Personal Information
Gary Lam is the Head of Department of Design at Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) and he also serves the design community in Hong Kong in various roles, he was the Council Member of Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations (FHKDA) from 2014 -18, Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) from 2014 to 2016 and Chairman of Design Education Sub-committee of Hong Kong Designers Association from 2012 to 2016, the Honorary Consultant of BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Art and Design of St. Paul's Convent School from 2016 to 2018, and the External Examiner of Diploma in Art and Design and Certificate in Art and Design offered by CCC Kung Lee College from 2010 to 2012. He also served as the member of the judging panel of Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award organized by Hong Kong Design Centre between 2012 and 2017. Currently, Gary is the member of Incubation and Industry Support Sub-Committee of Fashion Industry Development Committee, member of Continuing Education Fund CEF Vetting Committee, and member of Sai Kung District Youth Programme Committee.
Gary received the Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MCAD) and the Master of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining CBCC, Gary was the Art Director of China Art (HK), where he organized one of the events, entitled "Antiques in the Raw", which was well received and covered by the media of Hong Kong such as TVB Pearl, South China Morning Post, ELLE Magazine, and Sing Tao Daily. A book with the same title designed by Gary won the Champion of the 10th Hong Kong Print Awards and it was sold in bookshops and galleries in Hong Kong and New York. Gary also worked at MCAD in Boston, USA and StarTV (HK), and taught at Hong Kong Design Institute as Lecturer and Module Leader of Cultural Studies.
Teaching Areas
- Design Thinking
- Visual Communication
- Visual Culture
- Critical Studies
- Dissertation Supervisor
Research Interests
- Visual Culture
- Design Education
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, USA (1991 – 1995)
MA in Literary and Cultural Studies, The University of Hong Kong (2000 – 2002)
Professional Qualifications / Memberships
- Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Designers Association (2014 – 2016)
- Chairman of Design Education Sub-committee, Hong Kong Designers Association (2010 – 2016)
- Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Designers Association (2012 – 2016)
- Full Member of Hong Kong Designers Association (2008 – Present)
- Council Member of Hong Kong Federation of Design Association (2014 – 2018)
Community Participation and Achievement / Public Service
Consultancies
- Member of Incubation and Industry Support Sub-Committee of Fashion Industry Development Committee established by Hon Felix Chung Kwok Pan, Member of Legislative Council (2016 – Present)
- Member of Continuing Education Fund CEF Vetting Committee (2010 – Present)
- Member of Sai Kung District Youth Programme Committee (2015 – Present)
- Honorary Consultant of BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Art and Design of St. Paul's Convent School (2010-2012)
- External Examiner of Diploma in Art and Design and Certificate in Art and Design offered by CCC Kung Lee College, Hong Kong (2010-2012)
- Curator of "Thematic Installation" in Hong Kong /Shenzhen Design Biennale 2014 organized by Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations (2014)
- Trip Leader and Moderator of Round Table Discussion of "Creative Imitative 2019 - Shenzhen Mission Trip" organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Design Associations (FHKDA) and supported by CreateHK (2019)
- Speaker of "How can you be the leaders in the Creative Industry?" at InnoCentre, organized by Hong Kong Design Centre (2 April 2010)
- Speaker in "Creative Industry Sharing Session" at HKCEC (24 May 2003), organized by Home Affairs Bureau, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and JUMP, Ming Pao, Summary of the Sharing Session was also covered in Ming Pao, JUMP (May 30, 2003)
- Member of Judging Panel of Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award by Hong Kong Design Centre (2012 – 2018)
- Member of The Executive Committee for Judging of Fashion World Talent Awards (2009 – 2010)
- Juror and Advisor of "TEDA Cup International Youth Design Competition 2018" Award and Tianjin Municipal People's Government on "City of Design" in Tianjin (2018)
- Judge of Fashion Photography category of Fashion World Talent Awards broadcasted on TVB Pearl (2009 – 2010)
- Judge of "Lingerie Design Competition" organized by Bubies Lingerie Ltd. (26 Oct 2010)
- Judge of "Environmental Education Creative Competition" organized by Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong (17 July 2010)
- Invited Participant of Global Design Network Symposium (2009 and 2014)
- Judge for "Below the Lion Rock' DIScover Design Competition", organized by RTHK and Intercontinental Video Limited (April 2005),
- "St. Francis Teaching Excellence Award" by Caritas Institute of Higher Education (2018)
Publications
- Gan, W. C., Tse, S., Kwok, P., and Lam, G. (2010) 'Enhancing a mechatronics distance learning course through internet and web 2.0 technologies', Int. J. Innovation and Learning
Reviews and Articles
- "We Have Something to Say! – A New Media Exhibition by 5 Emerging Hong Kong Artists", review on artists' work for the exhibition catalogue of Madhouse Contemporary, (Feb 2010)
- "Electric Claustrophobia", review on Cassian Lau's work for the catalogue of Cassian Lau's Solo Exhibition on April 25 – May 16, 2009 at Madhouse Contemporary, (April 2009)
