Vivian Chiu was born in Los Angeles and emigrated to Hong Kong at the age of three. With an aptitude for problem-solving and sensitivity toward materials, Vivian utilizes continuous deconstruction and reconstruction to create optical sculptures and explore ideas of visibility and perception.

 

Chiu’s current work consists of wood vessels constructed from Wing on Wo & Co. crates previously used to ship porcelain to and from the oldest shop in Chinatown, NY. The wood is no stranger to the world of fine arts, journeying from Hong Kong to the United States while encasing highly desired artworks. Chiu pays homage to the unseen labor and resources of the arts, giving a pedestal to the vessels proud to show their scars from travel.

She was awarded a 2020 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Craft/Sculpture, the 2023-24 VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship in Crafts, and was recently a third-place prize winner for the Virginia A. Groot Grant.