Yu Fang Chi

Yu Fang Chi: Statement

Yu Fang Chi's practice involves repetitive fibre-related techniques which can be connected to traditional domestic art processes. She engaged intensive material-based practices, artistic research and curatorial projects to deftly investigate the role of femininity and its cultural connotations.

Yu Fang Chi: Bio

Yu-Fang, Chi is a Taiwan-born jewellery artist. In 2014, she moved to Melbourne where she studied PhD degree at RMIT University, School of Art, Gold & Silversmithing. Her research project investigates the concept of femininity in jewellery and objects and its cultural connotations. Yu-Fang introspects the processes of making and the position of female body. Her practice involves repetitive fibre-related techniques which can be connected to traditional domestic art processes.

Yu-Fang works across different facets of jewellery practice and collaborates with diverse artistic fields. Her recent curatorial project assembles jewellery narratives with the potential to bring subjective encounters into wider social assignations.

Her artwork has been exhibited in international institutions and platforms, such as Talente 2008 and Schmuck 2009 in Germany, Cheongju International Craft Competition in Korea, and exhibitions in Japan, China, Poland, India, and Estonia.

Yu Fang Chi

Yu Fang Chi: CV January, 2020

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Education

2014-2018
PhD, RPIS Scholarship
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
2003-2006
Master of Fine Arts
Graduate Institute of Applied Arts, Tainan National University of The Arts, Taiwan
1999-2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Department of Art and Design, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Solo exhibitions

2019
Shifting
Immersive public art installation, Footscray Library, Melbourne, VIC
2018
Entwined
Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2017
Weaving from the Margin, PhD solo exhibition
School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Australia
2010
Trace－Metalsmith & Art Jewellery of Yu Fang CHI
National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
2007
The Nerver Ending
435 International Artist Village, Banciao City in Taipei County, Taiwan
2006
The Line of Demarcation, MFA Examination Show
13F Lection Space of Focus in Tainan, Eslitebooks Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan

Group exhibitions

2019
A Time of Gifts - The Art of Giving
Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
The End/Future of History, Curated by Phuong Ngo, Presented by Hyphenated Projects
Due West Festival, The SUBSTATION, VIC
MasterMakers
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Bruised: Art Action and Ecology in Asia
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2018
Object Viewpoints, RMIT Gold & Silversmithing
Loupe Gallery, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery & Chow Tai Fook Art Foundation, Hong Kong
Intermedia & Aesthetics Taiwan Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition
The Museum of Arts & Crafts Itami, Japan
Regale – Crafting the Table
Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
2017
Identity Intersection
Counihan Gallery, Moreland City Council, Melbourne, VIC
Tacit Recollection
Blindside Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2016
Attitude as Form
Redland Art Gallery, QLD
2015
Attitude as Form
Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Attitude as Form, Part of the Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group Australia conferences satellite exhibition program
Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Taiwan Craft in Movement
Taipei, Taiwan
Illuminate
Studio INGOT, Melbourne, VIC
Inner Crease_8 Female Jewellery Artists from Taiwan
Upstairs at the Napier, Melbourne, VIC
Danger: Research in Progress
Kaleide Theatre, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
Peripheral Visions
RMIT First Site Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2014
Azimuth, RMIT Object based Practice Postgraduate Exhibition
School of Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2013
Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial
Beijing, China
2012
Metal Element of Seoul－Art Metal Element of Korea / Japan / Taiwan/ U.S.A
Space Duru Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2011
Welcome Signs: Contemporary Interpretations of Contemporary Garlands, Jewellery from Asia Pacific region
World Craft Council Jewellery Conference, Abhushan: Tradition & Design - Dialogues for the 21st Century, New Delhi, India
2010
Shuki and Shuhaidai, Itami International Craft Exhibition
The Museum of Arts & Craft, Itami, Hyogo, Japan and Tokyo, Japan
SOFT 4, International Textile Fashion Accessories Biennale
Asociación de Creadores Textiles, Miami, USA and Madrid, Spain
2009
Outside The Box
The 6th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, Korea
Interior Lifestyle, Trade Fair for New Lifestyle and Design
Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
Trembling as Summer Flowers—The Colden Age as a New Journey, Taiwan Craft
Canada Tour Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
2009
Schmuck 2009
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Schmuck 2009
International Handwerksmesse München, Munich, Germany
2008
Talente 2008
Munich, Germany

