Born in 1989, and graduate Institute of Plastic Arts(MFA), Tainan National University of the Arts in 2016.
Currently lives and works in Taiwan. Jia-Jhen Syu’s works introduce the body as the vehicle to carry emotions and to collect mutual affections of group privacy, from which the inner imagination of individual privacy is pried into, and then the emotional traces of Civic Culture is followed step by step. Her works transform stories with individual memories into skill cultivation with public characteristics, conduct act reproduction to be performed in the external fields to make dialogue with society, and connect the self-speculative relationship between individuals and group.
Recent exhibitions include solo exhibitions “What did you have that I did (did not)?”, Foto Aura, Tainan, Taiwan(2017), “Matchmaking Skill x Need for Touching”– Production Line of Artistic Behavior ”, Ho-Yo Space, Tainan, Taiwan(2016), “I (Don’t) need you”, Creation Project, Escents Bookcase, Taipei, Taiwan(2015);“I collect a piece of you/ You collect a piece of me”, Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo, Hsinchu, Taiwan(2014) ; Group exhibitions“Survival of the Execptional ”, Tainan art Museum,Tainan(2020-2021) , “Exchanging Views”, Crane Gallery,Kaohsiung, Taiwan(2018) , “new moon hotel”, venue, Taipei, Taiwan(2017),“Taiwan Annual”, Taipei expo park, Taipei, Taiwan(2016), “Kaohsiung Arts Award”, Kaohsiung museum of fine arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.(2016).
Education& Professional Experience/ 2016,MFA,Graduate Institute of Plastic Arts,TNNUA 2011 ,BFA,Department of Fine Art,Tung Hai University
Awards/ 2021,「True reader in blind area」,Zit-Dim Art Space,Tainan, Taiwan 2021,「Moon Art Festival 」,Cien Artist village,Hualien, Taiwan 2020-2021,「Survival of the Execptional 」,Tainan art Museum,Tainan, Taiwan 2020,「Relocating divinity:being an atheist theist」,Kaohsiung Public Library,Kaohsiung ,Taiwan 2019,「Three-point perspective of SSUU..Y」,10Fantasia-A Creative Industries Incubator,Macao,China 2018,「Three-point perspective of SSUU..Y」-Like a Family,Gallery Black and White,Kaohsiung,Taiwan 2018,「INTO-2018 TAV ART PROJECT」,Taipei Artist Village,Taipei,Taiwan 2018,「Exchanging Views」,Crane Gallery,Kaohsiung,Taiwan 2017,「The Philosophy of Disclosure」,National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts,Taichung, Taiwan 2017,「New moon hotel」,venve,Taipei,Taiwan 2017,「What Did You Have That I Did (Did Not)?–Syu Jia Jhen Solo Exhibition」,Foto Aura,Tainan, Taiwan 2016,「Matchmaking Skill x Need for Touching” – Production Line of Artistic Behavior 」,Ho-Yo Space,Tainan,Taiwan 2016,「Taiwan Annual」,Taipei expo park,Taipei,Taiwan 2016,「Women's afternoon time」,Howl Space, Tainan,Taiwan 2016,「Kaohsiung Arts Award」,KMFA,Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2016,「Do not give up treatment: be a good man」,Waley Art, Taipei,Taiwan 2015,「_____solo exhibition」,Sinpink, Kaohsiung,Taiwan 2015,「I (Don’t) need you」- Creation Project,Escents Bookcase,Taipei, Taiwan 2015,「you are me. how to love? 」-Creation Project,mad L /Hemingway salon,Taipei,Taiwan 2015,「“Gather every piece of you/my solitude in every moment. 」- solo exhibition ,Ho-Yo Space,Tainan,Taiwan 2014,「I collect a piece of you/ You collect a piece of me 」- solo exhibition, Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo,Hsinchu,Taiwan
Grants/ 2018,「Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government for Visual Art Exhibition」,KHCC 2017,「106-1 Regular Grants for Visual Art Exhibition」,NCAF 2016,「Kaohsiung Arts Award」,Selected Prize,KMFA 2013,「102-2 Regular Grants for Visual Art Creator」,NCAF
Residency/ 2021,「East coast.Co-construction.Rebirth」,Cien Artist-in-Residence Program,Hualien,Taiwan 2018,「Matchmaking Skill x Need for Touching” – Production Line of Artistic Behavior 2018」,On the Road,Kaohsiung,Taiwan 2016 ,「Floating Light - Memory Contour 」Artist Recidence Plan, - Dapu Village,Dong-Ju Island,Matsu,Taiwan 2015 ,「Occupy the Village 」-Artist Recidence Plan - Matsu the Military Village, Creative Co-working Space; Chungli, Taoyuan, Taiwan 2014,「Matsu the Military Village,Creative Co-working Space; Chungli」, Taoyuan,Taiwan