2017 – 2018 International Curatorial Program Certificate
NODE Centre for Curatorial Studies Berlin, Germany (Online)
2008 – 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts
Minor in Art History and Visual Culture University of British Columbia Okanagan Kelowna, BC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dr. Alice Min Wai Jim GAX Research Assistant
Spring 2019 • Coordinated Webster Library vitrine exhibition • Assisted with grant writing and funding research • Assisted with planning the 2019 GAX Conference
Leonard & Bina Curatorial Intern
Ellen Art Gallery • Assisted with research for upcoming exhibitions Winter 2019 and public programs • Co-lead tours and gallery visits • Produced content for gallery publications and website
Concordia University Graduate Teaching Assistant for ARTH 356:
Art History Studies in Materials & Processes of Knowing Fall 2018 • Assisted with class planning and co-presenting a discussion on settler identity and decolonial work • Provided learning support and guidance with students though office hours, and email communications
Kelowna Art Gallery Operations & Membership Coordinator
2013 – 2018 • Worked closely with the Executive Director to streamline internal communications, administrative duties and customer service • Managed membership and donor database, compiled gallery statistics, and oversaw event management and volunteer coordination • In charge of the supervision of the Gallery Assistants team and overall visitor gallery experience HANSS LUJAN TORRES Curriculum Vitae
Alternator Centre President for Contemporary Art • Collaborated with the Artistic and Administrative 2013 – 2017 Director, Board of directors and staff to further the organization’s mission • Cultivated and developed partnerships and sponsorships that promoted contemporary art and counter culture in the Okanagan
Okanagan Art Review Editor, Writer, Photographer
2013 – 2015 • Formed an artist-led initiative that worked collaboratively to highlight the artistic talents found in the Okanagan by featuring artists, documenting events, and reviewing exhibitions
The Phoenix Visuals Editor, Photo and Events Editor
Student Newspaper • Performed a broad range of publishing procedures 2013 - 2015 including editorial planning, contributor coordination, and deadline management • Oversaw artistic direction and delivered high-impact and comprehensive visual imagery
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019 Waterways: Asian Indigenous Relations in
Contemporary Art In collaboration with the Ethnocultural Art History Research Group (EAHR) and the Indigenous Art Research Group (IARG) Concordia Webster Library Vitrine, Montreal, QC
2018 A Restless Earth
Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC
2017 Encounters Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2016 Melanie Marcotte: We Are Artists In This World
Cool Arts Society, Kelowna, BC
2016 Drawn Together
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2013 Libido: An Exploration of Sexual Desire
Co-Curated with Corie Waugh FINA Gallery, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC HANSS LUJAN TORRES Curriculum Vitae
PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
2019 Moderator, Student Panel
Dislocation: Art in a Mobile Age Conference (CUJAH) Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2019 Moderator, Diversity in the Arts at Concordia
Communities of Care Conference (AHGSA) Concordia University, Montreal QC
2018 Artist talk, for the exhibition: Here > Over There Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC
2018 Curator Talk, for the exhibition: A Restless Earth
Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC
2017 Guest Lecturer: Curating The Art of Artists with
Developmental Challenges ARTH 460F-001: Outsider Art History, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
2015 Guest Lecturer: Artist-Run Culture
VISA 200-201: Studio Theory, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
PUBLICATIONS
2019 “Explore.” Co-authored with Robin Simpson for Ways
of Thinking for the exhibition Jet du bas dit AA l’eau guet avec l’invisible by Alexandre St-Onge. Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montreal, QC
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC
2016 “Some Perspective.” Introduction for Hand Drawn:
Works by Will Hoffman, Zachari Logan, Tyler Keeton Robbins and Gary Pearson, exhibition catalogue, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC
2015 “Preconcious: Reflections, Attitudes, and Hidden
Representations.” Interpretive essay for Kelsie Balehosky: conscious | unconsciousness, exhibition catalogue, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC HANSS LUJAN TORRES Curriculum Vitae
2013 “Qoyllur Rit’i: Spiritual Replenishment in the Andes.”
The Phoenix Student Newspaper, Volume 25, Issue 7, Page 23-24, November 18, 2013.
BOARD SERVICE, COMMITTEES & ASSOCIATIONS
2018 – Present GAX Member
Global Asian Indigenous Exchange 2019 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018 – Present EAHR Concordia Member
Ethnocultural Art Histories Research Group Concordia University, Montreal, QC
2018 Communities of Care 2019 Jury Committee
Art History Graduate Student Association Concordia University, Montreal, QC
