Education
· 2021-current Art Education, PhD candidate, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
· 2020 Ceramics, Master of Fine Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology
· 2013 Ceramics, Bachelor of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art
Museum & Gallery Activities
· Installation Assistant | 2021-current | Krannert Art Museum, Urbana, IL
· Curatorial Assistant | 2021-current | Krannert Art Museum, Urbana, IL
· Gallery Assistant | 2017-2020 | Bevier Gallery & University Gallery & Gallery R, Rochester, NY
Teaching Experiences
· Instructor/Teaching Assistant | 2021-current | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,IL
· Art Teacher | 2022-current | Chinese Heritage Association, Champaign, IL
· Teaching Assistant | 2022 | Straton Academy of the Arts, Champaign, IL
· Studio Manager | 2020-2021 | Yates County Art Center, Penn Yan, NY
· Teaching Assistant | 2015-2020 | Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
· Art Teacher | 2014 | Jiaxing Art Museum, Jiaxing, China
· Art Teacher | 2013 | Guoli Sculpture Factory, Hangzhou, China
Lectures
· 2024 United States Society for Education Through Art, Santa Fe, NM
· 2024 ASPECT Graduate Conference, Blacksburg, VA
· 2024 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana, IL
· 2024 National Art Education Association, Minneapolis, MN
· 2023 Symposium Gestures and Languages, Helsinki, Finland
· 2023 Illinois Art Education Association Conference, St. Charles, IL
· 2023 Art Education Research Institute Symposium, Tucson, AZ
· 2023 National Art Education Association Conference, San Antonio, TX
· 2023 National Art Education Association Research Preconvention, online
· 2023 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference, Urbana, IL
· 2023 Illini Prairie Conference Fine Arts Festival, Tolono, IL
· 2022 Illinois Art Education Association Conference, St. Charles, IL
Exhibitions
2024
· By Hand, Blue Lines Arts, Roseville, CA
· Color Pop, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
· Gaze, Asian Contemporary Artists Alliance, online
· Gong Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
· Mapping the Multiverse, The Cultural Atrs Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA, Curator
2023
· Celebration, The Old Town Arts & Craft Guild, NY
· Interruptions, Conservatory, Urbana, IL
· October National 2023, Madden Arts Center, Anne Lloyd Gallery in Decatur, IL
From Me to You, Champaign County History Museum, Champaign, IL, solo show
Be Proud, Be Loud, KBM Art Gallery, Riverside, CA, online
Expressions 2023, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA, online
IAEA Anniversary Show, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
IAEA Membership Exhibition, St. Charles, IL, online, Best in Show
Abtract, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguana Beach, CA, online
2022
· Exhibizone Smart Art Exhibitions, Toronto, Canada, online
· Elements, Art-fluent, Boston, MA, online
· Artist & Educator, Bloc Gallery, Champaign, IL
· MFA Graduate, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
· Past and Present, Illini Union, Champaign, IL
· Mostest, Bloc Gallery, Champaign, IL
2021
· A Fine Craft, Downtown Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN
· Craftforms 2021, Wayne Art Center, PA
· The 12th Chinese Contemporary Young Ceramic Artists’ Work Exhibition, Hangzhou, China
2020
· Juried Show, Yates County Art Center, Penn Yan, NY
· Contemporary Clay Exhibition, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO, Best Show Award
· Grides, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
· 20 Emerging - IMAGEOUT, GalleryQ, Rochester, NY, Honorable Mention Award
2019
· Untitled, Joy Gallery, Rochester, NY, solo show
· When Black Swallows Red, La Galleria, NYC, NY
· Clay Cubed, ClaySpace, Lisle, IL
· Lush: A Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
· Juried Show, Memorial Art Museum, Rochester, NY
2018
· A Southern Census, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
· Wall-to-Wall: 2018 Members Exhibition, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
· 18 Emerging – IMAGEOUT, Gallery Q, Rochester, NY
· The 11th Chinese Young Ceramic Artist Work Biennial, Hangzhou, China
2016
· 2&Two, Sanbao International Ceramic Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
· 17 Emerging – IMAGEOUT, Gallery Q, Rochester, NY
· China Ceramic Design Award, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
2015
· China Ceramic Art Exhibition - the Tenth National Ceramic Art Design Innovation, Nanjing, China
· Competition, LiLing World Ceramic Art City, Liling, China
2014
· Zijing Award Cultural Creative Design Competition, Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
· National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Xi’an Tang West Market Museum, Xi’an, China
· 13th Exhibition of Fine Arts, Zhejiang Arts Gallery, Hangzhou, China
· Look at Each Other, solo show, Elephant Gallery, Hangzhou, China
2013
· National Arts Festival － China Art Weekly, Xiu Space Gallery, Hangzhou, China
· Thousands of miles, Gallery of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, Golden
· Creation Fashion Festival, Yuhang Center, Yuhang, China
· Mixed tea with Zen, Hangzhou Municipal Museum, Hangzhou, China
Awards
· 2024 Teaching Excellent Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
· 2024 Travel Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
· 2023 Travel Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
· 2023 Inservice Teacher Award, National Art Education Association, San Antonio, TX
· 2023 Graduate Student Scholarship, IAEA, St. Charles, IL
· 2023 Best in Show, IAEA, St. Charles, IL
· 2023 Visitors Committee Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
· 2022 Travel Award, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
· 2020 Honorable Mention Award, GalleryQ, Rochester, NY
· 2020 Best Show Award, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
· 2015 Louise Epstein Award, Rochester Institute of Technology
· 2014 Zijing Award, Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
· 2013 Golden Award, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Collections
· 2021 Art Center Yans County
· 2019 Rochester Institute of Technology
· 2013 China Academy of Art
publishions
· 2024 Our Monsters, Our Breath, Experients in Art Research, book
· 2023 Krannert Art Museum Online blogpost
· 2022 Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy Volume 19, cover image
Interviews
· 2024 https://www.artacaa.com/
· 2023 Krannert Art Museum Annual Journal
Juries
· 2024 NAHS/NJAHS Juried Exhibition
· 2023 Small Works High School Exhibition
· 2022 Small Works High School Exhibition
· 2022 Rembrandt Society Exhibition
· 2021 Small Works High School Exhibition