Charles Yuen Explained

Charles Yuen in an American artist, based in Brooklyn, New York.^[1]

Early life and education

Yuen grew up in Hawaii. He graduated from University of Hawaiʻi in 1975 with a BFA.

Yuen moved to New York in 1981 after receiving his MFA from Rutgers University. He was an early member of the Godzilla Asian American Arts Network, designed the group's logo, and produced its newsletters.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Yuen's work is described as surrealism and abstract expressionism.^[4]

In 2018, Yuen was named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow.^[5]

Exhibitions

Solo

• Crypto-Somatic Incantation at Studio 10 (2016)^[6]
• Itinerant Visualist (2020)
• Rhyming the Invisible (2023)

Group

• Brooklyn Museum of Art^[7]
• Newark Museum
• Exit Art
• Franklin Furnace

References

1. Web site: Samet . Jennifer . 2016-07-23 . Beer with a Painter: Charles Yuen . 2024-05-14 . . en-US.
2. Web site: Velie . Elaine . 2024-01-23 . The Maverick Legacy of Godzilla Asian American Artists Network . 2024-05-14 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
3. Book: Chang, Alexandra. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, Volume 1. Oxford University Press. 2011. 978-0195335798. Marter. Joan M.. 344.
4. News: McQuaid . Cate . 2023-05-09 . Charles Yuen’s paintings are cosmic puzzles to be pondered . 2024-04-14 . The Boston Globe.
5. Web site: Halio . Grace . 2018-04-05 . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Names 2018 Fellows . 2024-05-14 . ARTnews.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Crypto-Somatic Incantation, New Paintings by Charles Yuen . 2024-05-14 . Studio 10.
7. Web site: Samet . Jennifer . 2016-07-23 . Beer with a Painter: Charles Yuen . 2024-05-14 . Hyperallergic . en-US.