BIOGRAPHY I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Design from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1982. Later, I was granted a full scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University in the USA for my graduate studies. With a Master of Fine Arts degree in both scene and costume design obtained from CMU, I returned to the Central Academy of Drama to teach scenic design from 1984 to 1987. I then taught in the Drama Program at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, the USA, from 1987 till 1998. I moved to Hong Kong and started teaching at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in September of 1998. During the past 20 years, I have designed a great number of productions in the USA, in China, in Hong Kong, as well as in Taiwan. My most recent set designs include No.1 Restaurant in China for Spring-Time Theatre (HK), Family (HKAPA), A Midsummer Night's Dream for Chung Ying Theatre (HK), An Absolute Turkey for the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Forever Teresa Teng for the TNT Production Ltd. (in Taiwan), and Falling in Love with Her for Spring-Time Theatre (HK). I have also illustrated several children's books for publishers in the USA, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan. | Home | Resume | Biography | Portfolio | Contact | Flat C, 17/F, Manhattan Heights, 28 New Praya, Kennedy Town HK Tel: (852) 2185-6733; Fax:(852) 2584-8806; E-mail: mawenhai@hkapa.edu Website: http://www.mindpixels.net/ma