2007

Level 4 City & Guilds Diploma in Video Production – Distiction, WFA, Manchester

2004-2005

MA Media Arts - Distiction, Manchester Metropolitan University

2001-2004

BA (Hons) Photography, - 2:1, Manchester Metropolitan University

2000-2001

Foundation Art, Skipton School of Art & Media (Craven College)

2007-2008

Flying Start - Arts Council England & the Northern Edge Social Enterprise Scheme
 

2006-2008

Setting Up Scheme, Lets Go Global & Design Initiative, Manchester
PAD Scheme (Professional Artist Development), Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

2006-2008

Lets Go Global (as part of the Setting up Scheme), Manchester, UK

2006

Whisper Residency, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK

2006

My Life in the News (Winner), Noise Festival, UK

2005

Global 24 (Winner), URBIS, Manchester

2003

Self-Portrait UK (Winner), Media 19 and Channel4, UK

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 

2006

Sock Bunnies - Residency Open Studio, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SCREEINGS AND OTHER PROJECTS
 

2009

Adopted the Comic (Collabritation) - Artist & creator, online www.adoptedthecomic.com
Touring Trans-cultural Adoptee Films’ (TTAF) - 2009. Australia-wid.
 

2008

Lets Go Expo! Short film screenings, Mo-Ho Live, Manchester, UK
plAAy – Contemporay Asian Art, Waterloo Pavilions, Blackburn
 

2007

eight, Setting Up Scheme Group Exhibition, Manchester, UK
Exodus Film Festival, URBIS & Big Screen, Manchester, UK
Lets Go Expo! Short film screenings, Lets Go Global, Manchester, UK
WFA's Summer Showcase, WFA, Manchester, UK
 

2006

My Life in the News - Noise Festival, URBIS, Manchester
Twelve - Curio Shop Art Group, Triangle Big Screen, Manchester
 

2005

On the Shelf by Harfleet & Jack, Rogue Studios, Manchester
The Living Room - MIRIAD (MA Show), Manchester Met. Uni.
Look at Me, National Portrait Gallery, London
 

2004

BA Photography Degree Show, Manchester Met. Uni.
 

2003

Ogle, Green Room, Manchester
Self-Portrait UK, National Portrait Gallery, London - UK touring exhibition:
- National Portrait Gallery, London
- National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
- Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Ormeau Baths, Belfast
- London Underground Piccadilly Circus
- Tyne&Wear Metro, Newcastle
- The Guardian Newspaper
- Channel 4 short film interview.
 

2002

YR1 Competition, Photographer's Gallery, London - UK touring exhibition:
- Photographer's Gallery, London
- Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
- Stills Gallery, Edinburgh

WORKSHOPS
 

Planned

CACH Runion 2010 Bag Workshop - Lead Artist,Hinkley, UK
CASH (NW) 2010 Summer Scool, Multipal Workshops - Lead Artist, Stockport, UK

2010

YAP (ICCG) Comic workshop and YAP Mentor - Lead Artist, Wexford, Ireland
 

2009

ICCG T-shirt Workshop - Lead Artist, Cork, Ireland

2008

1st Hong Kong Adoption Festival, Mother's Choice - T-shirt Workshop, Hong Kong, China
1st Hong Kong Adoption Festival, Mother's Choice - Tree Workshop, Hong Kong, China
Diary of Anne Frank (2 sessions) – Lead Artist, Blackburn Cathedral
 

2007

The Games We Play (3 Sessions) - Lead Artist, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

2006

Shadow Puppets - Lead Artist, Chinese Arts Centre
Story Makers (4 sessions) - Lead Artist, Manchester Art Gallery
Puppets (5 sessions) - Lead Artist, Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, Manchester
Mask Making (2 Sessions) - Lead Artist, Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, Manchester
Photography (1 Session) - Lead Artist, Chinese Arts Centre
Origami (1 Session) - Manchester In Bloom project - CaC Workshop assistant

TALKS
 

2008

1st Hong Kong Adoption Festival, Mother's Choice - Panel Speaker, Hong Kong, China
VietIrishSupport – guest speaker, Cork Ireland
ICCG Global Girls Ireland Tour – on a panel of speakers, many venus in Ireland
CACH Reunion/ Conference - on panel of Speakers from Global Girls, Hinckley UK
Mekong Club (a Vietnamese socity) – Guest speaker, Buckinghamshire UK
NOISE Frestival Opening – Artist representitive, 11 Downing street, London
 

2007

PAD Scheme (round 3) - Guess Speaker, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester

2006

Self Portrait UK Refugee Launch - Guess Speaker, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Self Portrait UK Refugee Launch - Guess Speaker, The Arc, Stockton-on-Tees

WORK & EXPERIENCE
 

2007-2008

The Whitworth Art Gallery - Casual Front of House, Manchester

2007

BBC Broadcasting & BBC Vietnamese world - 2 day work experience, BBC, London

2003

The Lowry Theatre - Usher Volunteer, Salford