Biography
Van Chu is a Vietnamese artist who came to the United States in 2001. He is the current MFA candidate majoring in Photography/Digital Imaging at the University of Utah. His works have been exhibited across the west coast from the state of California to Utah. Van Chu’s photographic artworks carry the spirit of traditional Chinese painting but combined with the use of modern technology, acrylic, water and calligraphy ink, they depict a portrait of the artist himself as an outsider on the American shore.
Education
- Master of Fine Arts, University of Utah. Degree expected May 2010
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Utah, May 2007
Publications
- Front page of 15 Bytes Art Magazine, Artist Profile, May 2010 Edition
- Interviewed and Featured in the film Workzone, produced and published by Artists of Utah Organization
- Interviewed and Featured in Deseret News’s 35x35 features a fresh crop of young, local artists, September 2009
- Featured in Salt Lake City Arts Council's 15 Bytes Magazine, Back to the Beginning article, September Issue 2009
- Features in Utah News' The Examiner, Salt Lake Gallery Highlights article 2009
- Work featured in Enormous Rooms, 2007 issue Er, v. iii
- Front and back cover of Folio Magazine, 2008 Issue Paradigm
- Front and back cover of Utah Arts Council's Fine Crafts and Photography Catalog 2009
Honors/Awards
- First Place - Timothy Hawkinson's Utah Ties 2010, Central Utah Art Center
- Juror's Award - Utah Art Council's Fine Crafts and Photography 2009
- Honorable mention - Eccles 15th Statewide Photographic Competition 2007
- Borge Anderson Photography Sponsorship Award 2007
- Picture Line Photography Sponsorship Award 2007
- Merit Award – SLCC Annual Exhibition 2008
- Two Ray Olpin Union Purchase Awards 2006
- U of U Dean’s List
Solo Exhibitions
- Salt Lake City Library, Photographic Brushstroke, Salt Lake City UT 2010
Group Exhibitions
- SIGGRAPH Annual Computer Graphics Conference, Los Angeles CA 2005
- Timothy Hawkinson's Utah Ties 2010, CUAC Central Utah Art Center, Ephaim UT 2010
- Los Angeles Center for Digital Art's Top 40 Juried Exhibition, LA CA 2010
- AIGA's 100 Show, Salt Lake City Public Library, SLC UT 2010
- Woodbury Art Museum, Art of our Century, Orem UT 2010
- Garfo Gallery, Mind the Gap, Salt Lake City UT 2010
- Kayo Gallery, 24 Hour Show, Salt Lake City UT 2010
- Finch Lane Gallery, 35 x 35 The Next Generation Exhibition, SLC UT 2009
- Salt Lake City Library, AIGA 100 Show n' Benefit, SLC UT 2010
- Central Utah Art Center, 2010 Utah Ties, Ephraim UT 2010
- Finch Lane Gallery, 35 x 35 The Next Generation Exhibition, SLC UT 2009
- Rio Gallery, Fine Crafts and Photography Exhibition, SLC UT 2009
- Phillips Gallery, U of U Photo Exhibition, SLC UT 2007
- Bountiful/Davis Art Center Statewide Competition, Bountiful UT 2007
- Bountiful/Davis Art Center Statewide Competition, Bountiful UT 2008
- Eccles Community Art Center, 15th Statewide Photographic Competition, UT 2007
- Eccles Community Art Center, 16th Statewide Photographic Competition, UT 2008
- Pickle Company Gallery, Large Scale Alternative Show, SLC UT 2007
- Contemporary Art and Design Gallery, U of U Senior Exhibition, SLC UT 2007
- AMS Nature Photography Contest, U of U Meteorology Department, SLC UT 2007
- Alvin Gittins Gallery Annual Exhibition, Salt Lake City UT 2006
- Alvin Gittins Gallery Annual Exhibition, Salt Lake City UT 2007
- SLCC Annual Exhibition, Salt Lake City UT 2008
- Provo City Library Gallery, Going South, Provo UT 2008
- Our Store Your Thrift Alternative, Re Art, Salt Lake City UT 2009
- Kimball Art Center, Pin Up Show, Park City UT 2009
- Becoming the Machines – Utah Photographic Arts Council exhibition, UT 2009
- Mirrors and Windows – Utah Photographic Arts Council exhibition, UT 2008
- Alvin Gittins Gallery, Works in Progress, Salt Lake City UT 2009
- Alvin Gittins Gallery, Who do they think they are, Salt Lake City UT 2009
Collections
- Collector: Raymond Tymas-Jones, The Dean of University of Utah Art & Art History Department, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Collector: George Eisenman, M.D, Prof Emeritus UCLA
- Corporate: Ray Olpin Union, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Corporate: SEO Company, Bluffdale, Utah
Teaching Experience
- Spring 2010 - Instructor of Record. Department of Art & Art History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT. Course taught ART 2060 – 010, Non-Major Digital Photography
- Fall 2009 - Instructor of Record. Department of Art & Art History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT. Course taught ART 2060 – 004, Non-Major Digital Photography
- Fall 2008 – Spring 2009, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Art & Art History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Voluntary Responsibilities
- Juror Assistant to Heather Ferrell, Director of Salt Lake Art Center, for the University of Utah Annual Exhibition, Salt Lake City UT 2009
- Photographer for Salt Lake City Animal Services Shelter, SLC UT 2008
- Photographer for University of Utah College of Fine Arts, SLC UT 2008
All images are for sale. Please contact artist at thieuvan83@yahoo.com for more information.