About me
Cultural professional with extensive experience managing and administering international grant funded art programmes and overseeing production of art exhibitions and events.
Projects
- A Distinct OrderThis curatorial project presents a dialogue between UK and Malaysia in articulating the challenges of reimagining the eminence of plurality in ‘Order’. The central idea of Order addresses the necessity for predictability, or control over reality. While effort of such governance is most obvious through the routine lives of subjects regulated by certain authority, such reality also presents a brutally objective world in which anything, or anyone found at direct odds with what is accepted being cir
- The Uncertain KingdomA film programme showcasing a selection of films from The Uncertain Kingdom — a collection of short films commissioned to capture a snapshot of the United Kingdom in 2020, as seen by visionary filmmakers — as well as an accompanying panel discussion with Nadia Denton, Badrul Hisham Ismail and Deborah Germaine Augustin, drawing parallels between Malaysia and the UK on some of the themes explored in the films.
- Hsu Che-Yu: Three Episodes of Mourning ExerciseThree Episodes of Mourning Exercises by Taiwanese video artist Hsu Che-Yu, is presented in collaboration with the Han Nefkens Foundation. The artist, whose practice focuses on the research and revisiting of historical moments, as well as the reconstruction of private and collective memories, was the winner of the Han Nefkens Foundation – Loop Barcelona Video Art Award Production in 2020. The Award aims to increase contemporary artistic production in the video art field by supporting artists of A
- Timoteus Anggawan Kusno: PhantomsThe "Phantoms" video series is an artistic endeavor that comprises two complementary moving-image works, Reversal and Terra Incognita. Both of these works share the same Indonesian title, "Luka dan Bisa Kubawa Berlari." The videos are the outcome of Timoteus Anggawan Kusno winning the Han Nefkens Foundation - Loop Barcelona Video Art Production Grant 2021, in collaboration with Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona; Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing; MoCA Taipei; ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur; Centre d'Art C
- Nirmala Dutt: StatementsNirmala Dutt (1941–2016) cuts a sharp and unusual figure in Malaysian art history. She was one of very few women artists in her generation to forge and sustain a practice and presence in the local art scene, and gain recognition beyond. While she preferred not to refer explicitly to gender as a framework, her works addressing social injustice and the atrocities of war highlighted most of all the suffering of women, and children. She was a stridently political artist whose work consistently sp
- lift the tikar!lift the tikar! presents works by Yee I-Lann made in collaboration with Dusun and Murut weavers from Keningau in inland Sabah and Bajau Sama DiLaut weavers on Pulau Omadal in Semporna on the border of the Sulu and Celebes seas, as well as dancers and film-makers based, like herself, in Kota Kinabalu. The collaborations themselves have been a process of weaving – of different visual languages, art histories, stories, philosophies, economies, geographies – to see what could be found together from
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Work history
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Project AssistantILHAM
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFreelance
- Controls timelines and manages production of exhibitions involving multinational stakeholders, including, Hsu Che-Yu: Three Episodes of Mourning Exercise, Timoteus Anggawan Kusno: Phantoms, Nirmala Dutt: Statements, lift the tikar!, Dream of the Day and ILHAM Art Show 2022.
- Supervises project contractors, art handlers and shippers, and liaises with artists and lenders on logistical matters.
- Manages fulfilment of domestic and international shipping of artworks for exhibitions, ensuring adherence to strict standards for art handling.
Arts Programmes OfficerBritish Council
- Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFull Time
- Conceptualised and delivered A Distinct Order and The Uncertain Kingdom, cross-cultural art programmes with international participation, garnering features in national press and positive viewer ratings. Managed and optimised all aspects of project delivery, including financial administration, monitoring and evaluation, information governance, communications, technology and accessibility, and ensured compliance with corporate policies.
- Streamlined work flows by managing records in accordance with corporate guidelines and by shifting manual email marketing practice to Campaign Monitor for more efficient and engaging communications, overall reducing team delivery lead times and increasing impact and compliance.
- Assisted the Global Online Support Hub during a temporary redeployment, following pandemic-related organisational restructuring. Upskilled to provide online customer relations support in this role.
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Skills
- Project Management
- Budget Management
- Administration
- Project Co-ordination
- Communication
- Relationship Management
- Building Relationships
- Project Delivery
- Project Support
- Exhibition Organisation
Education
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Bachelor of ScienceCity, University of London
- London, United Kingdom