• born 1976, Kansas City, MO

Education

2001

  • M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1998

  • B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1994-95

  • The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Individual Exhibitions

2011

  • Wonder and the Everyday, Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD

2010

  • Noticed and Unnoticed, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007

  • By Itself, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006

  • Hard to Hold, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

2005

  • An Image That I Have of Them, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

2004

  • Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
  • Lieben in der Schweiz, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

2002

  • Untitled (Stray Show), 1/Quarterly Space, The Stray Show, Chicago, IL
  • Joseph Hu, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • Recent Works, Peng Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012

  • 20 in 2012 Vision, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2010

  • Ripe, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO

2009

  • Things We've Made Since September, Sweatshop, Philadelphia, PA
  • The South Philadelphia Boat Show, Garage, Philadelphia, PA
  • Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora: Forest Reverie, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • Thinking Small, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008

  • Juried Alumni Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
  • Group Show, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007

  • Affair at the Jupiter Hotel Contemporary Art Fair, Portland, OR. Pentimenti Gallery booth
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
  • International Language, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

2006

  • Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL. Pentimenti Gallery booth
  • ART (212) Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY. Pentimenti Gallery booth
  • Home Free, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
  • Take Out, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
  • The Stray Show, Chicago, IL. Vox Populi booth

2005

  • Faux Show, Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2005, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
  • Inhabit: an apartment installation, 806 South 48th St, 2R, Philadelphia, PA
  • Selections from the Peng Gallery: Susan Main, Hisako Kobayashi, Joseph Hu, James Erikson, Peng Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2004

  • Dear Fleisher, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
  • Back to the Front: Emerging Artists, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
  • The Stray Show, Chicago, IL. Vox Populi booth
  • Works on Paper 2004, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

2003

  • Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Camden County College Art Gallery, Blackwood, NJ
  • Out of the Box, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
  • Power to the Populi: Vox at PECO, Pennsylvania Energy Company, Philadelphia, PA
  • The Consequences of the Brown Box, 1/Quarterly Space, Chicago, IL
  • Feuerstellen, Aktionsraum 3e etage, Grenchen, Switzerland
  • To Be Foreign / Fremd Sein, Kunstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Switzerland
  • Murray Dessner, Joseph Paul Eads, Joseph Hu, Hisako Kobayashi, Peng Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002

  • The Show Up and Show Show, Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
  • Spring 2002, 1/Quarterly, Chicago, IL
  • Open Studios Press Gallery, Boston, MA
  • MonoChrome, Cumberland County College Art Gallery, Vineland, NJ
  • Art in Science XVI: Electricity, Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Gridlock, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • Fine Arts Faculty Show, Cumberland County College Art Gallery, Vineland, NJ
  • Photography 21, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ

2001

  • Vox Prints, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • Works on Paper 2001, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
  • Tabula Rasa, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
  • Just Ripe, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
  • Snapshot, Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

2000

  • Sculptor's Drawings, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Library, Philadelphia, PA
  • Graduate Programs Student Exhibition, Gallery 1301, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1999

  • Graduate Programs Student Exhibition, Gallery 1301, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

1998

  • Anatomy in the Gallery, International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL

Awards

2007

  • Artist in Residence, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

2005

  • Finalist, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Works on Paper

2003

  • Artist in Residence, SoPhilArt 03, Altes Spital Begegnungszentrum, Solothurn, Switzerland; in cooperation with Kunstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Switzerland; and Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002

  • Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Independence Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

2001

  • The Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2000-01

  • Teaching Assistantship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1994

  • Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  • Academic Performance Scholarship, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Collections

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
  • Sprint Corporate Art Collection, Overland Park, KS
  • Private collections in the United States and Switzerland

Selected Bibliography

2010

  • Newhall, Edith. "Galleries: Transforming everyday objects into a range of artwork." Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 2010, ill.
  • Packam, Chris. "Ripe finds sketchy sex in the West Bottoms." The Pitch, February 9, 2010.
  • Rosof, Libby. "Hu and Stabler at Pentimenti." artblog, February 13, 2010, http://theartblog.org/2010/02/hu-and-stabler-at-pentimenti/, ill.
  • Rosof, Libby and Roberta Fallon. "Hot stuff this month at Sweatshop, Templeton, Grizzly and elsewhere." artblog, February 2, 2010, http://theartblog.org/2010/02/hot-stuff-this-month-at-sweatshop-templeton-grizzly-and-elsewhere/, ill.

