19 June 2015
Born 1989, Sydney, Australia
Represented by The Hughes Gallery, Sydney
Education
2013 – ongoing, Masters of Fine Arts (Research), University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours, University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts
2010-2011 Central Academy of Fine Arts, China, Beijing, Printmaking Residency, December-January
2009 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Canada, exchange semester
Solo Shows/Projects
2015 ‘I sit on the couch and drink lots and get terrible hangovers and then I do nothing for a whole day‘ The Hughes Gallery, NSW (November, upcoming)
‘I walked into Glenn’s office and he offered me a cup of coffee but didn’t have any which was very rude, then he said “you should draw on rubbish,” and I said “ok,” and then I left.’ mixed media installation, Wellington St, Chippendale, Sydney, dimensions variable. Commissioned by Art Month Sydney
2014 ‘Irreverants‘ Gaffa Gallery Project Space, NSW
‘This is what I think about some of the time, the rest of the time I watch tv or drink beer or sometimes both’ The Hughes Gallery, NSW
‘Animals I saw in Kakadu’ UNSWAAD ARC Mural Project, Courtyard Site
2013 ’Lots of jasonphus.’ Archive Space, NSW
‘⼥女⼠士，先⽣生们，2008 年 H 。M 。S 。GOLDEN CENTURY 即将进 攻 BONDIBEACH 。注意安全，⼀一路顺⻛风 。’ Kudos Gallery, NSW
2011 ‘The Pub’ Kudos Gallery, NSW
‘The great parade of Spirits, Demons and Pissheads of George St. on the fifth Saturday of the 12th month in the light of a three-quarter moon.’ COFASpace, NSW
‘Prints′, Wedge Gallery Kinokuniya, NSW
Selected Group Shows
2015 ‘New Work from Old Ground‘ Bathurst Regional Gallery (November, upcoming)
‘A robot attempts to eat a chicken nugget’ Firstdraft Gallery (July, upcoming)
‘Fantasy Asia‘ AD Space (Formerly COFASpace)
‘Bridges of Expansion’ Gaffa Gallery, NSW
2014 ‘Small Sculptures’ The Hughes Gallery, NSW
‘Slow Burn’ Kudos Gallery, NSW
‘We visited in canoes, we swam in freshwater rivers and we conquered from our ships’ 107 Projects, NSW
2013 ‘Lifes a Beach‘ The Hughes Gallery, NSW
‘Perspectiva 2.0‘ COFASpace, NSW
‘Drawing Now‘ Ivan Dougherty Gallery, NSW
‘Wontons and Meatpies’ Robin Gibson Gallery, NSW
‘Paper Trail’ The Hughes Gallery, Sydney, NSW
‘Launch Sequence‘ Kudos Gallery, Sydney, NSW
‘Familiar Unfamiliar’ Swan Hill Regional Gallery VIC, c3 contemporary artspace VIC, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery
2012 ‘Beautiful Soup’ St Heliers Street Gallery, VIC
2011‘Kung Fu and Ray-Guns’ Gallery Red, NSW
‘Paper Trail’ Robin Gibson Gallery, NSW
‘Greatest Hits Volume 2′ Verge Gallery, NSW
International Shows
2015 ‘North American and Australasian Bestiary’ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
2014 ‘Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier’ 10+10 Space, AGA, Amsterdam
‘Fantasy Asia’ Indus Valley School of Art, Pakistan
‘Bridges of Expansion‘ SGCI 2014, San Francisco, USA
2013 ‘Exposición de arte en Variete‘, Varieté Gallery, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico City
‘Throwdown Press Prints‘ Hong Kong Graphic Art Festival 2013, Hong Kong
2012 ‘Begin with Printmaking: the Practice of Mixmedia and Transboundary‘ Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,
Guangzhou, China
2011 ‘Mind and Reality’ Roxaboxen Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
‘Messages From The South Contemporary Australian Prints‘, NTUA Gallery, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan
‘The International Art on Paper Exhibition 2011‘ Rajamangala University of Technology Lana, Thailand.
