TIAN JIANG
Date of Brith: 01/10/1991
website: http://www.tian-jiang.org
Tel: +1 7165872262
E-mail: tjiang22@buffalo.edu
EDUCATION
09/2022 - present State University of New York at Buffalo, NY
Major: Media Studies
Degree: PhD
09/2013-05/2015 School of the Art institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
Major: Visual communication design
Degree: MFA (received in 05/2015)
09/2008-07/2012 China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing, China
Major:Art Design (Category: Visual Expression)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (received in 07/2012)
Third Prize Scholarship for Excellent Academic Performance (2010-2011)
EXHIBITION
2022 Concentric Circuits, El Museo, Buffalo, NY, USA
2019 FL3TCH3R Exhibit, Reece Museum at Johnson City, TN, USA
2019 “3cm MUSEUM”, chi K11 Art Space, Shen Yang, China
2018 “Beyond Small”, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA, USA
2018 “Passion for Freedom” London Art Festival 2018, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London, UK. (Golden Award, Freedom Ambassador 2018)
2018 CICA New Media Art Conference& Solo Exhibition, CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea
2018 “Images On File”, Stuart&co Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2018 “SIZE” Group Exhibition, THE GARAGE, Beijing, China
2017 “Less and Less Human” Exhibition, ROCKELMANN& Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2016 “Passage” Group Exhibition, Stuart&Co Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2016 Pokemon Go Art Exhibition, Shawnee Community College, IL, USA
2016 Currents: Santa Fe International New Media Festival, Parallel Studios, Santa Fe, NM, USA
2016 Fantastic Art China, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, USA
2016 Re - Exhibition, Flux Factory Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2015 SAIC MFA Show, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL, USA
2015 Group Art Show, SAIC Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
2012 CAFA Graduate Show, China Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China
2006 "I Love Sharks, I love the Ocean", Beijing Aquarium, Beijing, China
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Sinovision English Channel, Sinovision Journal:http://img.sinovision.net/re-at-flux-factory/;https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3e3mU4bqFU&t=111s
Voice of American, VOA Chinese Channel:https://www.voachinese.com/a/voa-news-chinese-yound- artists-20160121/3157200.html
BodyMemory LittleE Studio, blog:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/n_7TkjZAnHSFABotnqekMQ
Lido Art Center, blog :https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HaURh3kB9CHiNg86ANEwDQ Poster Boyz, blog
HONOR & AWARDS & PRESS
New Texture: New Media Art 2019, P52-55, CICA Press
Golden Award, Freedom Ambassador 2018, “Passion For Freedom”, London Art Festival 2018
Best Newcomer Award 2017, Brand Head
Third Prize Scholarship for Excellent Academic Performance, CAFA, 2012
Excellence Award, Beijing “I Love Sharks, I love the Ocean” Drawing Contest, 2006
Second Prize of Fine Arts, 9th National Drawing Contest of Primary and Middle School Students, Art Education Committee of the Ministry of Education, 2004
Gold Medal, 5th “Green Household” International Contest of Fine Arts, Calligraphy and Photography, 2003 First Prize of Fine Arts, 7th National Drawing and Calligraphy Contest of Primary and Middle School Students, Art Education Committee of the Ministry of Education, 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Digital Scholarship Studio and Network, Buffalo, NY
03/2023 - present Administrative & Communications Assistant
MediumMedia, Beijing, China
08/2018 - present Creative Director
Stuart & Co Gallery, Chicago, IL
03/2016-present Artist
PSONE Portfolio School, Beijing, China
07/2018-03/2019 Graphic design/ Visual communication design lecturer
Brand Head, Beijing, China
02/2017-03/2018 Associated Art Director
LIDO Art Center, Guangzhou, China
07/2016-present Graphic design lecturer
Beijing Hong Xi Tang International Marketing Planning Co Ltd, Beijing, China
09/2013-present Freelance Art Director
School of the Art institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
01/2015-05/2015 Teacher Assistant (Web design class)
Beijing Hong Xi Tang International Marketing Planning Co Ltd, Beijing, China
07/2012-07/2013 Senior Designer
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
01/2011-02/2011 Nana Beijing program (by Ahn Sang Soo), Beijing, China
• Cooperated with team members to edit a book about contemporary artists; Designed the logo for front and back cover with punctuations as elements;
• Logo was selected as one of the final schemes for publication
11/2010-02/2011 China Branding Workshop (by Xu Zonghan), Beijing, China
• Participated in the revision of China News Weekly with other colleagues of 11 Studio, CAFA
• Cooperated with team to conduct early stage investigations and hold discussions; Redesigned font and layout, Refined the magazine with standard printing grid requirement.
12/2010-01/2011 China News Weekly, Beijing, China
• Participated in the revision of China News Weekly with other colleagues of 11 Studio, CAFA
10/2009-11/2009 Icograda World Design Congress 2009 Beijing, Beijing, China
• Volunteered to receive domestic and foreign guests; Assisted in interpretation and communicated with artists around the world; Arranged the layout of the venue.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Design Skills
Unity3D, SketchUp, Leap-motion
Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, InDesign, Premier, After effect, Flash; HTML/CSS
Instrument Skills
Guzheng Level 9; Chinese Hammered Dulcimer Level 6
(China National Musical Instruments Artistic Cultivation Performance Grading Test, China Nationalities Orchestra Society & China National Musical Instruments Artistic Cultivation Performance Examination Committee)