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Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University

BA (Fine Arts) The University of Hong Kong (1994 - 1997)

MPhil. (Fine Arts) The University of Hong Kong (1998 - 2000)

Ph.D (Fine Arts) The University of Hong Kong (2000 - 2004)

Therapeutic nature of art, modernity in Chinese painting, visual cultures of early Twentieth Century China, Hong Kong art and local visual cultures, aesthetics of Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy, history of Twentieth Century Chinese painting.

Assistant Professor, Lingnan University of Hong Kong (2005.8 - date)

Part-time Consultant, Lingnan University of Hong Kong (2005.3 - 2005.8)

Instructor, Chinese Civilization Centre, City University of Hong Kong (2004)

Part-time Instructor, The School of Continuing Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2004 – 2005)

Part-time Instructor, The Art School, Arts Centre (2004 – 2005)

Tutor, Fine Arts Department, The University of Hong Kong (1997 - 2003)

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (May 2010), 對焦中國畫 (國內版) "Beyond forms and colours - Six ways to read Chinese painting" (Mainland edition), Guangxi: Guangxi Normal University Press.

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (July 2009), "丁衍庸的東西 (The East and West in the Art of Ding Yangyong)", 霍康琪 (ed.), 大廣東 (Hong Kong: Shang Shuju), pp. 243 -244.

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (July 2009), "燃點嶺南畫派的革新精神 (The Revolutionary Spirit of Lingnan School)", 霍康琪 (ed.), 大廣東 (Hong Kong: Shang Shuju), pp. 241 -242.

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (2009). "Art in Adversity—C.A.R.E. at Lingnan University" in Chan Yuk-keung and Wan Chui-ki Maggie ed., Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook 2008 (Hong Kong: Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009), pp. 143-163.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Feb 2009, May 2010), 對焦中國畫 "Beyond Forms and Colours – Six Ways to Read Chinese Painting", (Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. Ltd).

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2008). Zhang Daqian and Modern Chinese Painting (Hong Kong: Sunglow).

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2007). "The first Visual Studies Programme in Hong Kong - a new perspective of art education", Proceedings of "Comparative Research on Contemporary Art Education between China and Western Countries" - An International Academic Conference (Shangdong: Research Centre of Aesthetics and Literature Theory, Shangdong University)

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2007). "The Heritage of bimo (use of brush and ink) in Chinese painting", Proceedings of ICAS 5 (The Fifth International Convention of Asia Scholars) Conference (Netherlands: ICAS Secretariat and University Publication Centre, 2007).

Law, Suk Mun. Sophia (2004) & Tsiu, Lisa ed., Ming Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Shen Zhen Museum (HK: City University of Hong Kong).

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2003). "Western influences on Zhang Daqian's Art" in The Proceedings of the Conference of Contemporary Chinese Painting (Beijing), pp. 136-139 ; also published in Shuimo Yanjiu Bimonthly No. 6, 2003 Nov (Beijing: Chinese Painting Institution), pp. 8-11.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2002). "The ink fragrance of Shupu", "The exile of Haisu’s calligraphy", "Zhang Daqian and Hong Kong", "Xu Beihong in Hong Kong", "Those were the days of Renjian", and "The comics: Young Boy Cheung ", (all in Chinese) collected in Visual Colours ( HK: Joint Publishing ).

Law, Suk Mun Sophia co-trans. (2002), "East meets West – Prologue of ‘Between Two Cultures’", Meishu Yanjiu No. 105, 2002 Feb (Beijing: Chinese Art Academy), pp.27-39.

Revised Asian art entries to Encyclopaedia Britannica (Extended Edition 2001) on Pan Tianshou and Zhang Daqian.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2001). "Zhang Daqian and Literati Painting" (in Chinese), Yishujie (Art Circles Bimonthly) Vol. 69, 2001 August ( Hefei Shi: Yishujie zazhishe).

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (1999). "Dating Qian Xuan’s 'Dwelling in Floating Jade Mountains'", Besides 2 (HK: Hong Kong Art History Research Society) pp. 43-64.

