Chau researches the cultural politics of empathy, witnessing, and trauma in modern and contemporary art.
As a curatorial and research fellow at Slought from 2017-2018, she facilitated Slought's relationship with the Penn community, including exhibition and event collaborations with faculty, students and staff. She also strategized organizational partnerships and relations, in line with the organization's FY2017 strategic plan.
She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.