CORE MEMBER



Ho Julvian



HO Julvian, born in 1988, is a dynamic and multifaceted professional with over a decade of experience in the visual arts sector, specializing in artistic & curatorial practices, creative project management, and educational initiatives. Holding a B.A. (Hons) and a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. Ho is an artist, curator and educator. Being the Co-founder and President of EJAR, he has a proven track record in establishing and managing art collective and art spaces, organizing impactful cultural events, he also initiates teaching methodologies in various educational institutions in Hong Kong, and fostering community engagement through diverse range of art disciplines.

In his personal artistic practice, HO's drawings and paintings coherently experiment on formal and textual qualities with complex layering in order to study the materialities, spatialities, textures and gradations of depth, strokes and marks-making. In HO's expressions between abstract and figurative approaches, he invokes repetitiveness, improvisations and religious-like symbols as recurring elements with the concern of philosophical and cultural contexts to reflect spirituality, significance, possibilities and imageries of “Self” as the subject matter.

In the past 10+ years, such methodology has been actualised by HO progressively, extending his representations into the realms of sound-making, performance, installation and undefined expressions, etc. As both an individual creator and a member of the artist collective EJAR, he believes, embraces and aspires to bridging the fields of arts development, cultural concerns, public & community engagement, education, and creative work through diverse yet effective communication and outreach initiatives.

With grants and support by official organisations and private corporations, HO implements creative works and projects in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Australia, the United States, Portugal, Netherlands, Finland,etc.





Shek Po Kwan



Shek Po Kwan, born in Hong Kong in 1988, is a photographer and cultural catalyst whose career weaves local roots with global threads. Studed photography in KTVTC, After three formative years at the JOIN ART studio, he spent 2011–2014 at Fabrica Communication Research Centre in Italy, where he excelled as a photographer and consultant in the design department under Sam Baron and social campaign department under Erik Ravelo. There, he contributed to visually striking campaigns—likely including Benetton’s "Unhate" initiative—honing his ability to fuse photography with social impact.

Returning to Hong Kong, Shek established himself as a "Perception Sailor" and "Photon Observer," his photography reflecting a profound engagement with light and experience (shekpokwan.com) . In 2020, amid Hong Kong’s unrest, he conceived the Eastern Jade Art Renaissance (EJAR), inviting artists to co-found a collective aimed at cultural renewal. Inspired by jade’s symbolism and Fabrica’s free spirit with creative mind, Shek envisioned EJAR as a platform for dialogue and resilience, leveraging his global insights and collaborative instincts.




Gavin Yip



Yip Chun Kit, Gavin (b. 1988) is a Hong Kong-based visual artist and musician known for his oil paintings that explore the nuances of everyday life. Gavin graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University. As a painter, Gavin specializes in figurative oil painting, drawing inspiration from the events, people and situations of daily existence. His works capture emotional depth behind everyday moments, often address subtle relationships between his painting subjects and himself.

Gavin also serves as the guitarist for the Hong Kong-based band David Boring. Through both his art and music, Gavin continues to explore and express the complexities of human condition, carving a space for himself as a multidisciplinary artist. Gavin is also a founding member of EJAR.





Dino Rib



Dino Rib (a.k.a. Wong Lok Hin) was born and raised in Hong Kong. Dino graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed his Master’s Degree at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University. He is an educator of art / media / cinema-related programmes at different institutions. As a media-based artist, he is concerned with performance, abstraction and visual representation in arts. Since 2020, he has started creative projects concerning Hong Kong History, related to how humans perceive / "make-sense of" / memorize reality and the coping mechanisms towards it. Dino is a founding member of EJAR.