Ivy Yi Yan Chan

Dr Ivy Yi Yan Chan is an art historian, curator and consultant specialising in East Asian art, collecting histories and art market studies. Apart from her role as Lecturer for the MA in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, she also serves as Co-Convenor of the Arts of China module for the SOAS-Alphawood Asian Art Programme at SOAS, University of London.

Since 2022, she has also held the position of Curatorial Consultant to the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, where she curated the museum’s 30th anniversary exhibition ‘From Hong Kong to Bath: A Lifelong Journey of Collecting’ (2023-2024).

Her work at the museum has been awarded funding from the Art Fund’s Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grant, the Sir Percival David Foundation’s Academic and Research Fund, and the Company of Arts Scholars Charitable Trust. Ivy previously spent over a decade in the Chinese Art Department at Christie’s, holding positions including Associate Director, Head of Sale, and Chinese Art Specialist.

She has also worked for White Cube, Eskenazi Ltd., and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, organising major exhibitions for a diverse audience. She is a former Council Member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and a former DECR Committee Member of the Association for Art History.

Her PhD was awarded by SOAS in 2021 for her thesis entitled ‘Collecting Chinese Art in Hong Kong from 1949 to 1997: Collectors, Museums and the Art Market’. She is an author, translator, and editor of numerous publications related to Chinese art and culture.