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YaYa Chou


YaYa Chou

YaYa Chou's studio

YaYa Chou's newest body of work in fruition since late 2007, is entitled "Soft Tissue". Her concept utilizes the Western medical terms to describe organ functionality and interaction, coupled with the Eastern medical philosophy in which organs bear emotions. She finds a parallel between organs, our life and social structures then re-interprets the meanings in humorous and bittersweet ways through drawings and installation inspired by anatomy illustrations of animals, plants and humans. The result is a collection of pieces that compel us to think differently about how we treat ourselves and others, and how we are all connected by sharing the same parts and emotions.

In 2006 we were pleased to present a 2 person show with Ya Ya featuring the now well-known Gummi Bear Chandelier, which has been in several national exhibitions and featured in numerous media coverage and reviews since that show. The work that evolved after the Chandelier centered around notions of class, domestication and art itself, including the Gummi Bear Rug (Simon) and other small gummi sculptures. Not only was the work luminous eye-candy, it was also an important juxtaposition between a very affordable mass consumed product & recognizably gauche domestic decoration. There is further symbolism in the use of the bear-shaped candy itself, in relation to the use of wild animals found in certain domestic settings such as trophies & served as symbols of Mans conquer of nature. Read the Press Release and the review in Artscene.

 

Selected Exhibitions

Y. Chou has been exhibiting consistently in our salon since February 2006.

2008 Reception Dates

  1. May 10th
  2. June 28th
  3. August 9th
  4. September 27th

 

Résumé

Education

2000

  • MFA, Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, USA

1997

  • BA, Mass Communications, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan

Selected Exhibitions

2008

  • “Gallery Revisited Revisited Revisited Revisited: 2003-2007”, Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA
  • “First Year Anniversary Show”, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Complete Résumé >

2007

  • “Big Babies”, Art Murmur Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Co-op”, Café La Boheme, Taipei, Taiwan
  • “Annual Downtown Artists Grants Exhibition”, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Liminal”, Phantom Galleries L.A., Pasadena, CA
  • “Group Show”, James Gray Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • “Get:Art 2007”, Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles, CA
  • “HausGuests”, Haus Gallery and The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
  • “On site at the Gate”, juried by Aimee Chang, curator of Contemporary Art at the Orange County Museum of Art, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
  • “Echoes: Women Inspired by Nature”, curated by Betty Ann Brown & Linda Vallejo, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA (catalog)
  • “The Child in You”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • “Winter Biannual”, juried by Susan Cross, curator of MASS MoCA, L.A. Art Association South: The Michael Napoliello Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA

2006

  • “‘Tis The Season”, James Gray Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • “Consumerism and Product” #3, Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Gift Shop, curated by David Stone”, Another Year in LA, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Resident Artists Exhibition”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
  • “Post It: Another Art Exhibition”, Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, UK
  • “August Group Show”, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Two person show – “Consumerism & Product” #1, Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Inauguration 3”, Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Tomorrowland: CalArts in Moving Pictures”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

2005

  • “October Group Show”, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Wallworks, LA Artcore 22nd Annual Juried Competition”, Juror: Jay Belloli, Director of Gallery Programs of the Armory Center for the Arts, Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA
  • “CODA: A concluding passage”, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA (catalog)
  • ”Downtown Los Angeles Art Festival - Indoor Exhibition”, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Animal Art”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN (catalog)

2004

  • “Envisioning the Future”, facilitated by Judy Chicago & Donald Woodman, Pomona Arts Colony, Pomona, CA
  • “Ink & Clay 30”, Juror: Hollis Goodall, Associate Curator of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
  • “l’art de mort”, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN

2003

  • “War Stories”, A Shenere Velt Gallery of The Workmen’s Circle/ Arbeter Ring, Los Angeles, CA
  • “Five Corners II”, Café La Boheme, Taipei, Taiwan

Awards

2007

  • Artists’ Resource for Completion Grant, Durfee Foundation, Santa Monica, CA
  • Downtown Los Angeles Artists’ Grant, Downtown Artist Project and the Los Angeles, Downtown Arts District, Los Angeles, CA

2002

  • Award of Merit, Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, MI

2001

  • Honorable Mention – Animation, Homboldt International Film Festival, CA

2000

  • Gold Award of Best Animation, New York Exposition of Short Film and Video, NY
  • Grand Jury Best Animated Film, MicroCineFest, MD

Lectures and Symposia

2007

  • “16th Annual Matrilineage Symposium”, Syracuse University, New York

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