American, Hong Kong, Chinese, Taiwanese, b. 1992 Hong Kong SAR | Lives and works in New York, NY
Education
2020 M.F.A. Candidate in Visual Arts, Painting | Columbia University School of the Arts
2018 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Painting & Drawing | School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2015 B.A. Honors in Visual Arts; Double Major B.A. in International Relations | Brown University
Additional coursework in experimental art and graphic design | Rhode Island School of Design
Exhibitions
2019 (Forthcoming) 2019 AXA Art Prize, Juried/Curated by Ian Alteveer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jennie Goldstein of the Whitney Museum, Cara Manes of MoMA, and Massimiliano Gioni of the New Museum | San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, SF | Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL | New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2019 (Forthcoming) Whams of Summer, Curated by Ki Smith | Ki Smith Gallery, New York, NY
2019 (Forthcoming) Aesthetically Functional Only, Curated by Edsel Williams | New York, NY
2019 First-Year MFA Exhibition, Curated by Natalie Bell | Lenfest Center for the Arts, New York, NY
2019 FACT AND FICTION: on her own, Curated by Cassandra Fiorenza | SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
2018 Visual Arts End-of-Year Exhibition | Columbia University Prentis Hall, New York, NY
2018 Printfest 2018 | International Print Center New York, New York, NY
2018 Fine Arts x Five, Curated by Susanna Coffey | Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
2018 The Annual, Curated by Giannella Ysasi Tavano & Neil O'Malley | SAIC MacLean Center, Chicago, IL
2017 Vitamin C, Curated by Hilary Doyle & Catherine Haggarty | Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY
2017 Between Friends, Curated by Brian Driscoll & E.R. Saba | SAIC MacLean Center, Chicago, IL
2017 SVA's 35th Annual Summer Residency Exhibition | School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2017 Let It Shine, Curated by Oriel Ceballos | Daddy Greens Pizza, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Summer Grand Salon Show | The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 AYLO Best of New York: a Celebration of Asian American Heritage | KAAGNY, New York, NY
2017 Armory Arts Week: EFA Open House | Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2015 Brown University 35th Annual Juried Student Exhibition | David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI
2015 Dreamscapes: A Solo Show and Honors Thesis Exhibition | List Art Center, Providence, RI * (*denotes solo)
Awards & Grants
2019 Shortlisted: 2019 AXA Art Prize | AXA XL, New York, NY
2018 Visual Arts TA Tuition Fellowship | Columbia University School of the Arts, New York, NY
2018 Dean's Merit Scholarship | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018 Loretta Grellner Merit Scholarship & Work Scholarship | Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2017 Presidential Scholarship | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO
2015 Roberta Joslin Award for Excellence in Art | Department of Visual Art, Brown University
2015 Julie Sloane '93 Memorial Award | Department of Visual Art, Brown University
2015 Minnie Helen Hicks Prize In Art, Brown University 35th Annual Juried Student Exhibition | Brown University & RISD
2015 Creative Arts Council Student Grant | Creative Arts Council, Brown University
2014 SAO Student Leadership Award for Exceptional New Student Organization: Brown Motion Pictures | Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center and Student Activities Office, Brown University
2013 Thriller Chiller Film Festival, Official Selection: "Hotel Fortuna", short film | Grand Rapids, MI
2012 Celtx Seeds Award, Winner: "Kodak 135", short film, shot with RED | celtx.com
2011 1st Prize, Friends of the Earth National Art Competition | United Kingdom Parliament | London, UK
2005-11 Sixth Form Academic & Art Scholarship | Downe House School, England, United Kingdom
pUBLICATIONS
(Forthcoming) Juror: Ruth Erickson, MFA Annual Issue No. 141, New American Paintings, 2019.
Jerry Saltz, SPRING/BREAK Art Show Instagram Post @susanmbchen, March 6, 2019.
Rubin Chen, 2019 New York Armory Week Direct Report: New York Art Watch, SinoVision, March 9, 2019.
Cornelia Smith, Interview: Susan M B Chen, Columbia University Journal of Art Criticism, February 26, 2019.
Renée LaVerné Rose, Interview with Susan M B Chen, ACS Magazine September/October 2018 Issue, Page 220-237, September 4, 2018.
Min Byung, KAAGNY & AYLO Art Exhibition Fundraise for Museum of Korean American Heritage, The Korea Times, March 8, 2017.
Soo Young Kim, Culture: Meet New York Asian Artists, The Korea Times, March 6, 2017.
Hwang Ju-Young, 29 Asian Artists Group Exhibition, Korea Daily in assoc. w/ The New York Times, March 1, 2017.
Anica Green, April 2015 Spotlight Artist: Susan Chen, folkmade.org, April 29, 2015.
Joseph Frankel; Gabriella Reyes, BMP to premier four student-made shorts, The Brown Daily Herald, December 5, 2014.
Caroline Kelly, BMP to host biannual premiere, The Brown Daily Herald, December 6, 2013.
Nicole Salvador, Presenting Brown Motion Pictures and Susan Chen, Unhemmed Magazine, Page 39, October 24, 2013.
Stella Chung, The Beaulieu Car, VISIONS Magazine, Volume XII, Issue I, Page 53, November 9, 2011.
Residencies
2018 Summer Ceramics w/ Del Harrow & Sanam Emami | Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
2017 Summer Plein Air Painting w/ Gregory Botts | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO
2017 Summer SVA's 35th Annual Summer Residency in Painting and Mixed-Media w/ Gregory Coates, Steve De Frank, Danica Phelps & Judy Mannarino | School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Collections
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts | Providence, RI
Brown University Investment Office | Providence, RI
Shanghai Hosane Auction House | Shanghai, China
Private: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
Curatorial Projects
2018 Diaries, Curated by Susan M B Chen | Mooch Gallery, Columbia University Watson Hall, New York, NY
2018 Spring in Motion, Curated by Susan M B Chen | Mooch Gallery, Millennium Park Plaza, Chicago, IL
2017 AYLO Best of New York: a Celebration of Asian American Heritage, Curated by Susan M B Chen, Kate Jang, James Chen | Korean American Association of Greater New York & Asian Youth Leadership Organization, New York, NY
Related Experiences
2019-Present Guggenheim Young Collectors Council, Acquisitions Committee Member, membership sponsored by
UBS & JNPalten International | New York, NY
2018-Present Curatorial Projects at Mooch Gallery | New York, NY
2018 Fall Teaching Assistant: Figure Painting w/ José Delgado Zúñiga at Columbia University | New York, NY
2017 Summer Participant at NYC Crit Club w/ Hilary Doyle | New York, NY
2017 Spring Gallery Assistant at Shin Gallery | New York, NY
2016-2017 Artist Assistant at Shara Hughes (private studio) + Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY
2015-2016 Associate Project Manager at AKQA | New York, NY
2015-2016 Cultural Committee Co-Chair at Brown University Club in New York | New York, NY
2012-2015 Managing Director & Film Producer at Brown Motion Pictures | Providence, RI
2013 Summer Production Assistant at MoliFilms | London, UK
2012 Summer Editorial Intern at Vogue China, Condé Nast International | Beijing, China
2011 Summer Arts Teacher at Kids Gallery Creative Arts | Hong Kong SAR