Kaliz Lee works on · infographics · visual journalism · illustration · graphic novel

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About

Kaliz is a Hong Kong-based designer with expertise in newsroom infographics and commercial illustration, spanning both print and digital media, emphasizing clear story telling and informative content. She has been constantly exploring different possibilities in visual storytelling. During her decade-long career in the newsroom, her data visualisation and graphics reporting work has received numerous awards, such as SND Best in Show, WAN-IFRA Gold, Malofiej, Sigma Delta Chi journalism Award, Gerald Loeb Award, Chinese University Journalism Award, INMA Global Media Awards, SPD award and more. Currently, she serves as a graphics editor at the South China Morning Post.

Beyond her newsroom role, she undertakes projects for a variety of clients, including NGOs, government agencies, commercial brands, and cultural institutions. Her illustrations and graphic novels, often reflecting humanistic concerns and social issues, have been exhibited locally and internationally at venues like the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Hong Kong Lingnan University, and Vitra Design Museum. Her portfolio includes work for the Hong Kong Department of Health, Hong Kong Sexual Violence Crisis Centre, City Magazine, Asia Art Archive and Blue Bottle Coffee.

Kaliz 在香港岀生及長大,工作範疇包括數據新聞設計、平面設計和插畫。涵蓋印刷和數位媒體,強調清晰的故事呈現和豐富的資訊內容,並一直在不斷探索視覺敘事的不同可能性。她的數據可視化作品(infographics)及視覺新聞專題報道獲得多個獎項,如 SND Best in Show、WAN-IFRA 金獎、Malofiej 獎、Sigma Delta Chi 新聞獎、Gerald Loeb 新聞獎、中文大學新聞獎、國際新聞媒體協會 (INMA)新聞獎和SPD設計獎。目前,她在南華早報擔任圖像編輯。

除了新聞工作,她還為各種客戶承接項目,包括NGO、政府機構、商業品牌和文化機構。她的插畫和圖像小說常常反映人文關懷和社會議題,曾在本地和國際展覽中展出,如法國安古蘭國際漫畫節、香港嶺南大學和德國維特拉設計博物館。她的客戶包括香港衛生署、關注婦女性暴力協會、《號外》雜誌、Asia Art Archive 和Blue Bottle Coffee等。

Exhibition

2020 / BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair (Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong)

2019 / The Association of Illustrators (AOI) World Illustration Awards exhibition (Somerset House, London)

2019 / Good Times print exhibition (Odd One Out Gallery, Hong Kong)

2019 / Ping Pong Collective Comic Magazine #4 exhibition (House by Kubrick, Hong Kong)

2018 / HK-SZ Design Biennale, The 3rd Design Twin City Co-camp (OCT Loft, Shenzhen)

2018 / Hanzi Exhibition PMQ, Hong Kong

2017 / Dancing with the Cactus – Kaliz solo show (Kubrick bc, Hong Kong)

2017 / Dancing with the Cactus – Kaliz solo show (Lingnam University Department of Visual Studies, Hong Kong)

2016 / Here is Zine, Here is Hong Kong (PMQ, Hong Kong)

2016 / Here is Zine, Here is Tokyo (Tokyo Cultuart by Beams, Japan)

2016 / Sick leave today – Ping Pong Collective Comic Magazine #3 exhibition (ethos store, Hong Kong)

2016 / Objection! Protest by Design exhibition (Vitra Design Museum, Germany)

2015 / Zine Scene Tokyo (Commune Gallery, Tokyo)

2015 / Zine Scene Hong Kong (Odd One Out Gallery, Hong Kong)

2020 / BOOKED: 香港藝術書展 (大館,香港)

2019 / 英國插畫師協會 (AOI) 世界插畫大獎展覽 (薩默塞特府Somerset House,倫敦)

2019 / Good Times聯展 (Odd One Out Gallery,香港)

2019 / BOOKED: 香港藝術書展 (大館,香港)

2018 / 深港設計雙年展「CO-CAMP 設計共營」(華僑城創意文化園,深圳)

2018 / 漢字展 (元創方PMQ,香港)

2017 / Dancing with the Cactus – Kaliz Lee個展 (嶺南大學視覺研究系,香港)

2017 / Dancing with the Cactus – Kaliz Lee個展 (百老匯電影中心Kubrick,香港)

2016 / Here is Zine・Here is Hong Kong (元創方PMQ,香港)

2016 / Here is Zine・Here is Tokyo (Tokyo Cultuart by Beams,東京)

2016 / Objection! Protest by Design exhibition (維特拉設計博物館,德國)

2015 / Zine Scene Tokyo (Commune Gallery ,東京)

2015 / Zine Scene Hong Kong (Odd One Out Gallery,香港)