Chum CHANVEASNA

Profile

Born in 1982 Graduated from National University of Management in 2004.

Recent 5 main activities (personal exhibitions, group exhibitions, concerts) are

- (forthcoming) Mutural Unknow, 2017, Nationa Gallery of Indonesia

- FIELDS: on Attachements and Unknows, 2017, SA SA BASSAC

- CuratorsLAB, 2015-2017, Indonesia-Germany-Thailand

- Open studio of two artists from Sa Sa Art Projects's Contemporary Art Class, 2016, SA SA BASSAC

- Futurographie: Cambodia-USA-France, 2016, SA SA BASSAC

I have been working in the arts since 2006, first as a Company Manager for Cambodia's leading independent dance company, Khmer Arts Ensemble, and since 2013 with Cambodia's leading contemporary art gallery and reading room, SA SA BASSAC as Gallery Manager/Curatorial Assistant. In 2017 I become an independent arts manager, curator and project manager of Khvay Samnang who is one of Cambodia's leading visual art in Cambodia. I was curating open studio of two artists from Sa Sa Art Projects's Contemporary Art Class, SA SA BASSAC, Phnom Penh; co-curating Futurographies: Cambodia-USA-France, SA SA BASSAC, Phnom Penh, 2016. I have participated in numerous prestigious national and international programs for professional development, including: documenta 14 as artist assistant, Athens, Greece, 2017; CuratorsLAB with Goethe-Institut, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2015-2017; FIELDS: on attachement + unknow, SA SA BASSAC, Phnom Penh, 2017; Dislocations: Remapping Art Histories, Tate Modern, London, 2015; Cambodian Living Arts Fellowship during Season of Cambodia Festival, New York City, 2013; Fellowship with International Society for the Performing Arts in New York City, 2012; Asia Europe Foundation's Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Singapore, 2011; and International Arts Management Fellowship Program for Arts Managers at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, 2010.

About works / performance

Participate in "FIELDS- on Attachements and Unknown", Organized by SA SA BASSAC, 2017

Project manager of Khvay Samanng, documenta 14, EMST, Athens, Greece, 2017

Participate in "CuratorsLAB", Goethe Institut, 2015-2017, Photo by Fabian Schoeneich

Curated open studio for two artists from Sa Sa Art Project's Contemporary Art Class at SA SA BASSAC, 2016, Photo by Prum Ero

Co-curated, "Futurographies- Cambodia-USA-France", SA SA BASSAC, Phnom Penh, 2016

Participate in "Dislocations- Remapping Art Histories", Tate Modern, London, 2015