Curriculum Vitae

Can't figure out how to add my CV on the side as a PDF pop-up, so I guess I'll just post it for now.

EDUCATION

B.F.A. Photographic Studies, Ryerson University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

August 2013: At Dusk, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON (two person show)
November 2010: O Lucky Man!, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON

May 2005: New Cut-outs, SAN, Toronto, ON

September 2004: Hollywood Beauty Secrets, Ryerson Gallery, Toronto, ON

September 2004: Hollywood Beauty Secrets, Cocktail Molotov, Toronto, ON (sculptural installation)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016
January: En Route, presented by Scarborough Arts, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, ON

2015
January: VAM 37th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

2014
May: 11th Toronto Timeraiser, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
February: Collective Arts Brewing Series Two Launch, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON

2013
Sept/Oct: Kanada, Gallery 44 Vitrines, Toronto, ON (In conjunction with Holocaust Education Week and Nuit Blanche)
March: 10th Toronto Timeraiser, Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto, ON

2012

August: Put a Bird on It!, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON
July: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON
January: Black Water Art, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON

2011

July: Fingerprint Variations, The Beaver, Toronto, ON

June: Nuit Blanche Devereaux II, site-specific paper and video installation, Toronto, ON

March/April: Wat Blijft Komt Nooit Terug, BaZtille Ateliers, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

February: SPHINX, Art Auction and Fundraiser, The Beaver, Toronto, ON

2010

April:Postcard Project, presented by Lebanon Art Factory, The Refuge Gallery Space, Lebanon, Pennsylvania

2009

August: Young Canada Presents: Who’s Got the Papers?, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON

May/June: Remains to be Seen, commissioned by The International Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies, curated by Rhonda Corvese, Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, ON

May: Nuit Blanche Devereaux, site-specific melting projection/installation, Tor., ON

April: JK LOL, Studio Nine Gallery, Toronto, ON

Mar./April: Art Needs, Scarborough Arts Council Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Hin-Shiu Hung Art Gallery, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Toronto, ON

February: LE Cinq, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON

January: 27 Drawers, Roberts Street Social Centre, Halifax, NS

2008

November: Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON

July: Shades of White, Mindful Movement Centre, Toronto, ON

May/June: Skull and Bones Show, Smith Gallery, Toronto, ON

May/June: Pedal Power, Hotshot Gallery, Toronto, ON

May: The Politics of Puberty, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, ON

March: MUSE 08 Carnivale, Dominion Club, Toronto, ON

February: Oh Eight!, LE Gallery, Toronto, ON

Jan./Feb: Work’n It, Headbones Gallery, Toronto, ON

2007

December: The Very GOOD Show, IndexG Gallery, Toronto, ON

December: Very Merry Non-Xmaz Show, Tranzac, Toronto, ON

October: Graffiti Research Lab’s Laser Tag, curated by Camilla Singh for Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON

Sept/Oct: In Your Face: The People’s Portrait Project, Art Gallery of Ontario, Tor., ON

August/Sept: Square Foot 2007, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON

July: Fleeting Face, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON

May: Love Transcending Boundaries, 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, presented by Lonsdale Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

April: Toronto Timeraiser 2007, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON

2006

December: Foolsluck, Gladstone Ballroom, Toronto, ON

June: Blood, Sweat & Tears, SPIN Gallery, Toronto, ON

2004

March: Canadian Content, Case Studies, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

2002

May: Thursdays, Flux Factory, New York, NY

2001

December: Eccentricity, The L, New York, NY

2000

May: Great Fakes, Gallery 44 (Contact event), Toronto, ON

1999

July: Fantasy Fashion Show, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

March 2015
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Toronto, ON

Janury 2011

Ateliers BaZtille (in association with the DCR), Zoetermeer/The Hague, The Netherlands

AWARDS

2016
Scarborough Arts, En Route: Juror's Choice

2012
Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant

2009

Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant

Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

2008

MUSE 08 Carnivale, Best in Category

MUSE 08 Carnivale, Honourable Mention

ARTIST TALKS

October 2013       Suspending Frames of War, Panel Discussion, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON

August 2013         At Dusk, Artist Talk, Hashtag Gallery, Toronto, ON

CATALOGUES/PUBLICATIONS

2016
Scarborough Arts: Big Art Book. Issue 4: En Route. Exhibition Catalogue. January 13 - 24, 2016. Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, ON

2014  
Peopled by the Unknown/Kanada. Exhibition Catalogue. 13 September - 12 October 2013. Gallery 44, Toronto, ON

2008  
Work’n It: Joyce Lau. Artist Catalogue.10 January - 14 February 2008. Headbones Gallery. Toronto, ON. Rich Fog Micro Publishing

2006 
“Top 500 Artists Websites.” (2006, November/December). NY Arts Magazine. Vol. 11, 147.

2003 
“Know Your Rights,” Function “E avanti lui tremava tutta Roma,” Portfolio V. Ryerson University

2001 
“Zygor’s Last Dance” (digitally animated promotional), Space Network

1997 
Lau, Joyce. “Asians in the Media,” Toronto Star

PRESS

2015 

Style at Home Magazine, February 2015 (details to follow)

2014

Thibault, Ryan. (2014, April 21). "Featured Visual Artist: Joyce Lau." Collective Arts: Art + Brewing, http://collectiveartsbrewing.com/joyce-lau-feature

2013       

Hendrickson, Julia. (2013, September 16). "Gallery 44 Re-Opening/Peopled by the Unknown." Artoronto.ca, http://www.artoronto.ca/?p=20762         

2012 
Mimila, David. (2012, October 4). "Illustration: Joyce Lau." meaning-full, http://meaning-full.com/art/illustration-joyce-lau.

2010

Raghunath, Narendra. (2010, November 9). "Aesthetica November Newsletter." Art Musings, http://narendraraghunath.blogspot.com/2010/11/fwd-aesthetica-november- newsletter.html.

Schechter, Fran. (2010, November 7). “Scraps and News From Nowhere: Now’s daily slide show of this week’s must-see art.” NOW Magazine, http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/art/story.cfm?content=177729.

2009

CTV.ca News Staff. (2009, June 5). “Atom Egoyan explores genocide in new art exhibit.” Canada AM and CTV News, www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090605/atom_egoyan_050609/20090605.

2007

“Art After Dark: Zone C Highlights.” (2007, September 20-26). NOW Magazine, 74.

“At the Galleries.” (2007, July 21). Toronto Star, E6.

Schechter, Fran. (2007, July 12-18). “Ethnicity’s Fleeting Face.” NOW Magazine, 81.

2006

Tips & Picks. (2006, August 8). www.nyartsmagazine.com

Ho, Janet L. (2006, July 13). "Artist’s Corner: Joyce Lau." www.stompinggrapes.ca

2004

Goddard, Peter. (2004, September 2). “Beauty and the beast a powerful calling card.” Toronto Star, G7.

Jezovit, Andrea. (2004, September 15). “Hollywood Beauty Secrets Revealed.” The Eyeopener, 15. p15)

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

2011-Present: Board of Directors, Treasurer, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON

2007/2008: Gallery Assistant, Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto, ON

2003/2004: Exhibition Co-ordinator, Ryerson Gallery, Toronto, ON

2001/2002: Assistant Co-ordinator, Flux Factory (Non-profit Arts Organization), New York, NY

2001/2002: Studio Assistant, Doug and Mike Starn Studio, New York, NY