Dr. NG, Ni Na Camellia 吳妮娜

Assistant Professor


Contact

Office: Room LC846, Library Complex, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 12 Wai Tsui Crescent, North Point, Hong Kong
Phone: 2104-8255
Email: nnng@hksyu.edu


Academic and Professional Qualification

Ph.D.         History of Chinese Art, Chinese University of Hong Kong, November 2017
M.A.          Art Museum and Gallery Studies, University of Leicester, January 2012
M.Phil.      Visual Studies, Lingnan University, October 2010
B.A.           Visual Studies, Lingnan University, October 2008


Specialism and Research Interests

Chinese Art History
Collecting and Collection
Cross-culture Studies
Chinese Digital Art
Curation
Museum Studies


Courses
ACT102     Arts, Culture and Heritage： Hong Kong and the World
ACT103     Visual and Performing Arts
ACT410     Art Tech Internship
SOC257     Art and Society
GEA112    Appreciation of Chinese Art
GEA202    Urban Modernity in Chinese Cities
GEB109    Understanding East Asian Popular Culture
GEB112    Visual Culture and Digital Media
HIST268   Art History of China
HIST340   History of Urban Arts and Designs
HIST472   Art History of the West
SOC401    Honours Project


Selected Publications

  1. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫初中進階（教師手冊）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  2. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫初中進階（學生版）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  3. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫高小進階（教師手冊）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  4. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫高小進階（學生版）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  5. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫（初中高階—教師手冊）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  6. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫（初中高階—學生版）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版（即將出版）
  7. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫（高小初階—教師手冊）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版，2024年12月。
  8. 吳妮娜、盛虹、溫仲斌：《看懂·中國書畫（高小初階—學生版）》，香港：三聯文化基金出版，2024年12月。
  9. 吳妮娜：《兩鄉明月:晚清旅日上海書畫家的生活與藝術》，杭州：浙江大學出版社（即將出版）
  10. Ng, Ni Na Camellia: “The Soft Power of ‘Cool’: Exhibiting Chinese Art in Japan from the post war period to the 21st century,” in Exhibiting Chinese Art: Histories, Politics, and Practices, ed., Selina Ho Chui Fun. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, 2025.
  11. Ng, Ni Na Camellia: “Understanding Guanxi Culture in Chinese Art Market: Okada Kosho and Shanghai Art World in Late-nineteenth Centure,” International Journal of Business Anthropology, 2024, Issue 1, Volume 14, pp. 33-46.
  12. 吳妮娜：「日本人眼中的江南藝林—岡田篁所的觀察、交往與書寫」，《江南社會歷史評論》，2024年11月。(CSSCI)
  13. 吳妮娜、何其亮：「東洋與西洋的對壘：以晚清上海銅板印刷業的浮沉為中心」，《江南社會歷史評論》，2024年4月。(CSSCI)
  14. 吳妮娜：「印刷歷史轉折 反映維新圖變」，《文匯報》，2024年04月15日。
  15. 吳妮娜：「萍蹤倩影：晚清上海畫家王寅及其時代」，《文藝研究》，2024年3月，第135-147頁。(CSSCI)
  16. 吳妮娜：「香港故宮文化博物館“遊古今，歷無界”基本陳列展述評」，《美術大觀》，2022年10月。(人大複印)
  17. NG, Ni Na Camellia (2022): “The Formation of Modern European Modernity: A Case Study of Robert Robinson and His English Landscape Paintings,” Meishu Daguan, Issue 9, pp. 28-34. (People’s University Reprint) 吳妮娜（2022）：「近代歐洲現代性的形成：以羅伯特羅賓遜及其英式山水畫為例」，《美術大觀》，第9期，頁28-34。(人大複印)
  18. 吳妮娜：「筆戰天下：王韜與近代中國世變」，《讀書》，2022年3月。 (Ng Ni Na Camellia: "Wang Tao and the Changes in Modern China”, Du Shu, Mar 2022.) (CSSCI)
  19. Ng Ni Na Camellia: "Vegetation and Universe: The Collection of Flower and Bird Paintings”, Museum Worlds, New York and Oxford: Berghahn Journals, 09 (2021).
  20. 吳妮娜：「近代中國文物的海外流轉—以高島菊次郎與林宗毅向東京國立博物館捐贈之中國書畫作品為中心」，《書與畫》，上海：上海書畫出版社，2021年08期。(Ng Ni Na Camellia: "The Overseas Circulation of Modern Chinese Cultural Relics-Centering on the Chinese painting and calligraphy works donated by Takashima Kiujiro and Lin Zonyi to the Tokyo National Museum”, Shu yu Hua, 08 (2021), Shanghai: Shanghai Shuhua Chubanshe)
  21. 吳妮娜。「晚清上海旅日書畫家與近代中國的現代性考察」，《藝術探索》，南寧：廣西藝術學院，2020年04期。(Ng Ni Na Camellia. "Investigation of Shanghai Travel-Japanese Calligrapher and Artist in the Late Qing Dynasty and Modern China", Art Exploration, (04) 2020, Nanning: Guangxi Yishu Xueyuan) (CSSCI)
  22. 吳妮娜、蔡息園合著：「“探異玩奇”：以香港兒童探索博物館為中心的博物館兒童教育考察」，楊瑾主編：《互動、融合與流動：全球當代性語境下的博物館》。北京：中國科學出版社，2020。(Ng Ni Na Camellia (first author), co-author with Cai Xiyuan."A Survey of Children's Museum Education with the Hong Kong Children's Museum Exploration. Yang Jin, editor-in-chief: Interaction, Fusion and Flow: Museum in a Global Contemporary Context. Beijing: China Science Press, 2020.)
  23. Ng Ni Na Camellia: "Exploring of China Modern Urban Chinese Painting", China Culture Journal, 04 (2020).
  24. Ng Ni Na Camellia: "Inheritance and Transformation of Contemporary Chinese Painting." China Culture Journal, 04 (2019).
  25. Ng Ni Na Camellia: Discuss on Okakura Tianxin's Toyo Ideal and the Rise of New Japanese Painting, Wang Tieqiao and Zheng Xianxin: Collection of Essays on Japanology, Vol.2, Henan: Henan University Press, 2018.
  26. LAW, Suk Mun Sophia and NG, Ni Na Camellia (2013) Ma Jiabo’s realism: a case study on Hong Kong art. Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 85-115.
 


