Tak Pham

Curator, Illingworth Kerr Gallery

Tak Pham (he/him) is a Vietnamese contemporary art curator and writer.

Tak Pham

He currently serves as curator for the Illingworth Kerr Gallery at the Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary, Alberta, located in Treaty 7 territory. Previously, he was associate curator at the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 territory.

Pham holds an M.F.A. in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University and a B.A. (Hons.) from Carleton University. He has worked with art organizations and cultural institutions across Canada, including the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Contemporary Calgary, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, the Rooms, College Art Galleries, and Nuit Blanche Toronto, among others.

His writings and reviews have been featured in Canadian Art, C Magazine, GalleriesWest, The Brooklyn Rail, ArtAsiaPacific, and Hyperallergic. He regularly contributes to ESPACE art actuel and esse arts + opinions.

In 2023, he was awarded the Hnatyshyn Foundation-Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency.Top of Form