CV
Born in Singapore; Based in Vancouver, Canada
Education
| 2010 | Master of Fine Arts, Visual Art, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| 2008 | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), Photography Studies, Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), Toronto, ON |
Solo Exhibitions / Performances
| 2020 | Both/and: Artist-parents in conversation + a performance, Future Forum, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC (online) |
| 2019 | common wealth, Alternative Creations Studio, April 11-17, Vancouver, BC |
| 2013 | Neither/nor, Both/and, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, July 3-31, Vancouver, BC |
| 2011 | 6th Biennale Image and Imagery Conference: Silence and the Silenced, Brock University, Oct 29, St. Catharines, ON (performance) |
| 2007 | Bystander, Ryerson University School of Image Arts Gallery, Nov 19-23, Toronto, ON |
Group Exhibitions & Screenings (Selected)
| 2024 | Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen Juried Open Call 2024/25, Vancouver, BC, April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025 |
| un/tangling, un/covering, un/doing, Surrey Art Gallery, January 20 – March 17; curated by Suvi Bains | |
| 2023 | Out of Control, Strange Fellows Gallery, Vancouver, BC, October 24 – November 19 |
| The Art of Conversation, Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, September 23 – February 9, 2024; curated by Janet Wang and Amelia Epps | |
| Maternal Instinct, Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, May 18 (film screening) | |
| 2022 | Shifting Articulations of Asian-ness in Contemporary Canada, June 25 – August 7 (online); curated by Yang Lim |
| common wealth, Britannia Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, March 1 – April 1 (two-person); curated by Haruko Okano | |
| 2021 | Film and Motherhood: Experimental Shorts Program, VIVO Media Arts Centre, October 8-22, online; curated by Gabriela Aceves Sepulveda, Sarah Shamash, and prOphecy Sun |
| TELEPHONE, April 10, online | |
| 2019 | Negotiating “Asian-ness” in Canada, The Works Art and Design Festival, June 20 – July 2, Edmonton, AB; curated by Yang Lim |
| The Caress and The Sting, Britannia Art Gallery, May 1-31, Vancouver, BC (two-person); curated by Haruko Okano |
Public Projects
| 2022 | Commission for Platforms: We Are Here, Live, City of Vancouver Public Art, May 2 – July 31, Vancouver, BC |
| 2018 | Indian Summer Festival x Vancouver Art Gallery – Museum Bhavan with Dayanita Singh, July 5-15, Vancouver, BC |
| 2012-13 | City Panorama, Photo Centre NW, 4Culture and King County Metro, Seattle, WA, USA |
| 2012 | Concept development for public art commission for The Sharing Farm, City of Richmond Community Public Art Program, Richmond, BC (project cancelled) |
Artist Talks & Guest Lectures (Selected)
| 2025 | (Forthcoming) Undercurrents and Folds: Reading the Migration Library with Deanne Achong, Lois Klassen, Candie Tanaka, Tania Willard, and Clare Yow, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, March 19, 2025 (online) |
| (Forthcoming) Artist talk in CENS 202-201: Great Works of Literature from Central, Eastern and Northern Europe: Gender & Sexuality, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, March 12, 2025 | |
| 2024 | Reading the Migration Library Launch, WORD Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, September 28 |
| Reading the Migration Library: Undercurrents and Folds book launch, Centre A, Vancouver, BC, September 27 | |
| un/tangling, un/covering, un/doing artist panel, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC, February 9 | |
| 2023 | The Art of Conversation artist panel, Artists for Kids and Gordon Smith Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, November 25 |
| HK House Artists + Creators Series: Local Creatives Panel 香港屋藝術家+創作人系列, The Nest, Vancouver, BC, November 4 | |
| 2022 | Shifting Articulations of Asian-ness in Contemporary Canada, July 17 (online) |
| “Warm Line Through This Land: Roots and routes in the communal and the community” artist talk, Britannia Art Gallery, March 14 (online) | |
| “Crossing, Settling, Unsettling: Liberation, little by little” artist talk in The Ethics of Representation (SOCS 302 S031), Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, March 8 | |
| 2021 | Conversation 3: Film and Motherhood, Art Mamas and Access Gallery, October 16 (online) |
