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J u l i a N e e C h u
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.
Artist Statement
The focus of my painting has always had to do with nature or rather, the processes or movements of nature. One cannot copy nature, but through the process of painting one can experience the transformation of nature.
What is nature to me? The Chinese philosophy of nature is to find universal orientation. The elements of nature are earth, wind, water and sun. From the processes of nature or the physics of nature come the forms (matter), motion space and mechanics and the human elements. Human beings are just one small element of the nature’s processes. Therefore, we are an integral part of nature and through the positive /negative, Ying and Yang, we arrive to become part of the unifying whole.
For a Chinese, the purest form of art is calligraphy. The spirit of the brushstroke, also called touch, is spontaneity and finality. Spontaneity is a reflection that comes directly from the mind. Finality is when ink touches paper. It cannot be erased.
The process of touching the paintbrush to the surface of the paper is called time. Time spent cannot be returned, so the process is precious. Therefore, the act of writing becomes a scared act. This is why Chinese consider writing is a way to exercise. I drop paint on the surface of paper or canvas and leave marks to build up the density of time. This creates a universal space.
The brush (touch) movement is an important element in my painting, movement is the force of transformation in nature. So my act of painting is not only about recreating a feeling of nature, but nature itself.
My act of painting is a dialogue between the conscious and the orientation of myself to the world.
Education and Background
1981 M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles, USA
1978 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Scholarships/Awards/Fellowship
1980-1981
Graduate Teaching Fellowships, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
1980
Ford Foundation Travel Grant
1975
General Telephone Company Award
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006
"Trans", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2004
"Rotation and Rhythm", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
Tian Pone Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2003
"Eastern Trans", Fresh Paint Art, Los Angeles, USA
2002
Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
2000
La Galarie Internationale Expression Libre, Paris, France
1998
"Hybrid @sia", Ginza Gallery Net ‘98’ Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
1996
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University Library Art Gallery, Hong Kong
1995
"New Painting's" Bunkamua Art Center Gallery, Tokyu Bankamura, Shibuyu, Tokyo, Japan
American Club, Hong Kong
1994
"Rhythm, Motion, and Harmony", Mandarin Oriental Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Tsubaki Modern Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Nature's Perception - Two Artists", Pierce College Art Gallery, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California, USA
1993
Memory Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
1992
Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA
1991
Whittier City Hall Gallery, Whittier, California, USA
1990
Yung-Han Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Sponsored Exhibition by Heineken Beer, Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
Gallerija Equrna, Ljublijana, Yugoslavia
1989
"Julia Nee Chu Paintings", Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
"Urban Landscape", Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1988
Simard/Halm Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
1987
Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
1986
"Julia Nee Chu", Space Architectural Gallery, Seoul, Korea
The Works Gallery, Long Beach, California, USA
1985
Stella Polaris Gallery Long Beach, California, USA
1984
Stella Polaris Gallery Long Beach, California, USA
1983
L.A. Artcore, Los Angeles, California, USA
1982
Gallery 1:16, Los Angeles, California, USA
1981
"Emerging Artist/UCLA", UCLA Frederick Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
"from 2D to 3D", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2008
"Tribes", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2007
"40 Plus, 40 Minus", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2006
"Prints - Limited Editions and Monotypes", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
"Art Saturdays", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2005
"Art Saturdays", Sin Sin Fine Art, Hong Kong
2003
20 Years Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
2002
"In the Hope of Painting", Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
"Venice Art Walk", Venice, California, USA
2001
"Identity Transformation", Macau Municipal Temporary Gallery, Macau, China.
"Identity Transformation", Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, California, USA
"Eastern Trans", Fresh Paint, Citizen Arts Building, Culver City, California, USA
2000
"Pacific Rim+2", Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
"Summer Invitation", Robinschom Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA
"Dialogue Est/Ouest #2", La Galerie International Expression Libre, Paris, France
"UpDate 2000", Fresh Paint, Citizen arts Building, Culver City, California, USA
1999
"Moving Toward the Millennium", Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, USA
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, California, USA
1997
"Notes from the East #2", Museum of Arts, Downtown. Los Angeles, California, 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 of 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
"As WE See It", Women's Clinic, Los Angeles, 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
Yokohama International Contemporary Art Fair, Yokohama, Japan by Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA
"Maos Orientals Sobre O Acidente, Artistas Chineses de California", Leal Senado de Macau, Galeria de Exposicoes Temporarias, Macau
"Power of the Art 1992", Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
"Pacific Rim I", Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nemiroff Deutsch Fine Art, Santa Monica, 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
"Ancestor Known and Unknown, Box Works", National Women Artists of Color", Art in General, New York, USA
Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York, USA
"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
Clinic Defense Action Alliance of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, California
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, USA
Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio, USA
DePauw University, Greenscale, Indiana, USA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
"An Expert of Art", Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan
1987
Sagawa International Art Festival, Japan*
Shinshu-Shinmachi Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Tokyu Department Store, Nagano, Japan
"Los Angeles Artists; Modern masters", Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, Ohio, USA
"Reduced Scale", Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, California, USA
"Pacific '87", The Cultural Foundation Artspace, Woodland Hills, California, 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, California, USA
Los Angeles Design Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Works Gallery, Long Beach, California, USA
"New Talent Showcase One", The Works Gallery, Long Beach, California, 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
The Southern California Women's Caucus of Art, Fourth Juried Exhibition, la Habra College, Wilmington, California, USA*
Metro Rail Transit Exhibition, Metro Rail Transit Building, Los Angeles, California, USA
"ART/SOUL", Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
1983
Third Juried Exhibition, southern California Women's Caucuas for Art, California State University, Los Angeles, California, USA*
"Paintings & Drawings", Gallery 1:16 Los Angeles, California, USA
"ART/SOUL", Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
1982
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
* (with catalogue)
Selected Public and Private Collections
Four Seasons, Newport Beach, California, USA
New Crown Plaza, New York, USA
Hyatt Regency, Ammen, Jordon, USA
MGM Grand Conference Hall, Nevada, USA
MCA Music Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
California Mart, Los Angeles, California, USA
Silverado Center, Denver, California, USA
Royal Caribbean International, Miami, Florida, USA
SCI Television & Broadcasting, Atlanta, USA
Latham & Watkin Law, Century City, California, USA
Fred Silverman Television Production, Santa Monica, California, USA
Diplomat Convention Great Hall, Hollywood, USA
Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Hong Kong Museum, Hong Kong
Four Seasons, Hong Kong
Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong
Central Plaza Building, Hong Kong
Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai, China
Le Meridien Hotel, Hainan, China
Kerry Center Building, Beijing, China
Leal Senado de Macau, Macau
The city Club, Osaka, Japan
The landmark Building, Yokohama, Japan
Higarshi Riecto Co., NEC Building, Shibaura, Tokyo, Japan
Hyatt Regency, Paris, France
Hyatt, Hanoi, Vietnam
GKBI Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia
And many other public and private collections.
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