Christy Chow

b. 1983, Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong

 

SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2019

":\She_borg," A Concept Gallery, Hong Kong

"Flame HK," a.m. space, Hong Kong

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2018

"Second Life," The Hive Spring, Hong Kong

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2017

"LABORLAND," ADC Artspace, Hong Kong

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2015

"Made for Earth (I)," MassArt, Boston, MA

"Made for Earth (II)," Simmons College, Boston, MA

 

2014

"Moda Sostenible" (Sustainable Fashion), Espacio de Creación Contemporánea, Cadiz, Spain

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021

"Ze/Ro," Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong

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2020

"A Beast, A God, and A Line," MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Whaaaaat's Studio Opening International Contemporary Art Fair," The Place Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan 

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2019

"A Beast, A God, and A Line," Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
"Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2019," Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

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2018

"Currency: What do you value?" 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM, USA

"Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize" Exhibition Intervention, The Hive Spring, Hong Kong

"Social Transformations," Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong

"Para-site 2018 Annual Auction," HART Projects at H CODE, Hong Kong

"A Beast, A God, and A Line," Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland

"A Beast, A God, and A Line," TS1 Yangon, Myanmar

"Pride Art," Clifford Chance, Hong Kong

"A Beast, A God, and A Line," Para-site, Hong Kong

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2017

"Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize," Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong

"'Ae Kai: A Culture Lab on Convergence - Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center," Honolulu, HI

"Museum of Capitalism," Oakland, CA

"Let Art Speak," Affordable Art Fair Singapore, Singapore

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2016

"Creative Counterpoints," Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2015

"Body Politics" (Juried), Gibnery Dance: Anges Varis Performing Arts Center, New York, NY

"Candy Land," W Hotel Boston, Boston, MA

"Affordable Art Basel," Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Gallery, Hong Kong

"Boston Young Contemporaries 2015"(Juried Lucy Kim, Matt Phillips, Michelle Samour), 808 Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA

"Now You See Me: Best of Northeast Masters of Fine Arts 2015" (Juried Dina Deitsch), Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT

"OPEN15 Selection" (Juried Lothar Osterburg), FRONT Art Space, New York, NY

"Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2015," Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Boston, MA

"Here & There," Here & There Mobile Gallery, Boston, MA

"Seeds of Knowledge," Morton R. Godine Library, Boston, MA

 

2014

"Grad Show," Life Gallery, Boston, MA

"Emerge Boston" (Juried), Menino Arts Center, Boston, MA

"Walking While Women," Life Gallery, Boston, MA

 

2013

"Talk To," Arnheim Gallery, Boston, MA

"Fresh Trend 2013," Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

"Alpha to Infinity," Pao Gallery, Hong Kong

 

2012

"Lol Wui Zin," Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Gallery, Hong Kong

 

SELECTED PRESS

2021

Abidi, Sakina, "Dissolutions of Gender: Ze/Ro Exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts," Prestige, 16.08.2021

Kong, Kitty, "Ze/Ro”: An Intimate Showcase of Autobiographical Works by Five Female Artists," COBO Social, 16.08.21

HK Artion, "A De-Gendered Hero : Ze/Ro," HK Artion, 16.08.21

Chan, Shirky, "本地女性藝術家爆發｜人奶和經血為何要視為不潔之物？" Madama Figaro, 15.08.21

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2020

林侑澂, "2020首屆 WHAAAAAT’S STUDIO OPENING 以嶄新藝博會型態 看見當代藝術的無限可能," Art Emperor, 17.01.2020

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2019

Chan, Shirky,"我要「造」女人," Deluxe, 27.12.2019

Kong, Jaz, "「完美」女人與機械人," HKEJ LifeStyle Journal, 29.11.2019

張煒森, "周穎璇「:\She_Borg>」：娛樂消費勞動的年代," The Standnews, 21.11.2019

Lok, Evelyn, "10 Must-see Art Exhibitions in Hong Kong in November 2019," Lifestyle Asia, 06.11.2019

梁心羽, "本地創意盡在 2019 香港 Affordable Art Fair," The Standnews, 15.05.2019

Olson, Briana, "Review 'Currency: What do you value?'" THE Magazine by Southwest Contemporary, 30.01.2019

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2018

Blok Magazine, "A Beast, a God, and a Line’ at Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw," Blok Magazine, 20.08.2018

The Hive, "Give unwanted clothing a second life at Christy Chow's artistic clothes exchange this Friday," Hong Kong Free Press, 21.05.2018

Hannam, Keshia, "In Pictures: Hong Kong heroes - Meet 4 female activists making a difference on a daily basis," Hong Kong Free Press, 06.03.2018

Cheng, Hong Kiu, "見慣富豪揮金如土 周穎璇拆解血汗工廠對勞工的剝削," Ming Pao Weekly, Vol.2565, 06.01.2018

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2017

Lau, Venus Tung Yan, "「拆衫」解構勞工血汗," Ming Pao, 15.12.2017

The Stand News, "香港人權藝術獎 周穎璇錄像作品奪冠 質問資本主義勞動價值," The Stand News, 11.12.2017

Gomez, Laura, "Christy Chow's 'De-stitching' Wins Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2017," Klassik Magazine, 11.12.2017

Rexer, Lyle, "Capitalism on Show," DAMN° Magazine, 09.2017

Brown, Brandon, "Reality Check: Oakland's Museum of Capitalism," Art in America Magazine, 17.07.2017

Voynovskaya, Nastia, "The Museum of Capitalism Exposes the Cost of Our Collective Greed," Creators Vice, 16.07.2017