| “Work and Hope: On art-making in the spirit of love, justice, and transformation” artist talk, St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church – Artivism Series, October 13 (online) | |
| “Beyond Gold Mountain: unsettling a migration story” artist talk, Vancouver Art Gallery, February 24 (online) | |
| Hot Pot Talks with United Aunties, hosted by Vancouver Artists Labour Union Co-Operative and Love Intersections, Vancouver, BC, February 3 (online) | |
| 2020 | The Future is you and me: Edmonton Edition – Living a Creative Life, Edmonton, AB, October 24 (online) |
| 2018 | “A Quiet Resistance: Reconciling diasporic ruptures through food and readymades” artist talk in Have You Eaten Yet?: A Discussion of Food, Culture, Design & Race (HUMN 305/306), Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, May 23 & October 10 |
Bibliography & Publications (Selected)
| 2024 | Clare Yow, ac·cu·mu·la·tions, Reading the Migration Library, Light Factory Publications, ISBN 978-1-988895-32-1 |
| “The sun will always set,” Surrey Art Gallery Winter 2024 Guide, p. 18-19 (interview & artworks) | |
| 2023 | “Conversation 3: Film and Motherhood,” art/mamas: Intermedial Conversations on Art, Motherhood and Caregiving, ISBN 978-1-77749921-2 (interview) |
| Tenley Norton Brady, “In Full Colour: Clare Yow,” in An Artist and a Mother, eds. Tara Carpenter Estrada, Heidi Moller Somsen, Kaylan Buteyn, Bradford, ON, Demeter Press, ISBN 978-1-77258-428-8 (interview & artworks) | |
| 2022 | PUBLIC 64: Beyond Unsettling, editors Dr. Leah Decter and Dr. Carla Taunton (artworks & writing) |
| 2021 | 2022 MAU Calendar, Makers Artists United, Vancouver, BC (contributed writing as United Aunties) |
| Graphic History Collective, Remember | Resist | Redraw: A Radical History Poster Project, “Poster #29: Chinese students strike against segregated schools.” (Chinese-language poster) | |
| 2019 | 2019 MAU Calendar, Makers Artists United, Vancouver, BC (artworks) |
| 2018 | Michelle Blackwell, UBC Library, ”From Open Collections to Art: Local artists use UBC Collections to inspire calendar celebrating Chinatown’s history,” November 16 |
| Living Hyphen, Entrances and Exits, Markham, ON, Mimsys (personal essay) | |
| 2016 | The Express Tribune, “Tip of my tongue: Navigating the silences of being Chinese and female,” April 8 |
| 2010 | Clare Yow, “A Question of Priorities: Unmapping Through a Diasporic Femininity,” University of British Columbia Master of Fine Arts – Visual Art thesis |
Professional Experience (Selected)
| 2020+ | Co-founder & Artistic Lead, United Aunties Arts Association, Vancouver, BC |
| 2021+ | Board Director & Treasurer, Vancouver Status of Women, Vancouver, BC |
| 2023 | Exhibition Juror, New & Emerging, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC |
| 2020 | Organizer, Both/and: Artist-parents in conversation + a performance, Future Forum, Vancouver, BC |
| 2017 | Selection Panelist, City of Richmond Public Art, Richmond, BC |
| 2016 | Direction for Chinese Vaginies by Natalie Gan, Walk the Walk: National Festival of Asian Canadian Women, fu-GEN Theatre Company, June 17, Toronto, ON |
| 2014-15 | Board Director, Cinevolution Media Arts Society, Richmond, BC |
Achievements
| 2023 | BC Arts Council – Individual Visual Arts Award |
| 2021 | Canada Council for the Arts “Sector Innovation and Development, Supporting Artistic Practice” Grant – joint application with The Future Network (for United Aunties Arts Association) |
| 2020 | British Columbia Arts Council Microgrant |
| 2010 | UBC Go Global International Learning Programs Award |
| 2009-10 | SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship |
| 2008 | UBC Faculty of Arts Graduate Student Initiative Award |
| SNAP!Star TD Award | |
| 2007 | 8 Elm Photo/Video Award |
Fundraisers (Selected)
| 2024 | Art Auction Fundraiser (Help Karam’s Family Escape Gaza), Vancouver, BC, May 4 |
| 2021/23 | Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Vancouver, BC, June 2 – July 5 |
| Firecracker, Centre A, Vancouver, BC, January-February (online) | |
| 2017 | 20th Anniversary Gala, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC office, Vancouver, BC, Oct 19 |
| 2016 | XXV: Annual Auction Fundraiser, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC, November 19 |
| BLOOM: Ink, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Burnaby, BC, May 17-28 |