Practice
About
Profile
I am an artist and designer based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. My work moves across drawing, collected printed matter, artists’ books and interactive forms. I use materials, images, page structures and digital tools to explore different ways of reading, handling and participating in a work.
Alongside my own practice, I have worked in art and design teaching, project mentoring and educational programme development. These experiences have shaped my interest in how people explore possibilities, respond to feedback and develop their own judgements. I am also interested in how teaching can support initiative and experimentation while leaving room for learners to take a project in an unexpected direction.
My current projects include investigations of collected commercial papers, books made from traces of writing, and interactive digital works. Physical making and digital experimentation play different roles across these projects. I document what I make, the decisions involved and the questions that remain open.
Selected background
Education
- 2024–2026 The University of Hong KongMBA · Expected September 2026
- 2015–2018 School of the Art Institute of ChicagoBFA · Studies included visual communication, graphic design and typography
- 2012–2014 China Academy of ArtUndergraduate study · Environmental Art Design
Selected work
Book Publications
- 2021 《花间觅踪:创意水彩插画手绘表现技法》Creative Watercolour Illustration and Hand-rendering TechniquesPosts & Telecom Press · ISBN 978-7-115-56873-1 · Published in Chinese under the pen name Ruo
- 2017 《花若盛开,风景自在:水彩花卉与风景绘画技法》Watercolour Techniques for Flowers and LandscapesPublishing House of Electronics Industry · ISBN 978-7-121-32744-5 · Published in Chinese under the pen name Ruo
Contact
For correspondence
- Email wangmengruo00@gmail.com
- Location Shenzhen / Hong Kong