Ivy Ma (Hong Kong)
Visual Artist (mixed-media)

Email: ivy1173@yahoo.com.hk / ivymelt@gmail.com

馬氏於2001年在墨爾砵皇家理工大學 / 香港藝術學院取得藝術學士學位 。在 2001年,她獲香港藝術發展局頒發 FCO Chevening University of Leeds 獎學金。於 2002年於英國列兹大學取得 Feminist Theories and Practice in Visual Art 碩士優異生學位。馬氏近年參加在孟加拉及本地舉行的國際藝術家交流工作坊。作品曾入選 2005年香港藝術雙年展。 2006年到芬蘭參予駐場藝術家計劃,作品為沙田歷史文化博物館所收藏。於03至05年期間出任1a space創作策劃,現為節目籌委會成員。05年至06年期間分別為香港藝術學院及香港兆基創意書院的兼職導師。2007年於奧蘭羣島作六星期的駐島藝術家。07年度,她取得亞洲文化協會利希慎基金獎助金,並於2008年赴美實習及考察。

MA attained her BA (Fine Arts) degree from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) / The Art School in 2001 and the MA degree in Feminist Theory and Practice in the Visual Art University of Leeds, UK in 2002. She received the FCO Chevening University of Leeds Scholarship from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2001. Her work has been included in the Hong Kong Biennial and collected by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.  In 2007, she stayed at The Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence for six-weeks. She has been awarded a twelve-month fellowship ( Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship) from Asian Cultural Council to take part in residency program, attend courses and observe developments in contemporary visual arts in the United States in 2008-2009.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
2001-2002   
MA Feminist Theory and Practice in Visual Art University of Leeds, UK
1999-2001  
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts), major in Painting Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) / The Art School, Hong Kong Arts Centre
1993-1996  
Bachelor Degree of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong

SOLO EXHIBITION
2007   Perhaps Solitude at Fotan Studio Open Day 2007
2001   Nothing At All, The Art School Learning Centre Galleries

GROUP EXHIBITION
2008 Art Container Project, Mere Independent Artists, West Kowloon Cultural District, HK
2007 The Preview of New West Kowloon Exhibition Venue, C&G Artpartment, HK
2007 October Contemporary 2007, Cattle Depot Artists Village, HK
2007 A Separate Domain, Hui Gallery, Cheng Ming Building, New Asia College, Chinese University.
(Invitational Exhibition of 50th Anniversary of Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of HK )
2007 STABLE- the balance of power, Para/Site (part of Fotanian 2007 Open studios)
2006 Between the Observer and the Observed, Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou,  China
2006 Second Skin by 13 photographers, 3 boxes, HK
2006 Media Art Show, Vasl International Artists’ Collective, Pakistan.
2006 Selected entry of 2005 Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition
2006 Stained, the eclipsed pattern, Uma-g Gallery, HK.
2005 Re:wanchi, HKAIR International Artists’ Workshop, HK
2005 Curiosities, Parasite, HK
2005 Exhibition in Britto International Artists’ Workshop, Nikera Kori Center, Nungola, Bora, Bangladesh
2004 Dream Garden (with secondary students), Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG), HK
2003 Meat, 1a space, Cattle Depot Artist Village, HK.
2002 Articulation, Graduation Show at Leeds University, UK.
2001 Wo-Man,  Female Artists Installation, Old Ladies House, Macau.
2001 Girls’ Thing, Fringe Club, Hong Kong.
2000 RMIT Exhibition BAFA 2000 Faculty Gallery RMIT Melbourne


INTERNATIONAL ARTIST WORKSHOP / ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
    
   
         
Current (08 Sept-09Jan)        Location One, New York City
2008 (June-Sept)                    The Headlands Center of the Arts              
2007 (April – May)  The Åland Archipelago Guest Artist Residence in Kökar
2006 HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Program) Helsinki, Cable Factory, Finland
2005 HKAIR International Artists’ Workshop, HK
2005 Britto International Artists’ Workshop, Nikera Kori Center, Nungola, Bora, Bangladesh


AWARDS
2001-2002
Hong Kong Arts Development Council - FCO Chevening University of Leeds Scholarship
2007
Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship from Asian Cultural Council

JOBS
2006- part-time art teacher at Hong Kong Art School and Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, art project coordinator, Freelancer (design)
2003-2005 Art Administrator / Manager of 1a space (Cattle Deport Artist Village)
1996-2000 web programming / design

OTHER ART RELATED PROJECTS
2007- Member of Editorial Group of Qiu Ying Shi Kan (Poetry Magazine)
2006 One of the artistic coordinator and the writer on Choi Yan Chi’s Retrospective Publication 
2006- Coordinator of Jerry Kwan’s Retrospective Exhibition and Editor of the Retrospective Publication 
2006- Program Member of 1a space
2005- Curator/Coordinator of Bilateral Cultural Exchange Program – UK (Leeds University) & HK (1a space) – Woman Traveller Exhibition/Seminor