EDUCATION

2024 — now York University, North York, Ontario

MA in Gender, Feminist & Women's Studies

2018 – 2020 University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

MFA in Fine Arts • Thesis: I Have No Home But Me

2013 – 2017 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD

BFA in General Fine Arts • Concentrations in Graphic Design and Book Arts • Magna Cum Laude • GPA 3.758

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2024 Islands of Departure, Zalucky Contemporary, Toronto, ON.

2021 Brubey Hu: Included, Gallery May, Toronto, ON. Online.

2021 Dynamic Reflections, Winchester Galleries, Victoria, BC

2020 Segment by Segment, Window Gallery, Art$Pay Waterloo, ON

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Current Space, Baltimore, MD.

2024 Wanderers' Whispers, curated by San Sheng Art Space, Lantern Art Festival, Richmond Hill, ON.

2023 Fish Tank, Flatiron Gallery Project Space, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.

2023 Where have I arrived?, Art Museum at University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

2022 Get Noticed, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON.

2022 2nd Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON.

2021-22 SHOW.21, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, ON.

2021 Little Libraries, City of Kitchener.

2020 Coming Home, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON. Online.

2020 Emerging Artist Exhibition, Ontario Society of Artists, Queen Elizabeth Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON

2019-2021 Brush with Art, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2019 Hot Girl Summer, The Artery, East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2019 Fresh Paint / New Construction 15th Edition, Art Mûr, Montréal, QC

2019 Tao Hua Tan Residency Artist Exhibition, Hui Yuan, Hefei, Anhui Province, China

2018 Le Petit Déjeuner, The Artery, East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2018 26 Days, Project Space, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB

2018 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition 2018, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2017 Plus/And, MICA Commencement Exhibition, Main Building #330, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2017 Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition 2017, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2017 Fertile Ground: Artists Respond to a Collective Geography, Pinkard Gallery, Bunting CenterMICA, Baltimore, MD

2016 Preview, Lazarus IV Center, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2016 Star Project, presented by Arttree Museum, in association with China National Art Funds, Florida International University, Miami, FL

2016 Baltimore Art Rising, Bronze Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2015 Washed Out, Phoebe Gallery, Baltimore, MD

AWARDS & GRANTS

2023 Arts Abroad: Residencies, Canada Council for the Arts

2023 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council

2023 Visual Artists Creation Grant, Ontario Arts Council

2021 Microgrant, Pat the Dog Theatre Creation

2020 Arts Exchange, The MT Space

2019-2020 President’s Graduate Scholarship (PGS), University of Waterloo

2019-2020 Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Joseph-Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M), University of Waterloo

2019 Keith and Win Shantz International Research Scholarship, University of Waterloo

2019 Untapped Emerging Artist Award, The Artist Project

2018 Louis Muhlstock Endowment, Banff Centre

2013–2017 Dean's List, MICA

2013–2017 Presidential Scholarship, MICA

2013–2017 Starr Foundation Scholarship, MICA

2013–2017 Dean's Grant, MICA

2014–2015 Foundation Departmental Recognition Award, MICA

RESIDENCIES

2025 International Residency, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY

2023 Painting & Mixed Media Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York. Supported by Canada Council for the Arts.

2019 4th International Artist Retreat and Residency, Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China

2018 Artist in Residence Emerging 2018, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023-25 Sessional Lecturer, GDBA 101 Intro to Digital Media Design, Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2022 Sessional Lecturer, Drawing I, Department of Arts, Culture, and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

2021 Sessional Lecturer, Fine 224 Expressive Drawing, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2019 Sessional Lecturer, Fine 150 Appreciation and Expression, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, ON

2019 Fundamentals of University Teaching Certificate, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo, ON

2019 Teaching Assistant, Professor Cora Cluett, Fine 202 Painting, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, ON

2018 Teaching Assistant, Professor Douglas Kirton, Fine 100 Studio Fundamentals, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, ON

2017–present Teacher, Visual Art Academy, Vancouver, BC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 — present Co-Director, Tangent Collective

2016 – present Freelance Graphic Designer for variety of projects including 44 Gaukel, GY Stone Arts, Visual Art Academy, Fine Arts Department at University of Waterloo and etc.

2021 — 2024 Board Member, CAFKA (Contemporary Art in the Public Space), Waterloo Region, ON

2020 – 2022 Graphic Designer, The Ontarion, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

2019 – 2021 Social Media Coordinator, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON

2019 Studio Assistant, Agnes Barley, New York City, NY

2016 – 2017 Resource Assistant, Office of International Education, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2016 Graphic Design Intern, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA), Baltimore, MD

2016 Graphic Design Intern, Exit10 Advertising, Baltimore, MD

2016 Gallery Assistant Intern, Current Space Gallery, Baltimore, MD

ART FAIRS & AUCTION

2024 ART021 Shanghai, with Latitude Gallery in collaboration with Bonian Space, Shanghai, China.

2024 Art Toronto, with SSEW Project, Toronto, Canada.

2023 Fundraiser Auction, Peripheral Review, Canada. Online.

2022 AGH Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON.

2021 AGH Art Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON. Online.

2020 5th Edition · abC Artbook Fair · Shanghai, OCAT, Shanghai, China

2019 The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Toronto, ON

2015 & 2016 MICA Art Market, MICA, Baltimore, MD

PRESS

2024 Upcoming interview with Philip Ocampo for Public Parking

2024 Brubey Hu: On Memory, Home, and Domestic Space, Suboart Magazine. Web and Print.

2023 Meet Brubey Hu, CanvasRebel, USA. Web.

2022 A Field Guide to DTK's Art Walk, Downtown Kitchener, ON. Print.

2022 Arts Issue, The Ontarion, Guelph, ON. Print.

2021 SHOW.21, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, ON.

2021 Brubey Hu: Included, Gallery May, Toronto, ON. Bilingual texts written by Angela Meng.

2020 Issue #16 Vertex, Sine Theta Magazine. Print.

2020 “The Class of 2020: Brubey Hu”, The Gathered Gallery, Toronto, ON. Web.

2019 Issue #13 Form, Sine Theta Magazine. Print.

2019 Brubey Hu, The Gathered Gallery, Toronto, ON. Web.

2019 Peinture Fraîche et Nouvelle Construction Invitation, Vol. 14 No.6, Art Mûr, Montréal, QC. Print.

TALKS

2022 Artist Presentation, 3rd-Year Seminar, Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University

2021 Artist Talk: Brubey Hu, Winchester Galleries via Zoom.

2019 Keith & Win Shantz International Research Scholarship Lecture, East Campus Hall, Unversity of Waterloo, ON

2016 Multicultural MICA: "An International Student Perspective", Lazarus Auditorium, MICA, Baltimore, MD

VOLUNTEER

2021–22 Member, Public Art Advisory Committee, Region of Waterloo, ON

2019 Translator, Tao Hua Tan 4th International Artist Residency, Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China

2018 Gallery Assistant, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON

2015 Library Assistant, Surrey Art Centre, Surrey, BC

LEADERSHIP

2018–2020 4th-year Students Graduate Mentor, Department of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2015–2016 Mentor, Office of Diversity & Intercultural Development, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2015 & 2016 International Orientation Leader, Office of International Education, MICA, Baltimore, MD