Born in Portugal, Zoë Sua Kay worked in London and New York City before returning to Lisbon in 2020. Zoë has been shown in more than thirty exhibitions in Portugal, the UK, the USA, China, and Italy, spanning over 15 years. Her works have been published in international publications, including O Público, the New York Times, and New American Painters. In 2014, Zoë was the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Award and has participated in various residencies globally, including at Mana Wynwood (Miami, USA), Shanghai University (China).
ZOE SUA KAY - CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2014 MFA Painting, New York Academy of Art, NY, US
2010 BA Fine Art, Middlesex University, London, UK
2006 Foundation Diploma, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
EXHIBITIONS
2023 A Margem (SOLO), Galeria Belard, Lisbon, PT
2022 Preludio, Galeria Belard, Lisbon, PT
2020 Contigere, Cisterna Galeria, Lisbon, PT
2019 Pow(h)er, Dineen Hull Gallery, NJ, US
2018 PLEASE TOUCH, BODY BOUNDARIES, Mana Contemporary, NJ, US
2018 TRUTH, Jersey City Theatre, NJ, US
2017 SCREAM!, Mana Contemporary, NJ, US
2017 The Time is Now, Chesterfield Gallery, NYC, US
2017 Stephens School Gala, The Glass Gallery, NJ, US
2016 Portraits, Mana Wynwood, Miami Art Week, Miami, US
2016 Art New York, Pier 94, NYC, US
2015 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, US
2015 Joshua Gale Presents, Paintings by Zoe Sua Kay, Krista Smith & Jacob Hayes, NYC, US
2015 Zoe Sua Kay & Helen Strickler, First Look, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, NYC, US
2014 Love It, Locket, Leave It, Island Weiss Gallery, NYC, US
2014 Take Home a Nude, Sothebys, NYC, US
2014 Visual Intelligence, Accesso Galeria, Pietrasanta, Italy
2014 We Are Here, Tokarska Gallery, London, UK
2014 China Residency Retrospective, New York Academy of Art, NYC, US
2013 Deck The Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, NYC, US
2013 The Art Sprinter, The Water Mill Square Gallery, East Hampton, NYC, US
2013 Mutual Interests, Shanghai University Museum, Shanghai, China
2013 Single Fair, RH Gallery, NYC, US
2011 1-SHO, The Gallery, Stoke Newington, London, UK
2011 Passion For Freedom, Unit24, London, UK
2011 OS, The Chocolate Factory, London, UK
2010 Free Range, The Truman Brewery, London, UK
2009 MDXS, Signal Gallery, London, UK
2009 Metamorphosis, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
2008 100 Minor Events, Signal Gallery London, UK
SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, EXPERIENCE, COLLECTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
2018 - 2019 Artist in Residence, Cisterna Galeria, Peniche, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Mana Wynwood Artist-in-Residence, December -February
2015 New American Paintings, 2015 MFA Annual Edition, US
2015 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award, CA
2013 Artist in Residence, Shanghai University, Shanghai & Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China