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Helen Kwong


MA (Cantab.)
MA, Courtauld Institute of Art

Toronto, ON







 Shortform writing


Short- to medium-length editorial content – click to read



Other miscellaneous projects


Elephant Chess Piece

Co-wrote an entry for “Things That Talk” project, the University of Leiden’s interactive visual database of objects.

Part of “Trans-Asias: Early Modern Stories from the Courtauld”

Read online: Things That Talk










 Interpretive texts




Blue and White: Retracing Chinese Diasporic Identity

Written for the virtual exhibition component of The Courtauld’s MA in the History of Art.

    Graded High Distinction

    Select to read a sample text:

    Panel Text
    Guideline: 300 words max. Object Label
    Guideline: 100 words max. Catalogue Essay
    Guideline: 600 words max.








     Social media


    Carousels – swipe on image to view



    mediumsilk  💐 Happy Mother’s Day! This AAPI History carousel is dedicated to Mary Tape (1875-1934), a painter, photographer, telegrapher, activist, and most of all a mother who fiercely defended her Chinese-American children’s rights in American society. [...]



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     🌸🌼 MARCH GALLERY ROUNDUP: New York | Los Angeles | London | Singapore

    Wake up friends, it’s fair season! Here’s our pick of 8 gallery shows around the world to keep you busy this month, in case you need a break from Frieze [...]

          



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       Video



    Letters for the Ages

    Video series produced for Of Lost Time (2022) with motion graphics by Sorcha Cartoons

    Additional greenlit episodes complete with research, video scripts, and thumbnails: 
    • How long would you watch? | Charles Dickens on capital punishment
    • Angry French workers really put stray cats on trial for witchcraft? | The Great Cat Massacre 

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