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BIOGRAPHY
Kai-Oi Joyce Yung graduated from University of Dundee, BA (Hons)
Fine Art, 2006(1:1). Prior, Yung studied BA (hons) French Language
and Literature at SheffieldUniversity (2:1, 1999) working at
Ketchum public relations, London, for clients from
Sony, Microsoft to Warner Brothers.
Selected exhibitions include: Shadow Dance, the Bluecoat,Amongst
Dark Trees, AClearing, Grundy Art Gallery, Interval; A Narrative
Psychosis, Cornerhouse soloexhibition, Image Wars,Abrons Arts
Centre, New York City,1911-2011, JCCAC,
Hong Kong, Sock Exchange, FACT, Far West, Arnolfini,
Nightcomers, IstanbulBiennial, Kopas Experimental Arts Festival,
Seoul,Art Bin, South London Gallery,Paradise Stories, funded by
European Capital of Culture & RIBA and The WormholeSaloon,
Whitechapel Gallery, London. Residencies include: Tarot de
Marseille, La
Friche La Belle De Mai, Marseille, Happy Stacking, China with
Grizedale Arts &Vitamin Creative Space, Libya Exchangewith
British Council, Cove Park, Scotland,
Art Territories, Lithuania, and EU funded Open-Here, Munich.
Curatorial projects
include Everbloom Pocket City Pollinationwith Eyebeam, New York
and SanFrancisco-Hong Kong research funded by Arts Council England
(ACE). Liveperformances include Gestalt, Calvert 22, Military Craft
I & II, Guangzhou Live andGolden Thread Gallery, Belfast, The
System Is Done, Lets Start Again, HKJCAC and
Follow Me, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong and Getting
To Know You,National Theatre, London andAltered States, Performance
Space, London.
Gallery education is key to Yungs participatory approach, she
has devised,facilitated and led diverse workshops projects
including Genus Puzzle Project,National History Museum and
Southbank Centre, London, Zaha Hadid Architects,Manchester
International Festival and Contemporary Chinese Art and
Globalisation,Cornerhouse, and Treasures, Tate Liverpool and
collaboration with Artur Zmijewski,
Following Bauhaus,A Foundation. Her mini residency Inhabitable
Spaces at SouthLondon Gallery investigated how we relate to each
other. Awards include:
Professional Artist Development, Chinese Arts Centre has also
invited her toundertake a residency and exhibition. Yung was
selected Top 50 inGuardian/Courvoisier Future 500 awardsand is
invited as part of British CouncilsNational Charter TN2020 and Axis
Choice Artist by its curatorial team. Paneldiscussion and talks
include Mediamatic, Amsterdam, Living Between The Lines,Tate and
Interlace, Nottingham Art Gallery. She is a critical writer for
publicationssuch as A-N and freelance artist assessor for ACE.
Coverage includes The
Guardian, Art Monthly, BBC, Sky Culture, South China Morning
Post, A-Ns FutureForecastand European Magazine. Lecturing includes
Hong Kong Art School, Lincoln
University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University,
Hong Kong and
Liverpool John Moores. Art fairs include Scope, New York &
Miami and collectionsinclude Asia Art Archive and Vivienne
Westwood. Forthcoming includes ACE fundedresearch to Brazil and
Belize. Yung was commissioned as consultant for mobile
techplatform, Artspotter and helped to restructure their curatorial
and artistic content
direction.
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