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Jason Phu

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2013  Started Masters of Fine Arts in Research (Discontinued in 2015), University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts
2011  Graduated from University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours
2010  Central Academy of Fine Arts, China, Beijing, Printmaking Residency
2009  Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Canada, exchange semester
Now   Work and based in Sydney

Solo exhibitions
2019  (July) Real Real, livestream performance program, Campbelltown Arts Centre, curated by Jessica Olivieri
           The faces of guanxiu's sixteen friends, the luohans of his feverish dreams, Vermilion Art, Sydney
           Prototype, video art subscription service, online project, curated by Lauren Carroll Harris
           I wake from my midday naps with a terrible thirst, Chalk Horse, Sydney
2018  In the past there were moments of peace, in the future there will be less, when we die there is sleep, Alaska Projects
           My parents met at the fish market West Space 2017 Commission work presented at ACE Open, Adelaide
           The fruit was sweeter then, the fish were more plentiful, Alaska Projects, curated by Grace Patridge and James Nguyen
2017  My parents met at the fishmarkets, Westspace, Melbourne, (Westspace commission to make a work across all four galleries)
           A shrine for the horse headed god of safe travels and a shrine for the pig headed god of celebration, Underbelly Arts Festival 2017,  
           National Art School

           Lesser saints and the demons they carry, commission by Art Fairs Australia for Sydney Contemporary at Barangaroo, The Cutaway
2016  I pray at ashes of my grandmother and at the photo of my grandfather who I've never met. I pray for big chunks of meat, for big bowls of  
           alcohol and for sex. They send me demons to battle. ALASKA Projects, William street, Australia

           I haven't made the work yet but I'll be there a week beforehand which should be plenty of time Canberra Contemporary Art Space,  
           Canberra, Australia

           I'M GONNA FLY FROM SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE. I'M GONNA HAVE A BIG HORSE HAIR BRUSH AND THEN PAINT SOMETHING WHEN I
           GET TO MELBOURNE Nicholas Projects, Melbourne, Australia

           bull shit is more nutritious than dog shit Organhaus Art Space, Chongqing, China
2015  a pomelo, a bowl of beef noodle soup and a pair of slippers Dimensions Art Centre, Chongqing, China
           It's all google translated or taken from chinese newspapers I can't read Ray Hughes Gallery, NSW
2014  Irreverants Gaffa Gallery, NSW 
           This is what I think about some of the time, the rest of the time I watch tv or drink beer or sometimes both Ray Hughes Gallery, NSW 
2013  Lots of jasonphus. Archive Space, NSW 
           ⼥女⼥士,先⼥生们,2008 年 H 。M 。S 。GOLDEN CENTURY 即将进 攻 BONDIBEACH 。注意安全,⼥一路顺⼥风 。 Kudos Gallery,
           NSW 

2011  The Pub (collaboration with Andrew Burford) Kudos Gallery, NSW 
           The great parade of Spirits, Demons and Pissheads of George St. on the fifth Saturday of the 12th month in the light of a three-quarter
           moon COFA Space, NSW


Selected Group Shows 
2019  Our Common Bond, May Space, curated by Olivia Welch
           Stop Peeping, Cement Fondu, Sydney
2018  Primavera 2018, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, curated by Megan Robson
            The Burrangong Affray, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, curated by Micheal Do
            Play Back Dobell Drawing Biennale, AGNSW, curated by Matt Cox 
            Human Jerky, Verge Gallery, Sydney
2017   Losing Farther, Losing Faster Alaska Projects, Sydney, curated by Bradley Vincent
            Closing the Distance Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Melbourne, curated by Sophia Cai
2016   #BFF: The Politics of Friendship Artereal Gallery, Sydney, curated by Rhianna Walcott
2015   From Old Ground Bathurst Regional Gallery, curated by Joanna Bayndrian
            A robot attempts to eat a chicken nugget Firstdraft Gallery, curated by Luke Letourneau Bridges of Expansion Gaffa Gallery, NSW
2014   Small Sculptures Ray Hughes Gallery, NSW  
            Slow Burn Kudos Gallery, NSW 
            We visited in canoes, we swam in freshwater rivers and we conquered from our ships 107 Projects, NSW
2013   Investable Contemporary Art Annual Archive Space
            Lifes a Beach Ray Hughes Gallery, NSW 
            Perspectiva 2.0 COFA Campus, NSW 
            Drawing Now Ivan Dougherty Gallery, NSW 
            Wontons and Meatpies Robin Gibson Gallery, NSW 
            Paper Trail Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, NSW 
            Launch Sequence Kudos Gallery, Sydney, NSW 
2012   Beautiful Soup St Heliers Street Gallery, VIC 
            Mind and Reality COFA Space
            Familiar Unfamiliar Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW/ Swan Hill Regional Gallery, VIC/ c3 contemporary artspace, VIC
2011
  The Final Word UNSW Square House, NSW 
            Art and Environment COFA Space, NSW 
            Kung Fu and Ray-Guns Gallery Red, NSW 
            Paper Trail Robin Gibson Gallery, NSW 
            Greatest Hits Volume 2 Verge Gallery, NSW 

