AVA seeks to widen perspectives and create awareness and respect, encouraging students to work with the contemporary issues of society – be they local, regional or global.
The Academy of Visual Arts pursues a broad and diverse research agenda with special focus on public art, socially engaged art, art and technology and analysis of objects in a transnational context.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Scholars
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Hong Kong Art Centre 50th Anniversary Flagship Exhibition - Duos - International Art Exhibition 2026-2027 - P.I. and Curator: Janet Fong
FONG, J. M. Y. (PI)
8/05/25 → 1/12/26
Project: Research project
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Research on the development of algorithms for the production of data-driven generative sculptures.
SHIN, G. J. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/08/25
Project: Research project
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8 times 8: Stories Series Systems in Mythology & Art
YAU, W. F. (Artist), KRAEMER, H. (Director), FALKNER, A. (Artist), MERKEL, K. (Artist), BOECKER, A. (Artist), HO, D. A. (Artist) & YU, H. (Artist), 21 Mar 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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AI Aesthetics and Modding Culture
Nelson, P., Zhang, D. & Ng, R., 7 Apr 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Prizes
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, Artist-in-Residence at the University of Macau
LAU, C. K. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
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2024 UGC Teaching Award - Early Career Faculty Members
QIN, L.-Y. (Recipient), 7 Oct 2024
Prize: Award
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50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva - Silver Medal
QIN, L.-Y. (Recipient), 13 Apr 2025
Prize: Award
Activities
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Echoes of the Stone: Finding Traditions in Stone
YAU, W. F. (Speaker), Zhou, J. (Speaker), CHAN, Y. K. (Moderator), CHUNG, D. (Speaker) & CHENG, H. (Speaker)
3 May 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Blind Men and the Elephant: On Wholeness and Fragmentation
WONG, W. S. (Organiser), CHAN, K. (Organiser), Wu, Z. Y. (Speaker) & Jeon, J. O. (Speaker)
13 Apr 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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15th International Illustration Research Symposium, Apparatus: The Role of Technology in Illustration
WONG, W. S. (Speaker), Gupta, P. S. (Speaker), Hall, P. K. E. (Speaker) & Malik, P. R. (Speaker)
21 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
Press/Media
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Q&A: This husband-and-wife artist duo are finally doing their first collaborative exhibition – after 19 years together
SWOPE, S. & LAI, C. W.
12/02/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Sarah & Samuel: A Contemporary Portrait of Intimacy
SWOPE, S. & LAI, C. W.
23/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Student theses
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(Re)forming the Imprint: Using Digital Imaging Processes to Gain A New Perspective on Printmaking
LI, X. (Author), NELSON, P. (Supervisor), 28 Jun 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Art organisations in the age of social media: how Hong Kong's non-profit art organisations are dealing with the use of social media to address their audiences
Hoebarth, J. (Author), LAI, M. H. (Supervisor), 2013Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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A Socio-political Study of the Experimental Practices of Hong Kong’s Moving Image Art in the Late 1960s
CHOI, S. Y. (Author), LAU, C. K. (Supervisor), 6 Dec 2021Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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