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)