Edward Chao

Edward Chao is a Taiwanese Canadian artist based in Chicago who graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with an emphasis on photography and film/video. He has always been intrigued by architecture since childhood, reading books and collecting newspaper articles on the world-breaking height of skyscrapers. Being naturally drawn to lines and geometrical patterns, his fascination for architectural photography began to increase. He became highly impacted by the deadpan concept; an objective, detached, and technically masterful style of photography that is rich in visual information. His fine-art work often incorporates the history of architecture and design philosophies as concepts, while striving for a minimalistic and monochromatic aesthetic.

Exhibitions:

THE WALL

2023

BFA Thesis

2020

The Other Art Fair-Chicago

2019-2020

Imaging Mass & Space: Architectural Photography

2018

ARTBASH

2017

Recognitions:

The School of Life - A Therapeutic Atlas (image publication)

2022

Saatchi Art Rising Stars

2022

SAIC Photography Department Catalog

2017-2020

Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection

2019

Canon UBUPRINTS Photo Contest Top 20

2017

LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2017 Editors’ Picks

2017