maxine v.chionh

ABOUT/CONTACT

soundimage@maxinevictor.com / guschima@student.gu.se

b. 1983 Singapore, artist and writer based in Sweden since 2010.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS.

  • TESTING TESTING TESTING, group show with individual presentation, Kulturhuset Bergsjön, Bergsjön, Sweden, organised by HDK Valand, 11 May – 26 May 2024.
  • TA BLADET FRÅN MUNNEN, group show with individual presentation, Blå Stället Konsthall, Angered, Sweden, 4 May – 2 June 2024.
  • TEXTIVAL LITTERATURFESTIVAL, invited group showing with collective, Qalam. Digital and audio installation, 12 June 2022.
  • THE INFINITY WALK, group presentation as part of artist residency.Organised by Kultur i Väst, Region Halland, and Kulturrådet. Satellite programme of Urban Garden Day at Kungsbacka, June 2021.
  • GIBCA EXTENDED, I Want to Believe, participating artist, group show, Gothenburg, 2017.
  • SUPERNATURAL, group show, curator Michelle Lim, Gajah Gallery, Yogjakarta, Indonesia, 2017.
  • ARTE LAGUNA Art Prize, finalist, group show, Arsenale, Venice, Italy, 2015.
  • CLANDESTINO FESTIVAL, group show, curator Edda Manga, Smedjan, Gothenburg, 2015.
  • MÅNADENS KONSTNÄR, solo exhibition, Skövde Konstmuseum, 2013.
  • GOETHE INSTITUT, Mapping Invisible Cities, curator Peter Bialobrzeski, travelogue show, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, 2008.
  • Videology, The Substation, group show, curator Urich Lau, Singapore, 2008.

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS.

  • “den tjugofemte timmen, or, the 25th hour: A Proposal,” essay in conjunction with group exhibition at Kulturhuset Bergsjön, Testing testing testing, published by HDK-Valand 2024.
  • “K som i katt,” short story commission by Gothenburg Konsthall in conjunction with Nina Bondeson’s exhibition, “Kom in sa hon – mitt rum är en storms öga”, curator Stina Edblom, published 2022.
  • “Diptych,” short story commission by Region Halland/Art Inside Out, AIO Journal Nr. 11-12, online magazine, published 2021.
  • “Dong Bong Gong,” short story commission by Borås Art Biennale, curated by Ulrika Flink, Borås, published 2021.
  • “Thick Therapy,” short story commission by Ord&Bild magazine, (in partnership with Qalam), editors-in-chief Ann Ighe and Jonatan Habib Engqvist, foreword by Johannes Anyuru, issue nr. 1: Allt vi gör med språket, published 2021.

READINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

  • GUEST AUTHOR, literary reading at Textival x Malmötxt literary festival, “Fauna”, Tomelilla Kulturhus, Skåne, 15 Apr 2023.
  • GUEST AUTHOR, literary reading at the opening ceremony of Meira Ahmemulic’s exhibition, “Utsträckt tunga”, Blå Stället, Angered, 17 Sept 2022.
  • CONFERENCE PANELIST at the conference for Network for Nordic Culture Journals: “Case studies / Best practises: Three Nordic journals which are working within the field of representation and diversity will present their work”, Bergen, Norway, 25 May 2022.
  • GUEST AUTHOR, literary reading at the opening ceremony of Nina Bondeson’s retrospective, “Utsträckt tunga”, Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, 20 May 2022.
  • GUEST AUTHOR, literary reading, PUB Poesi Nio, curator Sami Aidi, Gothenburg, 29 Oct 2021.
  • PARTICIPATING ARTIST & CO-ORGANISER, panel discussion ”Stories that cannot be told but need to be told”, Gothenburg Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) in partnership with Qalam, Västsverige mot rasism and Stadsbiblioteket Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 9 Oct 2021.
  • CLANDESTINO FESTIVAL, literary reading, invited writer, curator Mara Lee, Bottna, 2015.
  • GUEST ARTIST, panel discussion, GIBCA, invited by Loulou Cherinet as part of her process-based work ”House of Words”, curator Elvira Dyangani Ose, Röda Sten, Gothenburg, 2015.
  • SG YOUNG ARTISTS PUBLIC LECTURE, guest lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic, 2010.
  • FARM PUBLIC PRESENTATION, guest speaker/ artist, National Museum of Singapore, 2010.

EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS.

  • Centre on Global Migration and Thingstigate, University of Gothenburg, joint research internship, Summer 2024-ongoing.
  • Erasmus exchange, Blended Intensive Programme, University of Gothenburg, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow Doctoral School, Spring 2024.
  • Mångkulturellt Centrum, Botkyrka, Research internship, Spring 2024-ongoing.
  • Master of Fine Arts, University of Gothenburg HDK-Valand, 2-year full-time programme, Autumn 2023-ongoing.
  • BA Hons (First Class) in Fine Art, University of Huddersfield, UK, 2009.
  • National University of Singapore, SG, English Language and Literature, 2002 – 2004.
  • University Scholar’s Programme, 2002.
  • Ministry of Education Scholarship, 2002.

EMPLOYMENT.

  • WORKSHOP LEADER, Kulturkatalogen Väst, organised by Förvaltningen för Kulturutveckling, Västra Götaland Region, Film och Scenkonst. In collaboration with filmmaker, Vangelis Kollias. A workshop designed for schools in the Gothenburg region entitled “Migration, Memory and Language”, an exploration of these themes through the practice of creative writing and filmmaking, Gothenburg, 2023-ongoing.
  • AUTHOR, literary texts for ARtCITY, an Augmented Reality art project produced by Curious Brown, in collaboration with Gothenburg Film Studios and Rapid Images, 2022.
  • ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, Mixed Minds online artist residency during the covid pandemic, organised by Art Inside Out, Region Halland, Sweden, 2020-2021.
  • CONCERT PRODUCER, Göteborgs Alternativa Orkester, Stora Teatern, Gothenburg, 2016.
  • FESTIVAL PRODUCER, Clandestino Institute, Gothenburg and Bottna, 2015.