2009

  • Maguire, Erin. "Small Works Pack A Punch At Pentimenti." The Bulletin, Feburary 6, 2009.
  • Newhall, Edith. "Less is nice." Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 2009, H9, ill.
  • Zarro, Jennifer. "Joseph Hu and Mauro Zamora: Forest Reverie at Vox." artblog, May 20, 2009, http://theartblog.org/2009/05/joseph-hu-and-mauro-zamora-forest-reverie-at-vox, ill.

2007

  • Donahoe, Emily. "Line & Shadow." Helena Independent Record, January 11, 2007, 8, ill.
  • Fallon, Roberta. "Licensed to Nil." Philadelphia Weekly, May 16-22, 2007, 44.
  • Haikes, Belinda. "Joe Hu." Life, the Universe and Art, July 15, 2007, http://lifeuniverseandart.blogspot.com/2007/07/joe-hu.html, ill.
  • Hill, Lori. "First Friday Focus." Philadelphia City Paper, May 3-10, 2007, 39, ill.
  • Kravetz, Deborah. "oldcitypreview." Art Matters, June 2007, 4.
  • Matthews, Rob. "Weekend Wrap-Up-Back to Front." Matthews the Younger, May 6, 2007, http://matthewstheyounger.blogspot.com/, ill.
  • Newhall, Edith. "Tutu/Truetrue." Philadelphia Inquirer, May 18, 2007, w18, ill.
  • Paik, Alex. "Joseph Hu @ Pentimenti." Watching Paint Dry, July 9, 2007, http://watchingpaintdryphilly.blogspot.com/, ill.
  • Rosof, Libby. "Survival plan for First Friday." artblog, May 5, 2007, http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/, ill.
  • Strauss, R.B. "A First Friday beyond May flowers." The Weekly Press, May 2, 2007, 14.
  • Weymouth, Monica. "Last Chance." Philadelphia City Paper, June 14-21, 2007, 32.
  • Zevitas, Steven T., ed. New American Paintings, vol. 69. Juried by Stephen Bennet Phillips. Boston: Open Studios Press, 2007.

2006

  • Newhall, Edith. "Gentle facsimiles." Philadelphia Inquirer, April 21, 2006, w36, ill.
  • Rosof, Libby. "Catching up at Vox." artblog, May 5, 2006, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2006/05/catching-up-at-vox.html.
  • Straus, R.B. "With summer upon us, First Friday sizzles." The Weekly Press, May 31, 2006, 18.

2005

  • Fallon, Roberta. "Inhabit: An Apartment Installation." Philadelphia Weekly, April 13-19, 2005, 72.
  • ______. "Gallery Xes." artblog, March 10, 2005, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2005/03/gallery-xes.html.
  • Hagen, Susan. "Domestic Arts." Philadelphia City Paper, May 5-12, 2005, 33, 42.
  • Newhall, Edith. "Exhibition goes with the faux." The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 2, 2005, w32, ill.
  • Rosof, Libby. "Fee fie faux." artblog, November 17, 2005, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/artblog.html.
  • ______. "Department of international affairs - the Swiss connection." artblog, May 17, 2005, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/2005/05/department-of-international-affairs.html.
  • ______. "The home shows." artblog, March 24, 2005, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/archives/2005_03_20_archive.html.
  • ______. "White with white and red all over; grisaille and more." artblog, February 22, 2005, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/archives/2005_02_20_archive.html.
  • Zevitas, Steven T., ed. New American Paintings, vol. 57. Juried by Jonathan Binstock. Boston: Open Studios Press, 2005.

