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Contact me here regarding:
comics or illustrations
comic consulting/manuscript review
talks or workshops
or just to say hi!

I am a cartoonist and cultural worker in Hong Kong. I recently self published my first graphic novel, Eric’s Sister, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Cartoonist Studio Prize in long-form comics.

I tell stories about quiet moments, friendship, and the rhythms of daily life. My work has appeared in The New Yorker online, Astra Magazine, The Economist, Catapult, Awry Comics, Oprah Daily, The Margins, The Offing, Popula and elsewhere. In 2021, I was shortlisted for the Cartoonist Studio Prize in Webcomics.

I’ve lectured, participated in discussions or held workshops with Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The New School, Temple University Japan, Hong Kong Baptist University, University of Hong Kong, Vermont College of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, School of Visual Arts, Hackney Comic and Zine Fair, Tai Kwun Contemporary, M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Literary Festival.

From 2017-2019, I worked at Asia Society Hong Kong Center, where I co-curated Hon Chi-fun: A Story of Light and was the assistant curator of Love Long: Robert Indiana and Asia. Since 2020, I’ve worked at Empty Gallery, where I am currently director.

Representation
Clare Mao, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates 

Selected past collaborators
Art Agency Partners
Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Asia Art Archive
Baptist University, Hong Kong
Glasgow Community Food Network
Glasgow Zine Library
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Oxford Internet Institute
Restless Books
Vans
Vera List Center for Art and Politics
Wondermind