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![Prospects Art Rotterdam]( "Prospects Art Rotterdam")
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![Medication carriers]( "Medication carriers")
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![The rest of it is stillness]( "The rest of it is stillness")
infoA site specific installation framing the structure of the entrance way. It is made up of hundreds of handmade drawstring bags, constructed out of upcycled textiles, in the form of a rice bag.
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![The rest of it is stillness]( "The rest of it is stillness")
infoA site specific installation covering the ground to ceiling door handles at the entrance of Stroom Den Haag. Each of the six pieces are hand-stitched to the handles and are organic and upcycled textiles.
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![The rest of it is stillness]( "The rest of it is stillness")
infoAutomatic book depicting meridian points and acupuncture points in relation to the solar system, relating to the I-Ching. The machine opens and closes at the pace of slow breathing.
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infoClose-up of the dollhouse installation at Stroom. There is a pair of hand-stitched lotus shoes, bound with my own hair, a miniature replica of a quilt I made, and two wooden frames filled with variations of the circle.
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![Take my home away]( "Take my home away")
infoInstallation at Object Rotterdam art fair.
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![Take my home away]( "Take my home away")
infoClose up of the dollhouse installation. The drawing is replaced with a blue silk thread. Several sculptures and miniatures are hanging against the wall.
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infoWindow display at Stroom solo exhibition. The installation is made completely from uncycled and biodegradable materials.
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![Museum in a hat]( "Museum in a hat")
infoa hat commission for artist Martin la Roche for his 'Musee Legitime'. The hat is constructed with multiple compartments and pockets that fits miniature artworks
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![Memory tiles]( "Memory tiles")
infoInspired by the decorative Hindelooper kamers in het Fries Museum
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![Être Boîte en Valise]( "Être Boîte en Valise")
infoMiniature replicas of my own work, inspired by Duchamp’s suitcase
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![Walking on eggshells]( "Walking on eggshells")
infoCollected from restaurant and bakery waste in The Hague over a period of 6 months. They are reused as compost afterwards
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![A living room at Jelly Pie]( "A living room at Jelly Pie")
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infoInstallation of my hair at WEST END
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![Kitchenette]( "Kitchenette")
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![It’s better to give birth to BBQ pork than to you]( "It’s better to give birth to BBQ pork than to you")
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![Traces of a child]( "Traces of a child")
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![Harry Potter Room]( "Harry Potter Room")
infoAssorted memories in the form of books, miniatures and a jelly fish lamp
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![take my home away]( "take my home away")
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![Take my home away]( "Take my home away")
infoClose up of the dollhouse installation. The drawing is replaced with a blue silk thread. Several handcarved sculptures and miniature books are hanging against the wall.
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Curriculum vitae
Education
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2024 - --Frivolité Crafts Council Nederland
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2017 - 2021Fine Arts Den Haag, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten diploma
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2016 - 2017Art Foundation Paris College of Art
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2013 - 2021Assistant weaving instructor St James Settlement
exhibitions
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2024The Future is Equal Capital C Amsterdam, Netherlands youngcollectorscircle.nl/en/the-future-is-equal
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2024The Future is Equal Capital C Amsterdam, Netherlands In April of 2024, a research report by the Boekman Foundation on behalf of the Niemeijer Fund concluded that female artists earn less than their male counterparts, are less visible and less frequently purchased by museums and collectors. Be part of the change and celebrate the art of four female artists: Ellen Yiu, Hedy Tjin, Sarah Mei Herman, and Shani Leseman. These four artists focus on the construct of (chosen) family, the search for identity and a sense of home, and reflect on nature, spirituality and social structures through photography, painting, ceramics and textiles. youngcollectorscircle.nl/en/the-future-is-equal Group
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2024
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2024
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2023
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2023
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2022Positions: The rest of it is stillness Stroom The Hague, Netherlands In the presentation at Stroom, Ellen Yiu Kwan Kit shows three installations. Each installation is a building block, representing a process in navigating through difficult situations in life, which together are like a meditation on the tenacity of the human spirit and healing. It explores the fragility, complexity and strangeness of life through personal experiences and the application of the I Ching, the 3000 year old mystical text from China that acts as an oracle for the future through a series of symbols. www.stroom.nl/activiteiten/kleine_presentatie.php?kt_id=668103 Solo
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2022Object Rotterdam HAKA-gebouw Rotterdam, Netherlands OBJECT is a unique pop-up platform for design labels as well as limited editions and one-offs from established and upcoming designers. Working in different design disciplines and with various materials. OBJECT is thé place where the cutting edge between design, crafts, fashion, architecture and art becomes evident and it is a must see for people interested in interior, designlovers, art professionals and collectors. Every year OBJECT occupies an iconic building in or around Rotterdam, the designers are present for a personal meet and greet. objectrotterdam.com/pages/deelnemers-participants/ Group
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2022This Art Fair De Kromhouthal Amsterdam, Netherlands The basis of This Art Fair is formed by the solo presentations of individual artists. They offer artists the opportunity to independently present and sell their art in a professional and organized way. thisartfair.com/artist/ellen-yiu/ Group
