Gaye Chan
Curriculum Vitae
Gaye Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States in 1969. She received her Master of Fine Art degree from San Francisco Art Institute and is currently a professor of photography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Chan has been actively exhibiting her work since 1979 and has had recent solo exhibitions at venues such as Art in General (New York City), YYZ (Toronto), Artspeak (Vancouver), Gallery 4A (Sydney), SF Camerawork (San Francisco) and The Contemporary Museum (Honolulu).
Education
1982
MFA, San Francisco Art Institute
1979
BFA, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Current Profession
Professor, Chair of Photography Program, Department of Art,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions and Installation Projects
2003
Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu
'Historic Characters and Famous Events', Houston Centre for Photography, Texas
'A Dot and a Line', UTEP Glass Gallery, University of Texas at El Paso
2002
'Flagrante Delicto', The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Centre, Honolulu
'Chimaera', Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver
2001
'Historic Characters and Famous Events', Galley 4A, Sydney, Australia
2000
'Historic Characters and Famous Events', YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto
'Points of Departure', SF Camerawork, San Francisco, California
1999
'Departure', Articule, Montreal
1998
'Happy Meal', Art in General, New York City, New York
'Before the Law', Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Safe', Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Passport', Sinclair Library, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
'Long Time Coming', Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Time to Kill', Sisu Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996
'Language is a Virus', Sinclair Library, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
'Silence No More', Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
1995
University of Nevada Art Department Gallery, Reno, Nevada
1994
The Centre for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock
1993
'Several Causes of Blindness and Other Unsightly Things',
ACME Art Co., Columbus, Ohio
1992
'Angle of Repose', College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho
1991
'The Sleep of the Just', The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
1990
'Spit in the Ocean', Stones Gallery, Kauai, Hawaii
'Angle of Repose', Paper, Scissors & Stones Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1986
'Tongue in Cheek, Heart in Hand' , Croissanterie, Honolulu, Hawaii
1982
'Constructions', Diego Riviera Gallery, San Francisco, California
'Constructions', Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Invitational Exhibitions
2003
'Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self',
International Centre of Photography, New York City
(web-based component of exhibition)
2002
'En Foco's New Works Photography Award grant for 2001',
Godwin-Tembach Museum, Flushing, New York
2001
'Travellers' Tales', Institute of International Visual Arts, London
(web-based exhibition)
'East is West in Hawaii', Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Quality Hearts III', Contemporary Museum Café, Honolulu, Hawaii
'JetSet', Salon5 Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
2000
'Stretching the Point', University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Hawaii
'Skin', University Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
'Jet Lag', Salon5, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Big Wave', Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, California
'Birthmarks', Queen Emma Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
'ArtMobile', The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Malaya', Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
1998
'Shadow Crossings', Gallery TPW: Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto
'Unfinished Business', BOOM Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
'The Image and the Word', Gallery Iolani, Kaneohe, Hawaii
1997
'Shrines: the Sacred Dimension of Art & Ritual', Hui No'eau, Maui, Hawaii
'Umbra / Penumbra: Imaging the Alter-Body'. Linekona Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Collective Visions 1967-1997'. Honolulu Academy of Arts. Honolulu, Hawaii
1996
'San Francisco Art Institute: Fifty Years of Photography'.
TransAmerica Pyramid G San Francisco, California
'Blue Sky 20th Anniversary Exhibition'.
Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
'Artists/Hawai'i'.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1995
'Contemporary Museum Biennial', travelling exhibition
- Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 1995
- Hui No'eau Visual Art Centre, Maui, Hawaii 1995
'In a Different Light: Five Photographers / Five Perspectives',
Linekona Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
'To Shatter All Bars: Art and Writing Dedicated to Mumia Abu-Jamal',
Storm Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Cities of Shadow and Light', University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu
1994
'Amendments', Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, Buffalo, New York
'Picturing Asia-America: Communities, Culture, Difference'. (traveling exhibition)
- Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas (1994)
- Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1995)
- Hunt Gallery, Webster University, St. Louis (1995)
- Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas (1996)
'Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art' (traveling exhibition)
- Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1994)
- The Art Gallery of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1995)
- Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (1996)
'Re:Viewing Paradise: The Ethnic Response in Contemporary Hawaiian Photography' (traveling exhibition)
- Memphis State University, memphis, Tennessee (1994)
- Art in General, New York, New York (1994)
- Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii (1995)
'On Heavenly Wings: Birds and Aspirations'.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Facing Forward - Art of the Female Body'. Honolulu Hale Courtyard,
Honolulu, Hawaii
1993
'The Women's Group'. Linekona Gallery,
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
1992
'My Eyes Blur Sometimes, at Beauty' Asian-American Arts Centre, New York
1991
'Rock, Rose & Thorns'. Keiko Hatano Studio & Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1990
'GAIA/Earth Day Exhibition'. Advertiser Gallery, Contemporary Museum, Hawaii
1988
'The Effects of Gravity'. Che Pasta, Honolulu, Hawaii
1987
'New Photographs'. Contemporary Art Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1986
'Triple Play'. Gallery 317, Honolulu, Hawaii
1982
'Off the Wall'. SF Camerawork, San Francisco, California
'Emerging Northern California Artists',
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1980
'Asian-American Contemporary Photography Invitational'
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, Los Angeles, California
Competitive Exhibitions
2002
'Artists of Hawaii'. Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
2000
'Snapshot'. Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
1999
'Artists of Hawaii' Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Recycled'. Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
'The 6th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition'.
