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
2018
"Second Life," The Hive Spring, Hong Kong
2017
"LABORLAND," ADC Artspace, Hong Kong
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2016
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology Visiting Artist, Bangalore, India
Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency, Johnson, VT
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
2020
Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Fine Art, Artist Talk, Hong Kong
2019
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Guest Lecturer, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong V-pact 5-minute Talk, Artist Talk, Hong Kong
2018
516 Arts, Artist Talk, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Eaton House, Camel Assembly International Women's Day Event, Artist Talk, Hong Kong
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
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
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