Charles Yuen

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Charles Yuen in an American artist, based in Brooklyn, New York. [1]

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Early life and education

Yuen grew up in Hawaii. He graduated from University of Hawaiʻi in 1975 with a BFA. [1]

Yuen moved to New York in 1981 after receiving his MFA from Rutgers University. [1] He was an early member of the Godzilla Asian American Arts Network, designed the group's logo, and produced its newsletters. [2] [3]

Career

Yuen's work is described as surrealism and abstract expressionism. [4]

In 2018, Yuen was named a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow. [5]

Exhibitions

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References

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