Univeristy of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1993
'Scene Unseen'. Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
'Imagination'. Peconic Gallery, Riverhead, New York
'Artists of Hawaii'. Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
1992
'Artists of Hawaii'. Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
'Image 18' Amfac Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1991
'Photo-nominal'. Forum Gallery, Jameston, New York
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition'.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Hawaii
'Women Viewing Women'. Rockford College, Illinois
1990
'All but the Obvious'.
LACE/Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California
'Against the Tide'. Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Altanta, Georgia
'Idol/Idle Worship' Eleven East Ashland I.A.S., Phoenix, Arizona
'Bad Art Show'. Contemporary Museum Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1988
'Image 14'. Amfac Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition'.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1987
'Photo Metro' Vision Gallery, San Francisco, California
'Image 13' Amfac Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1985
'Artists of Hawaii'. Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition'.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1984
'Syntaxis'. Contemporary Art Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
'From the ground up ...' University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1983
'Hawaii Craftsmen'. Amfac Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1981
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
1980
Western Heritage Museum, Nebraska
'Photonational'. Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
'Image 6'. Amfac Center Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1979
'Image 5'. Ala Moanan Center Exhibition Space, Honolulu, Hawaii
Video Projects
2000
'Constructions'. Kathy Xian - Director. Featured at: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Outfest 2000, Los Angeles, MIX NYC, New York City, Image+Nation, Montreal, Hawaii International Film Festival, Winner of Planet Out Short Documentary Category (First Annual Queer Short Movie Award).
Script writer and Narrator
Selected Publications
Commissioned Visual Contributions in Journals / Publications
2002
'Memory Cards and Adapotion Papers'. Potes and Poets Press. Cover and Interior Design
'Van Gogh's Ear: Poetry for the New Millennium'. Spring 2002, French.
2001 'Raw Vision: International Journal of Intuitive and Visionary Art, Outsider Art, Art Brut and Contemporary Folk Art'. Winter 2001. Photo Essay
'Take Out: Queer Writing from Asian Pacific' America Asian American Writers' Workshop. Interior contribution
2000 'Dear Dad'. Tin Fish Chapbook. Cover and Interior Design.
'Aleatory Allegories'. Salt Press. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Cover Art. 'Tin Fish 9' (Journal of experimental poetry with an emphasis on work from the Pacific region). Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover art.
1998 'Addenda'. Meow Press. Buffalo, New York. Cover art. Collaboration with Duncan Dempster. 'Tin Fish 6'. Honolulu, Hawaii, Cover art. University of Hawaii Summer Session catalogue. Cover art.
1997
'Social Process in Hawaii / Women in Hawaii: Sites, Identities and Voices' University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, Cover art and Interior contribution
'La'I, La'I: Anthology of the Women's Center Reading Series'. Volume 2.
University of Hawaii, Board of Publication. Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover art and Interior contribution
'Hawaii Review No. 46'. University of Hawaii, Board of Publication. Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover art and Interior contribution
Collaboration with Duncan Dempster. 'Tin Fish 4'. Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover art.
1996
'Render Me, Gender Me'. Columbia University Press. Cover art
'Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing' Volume 8, Number 1.
Summer 1996. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover art.
'Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Video Bibliography. Second Edition'. Wong Audiovisual Collection, Sinclair Library, University of Hawaii. Cover art.
