b. 1975, China

Chu Chu Biography

Chu Chu is an accomplished ink painter, calligrapher, photographer, and oil painter. She is currently the Vice Secretary of Lanting Calligraphy Society and the Vice President of Zhejiang female Calligraphers Association in Hangzhou. She was born in 1975 in Hangzhou and graduated from the Department of oil painting at the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou in 2000, where she also received her MFA in new media in 2007, and in 2015 attained her PhD in calligraphy under the tutelage of Wang Dongling. Since then, the artist has been devoted to ink painting and seeks to incorporate this art form with photography and calligraphy. She has received several prestigious awards since 2000 including the Shiseido Prize of Best Female Photographer, the Three Shadows Photography Award, Beijing, 2011; Yearly Cutting-edge Photographer, selected by www.xitek.com, Beijing, 2010; Creative Award of New Media, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, 2006; Excellent Works Award, New Century Oil Painting Exhibition, Hangzhou, 2001; Excellent Works Award, Zhao Mengfu Prize, National Painting Competition, China, 2000.

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Chu's work has been widely exhibited in France, Germany, England, USA, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. Important exhibitions include Jetlag: New Media Exhibition, Hannover Exhibition Centre, Hanover, Germany, 2012; FOTO Fever Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, France, 2014; Writing Non-writing, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, 2015; Out of the Shadows: Contemporary Chinese Photography, Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego, USA; and her latest solo exhibition The Only Green: Chu Chu Solo Exhibition, Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake, Hangzhou, China, 2022.

Important collections: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA; The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Stavanger Museum, Stavanger, Norway, Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China.

Alisan Fine Arts first showcased her work in Beyond the Jade Terrace in 2014 and held her first solo show in Hong Kong in 2017. We also exhibited her works in Ink Asia 2015; Art Basel Hong Kong 2016/17/19; and Taipei Dangdai 2020 with great success.

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The Heart Sutra 3 by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Chu Chu The Heart Sutra 3, 2016 Chinese ink & colour on rice paper
50 x 50 cm
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Gardenia- A Garden Full of Blossoms by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, photography
Chu Chu Gardenia- A Garden Full of Blossoms, 2011-2019 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink & acrylic on paper
80 x 100 cm
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Whispers of Trees-Bamboo by Chu Chu contemporary artwork photography, drawing
Chu Chu Whispers of Trees-Bamboo, 2011-2017 Photography, calligraphy and Chinese ink on rice paper
50 x 50 cm
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Raining Stars 2 by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, photography, drawing
Chu Chu Raining Stars 2, 2022 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink, colour & acrylic on paper
94 x 94 cm
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Cities-Bergamot by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, photography, drawing
Chu Chu Cities-Bergamot, 2007-2018 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink & colour on paper
75 x 94.5 cm
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Cities-Ode to the West Wind by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, photography, drawing
Chu Chu Cities-Ode to the West Wind, 2007-2022 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink & acrylic on paper
84 x 107 cm
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Cities-Across the Water by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, photography, drawing, textile
Chu Chu Cities-Across the Water, 2007-2021 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink & acrylic on silk
70 x 88.5 cm
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Lantian Jade under Warm Sun by Chu Chu contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, photography, drawing
Chu Chu Lantian Jade under Warm Sun, 2020-2022 Photography, calligraphy, Chinese ink, colour & acrylic on paper
80 x 100 cm
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