CHIA HWU
Ceramic sculpture · San Francisco Bay Area

Chia
Hwu

Forms that begin with a face and find their way somewhere else.

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Past exhibition: The Art Remains
Red glazed ceramic sculpture with a face emerging from a dense arrangement of curling, organic forms
Selected sculpture · Chia Hwu

Sculpture

Selected work

Artwork numbers match the catalog. Measurements are height × width × depth, in inches. References 65 and above identify previously unnumbered works.

Crowned

Ceramic sculpture No. 1 by Chia Hwu
No. 1 · 7 × 6 × 4 in · Available
Alabaster, a pale ceramic face surrounded by spirals, fish and textured forms
No. 6 · 8.5 × 7 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 26 by Chia Hwu
No. 26 · 10 × 7 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 39 by Chia Hwu
No. 39 · 9 × 6 × 2 in · Available
Blue-gray ceramic face with ruffled ribbons and open curls
No. 40 · 10 × 8 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 30 by Chia Hwu
No. 30 · 10.5 × 9.5 × 6 in · Available
Pale ceramic face surrounded by layered spiraling botanical forms
No. 61 · Measurements pending · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 62 by Chia Hwu
No. 62 · Measurements pending · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 7 by Chia Hwu
No. 7 · 10 × 9 × 6 in · Available
Red glazed face enveloped in curling and ruffled organic forms
No. 60 · Measurements pending · Available
Dark burgundy ceramic face framed by narrow looping coils
No. 18 · 9.5 × 6.5 × 4 in · Available
Blue glazed face with layered amber and blue organic forms
No. 5 · 7 × 6 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 16 by Chia Hwu
No. 16 · 9 × 8 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 11 by Chia Hwu
No. 11 · 11 × 9 × 5.5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 20 by Chia Hwu
No. 20 · 10 × 9 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 22 by Chia Hwu
No. 22 · 8 × 6 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 25 by Chia Hwu
No. 25 · 9 × 8 × 6 in · Available
Dark blue glazed ceramic face with raised curling forms
No. 27 · 8 × 5 × 4 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 32 by Chia Hwu
No. 32 · 8.5 × 8.5 × 6 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 63 by Chia Hwu
No. 63 · Measurements pending · Available
Ceramic face surrounded by alternating cream and dark brown curls
No. 64 · Measurements pending · Available
Ivory ceramic face with an asymmetrical crown of large loops
No. 44 · 9.5 × 8 × 2 in · Available
Green ceramic face surrounded by wide, open spirals
No. 12 · 9.5 × 8.5 × 6 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 19 by Chia Hwu
No. 19 · 9 × 8 × 6 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 15 by Chia Hwu
No. 15 · 11.5 × 7 × 5 in · Available
Ochre ceramic face with a cluster of curled forms along one side
No. 24 · 8 × 6 × 3 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 10 by Chia Hwu
No. 10 · 8 × 6.5 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 33 by Chia Hwu
No. 33 · 10 × 6.5 × 5 in · Available
Terracotta ceramic face with pale curling forms rising along one side
No. 13 · 7.5 × 5.5 × 5 in · Sold
Ceramic sculpture No. 75 by Chia Hwu
No. 75 · Measurements pending · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 76 by Chia Hwu
No. 76 · Measurements pending · Available
Deep Sea, a dark glazed ceramic face surrounded by layered loops and organic forms
No. 78 · Measurements pending · Not for Sale
Clay face crowned with pale forms and broad terracotta spirals
No. 79 · Measurements pending · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 8 by Chia Hwu
No. 8 · 11 × 8 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 29 by Chia Hwu
No. 29 · 10 × 9 × 5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 31 by Chia Hwu
No. 31 · 8 × 5.5 × 5 in · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 38 by Chia Hwu
No. 38 · 10 × 5 × 2 in · Available

