Will Pham
An Viet (Well Settled), 2018
Single-channel installation, HD Video, Stereo Sound, 20 mins
CV
will@willpham.co.uk
Born in London, United Kingdom, 1990.
Education
Postgraduate Fine Art, Royal Academy of Art, London, 2018
BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, 2013
Exchange, Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada, 2012
Foundation Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, 2010
Selected Exhibitions and Presentations
2019
Lien Viet Housing commission, London, UK (forthcoming)
Turf Projects commission (solo), London, UK (forthcoming)
Over The Border (solo), Tokyo, Japan (forthcoming)
2018
Law in the limelight, Arebyte Gallery, curated by Jack Tan
From Saigon to Hackney, An Viet Foundation, London
Songs from Southeast Asia, SOAS Radio show, London (by Cuong Pham)
Record, Retrieve, Reactivate (in collaboration with Cuong Pham), An Viet Foundation, London
RA Schools, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
Performing East and Southeast Asian Identities, Summer Showcase (in collaboration with Cuong Pham, invited by Tamsin Barber and Diana Yeh), British Academy, London
Growing Home, NQAPIA National conference, San Francisco, California
Return to the community (grassroots community activism), by Hau-Yu Tam, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Networks, Activism, Collections, Communities and Peer to Peer Support Panel, ‘Here’..’There’/ East & Southeast Asian Diasporic Art organised by Erika Tan, Central Saint Martins, London
RECreative film screening, The South London Gallery, London
Indigo magazine exhibition, Bromley by Bow warehouse, London
Indigo magazine exhibition, The Old Compass, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Asia Art Activism Researcher in residence event with Matthew Wang, Raven Row, London
DIASPORA, MA HOMEY, curated by TROI OI, Space_31, Berlin, Germany
Residency exhibition, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
2017
JM Finn, London
Gender, Identity & Material, Royal Academy of Art, London
Premiums- Interim Projects, Royal Academy of Art, London
Art + Ipad, Apple HQ, London
2016
Waves, Turf Projects, London
Fictive Dreams, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
2015
A place called Home, curated by Siyun Tang, Goldsmiths, London
Unusual Weight, Hangar, Lisbon, Portugal (solo)
Lar, Brazil, Curated by Paola De Ramos
From, Hotel Elephant Space, London
2014
Pseudo Crem, Total Refreshment Centre, Dalston, London
Thunderflux, Ha Ha Gallery, Southampton curated by Liv Fontaine
2013
Degree show, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
Milking It, Triangle Space, London
2012
Downstream, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Brittvinter, Umea, Sweden
2011
Expanding Performance, Triangle Space curated by Ian Giles, London
A pinch of salt…., Trattoria Sapori, Stoke Newington, London
Grayson Perry Late, The British Museum, London
The Contemporary Eye featuring Vong Phaophanit, InQuabte, Brighton
CCW Artist Moving Image, South London Gallery, London
Cable Street, St Georges Town Hall, London
Transitions, Triangle Space, London
2010
Clash & Converge, Camberwell Space, London
Peckham Space Open, Peckham Space, London
2009
WWW exhibition, Oxford House, London
WWW exhibition, Royal London Hospital, London
Awards and Residencies
2018
Researcher in Residence, Asia-Art-Activism Research Network at Raven Row, London
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester, UK, Breathe Residency to Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
The Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac Hon RA Prize
2017
Red Mansion Art Prize, Beijing/London (shortlisted)
The Celia Walker Prize
2016
Tropical Lab Residency, Institute of Contemporary Art, Singapore
Red Mansion Art Prize, Beijing/London (shortlisted)
2015
3 year Patrons bursary, Royal Academy Schools
Gasworks International Fellowship Award to Hangar, Lisbon
2013
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity commission
2012
Economics Frontier Ltd commission
Study China residency, Beijing
2011
CCW Artists Moving Image Prize with The South London Gallery
The Rodd Farm residency, Sidney Nolan Trust, Wales
Study India residency, New Delhi, India
2009
WWW grant, Futureversity
Publications, Texts and Press
2018
Newspaper article of ‘An Viet (Well settled)’ by Vincent Chow
Review of ‘Record, Retrieve, Reactivate’ by Ha Vu
Review from online blog about ‘An Viet (Well settled)’ in RA schools
Diaspora Ma Homey, https://bon.se/article/kulturarv-och-identitet-i-diaspora-ma-homey/
Indigo magazine, buy here: https://www.indigo-magazine.com/product/issue-1
2011
Transitions, artist book, edition of 100
Teaching Experience
2018
Artist talk, Central Saint Martins Art & Design (CSM), London
Artist talk and tutorials, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford
Artist talk and tutorials, Camberwell College of Art (BA Drawing)
Crits, Camberwell College of Art (BA Sculpture)
Artist talk, Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan
2017
Talk, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London