Van Chu was just finishing up his MFA when he exhibited at the 2009 35×35 exhibition. Since then he has graduated, gotten married, become a father and found a position as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah. He also teaches photography classes at the Art Institute of Salt Lake City. One of his “Trees and Mushrooms” works recently received an award at the Utah Statewide Annual exhibition. He is represented by A Gallery in Salt Lake City and by Verve Gallery of Photography in New Mexico.