British Born Chinese Lesbian - Portfolio

Biography.

Amy Cham

Currently working as Project Coordinator for the re:thread exhibition with the artist Wu Mali in Blackburn, and also as Digital Arts Manager at Community Arts Northwest in Manchester.

Work:

2005-2006. C21 Outreach Coordinator, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - Blackburn.

2004-2005. Learning Coordinator, Chinese Arts Centre - Manchester

Education & Training:

2004. MA Art as Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University - Manchester.
2002. BA (hons) Film Studies and Visual Arts: First Class Classification, Cumbria Institute of the Arts - Carlisle, Cumbria.

Exhibitions:

2006. Queer Cymru, Assembly (installation), Chapter Arts Centre - Cardiff.

2005. Suite Open Studio, Suite - Salford.

2005. Region (group show), Piccadilly One - Manchester.

2004. Chix Stix (video), Exposures Film festival - Manchester.

2004. Big Sister (installation), Chinese Arts Centre – Manchester.

2004. Freefall (solo show), Chinese Arts Centre – Manchester.

2002. Mirrors II (installation), Gregson Arts and Community Centre - Lancaster.

2002. 31 Degrees (group show), Cumbria Institute of the Arts - Carlisle.
2002. Frenetic (happening), Gregson Arts and Community Centre - Lancaster.
2001. Seconds Out (group show), Cumbria Institute of the Arts - Carlisle.
2000. Filmspace (happening), Retail space – Carlisle.

Projects:

2003-Present. British Born Chinese Lesbian, Artist/Project coordinator/Website designer and web-mistress.

2003-2004. Conflict in the Northwest, Collaborative Project between Artists and Civil Engineers - Manchester. Project managed by Dr Andrew Gale (UMIST) and David Haley (MMU).

Residencies:

2004. Artist in Residence, Chinese Arts Centre – Manchester.

Awards:

2003. Arts and Humanities Research Board award for Postgraduate Study.

Publications:

2004. Amy Cham’s Guide on How to Come Out to Your Chinese Mother, Cover Magazine (distributed in Hong Kong and Sydney), and BBC Manchester online.

Talks:

2004. Artist Talk, Chinese Arts Centre – Manchester

2004. Part of a panellist of speakers discussing ‘Who is the Greatest Chinese Artist’, National Portrait Gallery - London.

Reviews:

8/2005. Art Asia Pacific, Christopher Y. Lew

9/2004. BBC Manchester online, Richard Fair