Dr. Eric Otto Wear
Censorship and Freedom of Expression Committee, International Association of Art Critics (AICA)
Former Associate Head, School of Design, HK PolyU and former Director, Asian Art Archive
Historian, critic, and curator, he has spent thirty-five years working with museums and galleries on contemporary and historical Chinese art and design, focusing on purposes and values. He has also advised local authorities and developers in China and Taiwan on sustainable cultural preservation. From 1989 to 2007 he was Associate Head and Associate Professor at the School of Design of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, leading the Master in Design, and the Innovation and Design Management concentration of the MBA of the Graduate School of Business. Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and Goldsmiths College, London; PhD from the University of Hong Kong in art history. Other activities in Hong Kong: Asian Art Archive, Board of Directors; Academy of Visual Arts, Advisory Committee; Arts Development Council, Visual Arts Committee; President, AICA-HK. Collector and critic focusing on literati arts in Shanghai 2008-2014.
