Bio
Tif Ng (She/Her) is an American-born Cantonese photographer and cultural worker based in New York City. Her research and photo practice explores myth-making, themes of longing and belonging, Chinese celebratory and mourning rituals, and Cantonese family histories.
She is currently working as the Programs Coordinator at Magnum Foundation. She has curated exhibitions at Paris Photo, Photoville, Magnum Foundation and in community organizing spaces in Chinatown. She is the coordinating mentor for the Magnum Foundation New York City Fellowship program.
Contact
✉ Personal Email: tifng22@gmail.com
✉ Work Email: tif@magnumfoundation.org
*CV upon request
Exhibition Updates
Curated exhibitions and works exhibited in—
2025
Heritage in Focus, World Monuments Fund in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, Photoville
2024
A Tapestry of Aliveness, at Magnum Foundation
Heritage in Focus, featuring: Eric Gyamfi, Yael Martínez, Fracisca Angela, Victor Zea Diaz and Diego Cassseres , co-curated by Kristen Lubben and Tif Ng for World Monuments Fund in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, at Grand Palais, Paris Photo
Borough Based Liberation Project: Chinatown is a Site of Resistance, co-curated by Tif Ng and Sonia Tsang, Immigrant Social Services community space
Moonsongs for Earth by Prasiit Sthapit, co-curated by Tif Ng and Sarah Perlmutter for Magnum Foundation, Photoville
Counter Histories: Exhibition of Works by Christopher Gregory-Rivera, Abdo Shanan, Prasiit Sthapit, and Agata Szymanska-Medina. Magnum Foundation
2023
Counter Histories: Exhibition of Works by Tamara Abdul Hadi, Alan Chin, Naomieh Jovin, and Qiana Mestrich
Gay Space Agency by Mackenzie Calle, co-curated by Tif Ng and Sarah Perlmutter for Magnum Foundation, Photoville
2022
Rendering Real, by AAIFF (Asian American International Film Festival)
Bridging Futures Window Installation, WOW Project in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, Cooper Square Committee Space
Wishing Well, Solo Show, Land to Sea
2021
Magnum Foundation Fellowship Fall, Fall Fellowship at Magnum Foundation
