Carl T. Chew
Born: 1948, Urbana, IL
Seattle, WA
(206) 455-0671
Please visit my websites: www.ctchew.com, www.ctchewtheartist.com
Education
2000 Teaching Certification, Pacific Oaks NW, Endorsements: PreK, K-8, K-12 (Science, Art, Math)
1975 MFA Printmaking and Video, University of Washington
1969 BS Zoology, University of Washington
Work in Collections
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA
Honors and Awards
1997 Best of Show Award, National Marketing Communications Awards Program, The Society for Marketing Professional Services
1993 Distinguished Speaker, Entrepreneur Program, University of Southern California, School of Business
1992 Distinguished Lecturer, Georgetown University, School of Business, Washington, D.C.
1988 Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
1986 "Award of Merit", American Landscape Architects, Co-design of I-90 Water Basin Artworks
1976 20th National Print Award, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Selected One Person Exhibitions
"Non Sequitur", This Is BONFIRE Gallery, Seattle, WA, October, November 2021
“Philatelic Life”. Virginia Inn, Seattle WA, July 2016
“C. T. Chew”, Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA, January 1994
"Too Live Chew", Mia Gallery, Seattle, WA, January, 1991
"C.T. 'C'elects", Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, September-October, 1990
"Documents Northwest", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, March 3-April 24, 1988
"Le Extinction des Artes", Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA, 1983
"Medieval Massage Parlor", Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, September, 1980
"Prehistoric Post Office", Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA, September, 1979
"Stamps", The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, May, 1978
"Video Dig", and/or, Seattle, WA, 1977
Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions
“Cavellini Centennial”, Brescia and Venice, Italy, October 2014
“The SECREt eXCHANGE,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia June-August 2011, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea, November 2011 – February 2012
“H.R. Fricker’s MOMA: Museum of Mail Art,” Kunstmuseum Thurgau, Kartause Ittingen, Warth, Switzerland, October-November 2011
“Seattle As Collector,” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, May-October 2011
"Lasting Impressions: Eight Seattle Print Artists," Fisher Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA, July-August 1995
"Raven Brings Light to this House of Stories", permanent installation of artwork by Carl
Chew, Mare Blocker, Ron Hilbert Coy, and J.T. Stewart in the Allen Library, University of
Washington, Dedication November 17, 1994. funded through the State of Washington Arts Commission
"The Art of Microsoft", Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, 1993
"Watercolor, Watercolor", Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Summer 1990
"One Hundred Years of Washington Art", The Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, 19891990
"High Tech/High Touch: Computer Graphics in Printmaking", Pratt Institute, Manhattan Gallery, NYC, NY, Nov.16-Dec30, 1987, then traveling show
"Gene Baro Collects", The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 1983
"Ralph Doid City Planner", Seattle Municipal Bldg., Seattle, WA, 1981
"Electroworks", International Museum of Modern Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, and The Cooper Hewitt Museum, 1979, 1980
"Eight West Coast Printmakers", The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 1978.
"Thirty-four Prints from Seattle- Six Triangle Artists", Center for the Visual Arts, Anchorage, AK, 1977
"Thirty Years of American Printmaking", The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY 1976
"Los Angeles Printmaking Society Exhibition", Los Angeles, CA, 1975
Professional and Community Affiliations
2008 – 2010 Eckstein Middle School Building Leadership Team, Chair 2009/10
2002 – 2004 Graham Hill Elementary Building Representative, Seattle Education Association
1995 Founding Member of Rugmark Nepal, working to end child labor
1989 – 1992 Commissioner, City of Seattle Arts Commission
1991 – 1992 AIDS Housing of Washington/Bailey-Boushay House Art Committee, Seattle, WA
1988 The Orcas Conference: Creative Support for the Creative Artist, Orcas Island, WA
1983 – 1986 and/or, Board of Directors, Seattle 1980 Seattle Early Education Center, Board President
Employment History
2006 – 2010 Seattle Public Schools Middle School science teacher
2004 – 2005 Self-employed visual artist, http://www.ctchew.com
2004 – 2005 Seattle Public Schools substitute teacher
2001 – 2004 Seattle Public Schools 4-5 teacher, Graham Hill Elementary School
2000 – 2001 Seattle Public Schools substitute teacher
1985 – 2000 Founded and directed The Contemporary Carpet Center, Kathmandu, Nepal 1989 – 1990 Public Schools/Public Art, Washington State Arts Commission
1988 Artists Unlimited, Artist in Residence, Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA 1984 – 1986 State of Washington Dept. of Transportation, City of Seattle, I-90 Design Team 1976 – 1999 Self-employed as a visual artist and musician.
Selected Bibliography
Pangolin’s Revenge, C.T. Chew, Rod Summers, Blurb, 2021
Gone Fishin’, C.T. Chew, E.F. Higgins III, Blurb, 2016
Triangle Post, C.T. Chew, Lulu, 2012
50 Northwest Artists, Bruce Guenther, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1983, pp.36-37 The Complete Printmaker, John Ross, Clare Romano, Tim Ross, The Free Press, 1989
Carl T. Chew, Seattle Artist, Interview with Noah Adams, All Things Considered, NPR,
December 1, 1992, Listen Here.
timbres d' artistes, Musee de la Poste, pp. 54-55, 1993
Postmodern Currents, Margot Lovejoy, UMI Press, 1989
Computers & Weaving, Kenneth O'Connell, School Arts, pp. 24-25, April 1995
Shopping for Art and Antiques with Jean Jongeward, Michael Frank, Architectural Digest, p.p.104-131, November, 1994
Into the Whirlpool (Filter) with Stamp Maker C.T. Chew, Eileen Gunn, Aldus Magazine, p.p. 27-31 and cover, September, 1993
Rug Maker to the Planets, Robin Fields, Metropolis, December 1992, pp. 26-27
Computerized Marks of the Hand, Michael Haggerty, Computer Graphics and Applications, November 1991, p. 9
Dialog", Chew, Ritchie, Sato, Visions, Spring 1991, pp.18-24
Studio: Fine View, Kay Larson, Village Voice, September 17, 1980
New Techniques, Akira Kurosaki, Bijutso Techo, Japan, November 1979
Notes from the Underground, Diana Loevy, Audio-Visual Communications, November, 1977
Video Art in the Northwest, Victor Ancona, Videography, October, 1977