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Curriculum Vitae
b. 1976 Kansas City, MO



Education


2001

M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
1998 B.F.A., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1994-95 The University of Kansas, Lawrence


Individual Exhibitions

2007

By Itself, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia

2006

Hard to Hold, Vox Populi, Philadelphia

2005

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

2004


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


2002

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


Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

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

2007

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

2006

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

2005

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

2004


Dear Fleisher, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia
Back to the Front: Emerging Artists,
Slought Foundation, Philadelphia
The Stray Show, Vox Populi, Chicago
Works on Paper 2004, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA, juried by Jordan Kantor, Assistant Curator of Drawings, Museum of Modern Art, NY


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
Power to the Populi: Vox at PECO, Pennsylvania Energy Company, Philadelphia
The Consequences of the Brown Box, 1/Quarterly Space, Chicago
Feuerstellen, Aktionsraum 3e étage, Grenchen, Switzerland
To Be Foreign / Fremd Sein, Kunstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Switzerland
Murray Dessner, Joseph Paul Eads, Joseph Hu, Hisako Kobayashi, Peng Gallery, Philadelphia

2002

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

2001

Vox Prints,
Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Works on Paper 2001, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA, juried by Thelma Golden, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs, The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY
Tabula Rasa, University City Arts League, Philadelphia
Just Ripe, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Snapshot, Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

2000

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

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

Spring Paintings, La Tazza Bella, Chicago
Undergraduate Exhibition, BFA Thesis Show, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Paintings, Aura Graphics, Chicago

1996

Peep Show,
Atrium Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago


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

2002

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

2001

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

2000-01

Teaching Assistantship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

1994

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


Collections

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


Selected Bibliography

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 künstlerische Feldforschung.” Solothurner Zeitung, 28.
Bürkli, 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

Flückinger, Hanspeter. “Brücke über 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

2007

Drawing Workshop, Carroll College, Helena, MT

2006

Adjunct Instructor, Philadelphia University

2002-04

Adjunct Instructor, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ

2001-02

Adjunct Instructor, Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ

2000-01

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia


Professional Experience

2007

Guest Lecturer, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

2005-

Graphic Designer, Webmaster, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia

2005-06

Web Developer, www.jillbonovitz.com, Philadelphia

2005

Assistant Curator, Comicology: The New Magical Real, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia

2003-

Web Developer, Webmaster, HJM Architects, Inc., Kansas City, MO

2003

Guest Lecturer, Altes Spital Begegnungszentrum, Solothurn, Switzerland

2002, 2004-05

Assistant to Elizabeth Osborne, Artist, Philadelphia

2002

Guest Lecturer, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle, WA

2001-06

Artist Member, Vox Populi, Philadelphia (Membership President, Board of Directors, 2004-06; Web Developer, Webmaster, 2003-04)

2001-05

Studio/Assistant to Diane Burko, Artist, Philadelphia
Assistant to Janet A. Kaplan, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, Moore College of Art and Design; Executive Editor, Art Journal (1998-2002), Philadelphia
Assistant to Judith E. Stein, Ph.D., Independent Critic and Curator, Philadelphia

2001

Guest Lecturer, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Art-at-Lunch Speaker Series, Philadelphia
Juror, The Ripple Effect, student exhibition, Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ

1999


Guest Lecturer, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Museum Education Dept., Philadelphia