Vanessa Kwan

Vanessa Kwan is an art curator and artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Early life and education

Kwan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland.[2] They graduated from Emily Carr University in 2004.[3]

Career

Kwan worked at the Richmond Art Gallery, British Columbia and the Vancouver Art Gallery early in their career.[4] Kwan created Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver, a public art work for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5] In 2013, Kwan created an interactive piece which was temporarily sited at the Bob Prittie Burnaby Public Library.[6]

In 2014, they became curator of the grunt gallery until 2019 when they became program director.[7] As a curator, Kwan stated that their goal was to produce "artist projects that engage with the community, are site-specific, and are generally not situated inside the gallery."[8]

In 2017, Kwan completed a post residency in Visual + Digital Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Calgary, and received the Post Residency Award from the Banff Centre for Residency.[9]

In 2022, they became director and curator of the Libby Leshgold Gallery at Emily Carr University (ECU).[7]

References

1. "New public art works that engage the senses coming to Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
2. "Vanessa Kwan". vucavu.com. VUCAVU. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "Vanessa Kwan Fosters Potential for Boundless New Worlds". www.ecuad.ca. ECU. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
4. "Something about Love | Richmond Art Gallery | Richmond, BC, Canada". www.richmondartgallery.org. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
5. "Geyser for Hillcrest Park makes invisible water systems visible—and playful". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
6. "KIOSK". www.burnaby.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
7. "Vanessa Kwan Named Director + Curator of the Libby Leshgold Gallery at Emily Carr University". www.ecuad.ca. ECU. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
8. Argueta, Fiorela (2018). "A Conversation With A Curator". CiTR Discorder Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
9. "Post Residency Award". banffcentre.ca. 9 March 2018.