Curriculum Vitae
Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 5:32PM Education
2008-2010 MFA University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Area of Specialization: Experimental Video Arts
2004-2006 MA, New York University, New York, NY
Area of Specialization: Photography & Media Arts
1992-1996 BFA, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, P. R. China
Area of Specialization: Film Production
Academic Employment
2013-Present Affiliated faculty: Media Arts, Department of Art
University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
2006-2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematography,
Beijing Film Academy; Beijing, P.R. China
2000-2004 Lecturer: Department of Cinematography,
Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, P.R. China
Professional Experience
2010-present Videographer and Editor, Voice of Vision VI, VII,
Art Department, University of Minnesota
2005-2006 Videographer and Editor, Hong Kong Phoenix
Satellite Television, New York Bureau
2001 Visiting Scholar, Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. US
2000 Visiting Scholar, Duke University in Durham, NC, US
1997-1999 Information Technology Specialist, Audio-Visual
Experiment Center, Beijing Film Academy,
Beijing, P.R. China
Fellowships and Awards
2014 Distinguished Chinese Alumni Award
2010 Zelda and Max Berman Graduate Fellowship,
University of Minnesota
Pioneer Scholarship Award, University of Minnesota
2009 International Graduate student Special Award,
University of Minnesota
2008 Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight
Scholarship Award, University of Minnesota
Courses Taught
Lecturer, University of Minnesota
Art and Politics
Documentary Filmmaking
From Moving Image to New Media
Experimental and Media Arts
Assistant Professor, Beijing Film Academy
Experimental Video
Narrative Filmmaking
Documentary Filmmaking
Lecturer, Beijing Film Academy
Video Editing
Filming for Visual Effects
Camera and Lighting Techniques,
Graduate Instructor, University of Minnesota
Experimental and Media Arts
Exhibitions
2014 The 14th Pingyao International Photography Festival
2013 Saku The fourth Kobe Biennale, Kobe, Japan
2013 Gravitation The sixth Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu, China
2013 Boundary: Art or Life
Museum of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
2012 Conceptual Renewal – A Brief History of Chinese
Contemporary Photographical Art Sishang Art Museum,
Huosi Rd. East, Zhangxizhuang, Shunyi Dist., Beijing, China
2012 Women and Water Rights exhibition,
The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI.
2011 Understanding Politics -Three Artists Exhibition: Soap Factory,
514 SE. 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN
2010 Bebal, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Women and Water, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2009 The Rule of Art, Korea Cultural Center, Beijing, China
2009 Experimental and Media Arts, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Scholarship Exhibition, Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Water, Wood and Sky, Beijing Film Academy Gallery,
Beijing, China
2008 Why You Belong, Burnet Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008 To the Bind, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Culturing Technology: Art & Technology 1968-2008,
Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, MN
2008 New York University, Asian Art Alumni Exhibition,
Shanghai, China
2007 Time-Line, Human Speed and Technology Speed,
Korean Cultural Center, Beijing, China
2006 Seven Artists in China, 548 Avant Gallery, 548 W, 28th NYC, NY
2005 Butterfly Dreams: MA Thesis Exhibition,
80 Washington Square East Galleries, NYC,
Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University, NY
2004 NYU Students Annual Exhibition, NYU Art and Art Professions,
New York University, NY
1996 BFA Exhibition, Beijing Film Academy Gallery, Beijing, China
The Art of Advertisement, Beijing Film Academy Gallery, China
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Vacuity, The 12th Pingyao International Photography Festival,
Shangxi, China
2009 Broken Glass, The 9th Pingyao International Photography Festival,
Shangxi, China
2006 At the Moment, 798 Avant Gallery, 511w 25th St. #502, New York
Lectures and Presentations
2014 Guest lecturer, Maryland Institute College of Art
2013 Guest Lecturer, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
2012 Panelist, panel discussion of Women and Water Right,
The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2012 Guest Lecturer, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
2010 Guest Lecturer, LiaoNing Normal University, Dalian, China
2010 Panelist, panel discussion of how to modernize traditional
Chinese Cultures--Film section, ShangHai
2010 Artist Talk, Women and Water, University of Minnesota, MN
2009 Guest Lecturer, Minneapolis Community and Technical College,
Minneapolis, MN
Guest speaker, Beijing Bastard, Walker Art Center,
Minneapolis, MN
2008 Panelist, panel discussion of Jian, Yi’s film Super Girls, 13 Gallery,
Minneapolis, MN
Film and Video Works
2013 Amendment II (Experimental Video, TRT 5:00 minutes)
2011 The Fire (Experimental Video, TRT 3:20 minutes)
2010 Babel (Experimental Video, TRT 14:50 minutes)
2008-now Jacuzzi (Narrative Short, working in progress, TRT 30 minutes)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor
2009 Something About Relationship (Mockumentary, TRT15 minutes)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Editor
2009 Inaudible Sound (Experimental Video, 3 minutes) Director,
2008 A Brief History of Time (Experimental Video, TRT 5:31 Minutes)
2007 Flying Five Rings (A Promotional Film for Beijing 2008 Olympics,
30 minutes) Assistant Director
2006 The Kite Runner (Feature TRT128 Minutes), Coordinator
1999 National Flag (Feature TRT 90 Minutes) Assistant Cinematographer
Beijing Forbidden City Film Co.
1998 Dream Pursuer (Feature TRT 90 Minutes)
Assistant Cinematographer & Still Photographer
Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy
Professional Training
1999 Large Format Photography Workshop
Sinar Training Center, Beijing, P. R. China
1998 Pedagogy Summer School for Young Teachers
Training Center for University Teachers- Certificate of
Qualification of Instruction at the University level,
Capital Normal University, Beijing P. R. China
1996 3-D Studio Computer Visual Arts Workshop
3-D Computer Visual Arts Training Center
Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, P. R. China
Professional Organizations
2012-present Women Caucus Art—Vice President of Minnesota Chapter
2007-present Central Arts and Culture Committee of China Association
for Promoting Democracy
1999-2003 Chinese Female Photographers' Association
1998-2005 Chinese Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers