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DIEM CHAU

BORN: 1979

EDUCATION

2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007
Paper Boat Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
The Future Perfect, Brooklyn, NY

2006
Bits and Pieces, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA

2005
Storytelling, Joe Bar Gallery, Seattle, WA
Reconstruction & Fabrication, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004
Stirring Smoke, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006
New Sculpture Survey, Howard House, Seattle, WA

2005
Drawn In, Kirkland Art Center, Curated by Jason Huff, Kirkland, WA

2004
Bumbershoot Biennale: Consumables, Curated by Matthew Kangas, Seattle, WA
Mae West Festival: She Stole The Show, Capitol Hill Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Resolutions and Ruptures: Sexual and Gender Diversity and the Spaces In-Between, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Artist Trust Auction, Curated by Deborah Paine, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA

2003
Alumni Exhibitioni, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
SOIL Auction, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA

2002
Art Outside, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
BFA Exhibition, Westlake Studios, Seattle, WA
Noise and Memory, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Art 431.01, Fischer Gallery, Seattle, WA
Super Figurative Approximations, Atrium Gallery, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

2001
New Media Works, Fischer Gallery, Seattle, WA
From the Ground Up, 7 Acres, Duvall, WA
Benefit Auction, Northwest Asian American Theatre, Seattle, WA

2000
From the Ground Up, 7 Acres (former Horsehead site), Duvall, WA
Greener Pastures, RAW Gallery, Seattle, WA

BIBLOGRAPHY

2006
Brangien Davis, Ready Made, "Madame Chau's Wax Museum", p.15, October/November

Seattle Magazine,"A Good Look" Editor's Picks, p. 176, August

Jordan Dawson, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, "Crayon Collective", p. 151, July
2005
Pat Tanumihardja, Northwest Asian Weekly, “Artist reconnects”, A&E, February 19,
The Stranger, Cover art, February 3- 9 2005

2004
Shelia Farr, Seattle Times, “Festival offers a smorgasbord for the eyes”, A&E, September 30, 2004

2003
Regina Hackett, Seattle PI, "Works by Cornish alumni are definitely worth a look", A&E, Nov 28, 2003

2002
Birds and Whistles vol. 3, Cover art, Spring 2002

2000 Yayoi Winfrey, Northwest Asian Weekly, “A new vision”, A&E, Sept-Oct 2000

AWARDS, GRANTS AND COMISSIONS

2004
PONCHO Artist in Residence, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Pratt Tuition Award, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

2003
Professional Edge Grant, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA

2002
Roger Shimomura Award, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Seattle, WA

2001
Cornish Merit Scholarship, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, 1999-2001

1998
Cornish President's Scholarship, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, 1998

REATED EXPERIENCE

2004
Seattle Arts Commissioner, Seattle, WA

2002-2004
Teaching Assistant/Lab Manager, Cornish College or the Arts, Seattle, WA

2001-2002
Wendy Hanson, Studio Assistant, Seattle, WA

2000-2001
RAW Gallery, Director/Curator, Seattle, WA

1996-1997
Jenny Pohlman, Instructional Assistant, Seattle, WA