about the artist.
Chia Yu Joy Chi is a 19-year old artist and aspiring physician currently studying at the University of Washington-Seattle. Having grown up in Hong Kong and Taiwan, she found inspiration in art from a young age, using it to explore her surroundings and connect with people's stories. Recently, her artistic focus has shifted toward portraiture, capturing the lives and emotions of those around her.
Joy is also the Director of Creative Operations for Portraits of Humanity, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle. In this role, she combines her love for art and her desire to understand people. Each portrait tells a story of resilience, vulnerability, and depth, reflecting her commitment to empathy and connection. For Joy, both art and medicine are about building connections and understanding humanity, and her work with Portraits of Humanity allows her to do just that as she moves toward a future in medicine.
Published In:
Phillips Exeter Academy Notebook (PEAN)
The Exonian
Pendulum
The Exeter Bulletin
The Shannon Nissa Bailey Powers Senior Meditations Collection, 2023
The Asian Mag: The Wave
Professional Experience:
Portraits of Humanity Director of Creative Operations (2023-present)
PEAN Director of Photography (2022–2023)
PEAN Assistant Director of Photography (2021–2022)
PEAN Photography Editor (2020–2021)
The Exonian Director of Photography (2022-2023)
The Exonian Senior Photographer (2021–2022)
The Exonian Photography Editor (2020–2021)
Awards / Honors:
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- 1 National Silver Medal Award (Portfolio, the Anatomy of a disease)
- 1 Gold Key (Portfolio, the Anatomy of a disease)
- 6 Silver Keys (5 Art/Photography, 1 Writing)
- 1 Bronze Key
- 3 Honorable Mentions
Cover Art for the 2023 Shannon Nissa Bailey Powers Senior Meditations Collection
Collective Ground 22, Annual Advanced Student Art Showcase
