wen yau
Individual
Roles
Artist, Curator, Researcher, WriterBiography
As a cross-media artist, researcher, curator, and writer, wen yau has focused on performance/live art and social practices in the last few years. Her works often grapples with cultural difference and intimacy in public space and have been presented internationally. She worked as a Researcher at Asia Art Archive (2005-2012). She obtained a PhD at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, with her thesis titled "Performing Identities: Performative Practices in post-Handover Hong Kong Art and Activism." In 2015-2016, she served as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Performance Studies Department at the Northwestern University, USA. She also contributes frequently to various periodicals in Hong Kong and Asia.
Recollective, 2019
Website
https://www.wenyau.net/wp/Collection
grunt gallery Programming Archive (Artist)Related programs
Recollective: Vancouver Independent Archives Week (Artist)Representing the Ephemeral (Artist)