Mong-jane Wu

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Mong-jane Wu studied sociology (BA, National Taiwan University) and architectural history (MSc, University College London) before she received an MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She incorporates photography, installation, sculpture, and performance in her practice, and explores ideas of form, formalities, and those of cultural and artistic conventions. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the New England Photography Biennial, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, and Kyoto Art Center.

Mong-jane taught photography at the SMFA/Tufts University in Boston as a graduate student. After returning to Taiwan, she participated in the translation of several books on photography and began to give lectures and mentorships to young artists. She is currently part-time lecturer at Shih-Hsin University in Taipei teaching photo criticism.

From 2019 to 2020, she coordinated the exhibition A Handful of Dust, curated by David Campany, while working at the National Center of Photography and Images, Taipei. In 2021, she curated Thoo-poo, Thoo-Gi: Hung Cheng-Jen Survey Exhibition , which was shortlisted for the 20th Taishin Art Awards.

吳孟真出生於臺灣臺北，臺大社會系畢業（2000），自倫敦大學巴特列建築學院取得建築史碩士（2002），後在美國波士頓美術館藝術學校完成藝術碩士學位（2012）。她透過創作探討「形式」如何構成認同或普遍的印象，以及其中所隱含的文化與美學價值。使用媒材包含攝影、空間裝置與行為藝術。

作品曾於波士頓美術館、新英格蘭攝影雙年展等地展出。2015年獲文化部藝術新秀發表獎助，2016年於美國Vermont Studio Center駐村，同年參與高美館「快拍慢想：編導式攝影的社會光譜」展覽；2019年受邀於日本京都藝術中心駐村創作及發表。

曾任職於國家攝影文化中心，參與開館展覽「塵與時：從宇宙到居所」之規劃執行。2021年參與策劃「土步‧土語：洪政任研究展」，入圍第20屆台新藝術獎。現為富邦文教基金會「青少年發聲影像學院」講師，並且兼任世新大學圖傳系「攝影評論」課程講師。