BIOGRAPHY

Julia Nee Chu

Born in Shanghai and currently lives and works in Santa Monica, California. Nee Chu’s focus has always had to do with nature or rather, the processes or movements of nature.  She states:  “For a Chinese, the purest form of art is calligraphy.  The spirit of the brushstroke, also called touch, is spontaneity and finality.”  Nee Chu’s act of painting is a dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious, and the orientation of herself to the world.

1998            

Coming to America, Journeys & Reflections - City of Torrance, Joslyn Fine Arts Gallery, Torrance, California, USA.

Summer Invitational, Fresh Paint - Culver Arts Building, Culver City, USA.

1997                 

Notes from the East #2 - Museum of Arts, Downtown. Los Angeles, USA.

Dialogue Est/Ouest - Center d'Art du Puy Guerin, Vayolles, France.

1996                  

Eclectic Composite - ADR Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Implied Nature - Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA.

In Search of Identity - funded by Chinese Cultural & Information Centre, Taipei Art Gallery, New York, USA.

1995                  

Composite Expression - Chinese Cultural Foundation of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Now A Dream of East - New Asian Art Show, Kirin Plaza, Osaka, Japan.

Diversification pf Passages - Mt. Saint Antonio Community College, Walnut, California, USA.

1994                  

Nature's Perception - Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Visual Riches - Santa Monica Museum of Art Presents, Community Focus gallery, Santa Monica, USA.

1993                  

Coastal Abstractions - Manhattan Beach Friends of Arts, Manhattan Beach, California, USA.

The Asian Spirit in Contemporary California Art - Wiengart Center Art Gallery, Occidental College,  Los Angeles, USA.

111 Artists' Work of Peace - Galerie Bhak, Seoul, Korea.

1992                  

Art Asia - Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong.

Maos Orientals Sobre O Acidente, Artistas Chineses de California - Leal Senado de Macau, Galeria de Exposicoes Temporarias, Macau, China.

Power of the Art 1992 - Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan.

Pacific Rim I - Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1991                   

Drawings - Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California, USA.

Summer Invitational - Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA.

Art Action - Fung Pang San Museum, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong.

Art Action - Institute of Asian Research, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Art in Public Places - Los Angeles Art Council, The Landmark II Building, Los Angeles, USA.

1990                  

June 4th - LACE, Los Angeles, California, USA.

June 4th - Hong Kong Art Center, Hong Kong.

June 4th - Asian American Art Center, New York, USA.

Paintings from Southern California - American Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

AAAC Annual - Asian American Arts Center New York, New York, USA.

1989                   

Catch a Rising Artist Auction - Los Angeles Art Council, Marina Del Rey, California, USA.

1988                    

Art in Embassies Program - United States Department of State, San Salvador, El Salvador

Coast to Coast Diverse Works - traveling exhibition,Art Space, Houston, Texas/ Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio/ DePauw University, Greenscale, Indiana/ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

An Expert of Art - Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan.

1987                    

Group exhibition - Shinshu-Shinmachi Museum, Nagoya, Japan.

Group exhibition - Tokyu Department Store, Nagano, Japan.

Los Angeles Artists; Modern Masters - Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, USA.

Reduced Scale - Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, California, USA.

Pacific '87 - The Cultural Foundation Artspace, Woodland Hills, USA.

L.A. Five - Howard Salon, Taipei, Taiwan

Turning to the Landscape - University of Southern California Atelier, Santa Monica, California, USA.

1986                    

California Autumn, Twelve Contemporary Artists - Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, USA.

The Dark Madonna - Performance with Suzanne Lacy, Franklin Murphy Sculpture Garden, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA.

1985                     

Fusion '85 - Jewish Community Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

Contemporary Art Collection/Drawing - Traveling exhibition, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach/ Los Angeles Design Center, Los Angeles/ The Works Gallery, Long Beach, California, USA.

New Talent Showcase One - The Works Gallery, Long Beach, USA.

To the Astonishing Horizon - LAVA Invitational Show, The Design Center of Los Angeles, California, USA.

L.A. Visual Arts Group Exhibition - Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Three Artists - El Camino College Art Gallery, El Camino College, Torrance, California, USA.

1984                            

Metro Rail Transit Exhibition - Metro Rail Transit Building, Los Angeles, California, USA.

ART/SOUL - Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1983                        

Paintings & Drawings - Gallery 1:16 Los Angeles, California, USA.

ART/SOUL - Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1982                          

Group exhibition - L.A. Artcore, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1981                         

Asian American Artists - Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Diversity - Chinese Cultural Center, Los Angeles,  California, USA.

Selected Public And Private Collections

Four Seasons, Newport Beach, California, USA

Hyatt Regency, Ammen, Jordon, USA

MGM Grand Conference Hall, Nevada, USA

Royal Caribbean International, Miami, Florida, USA

Hong Kong Museum, Hong Kong

Four Seasons, Hong Kong

Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong

Central Plaza Building, Hong Kong

Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai, China

Kerry Center Building, Beijing, China

Leal Senado de Macau, Macau

The City Club, Osaka, Japan

The landmark Building, Yokohama, Japan

Hyatt Regency, Paris, France

Hyatt, Hanoi, Vietnam

GKBI Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia

And many other public and private collections.