resume of Karen Chu
Education |
| 2009 | Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA; MFA |
| 2007 | University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; BA – summa cum laude |
Selected Awards/Scholarships |
| CGU Art Fellowship (2008) | |
| Claremont Graduate University Hill Crest Award (2007) | |
| Kathleen Neely Macomber Travel Prize (2005/6) | |
| Robert Lawrence Fowler Scholarship (2006) | |
| USC Friends of Fine Arts (2004, 2005) | |
| USC APAA Scholarship (2005, 2006) | |
| Trojan Guild of Los Angeles Scholarship (2005, 2006) | |
| Van R. Johnson Sutter Scholarship (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
Work Experience |
| 2010-present | Ceramics Studio Technician, University of Southern California, CA |
| 2009-2010 | Ceramics Studio Technician, Scripps College, Claremont, CA |
| 2009 | Beginning Ceramics Teaching Assistant for Adam Davis, Scripps College, Claremont, CA |
| 2008 | Advanced Ceramics Teaching Assistant for Adam Davis, Scripps College, Claremont, CA |
| 2008-2009 | Woodshop Assistant, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA |
| 2007-2011 | Gallery Assistant, L2kontemporary, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2007 | Studio Assistant for Karen Koblitz, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005-2006 | Art Workshop Coordinator, Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 | Crocker Art Museum Internship, Sacramento, CA |
| 2004 | Communications/Alumni Relations Assistant, USC School of Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA |
Solo Exhibitions |
| 2009 | creature of habit, Claremont Graduate University Installation Gallery, Claremont, CA pieces, Claremont Graduate University Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, CA |
| 2008 | snippets, Claremont Graduate University Installation Gallery, Claremont, CA |
| 2007 | barrels of sea, USC Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2004 | reflections, Marjorie R. Smith Walk-Through Gallery, Sacramento, CA |
Two Person Exhibitions
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| 2011 | Lost & Found, L2kontemporary, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2009 | Where the Edges Meet, L2kontemporary, Los Angeles, CA |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2011 | The Westward Eye, McNeill Art Group Tribeca Project Space, New York, NY New Arts Program Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, NAP Exhibition Space, Kutztown, PA A Novel Approach, Rheeway Gallerie, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2010 | small works show, Museum X, Pomona, CA For Roland, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA International Mail Art Exhibition in Honor and Memory of Judith A. Hoffberg, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA Refuge, Claremont Graduate University Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, CA 25th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA |
| 2009 | Postmarked 2009, The Claremont Forum’s Gallery, Claremont, CA MFA Conversations Part 1, i-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA New Arts Program Invitational Salon of Small Works Exhibition, NAP Exhibition Space, Kutztown, PA The Leak of Contemporary Artists, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA 24th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA The Red Show, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA Supersonic at the LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA The Sketchbook Project Exhibition, traveling exhibition, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| 2008 | overhung, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles, CA don’t be shy, Claremont Graduate University Peggy Phelps and East Gallery, Claremont, CA Pieces, Claremont City Hall, Claremont, CA Postcards from the Art Edge, i-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Postmarked 2008, The Claremont Forum’s Gallery, Claremont, CA Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA |
| 2007 | Going Green: Repairing the World, USC Hillel Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA the fourth leg, Claremont Graduate University Peggy Phelps and East Gallery, Claremont, CA Annual Student Exhibition, USC Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA kilnopening.edu, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA |
| 2006 | Global: Student Work Honoring Karen Koblitz, USC Hillel Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA MYSPACE, USC Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Annual Student Exhibition, USC Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Auto-poiesis, USC Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005 | SOFA Exhibition, The David Lawrence Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA Annual Student Exhibition, USC Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2004 | untitled.art, The Carrier Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Publications |
| 2010 | The Flame: The Magazine of Claremont Graduate University, Volume 10, Number 3, Spring 2010 Made in California, Exhibition Catalogue, March 2010 |
| 2009 | Studio Visit: volume 7, December 2009 USC Roski School of Fine Arts Undergraduate Studies brochure, November 2009 exposures, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal, July 2009 Inland Empire Weekly, “Leak of Contemporary Artists,” April 2009 LA Art Show Catalogue, January 2009 |
| 2008 | between installments, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal, August 2008 |
| 2007 | USC Trojan Family Magazine, “Scholars without Borders,” August 2007 USC BFA/BA Catalogue 2006-7, May 2007 barrels of sea, Exhibition Catalogue, February 2007 |