Selected International Shows 
2018  By Hand: Rediscovering the Art of Printmaking De La Salle – College of Santi Benilde, Manila
2016  bull shit is more nutritious than dog shit, Organhaus Art Space, Chongqing, China
2015  a pomelo, a bowl of beef noodle soup and a pair ofslippers, Dimensions Art Centre, Chongqing, China
            North American and Australasian Bestiary University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA 
            AMSTERDAMS GRAFISCH ATELIER Gallery 10+10, Amsterdam 
2014   Fantasy Asia Indus Valley School of Art, Pakistan
            Bridges of Expansion Southern Graphics Council International 2014 San Francisco
2013   Exposición de arte en Variete Varieté Gallery, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico City 
            Throwdown Press Hong Kong Graphic Art Festival 2013, Hong Kong 
2012    Begin with Printmaking: the Practice of Mixmedia and Transboundary Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
2011    Mind and Reality Roxaboxen Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA 
             Messages From The South Contemporary Australian Prints From COFA UNSW NTUA Gallery, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan 
             The International Art on Paper Exhibition 2011 The Faculty of Art and Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Lana,
             Thailand. 


Art Prizes 
2019    Sulman Prize AGNSW, Finalist
2017    NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging), Finalist, Artspace, Sydney
             Ramsay Art Prize, Finalist, Art Gallery of South Australia
2016    Glenfiddich Artist in Residence, Finalist, winner TBA
             Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Highly Commended
2015    Freedman Foundation Travelling Art Scholarship, Winner
             Archibald Portrait Prize AGNSW, Finalist
             Sulman Prize AGNSW, Winner
2014    Tim Olsen Drawing Prize, Kudos Gallery, Highly Commended
             Archibald Prize AGNSW, Finalist 
2012    Macquarie Group Emerging Art Prize, Finalist (nominated by Noel McKenna)
2011
   Gallery Barry Keldoulis Award, Winner 
2010    The Art Scene Award, Winner
             Glebe Art Show, Works on Paper section, Winner

Residencies 
2019  (July) Gertrude Contemporary Studio Program, Melbourne
           Newington College, Sydney, Artist-in-Residence
2017  JOJO KOBE Screenprint Studio, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2016  C.A.P. Studio (Chiang Mai Art on Paper) Residency, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2015  Organhaus International Artist Residency, Chongqing, China
           Chongqing AIR (Artist in Residency) Chongqing, China
2010  Central Academy of Fine Arts, China, Beijing, Printmaking Residency

Murals 
2015  Art Month Art Bar commission at Wellington St. Chippendale 
2014  Poulet’s Backdoor Residency lol, but actually painted the door behind his house
2014  UNSWAAD ARC Mural Project, Courtyard Site

Publications 
2016  Hhhhappy Magazine, artist profile October 
           Art Almanac, artist profile October 
           Canberra Times, by Peter Haynes, review of show at CCAS 
           Art Asia Pacific 99, New Currents Section
2015  Art Collector, 50 things collectors should know, Issue 71 2015
           Broadsheet, artist profile 
           Countless Voices Blog, by Greta Stonehouse, artist profile
           UNSW Newsroom, by Amy Coopes, artist profile, 
           Concrete Playground, by Elise Newtown, review of show at Ray Hughes Gallery 
2014  Raven Contemporary, February, review of solo show at The Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills NSW by Chloe Wolifson
           The Art Life, February, review of solo show at The Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW by Andrew Frost
          ARC Framework Issue 8 Social Change, by Tahjee Moree and Olivia welch Imprint Magazine, 2014 Volume 49 Number 2, The Drawing  
          Issue 

2013  Imprint magazine Winter 2013, Review of ‘Mirror Mirror: Throwdown Press’ Article written by David Greenhalj 

Collections 
Print Council of Australia (PCA) 
UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA) 
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) 
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing
Special Collections of School of the Art Institue of Chicago (SAIC)
Artists Books Library Indus Vallery School of Art and Architecture collection, Pakistan 
Charles Sturt University





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