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Hello! My name is Gwen. I tell stories for brands and myself. I'm a storyteller, painter, art director, illustrator, blogger, author and dreamer. I'm always busy making things, which I enjoy.

 
   
Education
 
MA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
BA. Economics & Finance, The University of Hong Kong
 
Work Experience
 
Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong
Associate Creative Director
2011- 2012
Jockey Club, MTR
 
Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam
Art Director
2007- 2008
Coca Cola, Nike
 
Wieden + Kennedy, London
Freelance Art Director
2006- 2007
Yakult
 
Leo Burnett, Hong Kong
Senior Art Director
2005- 2006
BenQ Siemens
 
Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong
Art Director
2003- 2005
Panadol, Dove, Kowloon Motor Bus
 
Grey, Hong Kong
Assistant Art Director
2001- 2003
Pizza Hut, Sony, Eagle Star Insurance
 
Awards
 
2010 John Moores Painting Prize, Shortlisted  
2009 Working Holiday In London, Excellent, HKDA Asia Design Awards
2009 Drawings of You, Excellent, HKDA Asia Design Awards
2009 Working Holiday In London, Merit, HKDA Asia Design Awards
2008 DesignSmart Young Design Talent Award
2008 Perspective 40 Under 40
 
Group Exhibitions
 
2011 Passion For Art, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2011 Desire, The Portman Gallery, London
2011 Devour, The Emerging Artists Exhibition, London
2011 Creative Ecologies, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
2010 MA Fine Art Degree Show, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London
2010 Creative Ecologies, Expo 2010, Shanghai
2010 Necessary Illusions Interim Show, London
2010 The New Tapestry, Kesselskramer, Amsterdam
2009 Diesel Cultivate, Diesel Planet Store, Hong Kong
2008 Nike Women Here I am, Niketown, London
2006 Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, London
2006 Robo Puppet Monster Show, Supalife Kiosk, Berlin
2006 Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, London
 
Publications
 
2009 Working Holiday in London, Skywalker Press, Hong Kong
2003 Trans-Siberian Railway, Yi Wo Publishing, Hong Kong
2002 Travel Diary in Europe, Yi Wo Publishing, Hong Kong
 
Talks
 
2011 MaD
2011 Pecha Kucha Night #15, HK Ambassadors of Design
2010 Academic Week, Hong Kong Baptist University