Bio
With a Clinical Psychology background, Hsiao-Chu Hsia, also Julia Hsia, tends to utilize psychology theories and talk about relational art in her works. After pursuing her Master’s degree in Community Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA,) she is now working as a performance artist in New Jersey and the New York City area.
Julia sees art as a medium that has the ability to raise awareness of social issues mildly. She believes it is important and necessary to provide a mind-open space for people to talk when it comes to sensitive topics in order to respect different voices. As an artist, activist, and educator, Julia sees the importance of the relationship between an artist and the communities and engages with people by creating art. She wants to invite people to not only think but talk about the issues she gives out in her artworks and performances.
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
2020- Artist in Residence, ARTS By the People, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
2019-2020 Graduate Program Assistant, MICA, 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
2020 16 Online Performance Art Festival
Virtual Event, Online Performance Art
2020 JUSTICE Online Juried Competition and Exhibition
Online, 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
Zoom (Virtual Event), Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
The Search of Johnny Redacted, Online Interactive Show
Youtube (Virtual Event), 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.
Solo Exhibition, -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
2020 Hornorable Mention, Through the Window Juried Show
Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
2019 Teaching Fellow, 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.
Collaborative Community Artist, Grit Fund
Charm City Night Market, The Chinatown Collective, 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, Taiwan