何孟娟,台北藝術大學美術創作碩士,長期從事攝影創作,關注數位攝影在科技日益更變之下的可能發展。何孟娟擅長運用繪畫構圖的概念為攝影作品增添故事性元素,思索人之於既定的社會價值觀、現存的文化載體是否有其他得以轉換的生存機制。2018拉古納藝術大獎特別獎、2013與2015 紐約ISCP駐村、2014年慕尼黑以及吉隆坡駐村、2010年巴黎西帖藝術村駐村、2013伊勢基金會獎、2016、2012年亞洲文化協會受獎人、2011年高雄獎首獎。作品典藏於國立台灣美術館、高雄市立美術館、關渡美術館、鳳甲美術館、忠泰美術館、澳洲白兔美術館、韓國光州美術館、MOCA威尼斯。曾受邀於以色列、法國、德國、義大利、西班牙、捷克、印度、韓國、中國、美國、俄羅斯等地展出。
Isa Ho received M.F.A. at Taipei National University of Arts. She has engaged in art creation with photography as medium for years and focused on potentials of digital photography along with the evolution and development of technologies. Ho specializes at applying the concept of painting composition to add narrative elements for photograph to speculate any possibly alternative survival mechanism for mankind against the existed social values and cultural carriers.
In her artistic career, Ho has received many awards and applied for residence programs globally, including Arte Laguna Prize – Special Prize (2018), residency program at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York (2015 and 2013), Residency Munich, Apartment der Kunst in Germany (2014), Residency Malaysia Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, Petaling Jaya (2014), Residency Paris, Cité International des Arts (2010), ISE Cultural Foundation Award (2013), Asian Cultural Council grantee (2016 and 2012), and Kaohsiung Art Award (2011). Her artworks have been collected by major museums such as National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts/Taipei National University of the Arts, Hong-Gah Museum, Jut Art Museum, White Rabbit Gallery (Sydney, Australia), Gwangju Museum of Art (Gwangju, Korea), and MoCA Venice. Ho has been invited to have exhibitions at China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain, Russia, and USA.