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Education

2020-2022

2015-2018

  • Bachelors of Fine Arts
  • Sint Lucas School of Arts and Design, Antwerp
  • Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London (1 year exchange)

2009-2011

  • Intl Bachelor of Communication & Media
  • Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam
  • University of Sydney (6 months exchange)

Selected (group)shows

2023

  • TENT, Rotterdam, Dolf Henkes Prijs groupshow. WINNER of the Dolf Henkes Prijs 2023.
  • Cemeti Institute for Art & Society, 'Artist-In-Residence Period April-June' a duo show with Arif Furqan, curated by Doni Ahmad. (installation and performance) as the result of our 3 month residency in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Public event: Gelar Tikar (Rolling out the Mat) with Yoga Efendi.
  • Radiant Nights 7, curated by Please Add Color, De Singel, Antwerpen
  • Your Heart is a Window to Another World, Gemaal op Zuid (solo)
  • Rib, Rotterdam. Residency.

2022

  • there, there, curated by Roy Voragen, Greylight Projects, Heerlen
  • PERFORMANCE: Graduation Programs, Piet Zwart Master of Fine Art, Kunstinstituut Melly
  • This is Reality - And it was but one chat away, Showroom MAMA, UBIK and Slash Gallery
  • Must Be Living Twice, curated by Shimmer, Venice Biennale, Venice
  • Where is my karaoke? Still we sing curated by Sarnt Utamachote, D21 kunstraum, Leipzig

2021

  • Play and the Post Peak, curated by Jerome., Tameside Industrial Estate, London

2020

  • Malick, Camille and Jannat, Rotterdam-West

2019

  • Arts SU Spotlight Exhibition, Central Saint Martins, London
  • The Babylonians @ The Railway, Railway Tavern, London (curator)
  • Link-Up Motive, David Hockney Gallery, London
  • Live: Contract with the Skin, Raven Row, London
  • The Age of New Babylon, Lethaby Gallery, Chelsea College of the Arts (co-curator)

2018

  • Normal to Dissent, Lethaby Gallery, London
  • Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London
  • _ Space, Central Saint Martins, London

2017

  • MTV Breaks, MTV Studios, London
  • Champ d’Action, deSingel, Antwerp
  • The Mind is a Muscle, Extra City, Antwerp

Artist Talks, Lecture-Performances, Workshops

2023

  • Hoe leef je verder na een groot verlies? Missen als een ronde vorm. Lecture-performance. de Balie, Amsterdam
  • Waag Future Talks: van inspiratie naar systeemverandering. Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
  • Art Tour. TENT/RIB/Gemaal op Zuid.
  • Make time for happy moments, performance-lecture at closing of Taring Padi show at Framer Framed
  • Walking into the Future Blind, Opening performance at groupshow Dolf Henkes Award, TENT, Rotterdam
  • Your Heart is a window to Another World, lecture performance at Ufer Studios, Berlin
  • Make time for happy moments, opening performance at solo show 'Your Heart is a Window to Another World' at Gemaal op Zuid (forthcoming)
  • Experiencing Sonic Synchronization (workshop) at Rib, Rotterdam, with Steven Maybury and Junghun Kim
  • Arkon Nas Jogja (opening performance) at duo show with Arif Furqan, Cemeti Institute for Arts and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Gelar Tikar (Rolling Out the Mat) with Yoga Efendi, Cemeti Institute for Arts and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Masters Research Awards, Willem de Kooning Academie, Hogeschool Rotterdam (Winner)
  • DarkMatter Reflections #4, Worm, Rotterdam (reading)
  • Radiant Nights 7, curated by Please Add Color, De Singel, Antwerp (lecture performance)

2022

  • Willem de Kooning Academie, Hogeschool Rotterdam (workshop)
  • Decolonial Futures, Framer Framed, Amsterdam (workshop)

2021

  • Perspective Lectures, Camberwell University of the Arts, London (artist lecture)
  • What does diversity mean if white curators are still at the centre? Het Research Atelier, De Wasserij, Rotterdam (talk)

2019

  • Art and Decolonization: Afterall MASP Symposium, Central Saint Martins, London (panel)
  • The Beauty of Difference, Bush Theatre, London (artist talk)
  • The Conch, cur. Cédric Fauq, South London Gallery, London (artist talk)

Residencies

2023

2022

  • Research Associate, The Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation, London, UK

