Artist-in-Residence
Tak Pham
Tak Pham is a Vietnamese contemporary art curator and writer, and curator at Illingworth Kerr Gallery in Calgary, Alberta. Prior to joining Illingworth Kerr Gallery, he held the role of associate curator at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Saskatchewan. Pham holds an MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University and a BA Hons from Carleton University. Pham has curated exhibitions and organized curatorial projects for the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Contemporary Calgary, Varley Art Gallery, and Nuit Blanche Toronto, among others. His writings and reviews have appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, ESPACE art actuel, esse arts + opinions, GalleriesWest, Studio Magazine, ArtAsiaPacific and Hyperallergic.