Selected Art Prizes
2014 Highly Commended ‘Tim Olsen Drawing Prize’ Kudos Gallery, NSW
Finalist ‘Archibald Portrait Prize‘ AGNSW, NSW
2012 Finalist ‘Macquarie Group Emerging Award‘ (selected by Noel Mckenna), NSW
2011 Winner ‘Gallery Barry Keldoulis Award‘, NSW
2010 Winner ‘The Art Scene Award’ Carriageworks, Redfern, NSW
Winner ‘Glebe Art Show Works on Paper Award’ Glebe Library, NSW
Art Related work
2015 Dulwich Highschool of Visual Arts and Design, Chinese Painting Workshop
2014 Children’s Ground Printmaking Workshop, Darwin, Kakadu
2013 Brightside Mentorship Program screenprinting workshop, COFA UNSW
2013 Brightside Mentorship Program intaglio printing workshop, COFA UNSW
2013 Assistant Lecturer, Xian Academy of Fine Arts Printmaking Workshop, Xian Academy of Fine Arts
2013-2014 Assistant Lecturer: Alternative Printmaking, Lithography/Relief Printing, Screenprinting UNSW COFA
2012- ongoing Co-Director and Co-Founder of Throwdown Press, UNSW COFA
2012 Technical Resource Support Staff, Printmaking Department, UNSW COFA
2008-2012 Cicada Press, College of Fine Arts, Custom Printer for Etching and Lithography
2010 Papunya Tjupi printmaking workshop, Custom Printer, COFA UNSW
2011- ongoing Tutor at UNSW COFA, ITAS program, Nura Gilli Faculty, First Year COFA Students,
2011- ongoing Teaching printmaking at Sydney Boys Highschool, Beginner/Advanced Etching, Intaglio Print processes
Collections
Print Council of Australia (PCA), Print Archive
UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA), Printmaking Archives
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Printmaking Archives
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, Lithography Archives
Special Collections of School of the Art Institue of Chicago (SAIC), Joan Flasch Artists Books Library Indus Vallery School of Art and Architecture collection, Pakistan
My mum and dad have heeps of my stuff
Charles Sturt University
Featured in publications
COFA Annual Catalogue 2010 – COFA Marketing and Communications (www.annual.cofa.unsw.edu.au/2010)
Six to Eight blog, Fleur MaxDonald, August 7 2011, (http://www.sixtoeight.net/2011/08/robin-gibson-gallery-paper-trail.html)
Lifestyle Asia Magazine 20/21 August 2011, Jason Phu: Artist Profile pg. 18-19 by Ming Yue (www.xkb.com.au)
COFA Annual Catalogue 2011 – COFA Marketing and Communications
Cofatopia 2013 Issue 6, Brightside Workshop review
Imprint magazine Winter 2013, Review of ‘Mirror Mirror: Throwdown Press’ Article written by David Greenhalj
Cofatopia 2013 Issue 3, Review HMS Golden Century Show at Kudos Gallery
Cofatopia 2013 Issue 2, Throwdown Press Artists Interview
Raven Contemporary, February 2014, review of solo show at The Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills NSW by Chloe Wolifson (https:// www.ravencontemporary.com.au/review-jason-phu-think-time-rest-time-watch-tv-drink-beer-sometimes/)
The Art Life, February 2014, review of solo show at The Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW by Andrew Frost (http:// theartlife.com.au/2014/this-is-what-i-think-about-some-of-the-time-the-rest-of-the-time-i-watch-tv-or-drink-beer-or-sometimesboth/)
Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, July 2014, review of Archibald Prize by John McDonald (http://www.smh.com.au/ entertainment/art-and-design/archibald-prize-winner-is-50-shades-of-tasteful-grey-20140718-zuhh3.html)
Blouin Art Info, July 2014, review of Archibald Prize by Nicholas Forrest (http://au.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1044300/timstorriers-sir-les-patterson-portrait-wins-2014-archibald)
The Art Life, July 2014, review of Archibald Prize by Andrew Frost (http://theartlife.com.au/2014/archibald-wynne-and-sulmanprizes-2014/)
2014 ARC Framework Issue 8 Social Change, by Tahjee Moree and Olivia welch Imprint Magazine, 2014 Volume 49 Number 2, The Drawing Issue