2018

  • The Age of New Babylon, SU space, Chelsea College of the Arts, London
  • Digression, the Calthorpe Project, London, UK

2017

  • Champ d’Action Labo #6, deSingel, Antwerp, BE
  • The Mind is a Muscle (ROSAS), Extra City, Antwerp,

Awards/Grants

2023

2020

  • Granted Co-Lab funding and associate researcher residency by TrAIN

2019

  • Selected to participate in Bootcamp Live, by Bootstrap Charity, Hackney
  • Granted funding by Agents of Creative Change to develop creative pilot programme for ex-care leavers with Element Creative, Battersea Arts Centre and Kings College London

2018

  • The Age of New Babylon exhibition proposal, Central Saint Martins

2017

  • Selected as one of the four painters for MTV Breaks, London, UK

2011

  • Best Pitch, Symposium o/t Student-Assistant Research, Erasmus University

Media

2023

2022

  • Review: Rapport: Decolonial Futures Winter School, Framer Framed
  • Graduation Shows 2022 - Piet Zwart Instituut, Metropolis M, NL

2019

  • Essay: Curating for the Age of Blackness, Cédric Fauq, Mousse Magazine 66

2018

  • Press: Interview on Sink.Sexy. 27/10/2018. London, UK
  • Press: Interview: The Age of New Babylon. Central Saint Martins, London, UK
  • Radio: Songs from South East Asia. 11/04/2018. School of Oriental and African Studies radio, University of London, London, UK.

Publications

2023

2022

  • Dear Micah..., Fine Arts Master Thesis, Piet Zwart Instituut, Rotterdam, NL

2021

  • sathu.studio, Piet Zwart Instituut, Rotterdam.NL - password: sathu3
  • Interview with Otobong Nkanga, TIM magazine, Antwerp, BE
  • Diversity and anti-racism interim rapport for a-n The Artists Information Company - London, UK

2019

  • Decolonise the Arts Curriculum zine 2, Arts SU, University of Arts London, UK

2018

  • What can An Viet be to me? Indigo Magazine 1st ed, London, UK
  • Decolonise the Arts Curriculum zine 1, Arts SU, University of Arts London, UK

Music Shows

2022

  • Crazy Sexy Cool, Zuiderpark Rotterdam, NL
  • Museumnacht, Boijmans Hillevliet, Rotterdam, NL
  • Where is my karaoke? Still we sing curated by Sarnt Utamachote, D21 kunstraum, Leipzig (mix)

2020

  • LovestruckFM ep 1 + 2, Operator Radio, Rotterdam
  • Afro Caribbean Society, Chelsea College of the Arts, University of Arts London
  • Hiphop Soul, Junction House, London, UK
  • Gyfa fundraiser, Dalston Den, London, UK
  • Try Dancing, Royal College of the Arts, London, UK

2019

  • Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, London, UK
  • Release XXI SDS Fundraiser Party SOAS Detainee Support, Arcola Theatre
  • Hip Hop Soul, ILiveUK Radio, Tottenham, London, UK
  • Golden Youth Football Academy Charity Fundraising Diner, Slugs and Lettuce
  • Black History Month End Celebration, London College of Communication
  • The Artist Dining Room – Faith Ringgolds, Guest Projects, London, UK
  • The State of Things, Copeland Gallery, London, UK
  • Brixton Precision, Hootannany, London, UK
  • Afro Caribbean Society, Chelsea College of the Arts, University of Arts London
  • Nostalgia Live, Dalston Roof Park, London, UK - co-organizer
  • Chinabot, SET Dalston, London, UK
  • Fetari, The Jago, London, UK

2018

  • Chinabot present Songkran Khmer New Year, Glove That Fits, London, UK
  • Mental Maps launch, Glove That Fits / London, UK
  • Chinabot, Cafe Oto / London, UK

2014-2017

  • Chinabot present Songkran Khmer New Year, Glove That Fits, London, UK
  • NEKTAR, Born in Antwerp + B a g g e r club / Antwerp, BE
  • Ik Dans de Roamvong, Popcorner, Breda, NL - curator
  • Made in Cambodia, Lightbox, Kampot, KH

Youth Work

2018-2020

  • Workshop Assistant, Spid Theatre, Kensal House, Ladbroke Grove, London, UK
  • Freelance Facilitator, Element Creative, Tate Britain and White Chapel Gallery, London, UK
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