Valerie C Doran

is a Hong Kong-based curator, critic and translator specializing in the field of contemporary Asian art with a special interest in cultural cross-currents and comparative art theory. Among her recent curatorial projects are STIGMATICS, a cross-disciplinary project with visual artist Angela Su, musician Ah-Kok Wong and cultural historian Sander L. Gilman (Hong Kong, March 2012); the multiple-media installation ‘HOPE & GLORY’ with Simon Birch (Hong Kong 2010; Beijing 2011), named as a notable exhibition internationally by Art Forum magazine; and the acclaimed exhibition ‘Looking for Antonio Mak’ at the Hong Kong Museum of Art (2008-09), selected by Art Forum China as one of the ten best shows internationally in 2008 and named by Time Out magazine Hong Kong as the most outstanding exhibition of 2008. Valerie publishes frequently on Asian and international contemporary art and is one of the most active translators in the field of Chinese contemporary art criticism, having translated texts by major Chinese art theorists and critics including Li Xianting, Gao Minglu and Gao Shiming. [Valerie's bio, doc file]

Recent projects:


STIGMATICS. Angela Su, Sander L. Gilman, Ah-Kok Wong
Curated by Valerie C. Doran

---> Opening: 9 March 2012, 6.30-8.00 pm
Gallery EXIT and Experimenta art space, Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong

---> The Hartford Girl and Other Stories
Video art and photographs by Angela Su, Gallery Exit, 9-31 March 2012

---> A Tacit Knowledge. Sound and video installation by Ah-Kok Wong
Experimenta Gallery, 9 to 31 March, 2012

---> The Boundary and the Paradox. Discussion forum with Sander L. Gilman
Asia Art Archive, 22 March 2012. 6.30-8pm

Lecture at Asia Art Forum:
Centre and Periphery: the Dynamics of Hong Kong Contemporary Art

HOPE & GLORY: A Conceptual Circus by Simon Birch
April 8–May 30


We are pleased to announce that Simon Birch at ArtisTree is currently
featured in artforum.com's "Critics' Picks" section, a select review of
shows worldwide.

Art Radar Asia: Curator Valerie Doran on ‘Hope and Glory’
and challenges for Hong Kong art world – interview

Past Exhibitions:

Looking for Antonio Mak

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