Lydia Chai
Born 1980, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
EDUCATION >
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Elam School Of Fine Arts, New Zealand.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS >
Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award, 2010, Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Choice!, 2010, curated by Pippa Makgill, C3 Gallery, Melbourne.
Staging Miracles, 2010, with Kirsten Dryburgh, Viewfinder/Film Archive New Zealand, Auckland.
Lightweight, 2008, curated by rm103, Auckland, New Zealand.
Chin Chai, 2008, collaboration with Sharon Chin, 67 Tempinis Satu Gallery, Malaysia.
Tell Me To My Face, 2007, curated by High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Footnotes (curator), 2007, Off The Edge magazine and online (simultaneous magazine and online exhibition).
Very Big Numbers Are Scary, 2005, George Fraser Gallery, New Zealand.
Painting 404, 2004, Union Building, Auckland, New Zealand.
Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award, 2003, Waikato Museum, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Buddabing, 2003, The Gully Lounge, Auckland, New Zealand.
SOLO EXHIBITION >
Taint, 2003, +Wondermilk art gallery, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Represented by +Wondermilk Gallery in 2003.
AWARDS >
Finalist in Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award, 2003.
Finalist in Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award (formerly Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award), 2010.
OTHER PROJECTS >
Sound sculpture performance with musician Phil Dadson at Brickbay farm, Warkworth, New Zealand, 2002.
Participated in an art project organized by artist Karin Sander.
Webmaster of the Malaysian Art Database, a collection of articles on Malaysian art.
Contributing writer to Kakiseni, Off The Edge, Arteri Malaysia, New Zealand Art Monthly and Reader.
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