DU CHAU
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Du Chau was born in Vietnam and came to the United States in 1981. He has pursued a medical career in pathology and is currently a Pathology Technical Coordinator at Methodist Hospital of Dallas. After taking art classes at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus, he took a sabbatical from his medical career to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and a Master of Fine Arts Degree at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. As well as continuing his pathology work at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Du Chau has also become an adjunct Professor of Ceramics at Dallas College.
Du Chau lives and works in Dallas, Texas. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, including the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Amarillo Museum of Arts, and Wichita Falls. His works are in the collections of Curaumilla Art Center in Chile, CRETA Rome in Italy, Honos Contemporary Art Gallery in Italy, the Alfred Art Ceramic Museum in NY, the University of Port Harcourt Nigeria Museum Complex, the University of Texas, the Dallas County Community College District Service Center, Dallas College Mountain View, and Brookhaven Campus. Du Chau is a visiting Scholar at the University of Port Harcourt and Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria in 2019. He is the recipient of the 2017 NCECA International Residency Award allowed him to work at the Curaumilla Arts Center in Chile, and in 2016 he was awarded a residency from the CRETA Foundation in Rome, Italy. |
ARTIST STATEMENT
I work with all media, from drawings and printmaking to ceramics. Many works evoke compelling memories of my childhood memories during the war. I use repetition to reference the cycle of human life and plants in nature. I make installations to create a memorial that evokes mediative thoughts, respect, and remembrance. I am passionate about duplicating forms using a laser cutter, latex, and slip casting techniques. These processes reveal my fascination with image-making and clay replication with subtle variations. A constant permutation is the core of my creative process.
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