Koan Jeff Baysa koan@medicalavatar.com & | Kōan Jeff Baysa is a medical doctor (Clinical Immunology, UCSF) who first engaged contemporary art as a collector, then curator (Whitney Museum ISP Fellowship, IKT), art writer and critic (AICA International, d'Art International), and international museums committee member (CiMAM). His interests lie in the roles of artists and the arts in activism addressing social and environmental injustices, repatriation of cultural objects, in addition to the confluences of medical sciences and contemporary cultures. Founder of the Honolulu Biennial, he is the Co-founder of the Joshua Treenial, a site-responsive event in the California high desert, and Creative Director of iBiennale/202X, a globally itinerant art summit. Commissioned to curate a traveling exhibition of works from the Philippines diaspora, he also received a Ford Foundation grant to survey contemporary art in Vietnam. Invited as curatorial advisor for Congo Biennale in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Icelandic Biennale in Iceland, and the Kigali Triennale in Rwanda, he coordinated special projects for the Great Green Wall of Africa Foundation. His global curatorial project locations have ranged from Croatia to China, Kowloon to Kinshasa, Hanoi to Havana, Marrakech to Manila, and from Alula to Austin, among others. In addition to being on the boards of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics in Manhattan, he served as Critic in Residence 2006 and Critic in Residence Emeritus (2011) at Art Omi in upstate NY, he assisted medical missions in Beirut and Bosnia. Currently developing projects in Hawai’i, New York and the Himalayas, Dr. Baysa is based in Los Angeles with regular stays in Hawai’i and New York.

Koan Jeff Baysa

Kōan Jeff Baysa is a medical doctor (Clinical Immunology, UCSF) who first engaged contemporary art as a collector,...

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Koan Jeff Baysa’s Expertise Kōan Jeff Baysa is a medical doctor (Clinical Immunology, UCSF) who first engaged contemporary art as a collector, then curator (Whitney Museum ISP Fellowship, IKT), art writer and critic (AICA International, d'Art International), and international museums committee member (CiMAM). His interests lie in the roles of artists and the arts in activism addressing social and environmental injustices, repatriation of cultural objects, in addition to the confluences of medical sciences and contemporary cultures. Founder of the Honolulu Biennial, he is the Co-founder of the Joshua Treenial, a site-responsive event in the California high desert, and Creative Director of iBiennale/202X, a globally itinerant art summit. Commissioned to curate a traveling exhibition of works from the Philippines diaspora, he also received a Ford Foundation grant to survey contemporary art in Vietnam. Invited as curatorial advisor for Congo Biennale in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Icelandic Biennale in Iceland, and the Kigali Triennale in Rwanda, he coordinated special projects for the Great Green Wall of Africa Foundation. His global curatorial project locations have ranged from Croatia to China, Kowloon to Kinshasa, Hanoi to Havana, Marrakech to Manila, and from Alula to Austin, among others. In addition to being on the boards of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics in Manhattan, he served as Critic in Residence 2006 and Critic in Residence Emeritus (2011) at Art Omi in upstate NY, he assisted medical missions in Beirut and Bosnia. Currently developing projects in Hawai’i, New York and the Himalayas, Dr. Baysa is based in Los Angeles with regular stays in Hawai’i and New York.

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Pono Projects

Director

Thu Jun 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sat Aug 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Fabrik Expo

Member, Advisory Board and Selection Committee

Sat Aug 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Joshua Treenial

Co-Founder

Fri May 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Ibiennalex

Founder and Creative Director

Wed Oct 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Kaus Australis

Advisory Board

Sat Mar 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Honolulu Biennial Foundation

Senior Founder

Wed Jan 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Daj Hammarskjold Plaza

International Advisor

Wed Jan 01 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Curators Network

Cultural Agent

Tue Jan 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Honolulu Biennial Foundation

Senior Founder - HB Foundation | Special Advisor to the Curator - Honolulu Biennial 2017

Tue Jan 01 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

World Council Of Peoples For The United Nations

Cultural Advisor, Board of Directors

Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Whitebox Art Center New York

