CV

NICOLE YIP
B. 1997

Nicole Yip is a curator and arts professional based between London and Singapore. Her practice explores how cultural inheritance and transnational memory function within contexts of social and political conditioning, through working with archives, oral history and dialogues, as well as exhibition formats. She is part of the curatorial collective sept. and was selected as a mentee for the Communicating the Arts 30 Under 30 Mentorship Programme 2026.

EDUCATION

MA Curating Contemporary Art
Royal College of Art, London
2025-2026

Master of Business Administration (Distinction)
UAL Central Saint Martins, London
2024-2026
MBA Live Project

BSc Economics
Singapore Management University
2016-2020

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bonhams, Singapore Representative Office
Client Relationship Consultant
August 2024-present

Client Relationship Manager
December 2022-July 2024

Cataloguer, Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art
June-November 2022

Intern/Administrative Assistant
September 2021-May 2022

Q Framing Pte Ltd, Singapore
Business Development Manager
July 2020-June 2022

Business Development Executive
May 2018-June 2020

Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore/Bangkok
Intern & Studio Assistant
June–August 2019

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

(upcoming) Mix Inn 雜居客棧
YAO Alternative Space, Taichung, Taiwan
Co-curator (sept.)
21 August–6 September 2026

At 5am, I woke up
FILET, London, UK
Co-curator (sept.)
9–28 July 2026

STATION
RCA Show 2026, Royal College of Art, London, UK
18–21 June 2026

This place was once a playing field
Art Hub Studios, London, UK
Co-curator (sept.)
3–6 June 2026

10 dogs, 10 cats and a unicorn
Adriana Shportan Solo Exhibition
KOPPEL Collective, London, UK
Co-curator (sept.)
14–23 May 2026

SALON 0502
The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station, London, UK
Co-curator (sept.)
5–6 February 2026

Be Mushroom, My Friend
Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Co-curator (sept.)
10–14 November 2025

AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

Communicating the Arts
30 Under 30 Mentorship Program
2026 Mentee

sept. Curatorial Collective
Co-founder, 2025–present