Based in London, England (U.K) 2016-2021
Based in Glasgow, Scotland (U.K) 2022-
Raised in Taipei City, Kengwu Yerlikaya (b. 1993) studied at the Department of Filmmaking, National Taipei University of the Arts, going on to earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Chelsea College at University of the Arts London. Kengwu begins with his body as media itself, exploring societal expectation and the contradictory image it creates. Identity and labour division are central themes. Using video, ready-made objects, and text – his work operates as both experimental and expansive.
Recently, he has shifted his personal attention to macro social issues, such as minority human rights, gender policies, and global movements. In his recent work “Is This The Future We Promise For?”, countries that abandon social justice for economic gain are primary concerns. He is now work and live in Glasgow, Scotland.
Education
2016 | 2019 Chelsea College of Art and Design (University of the Arts London) U.K
| BA Honours Fine Art
2012 | 2014 Taipei National University of the Arts TAIWAN
| BA Department of Filmmaking
Solo show
2022 Last chapter:「The Permission of Love」,Kaohsiung (#FFFFFF), Taiwan
2021 Chapter 2:「Between the Two」,Tauchung (YAO alternative space), Taiwan
2021 Intro:「Mending the Irreversible」,Online (Artogo), Taiwan
Selected exhibitions, Screenings, Conference, Art fair
2023 OuterSpace open studio 2023, (M&S Glasgow), Glasgow, Scotland
2023 Flame TP video art fair, (CHECKinn), Taipei, Taiwan
2023 Summer Crush, (Arden Asbæk Gallery), Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 TAIWAN ANNUAL, Taipei, Taiwan
2022 Flame TP video art fair, (Hotel COZZI), Taipei, Taiwan
2022 "Welcome to Our Place , 2022", Taipei (Taipei Artist Village), Taiwan
2021 Coliving in This World
— Cultural Diversity and Inclusivity Residency Programme, Taipei (Taipei Artist Village), Taiwan
2020 QUEER ARTist NOW, (Rose Lipman Building), London, U.K
2020 Out The Window (film screening), Bristol, U.K
2020 So Close (exhibit artist), Online, U.S
2020 A World Without End (exhibit artist), London, U.K
2020 Other ways of watching together (exhibit artist), Rotterdam, Netherlands
2018 LOA-uploadgallery (exhibit artist), London, U.K
2018 Widening the Gaze(presenter as artist), 2018 London, U.K
(A conference exploring the role of Race in Creative Practice today)
2017 Jouska(exhibit artist), London, U.K
2014 Super-Novart (exhibit artist), Taichung, Taiwan
2014 Taipei Free Art Fair(exhibit artist), Taipei, Taiwan
Artist Residency
2021 | TW, Taipei Artist Village - "2021 Cultural Diversity and Inclusivity Residency Programme"