Special Advisory Board

Sun Jan 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Architecture Omi

Advisory Board

Sat Jan 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Medical Avatar

Chief Medical Officer

Sat Jan 01 2011 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

True Writ

Medical Fiction Writer

Fri Jan 01 2010 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Artslant

Contributing Writer

Tue Sep 01 2009 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Nextmedmmvr

Organising Committee

Tue Jan 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Arude

Art Editor | Editor at Large

Mon Jan 01 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

White Box New York

Advisory Board Member

Fri Mar 01 2002 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Art Omi International Artists Residency

Program Board

Fri Jan 01 1999 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Come 2 Your Senses Workshops

Experience Curator - Curating MetaExperiences

Tue Sep 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

Dart International

Pacific Editor

Sun Jan 01 1995 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present

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Kōan Jeff Baysa is a medical doctor (Clinical Immunology, UCSF) who first engaged contemporary art as a collector, then curator (Whitney Museum ISP Fellowship, IKT), art writer and critic (AICA International, d'Art International), and international museums committee member (CiMAM). His interests lie in the roles of artists and the arts in activism addressing social and environmental injustices, repatriation of cultural objects, in addition to the confluences of medical sciences and contemporary cultures. Founder of the Honolulu Biennial, he is the Co-founder of the Joshua Treenial, a site-responsive event in the California high desert, and Creative Director of iBiennale/202X, a globally itinerant art summit. Commissioned to curate a traveling exhibition of works from the Philippines diaspora, he also received a Ford Foundation grant to survey contemporary art in Vietnam. Invited as curatorial advisor for Congo Biennale in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Icelandic Biennale in Iceland, and the Kigali Triennale in Rwanda, he coordinated special projects for the Great Green Wall of Africa Foundation. His global curatorial project locations have ranged from Croatia to China, Kowloon to Kinshasa, Hanoi to Havana, Marrakech to Manila, and from Alula to Austin, among others. In addition to being on the boards of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics in Manhattan, he served as Critic in Residence 2006 and Critic in Residence Emeritus (2011) at Art Omi in upstate NY, he assisted medical missions in Beirut and Bosnia. Currently developing projects in Hawai’i, New York and the Himalayas, Dr. Baysa is based in Los Angeles with regular stays in Hawai’i and New York. Pono Projects

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Kōan Jeff Baysa is a medical doctor (Clinical Immunology, UCSF) who first engaged contemporary art as a collector, then curator (Whitney Museum ISP Fellowship, IKT), art writer and critic (AICA International, d'Art International), and international museums committee member (CiMAM). His interests lie in the roles of artists and the arts in activism addressing social and environmental injustices, repatriation of cultural objects, in addition to the confluences of medical sciences and contemporary cultures. Founder of the Honolulu Biennial, he is the Co-founder of the Joshua Treenial, a site-responsive event in the California high desert, and Creative Director of iBiennale/202X, a globally itinerant art summit. Commissioned to curate a traveling exhibition of works from the Philippines diaspora, he also received a Ford Foundation grant to survey contemporary art in Vietnam. Invited as curatorial advisor for Congo Biennale in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Icelandic Biennale in Iceland, and the Kigali Triennale in Rwanda, he coordinated special projects for the Great Green Wall of Africa Foundation. His global curatorial project locations have ranged from Croatia to China, Kowloon to Kinshasa, Hanoi to Havana, Marrakech to Manila, and from Alula to Austin, among others. In addition to being on the boards of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics in Manhattan, he served as Critic in Residence 2006 and Critic in Residence Emeritus (2011) at Art Omi in upstate NY, he assisted medical missions in Beirut and Bosnia. Currently developing projects in Hawai’i, New York and the Himalayas, Dr. Baysa is based in Los Angeles with regular stays in Hawai’i and New York.

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Pono Projects , Fabrik Expo , Joshua Treenial , Ibiennalex , Kaus Australis , Honolulu Biennial Foundation , Daj Hammarskjold Plaza , Curators Network , Honolulu Biennial Foundation , World Council Of Peoples For The United Nations , Whitebox Art Center New York , Architecture Omi , Medical Avatar , True Writ , Artslant , Nextmedmmvr , Arude , White Box New York , Art Omi International Artists Residency , Come 2 Your Senses Workshops , Dart International .