Yue Wu

Yue Wu, from Hangzhou, China, is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and PhD in Chinese Literature and Culture. Yue received a master’s degree in regional studies–East Asia at Harvard (the Fletcher Award for Outstanding Thesis) and a bachelor’s degree in art history from New York University (magna cum laude, Presidential Honor Scholar). Her academic interests lie in avant-garde movements of the 1960s and art demonstrations in public spaces. 

Yue is an independent art curator who believes deeply in the socially transformative power of art and artists. She created a digital exhibition at China’s largest public contemporary art museum, the Power Station of Art, in Shanghai. She also coordinated the first overseas retrospective show of artist Xu Bing at Museum MACAN, the first in Indonesia to collect contemporary art. She was selected for a digital residency at Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, and was recognized with the Emerging Curator Award in China. 

She is currently working with Seen Health, a culturally-focused, tech-empowered healthcare start-up, in providing senior care to Chinese immigrants in California.