Fragmented

Earthen ceramic face with a network of fractures
No. 34 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 46 by Chia Hwu
No. 46 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 56 by Chia Hwu
No. 56 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
White ceramic face divided by an irregular diagonal fracture
No. 28 · 6.5 × 5.5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 57 by Chia Hwu
No. 57 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 4 by Chia Hwu
No. 4 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ivory ceramic face with dark looping and crosshatched markings
No. 3 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 36 by Chia Hwu
No. 36 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Closed-eyed ceramic face with warm umber and cream sections
No. 45 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Pale ceramic face with fine dark lines dividing its surface
No. 48 · 6.5 × 5.5 × 2 in · Available
Dark ceramic face with closed eyes and fine warm-colored fractures
No. 50 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 51 by Chia Hwu
No. 51 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Pale ceramic face with smoky gray markings and fine lines
No. 9 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 35 by Chia Hwu
No. 35 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 59 by Chia Hwu
No. 59 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Closed-eyed ceramic face with layered blue and earthy surface colors
No. 54 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Closed-eyed ceramic face with sweeping brown and cream markings
No. 2 · 7 × 5.5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 37 by Chia Hwu
No. 37 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Gray ceramic face divided into irregular fragments
No. 58 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 14 by Chia Hwu
No. 14 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 17 by Chia Hwu
No. 17 · 7 × 5.5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 21 by Chia Hwu
No. 21 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 23 by Chia Hwu
No. 23 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 41 by Chia Hwu
No. 41 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 42 by Chia Hwu
No. 42 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 43 by Chia Hwu
No. 43 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Not for Sale
Ceramic sculpture No. 47 by Chia Hwu
No. 47 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 49 by Chia Hwu
No. 49 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 52 by Chia Hwu
No. 52 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 53 by Chia Hwu
No. 53 · 6 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 55 by Chia Hwu
No. 55 · 6.5 × 5 × 2 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 77 by Chia Hwu
No. 77 · Measurements pending · Available

Deconstructed

Ceramic sculpture No. 65 by Chia Hwu
No. 65 · 9 × 8 × 4 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 66 by Chia Hwu
No. 66 · 12 × 13 × 2 in · Sold
Ceramic sculpture No. 67 by Chia Hwu
No. 67 · 8 × 8 × 0.5 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 68 by Chia Hwu
No. 68 · 10 × 10 × 2 in · Available
Several separated clay fragments with rough, irregular edges
No. 69 · 7 × 6 × 0.5 in · Available
Folded and grooved earthen ceramic form
No. 70 · 9 × 6 × 0.75 in · Sold
Ceramic sculpture No. 71 by Chia Hwu
No. 71 · 14 × 9 × 0.75 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 72 by Chia Hwu
No. 72 · 13 × 9 × 0.75 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 73 by Chia Hwu
No. 73 · 14 × 9 × 0.75 in · Available
Ceramic sculpture No. 74 by Chia Hwu
No. 74 · Measurements pending · Available

Painting

Selected work
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040171
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040173
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040174
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040175
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040176
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040177
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040178
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040179
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040180
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC040181
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070207
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070208
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070209
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070211
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070212
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070221
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070223
Painting by Chia Hwu, photograph PC070225

About

Chia Hwu is a Taiwanese American artist working in ceramic sculpture and painting. Developed through a studio practice spanning more than two decades, her work explores the tension between control and surrender, using material, gesture, and intuition to create organic forms that evoke the body, architecture, and the natural world.

Her sculptures begin with the human face. As she builds, lifts, turns, and reworks the clay, they move away from portraiture toward forms with their own internal logic.

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Exhibitions

The Art Remains

The Art Remains brought together ceramic sculpture and painting at Hôtel Biron in San Francisco. Thank you to everyone who came to see the work.

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Past exhibition
Hôtel Biron45 Rose St. · San Francisco, CAOctober 1–31, 2026Venue information
  1. November 9, 2022

    Alegio Chocolate

    Palo Alto, California

  2. January–February 2019

    Red Rock Coffee

  3. April 26–28, 2013

    25th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA)

    Davis, California

    Presented two pieces in the Foothill College student show.

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