Yuen Hon-wai graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in set and costume design. He received the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship and Jackie Chan Overseas Scholarship to train at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the UK. In a career spanning two decades, he has created about 200 set designs for art performances. His accolades include the Best Costume Design Award at the Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2004 for The Good Person of Szechwan, Best Set Design Award at the Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2017 for The Golden Dragon and Best Art Directions/Technical Arts of Year at the IATC (HK) Critics Awards in 2018 for Tête-bêche. Yuen was also included on the professional exhibition shortlist of World Stage Design 2022, organised by The International Organisation of Scenographers.
