Carmen Or

Based in Hong Kong, Carmen began drawing at a very young age and has pursued Chinese Painting since 7. She explored various art mediums as she grows up and had the opportunity to familiarize herself with western art mediums during high school. With good results in public examination, local and national painting competitions, she was awarded the Heep Yunn Old Girls' Association Cup for Achievements in Art by her high school when she graduated. At the age of 14, she developed her interest on wildlife-watching, particularly on birds, and has been fascinated by the local biodiversity ever since then.

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Majoring in Ecology and Biodiversity in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Carmen graduated with honour in 2011. She then further her study in marine mammal conservation ecology and received her Ph.D. from HKU in 2017 for her research on socio-spatial ecology of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, locally known as Chinese White Dolphins, in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary. 

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Currently working in the Mai Po Nature Reserve, the core protected area within a Ramsar site known to be an important migratory waterbirds stopover site along the East Asia-Australasia Flyway, Carmen is keen on working on local conservation while stretching her artistic skills during her free time.