Selected Illustrators
黃珮嘉 Amy Chai
Amy Chai is an illustrator, author and content creator in Hong Kong. She graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in BA (Hons) in Advertising Design. Aiming to bring smiles by illustrating light-hearted moments in everyday life, she gradually established a presence on social media as “Amy Chai is drawing”, a name inspired by her constant love in drawing. Blending traditional drawing techniques with digital technology, her works usually feature a whimsical and charming style with a pinch of playfulness, successfully reaching many readers and viewers through publications and social media.
Instagram: @amy.chai.is.drawing
彭康兒 Bonnie Pang
Bonnie is an illustrator and comic artist from Hong Kong. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Fine Arts at the Academy of Arts University, she was represented by Astound Agency and began illustrating children’s books internationally. Her art style is warm and colorful and she loves drawing animals. Bonnie also creates webcomics and graphic novels including Roar Street Journal (Third place winner in Line Webtoon contest), IT Guy & Art Girl, and Chronos Express (Gold and Best Story awards in the 2nd HK Comics Support Programme*; Silver award in the Japan International Manga Award).
Instagram: @bonniepangart* Sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
湯欣樂 Isabel Tong (Isatisse)
Isabel Tong is a Hong Kong illustrator who fell in love with painting when she was young. She had worked as a fashion designer and a toy designer. She founded her brand ISATISSE after she graduated with a Master of Design Strategies from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. To convey the carefree spirit of the brand’s main character “The Eye Bag Girl Abel”, she applies bold color combinations and freestyle strokes to her illustrations and designs. The brand won the Silver Award of the Best Hong Kong Young Property Award in Hong Kong Licensing Awards* 2020. Isabel has been active in participating in various art fairs in Hong Kong, Seoul, and other cities.
Instagram: @isatisse* Sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
趙嘉雯 Karman Chiu
Karman Chiu is an illustrator from Hong Kong who specializes in using imagery to tell stories and exploring the inner world through her imagination. In 2019, she published her first picture book titled “Pipi‘s journey “. This book is a story about growth, exploring the confusion and challenges of the process through the character Pipi.
In 2020, she published another picture book called “Stranger” after admitted to the 1st Next Writer Publication Funding Scheme*. Her works were exhibited in the Hong Kong Pavilion* at 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy, where she was one of the illustrators-in-residence.
Instagram: @karman.chiu* Sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
姜智傑 Keung
Keung started drawing comics after studying of illustration and graphic design. Won the Comics New Talent Award by Rightman Comics in 1999, he became one of the most popular comics writers of CO-CO!. He has written a number of humorous comics including Thirty-Six Stratagems, Plane Fighters Fly! Fly! Fly!, and Samba Family. Appreciated by publishers in the Mainland and Singapore, Samba series was published in simplified Chinese and English. In 2008, Keung won the 4th Golden Dragon Award Original Animation & Comic Competition – The Best Children Comics Award.
Instagram: @mr.k_comic
馮捲雪 Michelle Fung
Hong Kong Canadian interdisciplinary artist Michelle Fung’s lifelong interdisciplinary oeuvre revolves around a grand dystopian world-building narrative in year 2084. In fall 2022, she travelled to the world’s northernmost town, Longyearbyen, and arctic Svalbard to conduct research for her imaginary arctic country Northlandia. Michelle explores environmental issues such as air pollution, marine plastic pollution and climate change using different art forms: books, drawings, woodcut, animation, installation, performances and beyond.
Her works have garnered many local and international awards. She had held solo exhibitions at Hong Kong Art Centre (2023), the national museum Art Gallery Boris Georgiev, Varna, Bulgaria as the invited guest artist of the Quarantine Film Festival (2022), leading artist-run galleries in Australia (2019) and California (2018), as well as The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2019.)
Instagram: @michelleksfung
關偉樂 Nalok.Lok
Nalok.Lok is a committee member of The Hong Kong Society of Illustrators. He has launched a series of picture books showing the dark side of human nature. Nalok.Lok is highly talent and has won several awards in his career.
In recent years, he helped clients, government departments and NGOs to develop illustration work. He is also committed to nurturing talents by conducting illustration classes.
Instagram: @naloklok
周曉焱 Threefire
Threefire is an illustrator and animator. Creation is her way of connecting with the world – using words, drawings, and photography to explore loneliness, love, and romance. She believes that by connecting with oneself and the world, one can discover the beauty of life and experience love. Her motto is “bringing dreams to reality.”
Instagram: @threefirennn