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Venus is a curator committed to bridging artistic practices with a social perspective. Her ongoing research unpacks the poetics and politics of everyday life, seeking resilience in relational existence.

 

She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a master’s in Cultural Management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2024, she was selected for the Gwangju Biennale Academy International Curator Course. Her experience encompasses curating “It’s Stuffy Here” (2023), “Transcending the Days” (2022), and the “Re-imagining Home” VR tour (2021) at the 18th Street Arts Center in Los Angeles. As a columnist and writer, her articles have been published in Friday Mingpao and various media outlets, with two of her texts archived in the “Hong Kong Oral History Reference Resources” at the Hong Kong Public Libraries.

Awards

2024

Curator, Anchoring The Presence, CREATORS FOR TOMORROW, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2020

Awardee, Local Arts Administration Scholarships, The Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong

2018

Archive of “Hong Kong Oral History, Reference Resources”, Hong Kong Public Libraries, Hong Kong

Education

2014

Bachelor of Social Science (Hon) in Communication (Journalism), Hong Kong Baptist University

2022

Master programme in cultural management, dean's list, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Residency & Training

2024

Gwangju Biennale Academy 2024 International Curator Course, 15th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea

Curatorship - Exhibition & Initiative

2025

Fatigue Lunch, food and art workshop, Liquid Dood, ADC ArtSpace, Hong Kong

2025

Anchoring The Presence, exhibition, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2024

As Far As I Remembered, documentary and screening, Gwangju Biennale Academy 2024 International Curator Course, Gwangju Biennale Foundation, South Korea

2023

WeView Project, dialogue and educational programme for art critique, ACO, Hong Kong

2023

It's Stuffy Here, group exhibition, supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Wure Area, Hong Kong

2022

Re:imagining Home, VR exhibition, 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles

2022

Transcending The Days, Leung Kam-Wa’s solo exhibition, Form Society, Hong Kong

2022

Salute to a Palm Tree, Peggy Kuo’s solo exhibition, 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles

2021

Hong Kong Literature/Sound, multidisciplinary performance, Wure Area, Hong Kong

2021

Dine With Poems (10 sessions), various art spaces, Hong Kong

Involvement

Since 2023

Founder, Shychat Art, online platform for art critic, discussions and dialogue

Since 2020

Columnist, Ming Pao Arts and Cultural Section, regular art critique column, leading Chinese newspaper, Hong Kong

2024

Critic, I Don’t Know How to Love You Teach Me to Love, group exhibition, Das Esszimmer, Bonn, Germany

2024

Peer, Peer-to-peer Feedback Sessions, collective critique section inspired by The DasArts Feedback method and Critical Response Process, in combination with principles of Nonviolent Communication, The Balcony, The Hague, The Netherlands

2024

Collaborator, Shadows In My House, curatorial project, Wure Area, Hong Kong

2023

Writer, Damp Heat, first edition, bilingual magazine, Hong Kong

2023

Guest Writer, Gazing at Trees, Reflecting on Urban and Mental images, catalog of Whispering Canopies, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong

2022

Coordinator, Chatting as an endeavour - Community engagement projects showcase x Book exhibition on Peace Studies, community project, Form Society, Hong Kong

2022

Host, I KNOW KUNG FU by Rex Koo, book launching and post-screening artist talk, Hong Kong Arts Centre

2022

Curatorial assistant, Memory Has No Return, duo exhibition of Natalie Chu Lok Ting and Harrison Tso Cheuk Yim, Hong Kong

Artistic Practice

2023

Inherited, live performance happenings, FURNACE#1, Tai Po Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2022

Storiesss, online group showcase, Mist Gallery, Hong Kong

2021

Hong Kong Literature/Sound, multidisciplinary performance, Wure Area, Hong Kong

2020

The Situation of Learning II, showcase of lecture performance and documentation, Foo Tak Building, Hong Kong

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