Approved: 04.10.2007

Eric Fong

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Approved: 04.10.2007
 

Artist Statement

CV & Education

Qualifications and training 2001 - MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London 2000 - BFA (Honours), York University, Toronto Solo exhibitions 2009 - Seeing Beyond, APT Gallery, London, UK 2009 - Seeing Beyond, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK Group exhibitions 2011 - Saltburn Film Festival, Saltburn Arts, Saltburn by the Sea, UK 2011 - The London Group Open (selected by Jenni Lomax, Director of Camden Arts Centre, and William Feaver, writer and art critic), Cello Factory, London, UK 2011 - Time is Love International Video Art Exhibition , touring multiple cities, Sint-Lukas Gallery, Brussels, Belgium; Kulter Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Espace apART, Guangzhou, China; Bildetage Gallery, Vienna, Austria 2009 - Final Cut short film screenings, Komedia, Brighton Festival, Brighton, UK 2008 - 700IS, International Experimental Film & Video Festival, Egilsstadir, Iceland 2008 - Experimental Shorts, Tenderpixel Gallery, London, UK 2008 - International Short Film Festival For Films by Artists, Gstaadfilm Festival, Gstaad, Switzerland 2008 - Video Art screening, Art-Claims-Impulse Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2008 - Video Screening programme, Stroud Valley Artspace, Stroud, UK 2007 - Behind Closed Doors, The Lightbox Gallery and Museum, Woking, UK 2007 - Buffalo 07, Black & Asian Film Festival, London, UK 2007 - Creekside Open (selected by Victoria Miro), APT Gallery, London, UK 2007 - East End Film Festival, London, UK 2007 - Future Shorts Film Festival, London, UK 2007 - Slack Video , Hull International Short Film Festival, Hull, UK 2006 - Body Navigation international contemporary arts festival, Elagin Island Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia 2006 - China Connections, Riverside Studios, London, UK 2006 - Cinecity, Brighton Film Festival, Brighton, UK 2006 - Field of Vision, Beijing New Art Projects, Beijing, China 2006 - Gstaadfilm Festival, Gstaad, Switzerland 2006 - Routes & Remedies, Asia House, London, Uk 2006 - Saison Video, Lille, France 2006 - Unnatural Selection, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Shrewsbury, UK 2005 - After Hiroshima, Brunei Gallery, School of African & Oriental Studies, London, UK 2005 - Big Screen Programme, Cornerhouse/BBC, Exchange Square, Manchester, UK 2005 - Imaginaria International Short Film Festival, Conversano, Italy 2005 - Simultan International Video/Sound Festival, Timisoara, Romania 2005 - Super Shorts Film Festival (UK tour) 2005 - VAD Video and Digital Arts International Festival, Girona, Spain 2005 - Video Showcase, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2004 - EAST International, Norwich Gallery, Norwich, UK 2004 - Pilot:1 International Art Forum, Old Limehouse Town Hall, London 2004 - Progress, Spital Square Art Space, London, UK 2003 - Remembering the Present, Centre for Arts Education, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK 2002 - Atoms in the Family , International 3 Gallery, Manchester, UK Live/Performance 2004 - Breathe - Live art events, Bow Festival, London, UK Residencies 2009 - Mental Health residency , Springfield Hospital, London, UK 2006 - Artist Links, British Council and Arts Council England, Shanghai, China 2004 - Breathe , Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK 2003 - Dementia & Art, Age Concern Kensington & Chelsea, London, UK Public commissions 2009 - Public art commission, SW London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, London, UK 2007 - Film commission, The Lightbox Gallery and Museum, Woking, UK Competitions, prizes and awards 2008 - Visual arts grant, Arts Council England , UK 2007 - Creekside Open exhibition prize , awarded by Victoria Miro, APT Gallery, London, UK Other 2004 - Permanent collection, Arts Council England, UK