Freya Chou is a Taiwanese curator, writer and editor. Over the course of her career, she has worked with institutions of various scales, ranging from major museums to nonprofits. Her curatorial work, showcasing global contemporary art from the perspective of East Asia, demonstrates a commitment to bringing together diverse publics and foregrounding the rich interconnections between visual, performing, and literary arts.
She is co-curator of New Visions 2027, the forthcoming Henie Onstad Triennial of Photography and New Media in Oslo, and guest curator of Hong Kong artist Ellen Pau’s first major survey exhibition in the USA at SculptureCenter in 2026. From 2015 to 2019, she worked at Para Site in Hong Kong as the institution’s inaugural Curator of Education and Public Programs. Her notable curatorial projects include Small World, Taipei Biennial 2023, co-curated with Brian Kuan Wood and Reem Shadid; Curatorial Council member of the 58th Carnegie International (2022); and Hong Kong’s participation at the 59th Venice Biennale (2022) and 10th Shanghai Biennial (2014). Her work spans internationally, with projects and exhibitions in Turin, Hong Kong, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur among others. She has worked with several organizations on research projects and edited and contributed writing to many artist books, magazines, and exhibition catalogues.
