Colette Fu is an artist based in Philadelphia known for her photographic pop-up books and paper engineering works. She has a MFA in fine art photography and has exhibited widely nationally and internationally. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections. She also teaches workshops and courses on pop-up paper engineering and digital collage.

1. Colette Fu • fusansan@gmail.com • 917-622-5047 • www.colettefu.com
EDUCATION
2003 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Master of Fine Arts, Fine Art Photography
1999 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Bachelor of Arts, Photography
1995 Yunnan Nationalities University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Chinese Language and Ethnic Minority Studies
1992 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Bachelor of Arts, French Language and Literature
EXHIBITIONS
2013 Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Boca Raton, FL (solo)
BRIC Arts Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Towson University Asian Arts Gallery, "We are Tiger Dragon People," Towson, MD (solo)
Muhlenburg College, "Paper Architecture", Allentown, PA
2012 Visual Artists Network Residency Exhibition, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA (4
person)
West Collects, City Hall Philadelphia
Pulp to Pixels: Artists Books in the Digital Age, Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
Weird World, Booklyn Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Perkins Center for the Arts, "Artists and Books", Collingswood, NJ (3 person)
China Central Academy of Fine Arts, "Diamond Leaves," curated by Marshall Weber and Xu
Bing, Beijing, China
Esther Klein Gallery, "Without Walls," Works from Mural Lab/Breadboard Residency,
Philadelphia, PA (4 person)
Philadelphia Airport, Terminal D, “We are Tiger-Dragon People” (solo)
Millersville University, Sykes Gallery's "Found in Translation," Millersville, PA.
University Arts League, “Photo Binge,” Philadelphia, PA (solo)
2011 Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, “Pop-up Homelife”, Wilmington, DE
Center for Book Arts, "The Photograph Unframed," NYC
New Courtland Education Center, "Art is Ageless," Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Athenaeum, "Haunted Philly," Philadelphia, PA (solo)
2010 Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, "The Book: A Contemporary View," Wilmington, DE
23 Sandy Gallery, “Pop Up Now” and “Handmade Paper in Motion,” Portland, OR
Center for Book Arts, “I will cut thrU: Pochoirs, Carvings, and Other Cuttings,” NYC
University of the Arts, “Between the Covers,” Philadelphia, PA
The Gallery at City Hall Inaugural Exhibit, "On the Rise," Philadelphia, PA
City Hall, "Currency,” Philadelphia, PA

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Da Gallery “Open Kitchen,” NYC “Medium Resistance”, The Icebox, Philadelphia, PA
“In Depth: Printmaking and Photography”, Mainline Art Center, Philadelphia
“We are Tiger-Dragon People,” Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA (solo)
2009 “We are Tiger-Dragon People,” Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
Art in City Hall, “In Your Dreams,” Philadelphia, PA
2008 Sovereign Asian Art Prize, 30 Finalists Exhibition, Landmark Atrium, Hong Kong
2007 Atlantic Art Center, “Now Ap-piering,” Best in Show, Philadelphia Sculpture Society
Fleisher Art Memorial, Challenge Award Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Metro Art, Los Angeles Transportation Systems, Public Art Project (solo)
Hudson D. Walker Gallery, “Haunted Philadelphia,” Provincetown, MA (solo)
2005 Highwire Gallery/Philadelphia City Hall, “A Case for Art”, Philadelphia Sculpture Society
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, “Making it Big,” Omaha, NE
2004 University of Virginia Art Gallery, “Photo Binge,” Charlottesville, VA (solo)
Woman Made Gallery, 8th International Open, Chicago, IL.
Beecher Center for Art and Technology, Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Skylight Gallery, En Foco “New Works “Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Museum of Computer Art at Cork Gallery, Painting with Pixels,” Lincoln Center, NYC
AWARDS
2013 Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship
2012 West Collects
Canadian Council for the Arts Visiting Foreign Artist Grant
2011 Mural Arts Porchlight Initiative Selected Artist
2010 Independence Foundation Artist Fellowship
Puffin Foundation Artist Grant
NewCourtland Community Artist Fellowship
Smack Mellon Hot Picks
2009 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Project Stream Fund
2008 Sovereign Foundation Asian Art Prize, Finalist
Fulbright Scholarship to China, Project: Photographic Pop-up Book of Yunnan Province’s
25 Ethnic Minorities
2006 Virginia Commission for the Arts, Artist Fellowship
2005 Beyond the Great Wall, Most Intriguing People Prize, Rose Group for Cross-Cultural
Understanding
Santa Fe Prize for Photography Nominee
2004 Women in Photography, Honorable Mention
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Artist's Grant
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artist Fellowship
Beecher Center Annual Digital Art Competition, Honorable Mention
Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Special Opportunity Stipend
En Foco "New Works," Emerging Photographer's Award
2003 Nikon.net "Publish Your Passion," Grand Prize Winner in Portraiture