1995
'On a Bed of Rice: An Asian-American Erotic Feast'. Anchor Books, Doubleday Press. Interior contribution
'Asian American Sexualities: Dimensions of the Gay and Lesbian Experience' Routledge Press, Cover art and interior contribution
1994
'The Rescinded Muse'. Promotional Piece, Potlach Corporation, Northwest Paper Division, Minnesota
'Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Video Bibliography'. Wong Audio-visual Collection, Sinclair Library, University of Hawaii. Cover art.
Exhibition Catalogues
(artwork featured and represented in solo or group exhibition catalogues)
2002
'Flagrante Delicto'.
Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. Honolulu, Hawaii
'Chimaera'. Artspeak. Vancouver, Canada
1999
'Departure/départ'. Articule. Montréal, Canada
1998
'Shadow Crossing'. Gallery TPW. Toronto, Canada
1995
'The Contemporary Museum Biennial of Hawaii Artists'
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
1994
'Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art'.
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
'Picturing Asian American: Communities, Culture, Difference'.
Houston Center for Photography
1993
'Scene Unseen'. Eastern Mexico University
'Imagination' Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College
'Image XVIII'. The Image Foundation
1991
'Against the Tide: The Homoerotic Image in the Age of Censorship and AIDS' Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition' University of Hawaii
'Photonominal'. Forum Gallery
1988
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition' University of Hawaii
1986
'Crossings '86/Japan – Hawaii'.
Embassy of the United States of America in Japan
1985
'International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition' University of Hawaii
1980
'Asian-American Contemporary Photography Invitational'.
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies
Artist Books
2001
'Physics' and '12 Scenes at 12 a.m'. Collaboration with Lisa Asagi.
Tinfish Press, Hawaii
Authored Articles
1998
'Q&A: Queer in Asian America'. Temple University Press. Philadephia.
Chapter contribution with visual images.
Books and Journals
(artwork featured)
2003
'Fresh Talk/Dring Gazes: Issues in Asian American Visual Arts'. Elaine Kim, Margo Machida and Moira Roth. University of California Press
'Women Artists of the American West'. Susan R. Ressler. McFarland Press
2001
'Tessera' York University. North York, Canada. Featured Artist
'Postwest'. School of Contemporary Arts. University of Sydney, Australia.
Featured Artist.
2000
'Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History'
Harmony Hammond. Rizzoli Press
1998
'The Passionate Camera: Photography and Bodies of Desire'. Deborah Bright. Routledge Press
'Contact Sheet 97: 25th Anniversary Edition'. Light Work. Syracuse, New York
'The Persis Collection of Contemporary Art'.
Goodale Publisheing, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
'Exu: Atlantic Journal of the Crossroads'. Andrea Feeser.
Volume 1, Number 1, Summer 1997
1996
'ARTITS/HAWAII'. Joan Clark and Diane Dods. University of Hawaii Press
1995
'Apocalypso: Unveiling a New Millennium'. Quiver #12. Tyler School of Art.
1993
'Contact Sheet'. Light Work, Syracuse, New York, October 1993
'New Mexico Photographer'. Contemporary Imagery for New Mexico,
Summer 1993
1992
'Art Direction / The Magazine of Visual Communication'. New York, 6/1992
1991
'The Advocate, The National Gay and Lesbian Magazine'. Los Angeles, California. June 4, 1991
1989
Cheryl Embry, 'The Feminist Photography of Gaye Chan'. Island Lifestyle Magazine, Honolulu, April 1989. Feature
1987
Photo Metro. San Francisco, 5th Annual Photography Competition,
October 1987
Video. Slide, Internet, CD Projects
(artwork featured and represented)
1999
'Women Artists of the American West – Past & Present' Susan Ressler (ed.) Purdue University
1997
'20th Annivesary'. Blue Sky Gallery, Portalnd, Oregon
1995
Women of Colour Slide Project. Women's Caucus for Art
'In a Different Light: Five Photographers / Five Perspectives'. Olelo,
Corporation for Community Television. Directed by Marc Delorme.