Awards and achievements

2018
Winner, Marzee Prize
The 32nd Marzee International Graduation Show, The Netherlands
Finalist, The National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW
2017
Finalist, Victorian Craft Awards
Melbourne, Australia
2016
Finalist, Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
Melbourne, Australia
Selected, The 18h Silver Triennial International Competition
German Goldsmiths’ House, Hanau, Germany
Finalist, Mary & Lou Senini Student Art Award
McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery
Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Award
Castlemaine
2015
Honourable Mention, The 9th Cheongju International Craft Competition
Korea
Selected, The 24th Legnica International Jewellery Competition
BOUNDARIES, Poland
2014
RMIT PhD Scholarship (RPIS)
RMIT Postgraduate International Scholarship (RPIS)
2013
Selected, The 17th Silver Triennial International Competition 2013
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau (German Goldsmiths’ House)
Selected, The 8th Cheongju International Craft Competition
Korea
2012
Selected, The 6th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial
The Art of Collecting, Estonia
2011
Selected, Perfect Perforation, Handwerksform Exhibition
Hannover, Germany
2010
Selected, SOFT 4
Four International Textile Fashion Accessories Biennale, Spain
Selected, Itami International Craft Exhibition
Japan
2009
Outside The Box Special Prize, The 6th Cheongju International Craft Competition
Korea
Selected, International Handwerksmesse Munich
Schmuck 2009, Germany
Recommendation Prize, The 2nd National Metal Crafts Competition
Taiwan
Selected, International Handwerksmesse Munich
Talente competition 2008, Germany
Silver Award, Taipei County Cultural and creative Featured Product Competition
Taiwan

Residencies & Workshops

2019
Artist in Residence, Artsbox
Footscray Library, Maribyrnong City Council, VIC
2015
Artist in Residence
Australia Tapestry workshop, Melbourne, VIC
2008
Public Art Project & Resident Artist
Gold museum/Gold Ecological Park, Taipei, Taiwan
2007
Artist in Residence
435 International Artists Village, Taipei County, Taiwan

Grants

2019
International Cultural Exchange Grants, Curatorial project in Melbourne
National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan
Career Development Grants for Individuals and Groups, International project in Belgium and The Netherlands
Australia Council for the Arts
Early Career Curator Mentorship with Kate Rhodes
Design Hub, RMIT University, City of Melbourne and Creative Victoria
Responsive Grants
Moonee Valley Community Grants, VIC
2018
Project Funding for residency and development
National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan
2017
Radiant Pavilion Curatorial Project Funding, Tacit Recollection/ Melbourne Contemporary Jewellery and Object Trail
National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan
2016
RMIT School of Art funding to present at international conference
HDR Candidate Research Fund to present at international conference
RMIT School of Art
2015
Curator and Exhibition Funding
Fringe Festival, Melbourne, National Taiwan Ministry of Culture
2013
Government Travel Funding
National Taiwan Ministry of Culture

Reviews and publicity

2017 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2017, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, The Reverse and Introspection of Material— MARI FUNAKI AWARD, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, vol.66, Oct.

2017 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2017, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, Contemporary Perspective of Tapestry—Australian Tapestry Workshop, vol.65.

2016 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2016, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, The Displacement between Body and Object, vol.60, Jan.

2015 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2015, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, Radiant Pavilion_ Melbourne Contemporary Jewellery and Object Trail, vol.59,Dec., pp. 86-91.

2015 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2015, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, edgesbordersgaps_ 16thbiennial JMGA conference, vol.58, Sep., pp. 84-86.

2015 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2015, The Poetic imagination—Manon van Kouswijk's Jewellery and Object, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly,vol.57 , pp. 78-83.

2015 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2015, Art of the Table—National Gallery of Victoria, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, vol.56

2014 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2014, Svenja John—The Evolution Of Color And Structure, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, vol.55, Dec., pp. 86-91.

2014 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2014, The Journey of Jewellery－JACQUI CHAN's Jewellery in the Urban Milieu, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, vol.54, Sep., pp 76-79

2014 Yu-Fang, CHI, TW 2014, Between Rational Technology And Perceptual Practice－The humanism of Digital Application in contemporary metalsmithing, Taiwan Crafts Quarterly, vol.53, Jun., pp 6-11

Curatorial work

2019
Insistent Gestures
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2017
Tacit Recollection
Gallery Blindside, Melbourne, VIC
2015
Inner Crease
Upstairs at the Napier, Melbourne, VIC
A Time of Gifts 2019

Group Exhibition

December 4-21, 2019

Entwined

Yu Fang Chi

November 8-24, 2018

The Art of Giving 2017

Group Exhibition

November 29-December 23, 2017

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