Dr. Lau Chak Kwong
Dr. Lau Chak Kwong
Programme(s) examined:
- Visual Arts (Bachelor's degree)
Chak Kwong Daniel LAU (PhD in Chinese Art History, University of California, Santa Barbara & M.Phil. in Chinese Art History, The University of Hong Kong) is Associate Professor and Associate Director (Research) of the Academy of Visual Arts, School of Creative Arts, HKBU. He has served as a Visiting Scholar both at Peking University (北京大學) and at Academia Sinica (中央研究院), Taipei. Before joining HKBU, he taught at the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and the University of California (UCSB) where he received the GSA Outstanding Teaching Award Honorable Mention in Humanities and Fine Arts. At HKBU, he is currently the Principal Supervisor of a Postdoctoral Fellow under the Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS) of Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), and two PhD students under Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) of the RGC. He is the recipient of Faculty/ School Performance Award in Teaching (Hong Kong Baptist University, 2012), and Faculty/ School Performance Award of Outstanding Young Researcher (HKBU, 2011). He serves as the Examiner of Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Member of the China Calligraphers Association (中國書法家協會), and Council Member of China Calligraphers Association Hong Kong Branch (中國書協香港分會). He has served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Macau, Arts Advisor (Arts Education) of Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Member of CDC-HKEAA (One) Committee on Visual Arts (Senior Secondary) under the Curriculum Development Institute and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority of Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government.