2004

  • Copeland, Colette. "Slought gets down." artblog, 09/19/2004 - 09/25/2004, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/archives/2004_09_19_archive.html.
  • Fallon, Roberta. "Jung at Vox." artblog, 02/08/2004 - 02/14/2004, http://www.fallonandrosof.com/archives/2004_02_08_archive.html.
  • Smith, Matt. "Artist's work reflects his stay." Philadelphia Metro, February 6-8, 2004, 8, ill.

2003

  • Buhrfeind, Eva. "Eine kunstlerische Feldforschung." Solothurner Zeitung, 28.
  • Burkli, Anna. "Eine gemeinsame Reise." Solothurner Zeitung, March 21, 2003.
  • Fluckinger, Hanspeter. "Zwei Herren auf Kantonsreise." Solothurner Tagblatt, March 18, 2003.
  • "Galleries." Chicago Reader, May 23, 2003, 24, ill.
  • Gressly, Fabian. "Habe Spass, Neues zu entdecken." Solothurner Zeitung, March 15, 2003.
  • Weinstein, Michael. "The Consequences of the Brown Box." Newcity Chicago, June 4, 2003.

2002

  • Fluckinger, Hanspeter. "Brucke uber Atlantik schlagen." Solothurner Tagblatt, December 24, 2002.
  • Roszko, Nikki. "Power to the People, Electricity meets art at the Klein Gallery." Philadelphia City Paper, April 4-11, 2002, 26.
  • Sozanski, Edward J. "Lightning Strikes." The Philadelphia Inquirer Weekend, March 29, 2002, w19.
  • Strauss, R.B. "Press/Review." The Weekly Press, August 28, 2002, 11.
  • Zarro, Jennifer. "Mourning and Melancholia in Joseph Hu's Table Paintings." A Graduate Journal of Contemporary Art Criticism, June 6, 2002, 11-14.
  • Zevitas, Steven T., ed. New American Paintings, vol. 39. Juried by Susan Rosenberg. Boston: Open Studios Press, 2002.

2001

  • Auspitz, Debra. "Surface Diving." Philadelphia City Paper, August 9-16, 2001, 28.
  • Fallon, Roberta. "Forgetting Pleasure." Philadelphia Weekly, August 15, 2001, 87.
  • Kirschke, Joseph. "Celebrating 100 Years of Artistic Inspiration." A&L Magazine, April 25-May 1, 2001, 8-9, ill.
  • Rice, Robin. "Paper Chase, Thirty-six local artists vie for recognition and prizes in Arcadia University's exhibit of works on paper." Philadelphia City Paper, October 18-25, 2001, 28.
  • ______. "Table Set, Two artists confront blank surfaces and family dynamics at the Arts League." Philadelphia City Paper, August 23-30, 2001, 28.
  • "Tabula Rasa." University City Review, August 1, 2001, 8.
  • Zarro, Jennifer. "Tabula Rasa, Joseph Hu and Jessica Hyzer." InLiquid.com, 2001.

1998

  • "Galleries." Chicago Reader, July 10, 1998, 19, ill.

Teaching

  • Drawing Workshop, Carroll College, Helena, MT, 2007
  • Adjunct Instructor, Philadelphia University, PA, 2006
  • Adjunct Instructor, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ, 2002-04
  • Adjunct Instructor, Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ, 2001-02
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-01

Artist Talks and Lectures

  • Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2011
  • Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, 2007
  • Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002
  • Altes Spital Begegnungszentrum, Solothurn, Switzerland, 2003
  • Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle, WA, 2002
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Art-at-Lunch Speaker Series, Philadelphia, PA, 2001

Design

  • Graphic Designer/Web Developer, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-present
  • Freelance Web Developer, 2003-present

Curatorial

  • Assistant Curator, Comicology: The New Magical Real, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
  • Juror, The Ripple Effect, student exhibition, Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ, 2001

Other

  • Board of Directors, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-present
  • Associate Board, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2011
  • Artist Member, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-06 (Membership President, Board of Directors: 2004-06; Web Developer: 2003-04)

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