Owen Fu

Owen Fu’s paintings exist in a space where emotions take shape, manifesting as fleeting figures and shifting forms that resist definition. His linework, intuitive and unrestrained, transforms everyday objects into animated presences—part creature, part memory, part subconscious apparition. These figures emerge spontaneously, not as fixed representations but as fluid expressions of feeling, inviting viewers into a world where time, identity, and emotion dissolve into painterly gesture. In Fu’s work, the act of painting becomes a conversation—sometimes playful, sometimes melancholic—where meaning remains open, and the familiar takes on an uncanny, living quality.

Owen Fu (b. 1988, Guilin, China) currently lives and works in Los Angeles. He received bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and in 2018, completed his MFA at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Recent solo exhibitions include Balice Hertling (Paris, 2023);  Balice Hertling (Paris, 2021); and Mine Project (Hong Kong, 2020). His work has also been featured in group exhibitions at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, 2023); Beijing Biennale (Beijing, 2022); Sifang Art Museum (Nanjing, 2022); and Redling Fine Art (Los Angeles, 2021).