Asia Art Archive welcomes established art educators Peggy Kwan and Carmen Kwok to our residency programme. 

During their residency, Peggy Kwan and Carmen Kwok explore Hong Kong artists’ Independent Individual Files and related library collections of other Asian artists to deepen students’ understanding of contemporary art practices and encourage them to conduct visual research and creation through divergent thinking. Additionally, the two teachers will also explore teaching methodologies of various Hong Kong artists, to bring new inspiration and perspectives to visual arts curriculum. 

Peggy Kwan and Carmen Kwok have been members of AAA’s Teachers Sounding Board since its establishment in 2009, actively participating in and supporting our educational activities. As these two teachers retire this year, we hope to leverage their years of teaching experience to explore more possibilities for connecting teaching with AAA’s resources. 

Peggy Kwan is a former visual arts teacher at the Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School with forty years of teaching experience. Kwan received the Certificate of Merit of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (Arts Education Learning Area) (2011–12), and the Teaching Excellence Award (2016–17). In 2018, Kwan also received the Outstanding Performance Award in HKSAR’s National Level Teaching Achievement Award in Basic Education. Kwan has served as the Chairperson of the Subject Committee (Visual Arts) of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority and the Visual Arts Committee of the Curriculum Development Council. She has also held various public positions, including being a district coordinator for the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority.   

Carmen Kwok has served as the Visual Arts Department Panel Head at SKH Lam Kau Mow Secondary School for over thirty-five years. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Arts Teachers Award in 2016 and was shortlisted in the Teacher Commendation Scheme in 2022 and 2024. During her tenure, the school was honoured with the Award for Arts Education in Schools in 2018 by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for its achievements in arts education on campus. She advocates that art education has the potential to inspire students, nurture their minds, and prepare them for future challenges. 

This residency is part of AAA’s Learning and Participation Programme, generously supported by the S. H. Ho Foundation Limited.