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Gladys Lou (she/they) is a Hong Kong-Canadian curator, writer, and artist currently pursing an M.A. in Curatorial Studies at the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS) at Bard College, with an Hon. B.A. in Art & Art History and Psychology from the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. Her practice utilizes experimental media and new technologies including video, sound, and new media to investigate and challenge the boundaries of sensory perception. Her research explores visual phenomena and shifting perceptions of light, colour, and memory, visualizing emotions and the unconscious. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship with a placement at the University of Washington, where she studied Digital Arts and Experimental Media in 2022.
Lou has held positions at Vtape, the Blackwood Gallery, and Ontario Culture Days. She was selected as the IA Current Curator at InterAccess in 2023, and has interned at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. with the Time-Based Media working group in 2022. Her critical writing has been published by Pleasure Dome and Hamilton Artist Inc. She has contributed to the programming committee for artist-run centers and film festivals in Toronto, including Pleasure Dome and the Regent Park Film Festival, and have jury experiences with the Mississauga Arts Council. Lou's art has been exhibited locally in Toronto at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, and internationally at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante. She was selected as a participant of the RBC Emerging Artist Network at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto in 2022–2023. She was awarded Best in Show at the 42nd Annual Juried Art Show 2024 at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, and first prize at Video Fever 2023 by Trinity Square Video, Vtape, and Images Festival in Toronto. |
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