Hsiao-Chu (Julia)
Hsia
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小筑
Bio
Hsiao-Chu Hsia is a multidisciplinary artist from Taiwan, now based in New York. After earning her BS in Clinical Psychology, she received her MFA in Community Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland, USA. Hsia’s art practice focuses on performance art, addressing the theme of ”relationship.” She talks about teamwork and conflicts between cultures, generations, countries, and even the human-environmental relationship.
Combining both disciplines, Hsia applies psychological theories to her art to provide a solid scientific perspective on it. She utilizes interactive elements and the ability of hospitality in her performances to invite people not only to view as spectators but join the process and experience as participants. By erasing the boundary between the artist and the audience, Hsia aims to bring people together, motivate people to rethink social issues, and discuss how to make changes in society.
Hsia received the 2023 New Work Fund of Queens Arts Fund from New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA, and finished the artist residency program at SÍM Residency in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her practice was featured in several cross-national media showing her potential and influence in the AAPI and BIPOC communities.
CV
EDUCATION
2020 MFA in Community Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA,) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2017 BS in Clinical Psychology, Fu-Jen Catholic University (FJCU,) New Taipei City, Taiwan
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2021- Asian Community Liaison Associate, Milk and Night, New York City, New York, U.S.
2021-2022 Gallery Assistant, 11 Newel Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
2020 Artist in Residence, ARTS By the People, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
2019-2020 Graduate Program Assistant, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2019-2020 Teaching Fellow, Keswick Multi-care Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2018-2019 Community Artist, The Chinatown Collective, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2017 Website UI/ UX Designer, MyProGuide, Taipei, Taiwan.
EXHIBITION/ PERFORMANCE
2022 Art in Odd Places 2022: STORY
14 St., New York, New York, U.S.
From Urban Reverence to Urban Divergence, curated by Taiwanese American Arts Council
IW Gallery, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Where Are You Today?
Gene Frankel Theatre, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Hellbond: Dancing with the Spirits, Asia North Festival 2022
Hooper House Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2021 New Normal: Working Through Quarantine, Juror: Grace Graupe-Phillard
Payne Gallery, Moravian University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Enduring Apocalypse: A 12-hour Performance Art Marathon
Abrons Arts Center, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Centrifugal Revolving
FiveMyles, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
El Museo, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
CultureLab LIC, Queens, New York, U.S.
Synchronized Beating, performance event "THE GIFT" curated by Re: Live Performance Lab
Satellite Art Club, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Collar Works, Troy, New York, U.S.
2020 CreArt Music Festival 2020/ 21 Virtual Experience
CreArtBox, Queens, New York, U.S.
16 Online Performance Art Festival
Virtual Event, Online Performance Art
Bilateral Interflow, Face to Face Podcast Project Showcase
ARTS By the People, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
2020 JUSTICE Online Juried Competition and Exhibition
The Art Guild, Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Through the Window Juried Show
Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
The Distance to the Truth, MFA in Community Arts Thesis Talk (Virtual Event)
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
The Search of Johnny Redacted, Online Interactive Show
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
MFACA Cohort Show
Hurwitz Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2019 Every Calorie Counts, INCLUDE ME!: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
AICAD Symposium, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
-HOMETOWN- Beyond Pacific Ocean
Charm City Night Market, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Inter//Action: Artists Respond to the Natural World
Decker Library, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
MAT & MFACA First-year Show
Hurwitz Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
So Fa r From Home
The Crown, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
National Association for Schools of Art and Design Group Exhibition
Leidy Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2017 Fu-Jen Catholic University Clinical Psychology (FJCU CPSY) Graduate Exhibition
44 South Village, Taipei, Taiwan
GRANT/ AWARD
2022 Grit Fund 2022 with Michael Young, Jia Le Ling
The Peale Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2021 Juror Selected Artist by Grace Graupe-Pillard, New Normal: Working Through Quarantine
Payne Gallery, Moravian University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Philadelphia Independent Media Fund with Chen-Yi Wu, Shou-An Chang (Separated, Long Ver.)
Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Short Documentary Film Grant with Chen-Yi Wu, Shou-An Chang (Separated, Short Ver.)
Together We Film, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Hornorable Mention, Through the Window Juried Show
Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
2019 Libby Bowerman Fellowship
Keswick Multi-care Center & Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Community Engagement Grant (Project HOMETOWN -Beyond Pacific Ocean-)
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Grit Fund 2019 with The Chinatown Collective
Charm City Night Market, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2018 MICA Community Arts Scholarship
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
2016 College Student Research Scholarship
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan