Oliver Chūn Xú is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, whose practice spans painting, programming, moving images, photography, digitally-mediated images, sculpture, and public installations. Xú repurposes found materials, ready-made objects, and electronics to explore alternate realities, drawing inspiration from science, technology, language and culture.
Education 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts(Hons), Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland, Auckland. 2001 Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Specified program: Multimedia and Computer Graphics, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Exhibitions / Awards 2026 Jun, In the middle of NowHere, Play_Station, Wellington. 2024 May, Open Home, Studio One Toi Tū, Auckland. 2024 March, My Single-Bed Room (Solo Exhibition), Window Gallery, Auckland. 2018 Jul, Emerging Artist Awards (Empathy, a celebration of the Gallery’s 10th Anniversary), The Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, Highly Commended Award. 2014 Sep, Flag It! Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Next National Flag, Depot Artspace, Auckland. 2014 Aug, The Sympathy Of Curves, Depot Artspace, Auckland. 2014, Lacuna, Circle Gallery, Auckland. 2013, Elam GradShow 2013, Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland. 2013, Some Say I So I Say Light, Elam Projectspace, Auckland. 2012 3rd year Exhibition, Elam Project Space, Auckland. 2011, Emerging Artist Awards, Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, Finalist. 2009, Howling Dog, Artstation, Auckland, Group Exhibition.
Feel free to drop me a line via email at info@olliart.co.nz