The main areas of study and practice, derived from the provided academic and professional profile, span illustration, visual communication, art-tech integration, cultural heritage preservation, and participatory community engagement through artistic research. Teaching roles at Hong Kong Baptist University (2022–present) and Kingston School of Art (2021–22) focus on undergraduate and postgraduate education in illustration, animation, and visual communication, emphasising innovative pedagogy for diverse learners, including older adults and connected with Asian illustration-educators. Research and creative projects, funded by grants like the Design Trust, Hong Kong Art Development Council, Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme (ACDFS), science park incubation programme, and University Grants Committee (totaling HKD 5,184,600+), explore 3D scanning, AI, and participatory illustration for documenting Hong Kong’s cultural heritage and diasporic entrepreneurship. Residencies, such as Diriyah Art Futures (2025–26) and ACC Creators Residency (2024), investigate data capitalism and new media. Conference presentations and publications, including at ISEA 2025 and the Journal of Illustration, focus on speculative drawing, ethnographic research, and archiving economic narratives, reimagining community stories through technology and art.
2026
Emerging New Media Artist, Diriyah Art Futures, Saudi Arabia
2025
光進來的地方 Light Entry, Wu Guanzhong x Flyingpig, Hong Kong Museum of Art Commission Project
The Electrified Child, the 8th Intermedia Art Festival, TANK in Shanghai, Group Exhibition
Ding Lab, Art Tech 3.0, Hong Kong Art Development Council Commission Project
Paper Presentation, 30th ISEA International Symposium on Electronic Art, Seoul Topic: Foreseen 2099: Participatory 3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Hong Kong Case Study
Paper Presentation, 15th International Illustration Research Symposium, Apparatus: The Role of Technology in Illustration, Koç University, Dept. of Media and Visual Arts, Istanbul -Turkey, Topic: Co-Creation with Machine Learning: Reimagining Community Narratives through AI Technology
Soapbox Journal for Cultural Analysis, Radical Open Access Collective, Amsterdam Journal, topic: Archiving Economic Afterlife: A Dialogue Between 3D Scanning and Drawing, co-author: Ksenia Kopalova, Arts University Bournemouth
2024
Early Career Scheme(ECS), General Research Fund(GRF), University Grant Committee(UGC), amount (HKD 541,600-). Illustration Pedagogy for Elder Learners: Developing a Pilot Model of transformative illustration learning for Older Adults in Hong Kong
Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme (ACDFS) (HKD 2,910,000-) for the first Art-Tech-Community Festival in Hong Kong
HKSTP Incubation programmes (HKD $1,290,000-) for cultural digital archiving system start-up, SPACE AND PLACE
Illustration is not only a result of visual communication, but also a research method — a process of documenting, participating, performing to expand the possibilities and enrich the content of the project. Working with the community deepened my understanding and triggered my desire to bring out their voices to the public. I hope my community-led practice could give students a sensitivity in observation and empathy to encounter different subject matters in the creative process. With my art-tech-related background in my BA, I am keen to explore different media to extend the border of my illustrations. Therefore, merging art with technology is also one of the skills of contemporary illustrators that I want to share in teaching.
https://linktr.ee/Patwingshanwong
www.flyingpig.work
www.r-i-c-e.org
www.sata.info
www.fore-seen.com
Exhibition Publication Award & Achievements