Through her work, Shu Tu honors overlooked moments of everyday life, capturing their truth and quiet wonder.
Bio:
Shu Tu is a New York City–based multidisciplinary fine artist. Her work moves fluidly across image-based and ceramic media, responding to moments rather than materials and allowing each work to take the form that best supports it.
After more than two decades in the advertising and beauty industries, Tu transitioned fully into her studio practice. She lives and works in New York City.
Artist Statement:
Shu Tu’s practice is rooted in attentiveness to everyday life. Rather than seeking grand narratives, she works from subtle observations—quiet shifts in feeling, fleeting moments of clarity, and small details that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Her work begins with a moment rather than a medium. Each piece develops through the process that feels most suited to what she is exploring at the time, whether image-based or ceramic. Familiar forms and understated gestures become visual and tactile works shaped by responsiveness and restraint.
Through this approach, Tu’s work invites viewers to slow down and engage with the ordinary as something meaningful—holding space for reflection, stillness, and quiet wonder.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
One Fine Day, Jewell Art Gallery / Jewell House, New York City (2025–26)
Beyond the Noise, Neighbor / Chelsea, New York City (2025)
Ordinary / Extraordinary, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, New York City (2023–24)
Looking Up, New York Public Library, New York City (2023)
Selected Group & Duo Exhibitions
Made in NY, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY (2025)
2024 Ceramic Biennial, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT (2024)
Botanical, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (2024)
Path of Totality, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY (2024)
Publications
Artsin Square Magazine, Issue 6 (2024)
Suboart Magazine (2023)
Pinky Thinker Press /Cover (2023)
Education
BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York
Cordwainers, London College of Fashion, UK
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