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Josh Zhengu Yu

Painting professor emeritus

Education

  • M.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.F.A., painting, Memphis College of Art

Credentials

  • Professor emeritus of painting, 1997–present
    Director of special projects, 2006–10, Office of the President
    Chair, painting department, June 2002
    Director of special projects, 2000, Office of the President
    Director of special projects, 1999–2000, Office of the Provost
    Director of SCAD studio, Jan. 1998
    Galleries manager/exhibition designer, July 1995, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Gallery manager, 1993–94, Cecilia Gallery, Memphis, TN
  • Art instructor, 1989–90, Chinese Education Center, Orlando, FL
  • Visiting artist, 1988–90, EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Silver Award/Bronze Award, Perception and Vision, Chinese-American Art Faculty Exhibition and Symposium, Guizhou, China, July 2016
  • Support by City of Savannah, Georgia Council for the Arts, and The National Endowment for the Arts, Josh Yu 25 Years Retrospective: Transformation, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, GA, 2012
  • Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2011
  • President Fellowship Award, Savannah College of Art and Design, Jan. 2008
  • Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001

Publications and presentations

Selected solo exhibitions

  • Created Mountain by Josh Yu, solo show with painting and installation, Tangyun Art Museum, Hangzhou, China, June 2016
  • Dream Moon, China Red Sandalwood Museum/Shanghai Hanhai Gallery, June–July 2015
  • Discovery of Nature and Mind, SCAD Hong Kong Library, Hong Kong, May 2014
  • Observation/Imagination, JEA Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2013.
  • Josh Yu 25 Years Retrospective: Transformation, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, Ga., 2012
  • Burning Wood Seeking Rain, 99Art Center, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, 2011
  • Following the Heart, Fu Da Gallery, Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute and Guanzhong Gallery, Shanghai, China, July 2007
  • Close to Nature, Galerie Pfriem, Lacoste, France, Oct. 2004
  • Riding the Wind Again, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Aug. 2003
  • Riding the Wind, traveling show: The Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, Va.; Alexander Main Gallery, Savannah, Ga.; Zhu Qizhan Museum of Art, Shanghai, China; Haw Par Exhibition Hall, Singapore, Feb.–Aug. 2002
  • Beyond Image, China National Art Gallery, Beijing, China and Sichuan Fine Art Gallery, Sichuan, China, 1998
  • Spiritual Journey, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 1997
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year, The Blue House, Savannah, Ga., 1996
  • Meditating, Rapid Transit Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 1995
  • Spirit of Nature, Main Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 1994
  • The Tao of Bamboo, Atrium Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 1994
  • Recent Paintings, Cecilia Gallery, Memphis, 1993
  • An American Craft Year, Eaton Gallery, Memphis, 1993
  • Recent Works, Goldsmith Civic Garden Art Gallery, Memphis, 1992
  • Celebrating Spring Time, Winter Park Civic Center, Orlando, 1991
  • Modern Chinese Painting, Art Gallery, University of Center Florida, Orlando, 1989
  • Chinese Eye, International Art Company, New York, 1988

Selected professional experiences

  • Presenter and panel leader at Perception and Vision, Chinese-American Art Faculty Exhibition and Symposium, Guizhou, China, July 2016.
  • Permanent collection, Tangyun Art Museum, Hangzhou, China, June 2016.
  • "Chinese Brushwork in Painting and Calligraphy," lecture and demo at Savannah College of Art and Design, Hong Kong, China, May 2014.
  • "Chinese Painting," lecture and workshop at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 2014.
  • "Chinese Calligraphy," lecture and workshop at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2014.
  • "Chinese Seal Carving," lecture and demo at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2013.
  • "Chinese Brush Painting," lecture and demo at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2013.
  • "The Trend of Study Abroad," lecture at Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, China, April 2013.
  • "Art Education in U.S.," lecture at Jilin Animation Institute, Changchun, China, April 2013.
  • "An Analysis of Chinese Student Study Creative Industry Major in U.S. Art and Design School," presented at 16th ACPSS International Conference, Harvard University, Boston, Nov. 2010.
  • "Characteristics of U.S. Art Education," presented at First Sino-U.S. Education Seminar of Yunnan, Yunnan, China, June 2010.
  • Juror, Panoply Arts Festival, Huntsville Arts Council, Huntsville, Ala., April 2010.
  • Curator, Gallery PeoPeo Art Exhibition No. 3, 798 Art District, Beijing, China, July 2008.
  • "Taiwan and Cultural Changes," presented in Taiwan, July 2007.
  • "Art Trends," presented at Fu Da Gallery, Shanghai, China, July 2007.
  • "Chinese Culture and Art Center of the World in 21st Century," presented at Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, Dec. 2006.
  • "The Essentials of a Successful Art Gallery," presented at 10th Shanghai Art Fair, International Forum, Shanghai, China, Nov. 2006.
  • "The Influence of Chinese Traditional Arts on Post-Modernism," presented at 9th International Conference, Towson University, Baltimore, July 2004.
  • "How Can We Appreciate Chinese Painting?" presented in Lacoste, France, July 2004.
  • "East Meets West," presented at Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, N.C., April 2004.
  • Juror at Dimension, 2004 international competition, Winston-Salem, N.C., April 2004.
  • Editor and writer, Book Series of Contemporary Art and Design Education in the U.S., United Asia Art and Design Cooperation, Dec. 2003.
  • "Combination Makes New: Chinese Cultural Influence and Post-Modernism," presented at 8th International Conference, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Oct. 2003.
  • Juror, The Florence Museum 25th Annual Statewide Competition, Florence, S.C., May 2003.
  • "Art Education in USA," presented at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, Aug. 2002.
  • "Chinese Art in the 21st Century," presented at Brooklyn Art Center, Singapore, Aug. 2002.
  • "Where Is Art Center Now?" presented at Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, July 2002.
  • "The New Developments in Chinese Ink Painting," presented at Zhu Qizguan Museum of Art, Shanghai, China, July 2002.
  • "The Effects of Political Movement on Art," presented at Jinyi University, Taiwan, China, July 2002.
  • "East Meets West," presented at Rawls Museum of Arts, Courtland, Va., May 2002.