
David Yu
CAN

David Yu is a Canadian multimedia, installation and performance artist. He received a master’s degree in Fine Art from The Slade School of Fine Art in London, UK and a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Highlights from his exhibition record include a city-wide art installation commissioned and curated by the Duncan and Jordanstone College of Art and Design, funded by the Scottish Arts Council (2010); a Triangle Arts Trust residency and solo exhibition at the Kuona Trust Gallery in Nairobi, Kenya (2010); participation in Flux Night 2012, Atlanta, Georgia with a multi-channel video installation; MART Gallery Dublin, Ireland (2015); LocustProjects, Miami, Florida (2018); YYZ Artist Outlet, Toronto, Canada (2018); and Orleans Gallery, Ottawa, Canada (2018). David is currently working on performance-based research which examines the role of the viewer as a “performer” within installation practices, which has been generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. David has an interdisciplinary artistic practice that spans from sculptural forms and installation to audio, video, and live performers.