Chooc Ly Tan

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Born: La Roche sur Yon, France
Lives: London and Reykjavik

Education
2009-11 Goldsmiths, Master of Fine Art, London
2003-6 Central Saint Martins, BA honors in Fine Art (Sculpture), London
2002-3 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Fine Art Foundation, London

Group Exhibitions
2009
KNSTHS FMR # 2, Ybl Palace, Budapest, Hungary
PAUSE AND EFFECT (1.5) RART Manifesto Series, Work Dalston, London
2008
Optica Festival, Gijón, Madrid and 'Nuit Blanche' Paris
One Minute Film & Video Festival, Aarau, Switzerland
'It’s Not Easy', Exit Art, New York
'Drawing Affinities', Menier Gallery, London
'Persisting uncertainties', Showroom Gallery, Berlin
'The Third floor video experience', The Winter Light Festival, Reykjavik
2007
The Lost Horse Gallery at Sequences Real-Time Festival, Reykjavik
Reyfi, The Nordic House, Reykjavik
'Follow me and do not think about the ending', Gallery Ljósifoss, Ljósifoss, Iceland
East@Westwing festival, Slough, UK
'Xtend-Dance For Camera', South Hill Park, UK
'Portrait: New Trends', Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce, Italy
'The Opposite of winter', Candid Galleries, London
2006
'Grotto', Studio 1.1, London
The Screening Society, London
The Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, London
700 IS Reindeerland Video and Experimental Film Festival, Egilsstaðir, Iceland
'Direction', Lethaby Gallery, London
2005
'Just visiting', Camberwell Arts Festival, London
2004
'55', WLTM Audience,London
2003
'Planted', Cottage Garden, London


Bibliography
2007 Chinese Arts Centre, PAD Scheme, Artists catalogue
2006 Central Saint Martins Degree Show catalogue


Grants/Awards
2007 PAD Scheme, Chinese Arts Centre
2006 'Alcoa' prize, experimental video. Nominee


Projects
2009 Jatka Project residency, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Skaftfell residency, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2008 Galtarviti residency, The Westfjords, Iceland
‘Project: 5 am’, special video for Jason Haye’s audio visual night, London
The Independent Film Fest., video art homage to François Truffaud, Tjarnabíó, Reykjavík
2007 'Monkey King', a modern Beijing Opera. Preparation of drawings for Chi2, London
'Sugar & tArt'. Performance and video art event. Introduction talk, London, curated by Julia Prezewowsky
2006 'The Screening Society'. Performance and video art event, London, co-curated with Viviane Moermann
2005 'Chooc Ly's break'. Musical directives for Steve Hallam, London

Publications
2007 Somethinginterestingkit, Issue 2, curated by Veronica Kavass