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2022Take my home away Pulchri Studio The Hague, Netherlands Take my Home Away is an immersive installation that reflects a perpetual questioning of identity and semiology with an inviting home setting. Bringing together over a hundred pieces in my journey travelled, the work includes a framework drawing of a dollhouse, pigmented with homegrown flowers, and offset by a tender dispersion of miniature and multiples. www.pulchri.nl/nl/tentoonstellingen/ellen-yiu-take-my-home-away/ Solo
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2022Limburg Biennale #2 Marres Maastricht, Netherlands This year, Marres will organize the second edition of the Limburg Biennale: a group exhibition that brings together all kinds of artists, professionals, amateurs, and hobbyists in a festive celebration of the arts. With the Limburg Biennale, Marres follows the tradition of the annual Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy in London. The first edition, which took place in 2020, was a great success with over 250 artworks by more than 150 artists. marres.org/en/programmas/limburg-biennale-2-3/ Group
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2021Take My Home Away Royal Academy of Art The Hague, Netherlands graduation2021.kabk.nl/students/ellen-yiu Group
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2021Art Show in a Caravan Atelier Marin de Jong Rotterdam, Netherlands Duo
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2021Drawing Appreciation day ...ism project space The Hague, Netherlands Group
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2021Finding Home, Late at Tate Britain: Life Between Islands Tate Britain London, United Kingdom www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/late/tate-britain-gallery Group
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2021
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2020AIR Projektruimte WEST END The Hague, Netherlands www.hoogtij.net/en/galerie/projektruimte-west-end-2/?cn-reloaded=1 Group
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2020The Tiny Art Gallery Herderinnestraat 10 The Hague, Netherlands ‘I am not a man but a cloud in trousers’ Group
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2020A Finger in Every Pie Jupiterkade 2 The Hague, Netherlands Group
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2019Deep Fried Royal Academy of Art The Hague, Netherlands Group
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2018Blood, Guts & Torture Grafische Werkplaats Den Haag, Netherlands Group
Projects
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2024
Miniature Quilting Workshop Textile Initiative Amsterdam, Netherlands zone2source.net/en/event/textile-initiatiative/ The practice of Ellen Yiu cannot be easily categorised. Much of her work relies on slow craftsmanship, but she also uses found objects. She works with extensive installations and makes miniature handcrafted sculptures. There is a certain inbetweenness in her work that is reflected in the diversity of materials that she uses, such as paper, textiles and wood. She processes her personal experiences and memories in her work, focusing on themes such as identity, healing and cultural connection. Ellen will lead a Miniature Quilt-making Workshop – the workshop will be an introduction into a particular process of her practice. She will be teaching techniques, such as patchwork and quilting, on a miniature scale.
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2022
Musée Légitime private Amsterdam, Netherlands Building a Hat Museum
International exchanges/Residencies
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2021
Commissions
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2021Oscar - the deer dress Private clients Wassenaar, Netherlands Cultural foundation from the Deer House and Backershagen Estate
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2020Cantique des Cantiques Private client Den Haag, Netherlands Book-binding restoration, Henri Matisse, 1st edition finished
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2020Shut up Private client Paris, Netherlands Copper and resin jewellery set
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2020Rainbow bridge Private client Hong Kong, Hong Kong Ink Drawings, series of 5, framed
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2018We foretaste our inevitable slip into eternal non-existence Private client Den Haag, Netherlands Ink Drawings, Series of 5, framed finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2022All the museums I've visited in a year Private buyer Gouda, Nederland collection of paper napkins bounded as a book, collected from museums in the Netherlands
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2021In my hand a miniature Private buyer The Hague, Nederland Thesis edition
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2021200 Nuweland Oosterzee, Nederland Bag in a quilt
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2021200 - 1 Private buyer Delft, Nederland Bag in a quilt
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2020Art is free energy Private buyer Rotterdam, Nederland
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2020Writing with light Private buyer The Hague, Nederland
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2019Egg for an eye Private buyer Paris, Frankrijk
Publications
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2022Art Weekend 2022 Catalog The Hague Contemporary The Hague, Netherlands thehaguecontemporary.nl/art-guide/positions-ellen-yiu-kwan-kit-the-rest-of-it-is-stillness/
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2022Uitgave van het Schilderkundig Gennotschap Pulchri Studio Jaargang 50, nr 2, juni 2022 Catalog Pulchri The Hague, Netherlands www.pulchri.nl/nl/tentoonstellingen/ellen-yiu-take-my-home-away/
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2020Drawing to Feel Good! Issue 1 Book Drawing is Free Chloe Briggs Paris, France drawingisfree.org/Publications
reviews
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2024Art Rotterdam 2024 Paksha van Slooten Rotterdam, Netherlands m.facebook.com/story.php/?id=1398988420400959&story_fbid=3288560028110446
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2024Interview Roulette Unfair Amsterdam, Netherlands unfair.nl/interviews/interview-roulette-23-ellen-yiu-x-alice-west/
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2024Prospects & Concepts @ Art Rotterdam Jeroen Bosch Rotterdam, Netherlands trendbeheer.com/2024/02/01/prospects-concepts-art-rotterdam-3/
Awards and grants
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2024Piket Painting Prize Nominee nominated for the piket kunst prize The Hague, Netherlands
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2023Artist Start Fund Mondriaan Fonds Amsterdam Netherlands
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2022Nomination 2022 Buning Brongers Stichting Netherlands
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2021Stroom Encouragement Award (sinds 2004) Stroom, Den Haag Den Haag, Netherlands
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2021Fine Arts Department Award KABK awards, Den Haag Den Haag, Netherlands Nominated
Secondary art-related activities
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2022 - 2024Gyrotonic Apprentice teaching On-going