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (June 2010), "Visible Voices: The Art of Vietnamese Asylum Seekers in Hong Kong", Crossroad – 2010, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Law, Suk-mun Sophia (June 2010), "New Vision of Art Appreciation", Opportunities and Challenges: Visual Arts Education in Asia, Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Oct. 2009). "Image Writing – Art and Trauma", the October Conference of Narratives of Illness, Ageing and Renewal, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Oct. 2009). "Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong – A Visual History", the International Conference of Refugee Politics and the Vietnamese Diaspora – 30 Years after “Vietnamese Boat People” in Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Aug. 2009). "Art in the Camp – Collective Memories of the Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong", International Convention of Asian Scholars 6, Netherlands ICAS Secretariat and University Publication Centre, Daejeon, Korea.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (June. 2009). "Art Making: When Language Fails to Communicate", the 7th International Conference of Humanities, Beijing, China.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Nov. 2008). "Being in Traditional Chinese Landscape Painting", the Conference of Technovisuality and Cultural Reenchantment, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Feb. 2008). "A Study of the Cover pages of a Calligraphy Journal – a Visual Studies Approach", CAA 96th Annual Conference, Dallas, USA.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Oct. 2007). "Writing Beyond Words – Zen Calligraphy", The 2007 SECAC/MACAA Marshall Conference,Charleston, USA.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Aug. 2007). "The first Visual Studies Programme in Hong Kong – a New Perspective of Art Education", Comparative Research on Contemporary Art Education between China and Western Countries" – An International Academic Conference, Shangdong: Research Centre of Aesthetics and Literature Theory, Shangdong, China.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Aug. 2007). "The Heritage of Bimo (use of brush and ink) in Chinese Painting", International Convention of Asian Scholars 5, Netherlands ICAS Secretariat and University Publication Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (Oct. 2006). "The Art of Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) – Fusing East and West", The 2006 SECAC/MACAA Nashville Conference", Nashville, USA.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (May 2006). "Dialogue between Modern Chinese and Western Paintings", Art and Art History in the Perspective of Globalization: An International Symposium", Shanghai, China.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2010-11). College small-grant research project on "Archive of the Artistic Activities of Local Leftist Artists between 1970 and 1989".

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2009-11). GRF grant research project on "Invisible Citizens: Art and Stories of the Vietnamese Asylum Seekers and Boat People in Hong Kong"

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2009-10). College small-grant research project on "Archive of the Artistic Activities of Local Leftist Artists between 1949 and 1969"

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2008-9). College small-grant research project on "The Days of Shupu"

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2008). Collaboration exhibition project with Garden Streams funded by ADC on "C.A.R.E. (Vietnamese Community Art Re-Encountered)"

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2008). The search of modernity in Chinese painting – art of the Twentieth-century Chinese painting masters.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2007). College small-grant research project on "Review on Art Therapy".

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (2000 – 2004). The Place of Zhang Daqian in the history of Twenteith-century Chinese Painting, Ph.D research in the Graduate School of The University of Hong Kong.

Law, Suk Mun Sophia (1998 - 2000). Classical Professionalism – A Consistent Feature in Zhang Daqian’s Art, M.Phil research in the Graduate School of The University of Hong Kong.

Guest seminar: “Creativity for young kids” for the staff of Creative Kids at Creative Kids, in June 2010.

Lecture seminar: “Teaching and Appreciation of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” at EDB Kowloon Tong Education Service Centre, Education Bureau in February 2010.

Guest lecture: “Appreciation of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” for the Opening of “Xu Beihong Art Space” at Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in November 2009.

Department seminar: “Image Writing – Art and Trauma” for the LWRP at the Department of English, Lingnan University in October 2009.

Guest lecture: “Poetry and Painting” for the Hong Kong Women Professional and Entrepreneurs Association in October 2009.

Public lecture: "Ming Qing Paintings in the Xubaizhai Collection of HKMA" at Hong Kong Museum of Art in May 2009.

A presentation of Visual Studies at Lingnan for the Tin Kar Ping Programme at Lingnan University in May 2009.

Guest Lecture: "Chinese Philosophy and Shanshui Tradition" at the seminar for the Master of Arts in Practical Philosophy, Lingnan University in March, 2009.

Guest Lecture: "Art and Trauma: Vietnamese Art in the Camps" for the Department of Arts and Physical Education at HKIEd in Jan 2009.

Public Lecture: "Traditional Chinese Painting in Focus" at Hong Kong Book Fair in July 2008.

Guest Lecture: "Appreciating Chinese Painting – a Comparative Approach" at The Chinese Civilization Centre, City University in Feb. 2008.

Lecture Series: "Breath of the Universe - Paintings and Calligraphies of Qing Teng and Bai Yang from the Palace Museum and the Shanghai" for Museum Museu de Arte de Macau in Sept 2006.

Guest Lecture – L.P. Lin's Collection on 20C Chinese Painting for The University of Hong Kong Museum Society in Oct 2005.

Guest Lecture – Literati Painting and Literati Painting Tradition for Hong Kong Chinese University Book Club on 8 Jan 2005.

Guest Lecture – Zhang Daqian – A Brilliant yet Controversial Master of Chinese Painting for Helena May on 23 Oct 2004.

Guest Lecture – The Art of Li Keran for the Painting Society of the Hong Kong Police on 6 Feb 2004.

Guest Lecture – The Solitude of Lin Fengmian for The University of Hong Kong Museum Society on 6 Jan 2004.

Seminar – The Aesthetic Pursuit in Zhang Daqian’s Art for The University of Hong Kong Museum Society on 22 Nov 2003.