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  Yu-Chen Chiu, United States
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  YUCHEN CHIU

NOLA, U.S.A.

Yu-Chen Chiu is a lens-based artist currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

She tells stories about migration and belonging with her poetic approach. Born and raised in Taiwan,and having spent half of her life in the United States living as an immigrant, her experience with internalized cultural conflict has strongly influenced her artistic approach and the themes she pursues.

Yu-Chen is a recipient of the En Foco 2018 Photography Fellowship and the commission grant of the Aperture Foundation/FujiFilm U.S. Her artwork has been exhibited worldwide at venues like t

Awards AWARDS
2021
Lucie Foundation: The Guardian Project, Finalist for Project Photo Series category l U.S.A.
The Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 163, Shortlist l the United Kingdom
16th Julia Margaret Cameron Award, 2nd prize for Documentary & Reportage, "America Seen" l United Kingdom
American Photography 37 Chosen Winner l U.S.A.
OpenImage Barcelona, Finalist, "America Seen" l Spain
Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlist l United Kingdom
2020
Aperture Summer Open, Aperture Foundation l U.S.A.
Aperture/FujiFilm U.S, “What does tomorrow look like?” l U.S.A
Photo Festival InCadaqués, Runners-up, America Seen l Spain
2019
Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlist, "America Seen" l United Kingdom
San Francisco Bay International Photography Competition, Silver Awards l U.S.A.
2018
En Foco 2018 Photography Fellowship l U.S.A.
FestFoto Festival 2018 , Second Place l Brazil.
2017
"Vision From The Heart" Young Photographer International Award, "America Seen" l China
Photolucida Critical Mass, Finalist, "America Seen" l U.S.A.
Dotphotozine Award for Excellence in Photography, Finalist: "America Seen" l U.S.A.
Athens Photo Festival, Shortlist, "America Seen" l Greece
2016
Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art- Landscape category l Japan
2015
THE TRAVELER photography of the year, EyeEm Photography Awards l Berlin, Germany
2014
Paris PX3 (Prix de la Fhotographie), 2 silver, Fine Art category I France
6th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention, Fine Art Category I the United Kingdom
2013
B+W Magazine Single Image Winner
2011
International Photography Awards (IPA) People Category
International Photography Awards (IPA) Architecture Category
Second Edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award
2010
Reportage Photo Festival l East Sydney, Australia
Portfolio Project, Duckrabbit Digital l New York, USA
2007
VIDEOFORMES New Media and Video Art Festival Jury Prize Winner for New Media Creation l Clermont-Ferrand, France