Research Projects

  1. 2025.05.13-2025.08.30: Commissioned Project by the Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Project “Where Tradition Meets Animation: ‘Lychee Bay Farewell’” is an exquisitely crafted original animation that breathes life into classical Chinese painting through modern anime storytelling. Meticulously designed and produced, this project harmonizes the delicate beauty of ink-wash aesthetics with dynamic animation, offering a visually stunning tribute to cultural heritage.
     
  2. 2024.02.01-2026.07.31: University Research Grants (URG/24/17) (HK$40,000). The project “Stories and Storytelling: Understanding the Transformations of Chinese Identity in British Malaya through Graphic Narratives (1881-1965)” explores the evolution of Chinese identity in British Malaya (1881-1965) through graphic narratives, including comics, illustrated newspapers, and visual storytelling. By analyzing these materials, it uncovers how Chinese migrants and their descendants negotiated cultural belonging, colonial influences, and nationalist movements
     
  3. 2024.05.27: The University Conference Grant (Ref. UCG/23/05) supports participation in the Nineteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society: Art for Sustenance, where the presentation "Cantonese Collectors in Shanghai (1870-1950): A Case Study of Late Qing Official Pei Jingfu's Art Collection Activities" examines the role of Cantonese collectors—particularly Pei Jingfu—in shaping Shanghai’s art scene during a transformative period. By analyzing Pei’s collecting practices, the study explores how art functioned as cultural capital, economic sustenance, and a means of preserving heritage amid political upheaval, offering insights into cross-regional artistic exchange and the social significance of collecting in modern China.
     
  4. 2023. 03-2024. 03:   CHRG (Cultural Heritage Research Grant)/22/03 (HK$49,850)
    This project investigates the activities of Cantonese collectors in Shanghai (1870-1950) and Hong Kong, exploring their role in shaping art markets, cultural exchange, and heritage preservation. Focusing on prominent collectors—including late Qing officials and merchants—the study examines how they acquired, curated, and circulated artworks amid political transitions, economic shifts, and cross-regional migration. By analyzing private collections, auction records, and archival materials, the research sheds light on the interplay between regional identity, colonialism, and cultural patronage, contributing to a deeper understanding of China’s modern art history and the transnational networks of Cantonese diaspora collectors.
     
  5. 2020. 10-2023. 12: Guangdong Planning office of Philosophy and Social Science (GD20CYS04) (￥50,000)
     
  6. 2020. 01-2021. 12: Publication Funding for Discipline Construction Funding, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou (￥40,000)
     
  7. 2019. 01-2021. 12: Basic Expenses for Young Teacher Training Projects 2019, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou
     
  8. 2018. 01-2019. 01: Science Visiting Scholarships, The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago



Working Experience

2022-2022    Curator (Full-time),  Young Snow Exhibition Hall, Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries, Lingnan University

2018-2021    Postdoctoral Researcher (Full-time), Department of History, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou

2023-2023    Lecturer (Part-time), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

2020-2022   Lecturer (Part-time), Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries, Lingnan University

2020-2021   Lecturer (Part-time),  Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong

2020-2021   Lecturer (Part-time),  Department of Art, Design, Culture and Art Management, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong

2012-2017   Teaching Assistant (Part-time),  Department of Fine Art, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2015-2017   Teaching Assistant (Part-time),  Department of Cultural Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong