Curatorial & Mentorship Committee

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Director and Chief Curator

Asia Art Research Center

Michael Suh carries years of experience as Executive Director for the Museum of Contemporary Art Beijing. Other roles include senior curator for the Vancouver Biennale, Deputy Director for International Coordination China Sculpture Institute, ISC Member of International Committee, Kinetic Art Organization Executive Director for China. Major activities include Beijing Olympic Sculpture Project, Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Project (one of the first sculpture projects involving international artists to work in China for larger sculpture commissions) and numerous national and international exhibitions. 

Dean

School of Arts Peking University

In the early 2000s, the Peking University professor, Peng Feng began to transform his accomplished academic career by entering into what is, by Western standards, an exceptionally intense engagement with contemporary art. Today, having curated over 200 exhibitions-now at a rate of about 30 shows a year-Peng Feng is one of the most prolific and influential curators in China. This ascent was marked by the invitation to curate the Chinese pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale(2011).

Founder, President & Artistic Director

Vancouver Biennale

Barrie Mowatt has a long and accomplished history as an entrepreneur and philanthropist, beginning with the establishment of the Buschlen Mowatt fine art gallery in 1979. Barrie is the visionary behind the Vancouver Biennale Open Air Museum, where he combines his passion for art, education and community service in exhibitions that bring great art to public spaces where people live, work, play and transit, free for all to enjoy, explore and be inspired by. Barrie is also the founder of the Celebration of Hope Foundation, Taste the Nation, and the Buschlen Mowatt Scholarship Program at Arts Umbrella. He is the recipient of the Vancouver Business in Arts Award.