Yvonne Lu is a Taiwanese artist based in New York City. Born in 1986, she graduated with a MFA in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, and began working as a fine art artist, photographer and writer. She started her career working as a freelancer for Magnum Photos and published her first photo book in 2016.
Through her career in photography, Yvonne has received awards from International Photography Awards (USA), IPPAwards (USA), Nikon Photography Award (Japan) and Prix de la Photographic Paris (France). Her work has also made appearances in TIME Lightbox, CNN and numerous publications internationally in the United States, France, China, Taiwan, Korea, Russia and Canada.
Experience
2015~2017 Magnum Photos
Freelance Assistant
2014~2015 Kahn and Selesnick
Assistant
2011~present Freelance Photographer
Representation
2017~present Vintage Gallery, Taipei Taiwan
2016 Agora Gallery, New York City
Education
Master of Arts in Photography
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
Exhibition
2017
“Mind Gates” – Solo Exhibition, Taipei Taiwan
“Young Art Taipei“, Taipei Taiwan
ART021 SHANGHAI, Shangai China
Guardian Fine Art Asia (GFAA) Beijing, Beijing China
2016
2014
“City Illusion” – Selected show, Memorial Hospital, Savannah, GA
Talking Eye 2 Juried Photography Exhibition, Castro Valley CA
Silver and Ink Juried Exhibition – “Venice“, Savannah GA
2013
Alliance Francaise D’Atlanta “It’s a Beautiful Moment,When the Day is Born: Photographs from the South of France”, Atlanta GA
Talking Eye Juried Photography Exhibition, Castro Valley CA
The Big Picture Show – “Barcelona”, Savannah GA
Silver and Ink Juried Exhibition – Savannah GA
We Don’t Talk Shit, Taipei Taiwan
2012
“France and Provence” Exposition des Etudiant de SCAD Lacoste, Lacoste France
Achievement
2017
Young Art Award (Young Art Taipei 2017) – Winner
International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in People – Self
International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in Fine Art – Portrait
2015
NIKON Small World Competition – Image of Distinct
International Photography Awards – Second Prize Winner in Self Portrait
International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in Micro
Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – Honorable Mention in Self Portrait
Fine Art Photography Awards – Landscape Honorable Mention
Fine Art Photography Awards – Portrait Honorable Mention
8th IPPAwards – Winner of the year
8th IPPAwards – Honorable Mention in Landscape
MONOCHROME AWARDS International Black&White Photography Contest – Honorable Mention in Professional Photomanipulation Category
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2015 – Second Prize Winner
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2015 – Category Gold Winner & Bronze Finalist in Conceptual Category
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2015 – Category Gold Winner in Intimate Category
2014
International Photography Awards IPA – Honorable Mention in Special Digitally Enhance
ND Awards Neutral Density Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in Fine Art Abstract
ND Awards Neutral Density Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in Advertising Fashion
7th Annual IPPAwards – Honorable Mention in Lifestyle Category
7th Annual IPPAwards – Honorable Mention in Architecture Category
LensCulture Emerging Talent – Editor’s Selection
2013
Photographer’s FORUM 2013 Best of Photography Contest – Honorable Mention
Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – Third Prize in Self Portrait Category
6th Annual IPPAwards – 2nd Place in Animal Category
6th Annual IPPAwards – Honorable Mention in Tree Category
2012
Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – Altered Images Honorable Mention
Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – SELF PORTRAIT COMPETITION Honorable Mention
2011
2011 – 2013 Savannah College of Art and Design /Honors Graduate Scholarship/
2011 Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – Official Selection
2011 Prix de la Photographic, Paris (PX3) – Second Prize
Jury
2018
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2018, Canada
2017
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2017, Canada
ASUS Global mobile photography Award, Global
2016
ASUS Global mobile photography Award, Global
First Commercial Bank mobile photography Award, Taiwan
Publication
“Still Out” – First Edition, April, Taiwan
ISBN: 978-986-92966-1-8
Lecture
2017
Artist Talk – Cornell University / New York University, New York, USA
Artist Talk – National Taiwan University, Taipei Taiwan
2016
Artist Talk – Apple Inc. Fifth Ave, New York City
Artist Talk – <Zero> Solo Exhibition, Taipei Taiwan
Artist Talk – National Chengchi University, Taipei Taiwan
Artist Talk – Shih Chien University, Taipei Taiwan
Artist Talk – Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei Taiwan
Artist Talk – Soochow University, Taipei Taiwan
2013
Artist Talk – Alliance Francaise D’Atlanta
“It’s a Beautiful Moment,When the Day is Born: Photographs from the South of France”, Atlanta GA
Commission
2018
IPSA, Japan
2017
ASUS, Global
2016
Clarins, Taiwan
Wu-Bai Music Album, Taiwan
ASUS, Global
Trippen, Germany
Selected Press
2017
Art Investment Magazine interview, June, Taiwan
Art Investment Magazine interview, May, Taiwan
2016
Fliper Magazine interview, December, Taiwan
Global Views Monthly 30 Magazine, May, Taiwan
UFO Radio interview, April, Taiwan
TVBS News interview, April, Taiwan
Apple News interview, Taipei Taiwan
2015
DESIGN Magazine No.185, October, Taiwan
LUEL Magazine, Aug, Korea
Art Trade Journal Magazine, Aug, China
Milu Online Magazine, China
TIME Magazine Lightbox, USA
Photo Shoot Awards NUDE 2015 Catalog
2014
Flawless Magazine – Born To Be Together
2013
Best of Photography 2013 Book – Photographer’s Forum Magazine, USA
The Little Prince – Cacao Magazine, Taipei Taiwan
Prix de la Photographie, Paris – Annual Book No.7