Colette Fu was raised in New Jersey, graduating with a degree in both French and literature however it wasn’t until she switched courses as she ventured to China. Here she discovered her passion for storytelling and photography, she moved back to the United States where she later earned a MFA in photography.
Once relocating in Philadelphia, she began to truly explore her passion. Colette then taught herself how to create pop ups after becoming fascinated by them and later received a Fullbright Fellowship in 2008, allowing her to create her art based around the Yunnan people which later inspired her “We are the tiger people” series which goes in depth about their culture; their food, traditions and the religious aspect of it.
Colette has also done work for Vogue China, Canon Asia, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and also designed China’s largest pop up book. Colette also teaches classes locally and even abroad.
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