1993
'Finding a Voice'. Sepctrum Hawaii, Number 1009, KHET, Producer-Diva, Magpayo
Selected Reviews
2002
Honolulu Weekly. May 22-28, 2002. Honolulu Hawaii
2001
Sydney Morning Herald. Bruce James. March 1, 2001. Sydney, Australia
2000
Art Papers. Berin Golonu. September/October 2000. Atlanta, Georgia
1999
Honolulu Weekly. June 2-8, 1999. Honolulu, Hawaii
HOUR. Marcus Miller. March 4-10, 1999. Montreal, Canada
1998
Honolulu Weekly. October 21-27, 1998. Honolulu, Hawaii
Island Lifestyle. Rae Watanabe. March 1998. Honolulu, Hawaii
1995
World Art: The Magazine of Contemporary Visual Arts. Sarah Bayliss. 1/1995. New York City, New York
The Honolulu Advertiser. Joan Rose. September 17, 1995
The Honolulu Advertiser. Joan Rose. F6, July 16, 1995
1994
Daily Helsman Visual Arts Supplement. Anne Hammond.
Memphis State University Tennessee, April 2, 1994
Daily Helsman Visual Arts Supplement. Stan Tomita.
Memphis State University, Tennessee. April 2, 1994
The Commercial Appeal. James DeRossitt. Memphis. April 2, 1994
1993
The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. Joan Rose. F8, February 14, 1993
The Honolulu Advertiser, Joan Rose. October 17, 1993
1992
The Honolulu Advertiser, Joan Rose. F12, May 3, 1992
Aks Photographs/Monthly Magazine. Iranian Photographic Magazine Mohammed Nikou. No. 61, June 1992, Iran
1991
ARTS Magazine. Susan Kandel. February 1991, New York
The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. Joan Rose. F10, November 10, 1991
The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. Joan Rose. E12, April 26, 1991
Amethyst: Journal for Lesbian and Gay Men. Atlanta. Spring/Summer 1991
Professional Presentations / Guest Artist
2002
Artspeak. Vancouver. Artist Presentation
27th Annual Pacific Island Studies Conference. Panel Discussant
The Contemporary Museum. Artist Presentation
'Entrepreneurial Capitalism'. Counterpoint with Bob Rees. Olelo Television. Panel Discussant
'Haunted' Outreach College. University of Hawaii. Artist Presentation
'Historic Waikiki' Workspace. Honolulu. Co-speaker with Andrea Feeser.
Artist Presentation
Outreach College, University of Hawaii. Artist Presentation
2000
SF Camerawork. San Francisco. Artist Presentation
'A< -- > Z: Exploring History through Autobiographical Fiction'. Co-speaker with Andrea Feeser. Gay and Lesbian Studies Program. UC Berkeley.
Artist Presentation
100 Show Design Competition. American Center for Design. Jury Member
New York University. Photographic Program. Invited Speaker
1999
Articule, Montreal, Canada. Artist Presentation
1998
University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona. Artist Presentation
'Give and Take in Waikiki' with Andrea Feeser.
College Art Association, Toronto, Canada. Presenter/Panel Discussant
1997
'Contemporary Photography from France' Co-speaker with Andrea Feeser
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Gallery Talk
1996
'Media Literacy'. Television Educational Program. Olelo,
Hawaii Educational Network. Invited Speaker
'Beg, Steal and Borrow: The Recycling of Images and Ideas in Art' Hawaii Educational Research Institute (HERN), Honolulu, Hawaii. Presenter
1995
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Presenter
The Contemporary Museum. Honolulu, Hawaii. Workshop
1994
'Re:Viewing Paradise'. Art in General, New York City. Panel Discussant
'Picturing Asia-America'. Society of Photographic Education Conference. Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas. Presenter/Panel Discussant
'Contested Territories: Asian American Representations of Sexuality and Gender'. College Art Association, New York City. Panel Discussant
1993
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California. Invited artist
Friends of Photography / Ansel Adams Photographic Workshop, San Francisco, California. Invited Artist
'The Role of Criticism in the Visual Arts'. Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, Hawaii. Panel Discussant
1992
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. Invited Speaker
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
2004
Gaea Foundation Sea Change Residency Award
2001
Creative Capital Grant
En Foco 2001 New Works Photography Award
Top 5 Award. Honolulu Chapter – American Institute of Graphic Design
1998
Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship
1996
Honorable Mention Recognition. 1996 WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists Award of Excellence
The Pele Awards Competition
1994
Rockefeller Foundation Grant
University Research Counsel Grant, University of Hawaii
Center for Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, University of Hawaii
Office for Women's Research, University of Hawaii
1993
Lightwork Artists' Residency Program. Light Work, Syracuse, New York
Collections
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu Harry Ransom Center. University of Texas at Austin Houston Museum of Fine Art The Center of Photography at Woodstock Light Work State Foundation for Culture and the Arts Honolulu Academy of Art Persis Foundation
Website
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