Alex Chiu

(American)

Alex Chiu is a Chinese American painter and muralist. With a background in illustration and comics, he approaches public artwork as a form of visual storytelling. Much of his artwork includes community input and collaboration. Chiu's goal is to accurately document local history and help communities to process cultural identity through a creative process. Chiu lives in Portland, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (2007) in Visual Arts – Media and Studio at the University of California at San Diego.