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EDUCATION
 


Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Low-Residency Studio Art
Master of Fine Arts Candidate 2010- 2013

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Concentration in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2006
Dean’s list 2003-2006, Department and University honors

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 2002- May 2003

 
   
AWARDS AND GRANTS
 


2011 Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Research Development Grant

2011 International Design Clinic Travel Fellowship

2010 Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Scholarship

2007 Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant

2007 Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Artist Opportunity Grant

2007 Nominee for Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Emerging Artist of the Year

2006 Samuel Rosenburgh Senior Award

2006 Carnegie Mellon University Senior Leadership Award

2006 Elizabeth Jones Award

2006 Carnegie Mellon University SURG Grant

2005 Augusta Fisher Porter Junior Art Award

 
 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 



Curated Exhibition and Initiatives

2011 Spontaneous La Paz, Museo San Francisco, La Paz, Bolivia
       :An exhibition that features one of International Design Clinic's on-going project, Redesigning Education in La Paz, Bolivia

2009 Printmakers Residence Scheme, Hong Kong Graphics Society and The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
       :Created to promote the art of printmaking through studio partnerships and public educational programs such as talks and public workshops


Solo exhibitions

2006 Threads, Ellis Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2006 Ephemeral City, Gold Dome Multicultural Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2005 Made in Motherland, Carnegie Mellon University, University Center Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2004 Goldfish Ride, Zebra Lounge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Selected group exhibitions

2011 Fourth Wall Arts Salon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (upcoming)

2011 In Progress: MFA in Studio Art, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

2011 Art is Ageless, NewCourtland Education Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (collaborator)

2011 Kickin' Back: Design for Leisure, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (collaborator)

2010 New, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware

2010 An Odyssey, Columbia University, New York City, New York

2010 Carrying Across, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2010 Small Architecture, Big Landscape, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana (collaborator)

2010 Invitational Exhibition, Central MTR Art Tube, Hong Kong

2010 Annual Invitational, Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2009 Heartstrings {Artist in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV}, Homantin Plaza, Hong Kong

2009 Heartstrings {Artist in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV}, Exhibition Hall, The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong

2009 Transcendence, Mobart Gallery, The Drawing Room, Hong Kong

2008 Artist in the Neighbourhood Scheme IV Launching Exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong

2007 Hong Kong Graphics Society 2007 Print Exhibition, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shaw College, Hong Kong

2007 Crossing Boundaries, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong

2006 Annual Exhibition, Chautauqua Institution, Logan Gallery, Chautauqua, New York

2006 Annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition, Regina G. Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2006 Awards Exhibition, SURG Grant, University Center Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2006 27th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Larson Gallery, Columbia, Missouri

2005 Afterlivelihood, The Frame Gallery, 2-person collaborated exhibition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2005 Prinstallation, The Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2005 InExchange, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

2005 The Love Show, The Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2004 Hong Kong Identity, A Self Portrait, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong

2002 Horror! Cultural Shock, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong

 
 

WORK EXPERIENCE

  Reading Specialist , Pathways Foundation, Hong Kong, 2008- present
  Research assistant, Pokit Consulting Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008- present
  Artist Educator , International Baccalaureate- Diploma Level in Visual Arts, Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong, 2006-07
  Scientific illustrator intern, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh , PA , 2005-06