susan pui san lok
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1997 - present
PhD Fine Art (Practice & Theory)
with Aavaa (African & Asian Visual Artists Archive) University of East London
1996
MA Feminism & the Visual Arts (Distinction)
University of Leeds
1994
BA Hons Fine Art (First)
Bretton Hall College University of Leeds
Solo Shows
2000
FCHKUK Stuff Gallery, London
Lean To East London Gallery, University of East London
1998
Retrospectre / Un- (part 6) Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
Group Shows
2005
Leeds-Hangzhou Exchange Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery
& Hangzhou Fine Art Academy, China (forthcoming)
2004
Country of Origin Douglas F Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, U.S. (forthcoming)
Cruel / Loving Bodies Taikang Museum, Shanghai; Para/Site, Hong Kong (forthcoming)
2003
Homelands: In and Out of Middle England Spacex Gallery, Exeter
False Impressions? University of Essex Gallery, Colchester
The Translator's Notes Café Gallery Projects, London
2002
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith: A Night of Video The Central Space, London
Big Screen in Little China Home GMI Screen, London
2001
Drawing the Central Space (performance & installation)The Central Space, London
New Releases: An International Survey of Recent Works On Video Gallery 4A & Art Gallery New South Wales, Australia
2000
Shanghai Art Fair Shanghai Mart, Shanghai, China
Test Lab Anarchy Arthrob & Fabric Live, Fabric, London
1999
.com/and/see & bibliomania Global Cafe, London
Matrix 4 Lethaby Gallery, Central St. Martin's, London
Cities On The Move Hayward Gallery, London
1998
DEAL 198 Gallery, London
Number Six TS2K, London
1997
Un- (prose-fiction-pose-friction) (performance) Cornerhouse, Manchester
Domus: North & South Private Residences, York & London
A World of Difference Epping Forest District Museum
A Company of Strangers Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery
Another Province: Contemporary Chinese Arts Watermans Arts Centre, London, Brewery Arts Centre, Gloucester
1996
Box This Turnpike Gallery, Leigh
1995
Yorkshire & Humberside Women's Open Bradford Gallery
Box Walsall Museum & Art Gallery
1994
South Yorkshire / BT Open (1st Prize) Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
Employment
2002-present
Project Research Officer Globalising Art, Architecture & Design History Project
Department of Visual Culture & Media, Middlesex University
2002-present
Visiting Lecturer Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design
2003
Visiting Lecturer Winchester School of Art
2002-2003
Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee Member Arts Council England
2001
Visiting Lecturer Summer School, Courtauld Institute, University of London
Visiting Lecturer Goldsmiths College, University of London
2000-2001
Visiting Lecturer Dept. of Visual Culture & Media, Middlesex University
2000
Visual Arts Advisor London Arts, London
Visiting Lecturer Royal College of Art, London
Digital Art Workshop Leader 'Our World Tomorrow' Festival St. Joseph's R.C. Primary School, London and London Print Studio
1999- present
Exhibition Selection Panel Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester
1998-2000
Visiting Lecturer School of Art & Visual Theory, University of East London
1998
Workshop Leader 'Family Histories' Schools Project 198 Gallery, London
St.Martin's Girls' Secondary School, London & Stockwell Park High, London
'DEAL' Workshops 198 Gallery, London
Conferences / Events
2003
Artist as Researcher Symposium Speaker Goldsmiths College, London
CAA (College Art Association) 91st Annual Conference New York, U.S.
2002
BCAA (British Chinese Artists Association) Artists' Corner Artist's Talk The Photographers' Gallery, London
Contemporary Chinese Art in the International Arena Conference Session Chair and Speaker British Museum
PIDGIN: interrupted transmission Gallery Talk Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
2001
Shades of Black Conference Speaker Duke University, N.C., U.S.A
2000
A Dirty Space? Panelist inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts), London
1999
Shades of Black: Assembling the Eighties Forum University of East London
Matrix 4 Conference Speaker Central St. Martin's School of Art, London
Empire & I Discussion Panelist Pitshanger Manor & Gallery, London
1998
Vindaloo & Chips Discussion Panelist inIVA, London
A New Vocabulary for Chinese Arts? Seminar Speaker The Place, London
DEAL Discussion Panel Organiser & Artist's Talks 198 Gallery, London
AAIAD (Advisors & Inspectors of Art & Design)
Conference Speaker Nelson Dock, London
Identities: AAH (Association of Art Historians) Annual Conference
Session Speaker University of Plymouth, Exeter
1997
Rose Finn-Kelcey Gallery Talk Camden Arts Centre, London
A World of Difference Artist's Talk Epping Forest District Museum
Publications
Forthcoming
Discerning Translation eds. Joanne Morra, Mieke Bal, chapter contribution
Art Education: Explorations in Identity, Power and Regulation eds. Paul Dash, Dennis Atkinson, chapter contribution (Trentham Books, date tbc)
Shades of Black: Assembling the Eighties chapter contribution (London: inIVA, date tbc)
'Cruel / Loving Bodies' exhibition catalogue essay Cruel / Loving Bodies (Hong Kong: Para/Site, 2004)
2003
'A - Y (Entries for an Inventionry of Dented 'I's)' essay Third Text (forthcoming)
2002
UA2 4 CD book set compilation of artists' soundworks, contributing artist (London: Underwood Audio)
'Inglorious Food' exh. catalogue essay Anthony Key (Bristol: Eddie Chambers)
'Towards a Chinese British Isles, A Round Trip or 3333, Point 3 to Infinity: On Mileage and 'British-Chinese' art' http://www.chinese-art.com vol. 5, no. 1 (guest editor)
'PIDGIN: interrupted transmission' review Third Text no. 59
2001
'Trinh T. Minh-ha: Cinema Interval' book review Parallax no. 19
2000
DEAL exhibition catalogue (London: BCWA)
'Tailing TRACE/Y: The Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art' review Third Text no. 49
1999
'Staging / Translating: Surname Viet Given Name Nam' essay Third Text no. 46
'Anthony Key' exhibition catalogue essay Empire & I (London: Terra Incognita)
Selected Reviews & Reproductions
2003
'The Translator's Notes' Sajid Rizvi Eastern Art Report no. 48
'The Translator's Notes' Sara Harrison Art Monthly no. 266
2002
'Elements of Drawing Blind' Julian Stallabrass www.chinese-art.com vol. 5, no.1
'Contemporary Chinese Arts in the International Arena' Anthony Leung Ming Pao Monthly (Hong Kong) June issue
2000
'Ethnicities On The Move' Diana Yeh Critical Quarterly vol. 42, no.2
'DEAL' book review Mark Hooper i-D July no.199
1998
'Chinese Art, Manchester Style' Robert Preece Asian Art News Autumn no.
'Susan Pui San Lok and Mayling To' Paul O'Kane Third Text no.44
'97 Proofs (detail)' (reproduction) Art Review July / August
'Gallery Week' Kate Mikhail The Independent 21 July
'Galleries: Choice' Helen Sumptor Hot Tickets 25 June
'Dragon Rising' Imran Khan 2nd Generation issue 7
New Art CD Rom (London: Pink Ink Publishing)
Number Six CD Rom (limited edition)
1997
'Dissolving Identities...' Hannah Barker Flux (Manchester) no.4
'Retrospectre' Martin Vincent City Life (Manchester) no.343
'Stating One Thing But Doing Another' Urzsula Szulakowska Make no.77
'Distances, Dissonance & Diversity: Chinese Artists in Britain' Sajiid Rizvi Eastern Art Report vol. 4, no.4