Freedom

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 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