Mark Bo Chu (born May 12, 1989) is an Australian artist, writer and complexity scientist. His artwork ranges from murals to portraits and streetscapes, often depicting the everyday. Chu's 2013 debut solo show exhibited specimens of his own dandruff. As a scientific researcher, Chu has co-authored papers in journals such as

Nature (journal) ''Nature'' is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England. As a multidisciplinary publication, ''Nature'' features Peer review, peer-reviewed research from a variety of academic disciplines, mainly in science and t ...

and

Cognition (journal) ''Cognition: International Journal of Cognitive Science'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering cognitive science. It was established in 1972 and is published by Elsevier. History ''Cognition'' is one of the few psychology j ...

. He is a graduate of the

Santa Fe Institute The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, inc ...

's Complex Systems Summer School where he co-founded the aesthetics research collective Comp-syn who were 2021

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

STARTS Prize semifinalists. Chu is a past restaurant reviewer for ''The Age Good Food Guide'' and integrates hospitality into his art practise. At thirteen years old he recorded as a piano soloist with the

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an Australian orchestra based in Melbourne. The MSO is resident at Hamer Hall. The MSO has its own choir, the MSO Chorus, following integration with the Melbourne Chorale in 2008. The MSO relies on fun ...

and was a 2005 keyboard finalist in the

ABC Young Performers Awards The ABC Young Performers Awards is a classical music competition for young people that ran annually from 1944 to 2015, and again from 2017. It is generally considered the most prestigious Australian classical music competition not restricted to ...

. He is a fiction graduate of

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

's MFA and past winner of the engineering school's interdisciplinary design challenge. In 2022, for a candid portrait of his partner author Nell Pierce, Chu received a Highly Commended prize for the Lester Prize. Mark Chu is the son of Chinese-Australia composer Chu Wanghua, and grandson of Chinese scholar and dissident Chu Anping. He lives in Melbourne with his partner Nell Pierce, and their children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Mark 1989 births Living people 21st-century Australian writers 21st-century Australian painters 21st-century Australian male artists Australian pianists Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Australian people of Chinese descent Artists from Melbourne Australian male painters