Yuk King Tan

Yuk King Tan (Chinese: 陳玉瓊, born 1971) is an Australian-born Chinese-New Zealand artist.[1] Her work is held in the permanent collections of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2][3]

Tan was born in Australia in 1971 and grew up in New Zealand. She graduated from Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts in 1993. Tan works with video as well as creating installations from commonly found objects.[4][5]

Her work has been included in the exhibitions 'Remember New Zealand', 26 Bienial de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo; 'Centre of Attraction', the 8th Baltic Triennial, Lithuania; 'Telecom Prospect 2001: New Art New Zealand', City Gallery Wellington; 'Flight Patterns', Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and 'Toi Toi Toi', Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland and Museum Fridericianum, Kassel. She has held artists residencies at the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Aachen; Artspace Sydney; and Camden Arts Centre, London.[6]

In 2005 Tan moved from Auckland to Hong Kong; later the same year she presented her first solo installation in Wellington at City Gallery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "澳洲藝術展呈現亞裔創作動力". 太陽報 (in Chinese). 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Yuk King Tan". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. ↑ "ArtAsiaPacific: The Limit Of Visibility Yuk King Tan And Chow Chun Fai". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. ↑ "ARTSPACE - Yuk King Tan". www.artspace.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  6. 1 2 "Yuk King Tan Creates Site-Specific Work | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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