Chen Yung-Hsien is an artist, independent curator, writer and art critic. In his art practice, he employs a combination of forms of Video Art and New Media Art. His works have been widely exhibited in numerous exhibitions, both in Taiwan and internationally. He was awarded the "Maple Leaf Award of Bronze Maple" in Canada and the "Beck's Future Prize" for Film and Video in England.
He is an independent curator, curatorial projects including "Random-ize Film & Video Festival", "Night Vision at Taipei: International Video Art Exhibition", "Animation Tropes ", "Looking for Horse Latitude–New Media Art Exhibition", "Dwelling Place: 2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition" and "Eattopia: 2010 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition", "Beyond the Mirage—Taiwan New Media Art"(SCOPE Miami).
His writings and papers concentrate on theories of Contemporary Art, the observation of Performance Art and the analysis of New Media Art. He has published "The Art of Taiwanese illustration", "The Song of Body" and "The Apocalypse of Video Art".
Chen was born in Taiwan, he received his PhD of Arts and Communication from The University of Brighton, UK. Chen currently serves as a professor in Department of Multimedia and Animation Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts.
SEAN C.S. Hu Born in Taiwan, he graduated from The Broadcasting & Television Section of Mass Communication Department, Fu Jen Catholic University. He then received M.A. degree in Art Administration in Fashion Institute of Technology, CUNY in 1998. Hu was on worked as a Project Manager for Fubon Art Foundation. Currently, he's a curator, art critic, and the board member for the Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan, Jut Foundation for Arts & Architecture as well as the CEO of Hu's Art Company.
Following is a selected list of projects that Sean C.S. Hu was responsible for: "Eattopia 2010 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition", "The Wind Brings Light—A Kinetic and Land Art Project by Susumu Shingu", "Seed Project 2- Art with Mountain Land Art Installation Exhibition" 2010, "Bopiarts-Old Street Cultural Festival, Fusion Folks-Contemporary Art Exhibition", "Seed Project 1- Art with River Land Art Installation Exhibition" 2009, "Dwelling Place 2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition", "Wandering- Art Taipei" 2008, "Fashion Accidentally", "Very Fun Park II", "Rice for Thoughts－A Performance and Land Art Project by Lin Chuan chu" 2007.