Biography
Andrea Chu currently lives in Brooklyn New York with her husband and
7-month old son. She grew up in Palo Alto, California and lived San
Francisco until her mid-twenties. Chu moved to New York to complete
a BFA in Photography at Pratt Institute, where she refined her color
printing skills. Her first editorial job after graduating was a fashion
feature that she conceived of and shot for Paper Magazine. Chu was chosen
as one of PDN's emerging 30 in 2006. Her works were also featured in
American Photography 23, Magenta Foundation- Flash Forward 2007, and
Jen Beckman Hey Hot Shot Spring 2006. She has done editorial projects
for for Bon Appetit, Fortune Small Business, The New Yorker and Milk
(Japan), and the now defunct Cookie.
Statement
"I have always devoted a great deal of energy to my personal work
while pursuing a commercial career. My nieces Vicky (18) and Annie (17),
who are a year apart, have been an ongoing source of inspiration and
the subject of much of my personal portfolio. It is through exploring
their relationship as it has evolved over the years that I have learned
to capture the nuances of human expression and the nature of human bonds.
I have learned by documenting their lives how to make myself invisible
when necessary and how to draw them out when the situation calls for
it. The last few years have been a challenging time for their relationship
as they attempt the sometimes fraught terrain of individuating themselves
from one another and from their parents. My recent photos reveal the
often unspoken-but fluent-dialogue between sisters. It is because of
the great satisfaction in capturing them that I have pursued projects
that involve the bond between family members and friends."