3. Colette Fu • fusansan@gmail.com • 917-622-5047 • www.colettefu.com
Puffin Foundation, Artist's Grant
2002 Society for Photographic Education Achievement Scholarship
1999 Outstanding Student Achievement Award, Virginia Commonwealth University
1998 Virginia Western Community College Grant for assistance in China education exchange
RESIDENCIES
2013 Asian Arts Initiative Social Practice Lab
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts
The Institute for Electronic Arts
Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship
Towson University, Center for Diversity
2012 Visual Artist Network Exhibition Residency
Atelier Graff
Frans Masereel Centre
Albert Einstein Academy
2011 Mural Lab and Breadboard Technology and Art
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
2007 Sacatar Foundation
2006 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation
2005 Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center
2004 Kimmel Harding Arts Center
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Visual Studies Workshop
The Millay Colony, Robert W. Simpson Fellow
2003 Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity
PUBLICATIONS
2013 Nueva Luz 17#2
2012 Vogue, China
LVMH Eyes
2010 NY Times Lens Blog
Moveable Stationary, Moveable Book Society, Featured Artist
Handmade Paper in Motion, 9th Portfolio, Hand Papermaking Magazine
2009 Papercraft, Design and Art with Paper, Gestalten Press
2008 Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography Annual
2007 Alarm Magazine, #34, Featured Artist
2004 En Foco Nueva Luz, Volume 9, Featured Artist
Birmingham Arts Journal, Featured Artist and Writer
2003 Photographer's Forum, Best of College Annual

4. Colette Fu • fusansan@gmail.com • 917-622-5047 • www.colettefu.com
WORKSHOPS
Art New England, Bennington, Vermont
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Springs, MD
Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Boca Raton, FL
Towson University, MD
Atelier Graff, Montreal, Quebec
A2Manos, Guadelajara, Mexico
Film Forum Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA
Arty Projects Studio, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Atlantic City Public Library, NJ
Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
SEI Investments, Oaks, PA
Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Library
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia
Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia
Fairmount Arts Center, Philadelphia
Ikebana International, Philadelphia
College of Physicians, Philadelphia
VISITING ARTIST
Towson University, Towson, MD
Einstein Academy, Wilmington, DE
Swarthmore Elementary, Swarthmore, PA
Concordia University, Montreal, CA
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Hussian School of Art, Philadelphia
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
School of Visual Arts, NYC

5. Colette Fu • fusansan@gmail.com • 917-622-5047 • www.colettefu.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-current
Photographic Pop-up Paper Engineering and Digital Collage Instructor.
Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA 2010-13
Photographic Pop-up Paper Engineering Visiting Artist/Instructor.
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 2011
Visiting Faculty for Winter Practicum: Pop-ups for Experimental Animation.
Duck Studios, Ojai, CA, 2010
Pop-up Paper Engineering Fabricator and Consultant for stop animation commercials.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 2000–02
Teaching Assistant for undergraduate course in History and Aesthetics of Photography.
The Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY, 2001
Head Teacher for summer black/white photography program for girls from low-income families.
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 2000
Head Photography Technician.
Silver Screen Pictures, New York, NY, 2000
Production/Research Assistant to producer and writer with development of Project Management
eCourseware and Knowledge Management compendium for NASA.
Aperture Foundation, New York, NY, 1999
Editorial Work-Scholar for editors, production and design staff
Yunnan Nationalities University, Kunming, Yunnan, China, 1993–94
English Teacher to university students in comprehension, writing, and business writing.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
University of Central Florida
Frans Masereel Centrum
Philadelphia Athenaeum
Sovereign Art Foundation
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Temple University
Lafayette College

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Bucknell College
Visual Studies Workshop
University of Colorado
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Sacatar Foundation
New England Biolabs
West Collection
University of Connecticut
Library of Congress
Occidental College
Emory University
CLIENTS
Vogue China
Children's Medical Center of Texas
General Electric
Dennis Lane Photography
LVMH- Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton
Canon Asia
Long Dock Beacon
The Body Klinic
Community High School of Arts and Academics
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts
Ellen Weldon Design
Chabaa Thai Bistro