About me
Education
08/2014-05/2017 Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
Master of Fine Art Degree
02/2005-07/2007 Academy of Art & Design, Tsinghua University
Master of Arts Degree
09/1998-07/2002 Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Art Degree
Work Experience
01/2020 - present Adjunct Professor
Grand Valley State University, Department of Visual & Media Arts
Teach digital creativity, digital painting (Procreate, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.), 2D animation (Animate CC, Krita), 3D
design (Zbrush, 3D max, C4D)
07/2018 - present Director of Academy of Art and Design
Design art programs that develop children’s creative thinking skills to solve problems through art; teaches digital applications and traditional fine arts courses.
08/2015 - 07/2017 Adjunct Professor
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Courses taught: Illustration III ,Science Fiction Painting, Graphic design illustration
06/2012 - 07/2014 Visiting Scholar
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
17 Fountain St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
07/2009 - 06/2012 Assistant professor
Beijing Luhe International Academy
NO. 10 Yudaihe Street West, Tongzhou District, Beijing
Courses taught: Ceramic,Renaissance Art History, Illustration, Figure Drawing, Watercolor Portrait, Oil-painting landscape
06/2002 - 07/2009 Instructor
Culture Dissemination College, Liaoning University of Technology
Courses taught: Ceramic,Figure Drawing,Oil Painting,Watercolor Portrait,Illustration,Western Art History
Selected Grants and Honors
(2018）The Ward H. and Cora E. Nay Director’s Choice Purchase Prize of 2018 West Michigan Area Show
(2018) South West Michigan Printmakers Excellence
(2018）Honorable Mention of West Michigan Art Competition 2018.
(2018）Excellent Work Award of 2018 Her Vision Contemporary Art Exhibition
(2017） Award of MFA Kendall Graduate Competition.
(2016) 2016 ArtPrize Special Recognition, Grand Rapids, MI.
(2010) The Third prize of 2010 National Teacher Competition of Art , Photography, Calligraphy. China.
(2009) The Third prize of 2010 National Teacher Competition of Art , Photography, Calligraphy. China.
Publication
(2008) Olympics and Sculpture.Beijing: Civilization Magazine.(Olympics and Sculpturehas already been permanently collected by the National Museum of China and National Library of China.)
(2006) Street Culture of Modern Change.Art &Design(Core Journals), 156(4), 36.
(2005) The Media Center of Beijing is Moving to East.Art. (Hong Kong), 4.28-33.
(2005) Whether Chinese Drama Is to the Big Production Era. Art. (Hong Kong), 4.34-36.
(2005) Art Appreciation.Shenyang: Higher Education Press.
(2005) Grand Works Collection of Peace and Prosperity Sculpture Tour Exhibition, Galaxy Publishing (Hong Kong)
Collected
(2018) Four Watercolor paintings Malignant Landscape I, IV, VII, VIIIcollected by Grand Valley State University.
(2018) Watercolor painting Oriental Expression III by Cecily Shi.
(2018) Watercolor painting Oriental Expression X collected by Mary DeWys.
(2017) Watercolor painting Malignant Landscape VIcollected by Inner Mongolia Art Museum.
(2017) Watercolor painting Malignant Landscape III collected by Ferris State University.
Presentations
(2016) Art symposium,‘No-Boundaries International Youth Art Competition’ at United Nations Headquarters, UN. (Represented International Judge and artist)
(2014) Art Education Conference, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Congress, at United Nations Headquarters, UN. (Represented Chinese art Educator)
(2013) ‘American/Asian Collaborative’ Art Education Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. (Represented an Asian artist and an art educator)
Participate in curating
(2014) Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month，in the National Mall，Washington, D.C.
(2013) 15thChinese Festival and Anhui Culture Week, Washington, D.C.
(2009) China-USA Peace and Friendship Commemorating Sculpture. (Marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and U.S.A.).
(2008) 2008 Olympics Sculpture Competition.
(2005) 'Peace and Prosperity Roving Sculpture Exhibition’ Commemoration of 60thanniversary of victory of world anti-fascist war.
(2005) 'Zhangdi Retrospective Exhibition’, National Art Museum of China 2005.