Tedford, Matthew Harrison, "The Museum of Capitalism Isn’t Buying Our Prevailing Economic Model," Hyperallergic, 02.07.2017

Modhin, Aamna, "A New Museum is Preparing People for the Downfall of Capitalism," Quartz, 30.06.2017 

Millner, Caille, "Take a Lesson from Capitalism Museum When You Leave," San Francisco Chronicle, 23.06.2017

Burke, Sarah, "This New Museum Imagines a World Where Capitalism Is Dead," Artsy, 12.06.2017

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2015

DGrubs, "The Good Ones: Candy Land At The W Hotel," dgrubs.com, 09.08.2015

McQuaid, Cate, "History, fantasy evoked in Sculptors Gallery show," Boston Globe, 08.04.2015

Li, Po-yu, "Recreation: Give you "unaffordable" art," Ming Pao, 07.31.2015

Whitcomb, Robert, "Treadmill For Textiles," New England Diary, 07.06.2015

Daley, Lacey, "Now You See Me at Helen Day Art Center," Artscope, 07.02.2015

Seven Days, "Now you see me: the best of the northeast masters of fine arts 2015," Seven Days, Vol. 20 No. 41, 06.14.2015

Stowe Today, "Eight artists in Helen Day show," Stowe Today, 06.11.2015

Hallenbeck, Brent, "Best bets: Helen Day Art Center, HAVOC Gallery," Burlington Free Press, 06.18.2015

Batho, Michelle, "Who made our clothes?," Ash & Rose, 04.24.2015

 

2014

La Voz, "Perdido en el regreso a casa en el ECCO," La Voz Digital, 08.30.2014

Mountain, Almudena. "Moda sostenible de Mano de la artista Christy Chow," O Cadiz Digital, 08.29.2014

Mariaiñigo. Rastrillo, "Concicencia y moda sostenible y solidaria," Madre Coraje, 08.29.2014

Portal de Cádiz, "Perfomance de moda sostenible con Christy Chow," Portal de Cadiz, 08.27.2014

Noticias Sierra de Cádiz, "Perfomance de moda sostenible con Christy Chow," Noticias Sierra de Cádiz, 08.27.2014

Wong, Elaine. "They are artists: Christy Chow," Altermodernists, 03.31.2014

 

PUBLICATIONS

Reinhardt, Uwe J.; Teufel, Philipp, “New Exhibition Design 03,” Germany, 2021, p.211

FICTILIS, “Museum of Capitalism,” Oakland, CA, 2017

Hong Kong Arts Development Council, “Artnews,” Vol. 26, Hong Kong, 07.2017, p.24

Hong Kong Urban Laboratory, “Affordable Art Basel!,” Hong Kong, 2016, p.66-69

Chow, Christy, "Laborland," Boston, MA, 2015

Chow, Christy, Berge Emelie, "Made For Earth," Boston, MA, 2015

MassArt Sustainability Initiative, "LOG: MassArt Sustainable Art+Design Projects," Boston, MA, 2015, p.67-68

Massachusette College of Art & Design, "MassArt Master of Fine Arts Thesis Catalog 2014-2015," Boston, MA, 2015, p.22-23

HKRT Network, “Fresh Trend,” Hong Kong, 2013, p.20

RMIT University; Hong Kong Art School, “Alpha to Infinity,” Hong Kong, 2013, p.42-45

 

AWARDS, RESIDENCEIES & FELLOWSHIPS

2018

Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus Artist-in-residence, Schwandorf, Germany

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2017

Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2017 Winning Artist, Hong Kong

Djerassi Artist Residency, Woodside, CA

Resident Artist, Museum of Capitalism x B4BEL4B, Oakland, CA

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2016

Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology Visiting Artist, Bangalore, India

Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Johnson, VT

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2015

The Best of the Northeast Masters of Fine Arts 2015, Stowe, VT

Boston Young Contemporaries 2015, Boston, MA

Artist/Writer Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

OPEN 15 Selections, FRONT Art Space, New York, NY

 

2014

Nominated for Dedalus Foundation 2015 "Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture"

MassArt Sustainability Initiative Microgrants

Linea de Costa Artist-In-Residence, Cadiz, Spain

Transnational Feminisms Summer Institute (TFSI), Columbus, OH

 

2013

MassArt Foundation Fellowship

 

LECTURES/TALKS

2021

Ben Brown Fine Art, Ze/Ro Panel Discussion, Hong Kong 

Artists in Asia’s Years of Discontent - A beast, a god, and a line Public Program, Online Panel Discussion, Thailand

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2020

Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Fine Art, Artist Talk, Hong Kong

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2019

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guest Lecturer, Hong Kong

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong V-pact 5-minute Talk, Artist Talk, Hong Kong

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2018

516 Arts, Artist Talk, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Eaton House, Camel Assembly International Women's Day Event, Artist Talk, Hong Kong

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2017

ADC Artspace, Artist Talk, Hong Kong

San Jose State University, Artist Talk, San Jose, CA

San Jose State University, Visiting Artist Workshop, San Jose, CA

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2015

Helen Day Art Center, Artist Talk, Stowe, VT

Bakalar & Paines Galleries, Artist Talk, Boston, MA

Massachusette College of Art & Design, Artist Lecture, Boston, MA

Studio for Interrelated Media, Massachusette College of Art & Design, Artist Lecture, Boston, MA

 

2014

Sculpture Seminar, Massachusette College of Art & Design, Artist Talk, Boston, MA

 

EDUCATION 

2015  MFA, Massachusette College of Art & Design

2012  BFA, RMIT University

2005  BA, The University of Hong Kong