Sopheap Pich – Curriculum Vitae

SOPHEAP PICH

Born in 1971 in Battambang, Cambodia.

EDUCATION

1999
MFA in painting: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.

1995
BFA in painting: The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

1993-94
Ecole National d’Art, Cergy Pontoise, France.

1993 (January)
Photographic exploration of Mayan ruins in Mexico & Guatemala.

1991 (Summer)
Painting workshop in Cannes, France; traveled to Italy.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
The Pulse Within, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, NY.

2008
Strands, The Esplanade, Singapore.

2007
Recent Works From Kunming, TCG/Nordica, Kunming, China.

2007
Tidal, H Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.

2007
Flow, Sala Artspace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2006
Moha Saen Anett, Gallery Dong Xi, Vestfossen, Norway.

2005
Chomlak, sculptures and drawings, The Arts Lounge of Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Sculptures and Drawings, Amansara Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

2004
Pdao, French Cultural Center Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2003
Excavating the Vessels, Java Café and Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2002
Recent Works, The Brewery Studio, Boston, MA.

1997
Empty Wooden Cigarette Boxes From Cambodia, The Augusta Savage Gallery, Amherst, MA.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia.
Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka, Japan.
Truly Truthful, Art Asia, Miami, FL.
Forever Until Now: Contemporary Art from Cambodia, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong.

2008
Sh Contemporary: Best of Discovery, Shanghai, China.
Strategies from Within, Ke Center for the Contemporary Arts, Shanghai, China.
The Mekong Project, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos.
The Drawing Room, Rubies, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2006
Paint Around the Dog, with Jack Bauer, Lake Studio, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2+3+4 Cambodian/Vietnamese Exchange, Java Cafe and Gallery, Phnom Penh.

2005
Visual Arts Open, Elsewhere and New Art Gallery, Phnom Penh.
Transit, with Michèle Vanvlasselaer, Java Café & Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Première Vue, Passage de Retz, Paris, France.
Je/Jeu, French Cultural Center, Yangon, Myanmar.

2004
Guide, French Cultural Center Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Continuity, Shinta Mani, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Guide, French Cultural Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Meik Sratum, Silapak Khmer Amatak, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2001
Subject Picture, The Optimistic, Chicago, IL.

2000
Just Good Art 2000, Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago, IL.
Memory: Personal and Social Testimonies, the Augusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.

1999
Altered Object, Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago, IL.
Young Talents II, Contemporary Arts Workshop, Chicago, IL.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, G2, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Yellow/Face, Gallery Pilson East, Chicago, IL.
Cows on Parade, a collaborative project with J. Zakin and S. Biggers for The Chicago Park District,
exhibited at the Field Museum Campus, Chicago, IL.

1998
Presidential Dinner Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago.

1997
Empty Wooden Cigarette Boxes From Cambodia, The Augusta Savage Gallery, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst.

1995
Recent Paintings, Gallery Del Sol, Miami, FL.
BFA Thesis Show, The Augusta Savage Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

RESIDENCIES

2007 (Nov-Jan.)
TCG/Nordica, Kunming, China. Two months partial fellowship.

2006 (June-Aug.)
Galleri Dong Xi, Vestfossen, Norway. Two months full fellowship.

2005
Hotel De la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia. One month full fellowship.

2001 (October)
The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont. One month full fellowship.

AWARDS

1999
The Ryerson Painting Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1990-94
The Wilbur Ward Scholarship, University of Massachussetts.

1993
Junior & Senior Show, Exposition d’Arts Européens.

1992
Foundation Show, University of Massachusetts.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007
Art teacher: Interdisciplinary Art Appreciation, Sala Artspace, PhnomPenh, Cambodia.
Co-curator: Reinventing the Spirit House, Khmer Arts Academy, Takhmao, Cambodia.

2005
Co-curator of Visual Arts Open, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

2000
Art Teacher / Counselor: Gateway Crafts of VINFEN Corporation, Boston, MA.

1999
Instructor: Drawing: Materials and Techniques, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Instructor: Drawing 102, College Excel, Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL
Teaching Assistant: 3D Design, Robert Morris College.

1998
Teaching Assistant: Abstract Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Teaching Assistant: Beginning Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Teaching Assistant: Multi-Level Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Teaching Assistant: Beginning Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.