Trained as an artist, curator and theorist, Binghui Huangfu is an industry leader and one of the world’s leading curators of contemporary Asian art. Currently she is the Senior Visiting Fellow at the College of Fine Arts, University of NSW in Sydney since 2008 and an independent curator working internationally.
Binghui was a co-curator for the Gwangju Biennale 2006 entitled: “Fever Variations – Trace Roots” in Gwangju, Korea and co-curator for the Busan Biennale 2010, in Korea. Binghui curated and organised more then 100 exhibitions during her past 20 years working in the contemporary art field. Her exhibitions have travelled to more then 35 major museums in the world. Binghui was a Researcher for the project: Construction, Connection and Community: Measuring Asian Art's Contribution to Contemporary Culture at the Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics, College of Fine Art, University of NSW in Sydney (2008 – 2011). From Oct 2007 to August 2009 she was the Deputy Director of Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art in China.
She was the Director of Asia Australia Art Centre/Gallery 4A (2003 to 2006) and the Director /Curator of the Earl Lu Gallery (now called: The Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore), LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore (1996 to 2003), where she curated a number of major international exhibitions, accompanied by conferences and substantial catalogues, essaying themes underpinning the current study. In particular, Site + Sight - Translating Cultures (2002) explored the impact of globalisation and ‘transnational’ culture. Binghui is one that pioneers of contemporary Chinese art curating. Her exhibition In and Out (1997) brought together mainland and diasporic artwork, and travelled to 7 cities in Australia and 2 cities in China.
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