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HELEN NG
Helen Ng (Hong Kong) is an independent curator who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from City University of Hong Kong. She then obtained a Professional Certificate in Exhibition Studies and Curatorship from Hong Kong Art School in 2007.
Following this, she started her work at a local gallery as the assistant curator and curated different exhibitions for 30 Hong Kong, Japanese and Korean artists with various medium. She is now focusing on independent curatorial projects. Recent projects include “Shooting Blind: portrayals from the street – photography exhibition by Evangelo Costadimas” (Woodhouse, 2010), “Stretched Connotations” (White Tube, 2010) and “Something Behind” (White Tube, 2009).
experience
Independent curator, 2009 to present
Assistant curator, Gallery Benten 17 (Central, Hong Kong), 2008-2009
education
Professional Certification in Exhibition Studies & Art Curatorship, 2008
BA (Hon) Language Information Science (major in Linguistics), City University of Hong Kong, 2001
guest speaker
“The Female Body - My Curatorial Notebook”, symposium “Extra/ordinary Dress Code: Costuming and the second skin in Asia”, 2010, Department of English, City University of Hong Kong
curatorial projects
2010 Shooting Blind: Portrayals from the street, Woodhouse, Hong Kong
Artist: Evangelo Costadimas(Hong Kong)
Media: Photography
Stretched Connotations, (co-curated with Evangelo Costadimas) White Tube, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Artists: Stephanie Sin, Wong Chun Hei, Chan Siu Min, Coral Ho (Hong Kong)
Media: Painting
2009 Something behind… (身後‧事), White Tube, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong
Artists: Damon Tong, Shek Chun Yin (Hong Kong)
Media: Painting and mixed-media installation
An event of October Contemporary 2009
Workshop of “Dream Museum Project” (co-curated with Jeff Leung), Asia Art Archive booth, Hong Kong International Art Fair 2009,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
Journey, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artist: Yoh Nagao (Japan)
Media: Mixed-media on canvas, painting
3 hours live painting during opening reception
2008 Realm of the Mind, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artists: Joe Lui (Hong Kong), Seiji Yonehara (Japan)
Media: Painting
Form and Emptiness, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artists: Simone Boon, Ben Yau, Chiran Poon, Ida Yu, Karpo Tang, Rebeka Tam, Emile
Tsang, Sarine Chan (Hong Kong)
Media: Ceramics
Rainy Days, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artist: Kineta Kunimatsu (Japan)
Media: Sculpture
2 hours live sculpting, jamming with African drummer during opening reception
Daughter 娘, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artist: Aya Sacuraco (Japan)
Media: Mixed-media on paper
Live performance “Nyotaimori” (nude sushi) with cosplay at opening reception
Intersection, Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artists: Ali Wong, Brian Hung, Samson Young (Hong Kong)
Seiji Yonehara, Yoh Nagao, Yuko Tanaka (Japan)
Hyungmin Moon, Kira Kim, Pheobe Junghee Shin (Korea)
Media: Mixed-media, painting, photography
Art-to-wear (co-curated with Movana Chen), Gallery Benten 17, Hong Kong
Artist: Daphne Lau, Grace Tang, Movana Chen (Hong Kong)
Media: Mixed-media
Live performance by Saffron Leung with artwork by Daphne Lau, jamming with DJ Janno during the opening reception
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