Vanessa Kwan

Individual


Roles

Artist, Curator, Writer, Educator, Organizer, Producer

Roles at grunt

Program Director (June 2019 – October 2022), Curator (February 2014 – May 2019)

Biography

Vanessa Kwan is an artist, producer, and curator with a focus on collaborative, site-specific, and cross-disciplinary practices. They are currently Director + Curator, Gallery and Exhibitions at Emily Carr University of Art + Design on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories. They have worked in artistic leadership roles since 2003, contributing to organizations such as grunt gallery, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Other Sights for Artists’ Projects, Access Gallery, Powell Street Festival, and Out On Screen. They regularly write, speak, and publish on art and culture, and since 2017 have been producing residency projects across the Pacific Rim (Vancouver, Seoul, Melbourne, and Sydney) exploring artist-led creative exchange. In addition, they have produced significant public art works including Geyser for Hillcrest Park (with Erica Stocking), Speaker A, a permanent sound installation co-created with Theatre Replacement (Maiko Yamamoto and James Long), and Curtains, an upcoming collaborative performance work.

Vanessa Kwan, 2023

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