Education:
2005-2007 MFA- Painting The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
2004 MFA – Painting Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2000 BA.-Painting Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 Outrageous Look Gallery, NY
2005 Tian Lai- Sounds from heaven, Shigeko Bork Mu Project, Washington, DC
2001 Unexpected Series, Left Bank Book Store, Guangzhou, China,
Group Exhibitions:
2007 New Insight, Art Chicago 2007, Chicago, IL
Diverse Visions, Walsh Gallery , Seton Hall University, NJ
2006 Joan Mitchell Award Recipient show, Cue Art Foundation, NY
New Chinese Occidentalism, Ethan Cohen Gallery, NY
2005 Illinois Women Artists 2005, Cage Gallery, Chicago
Summer Show, Kraushaar Gallery, NY
Goodbye Exclusive World: Meditations on Transience,
Outrageous Look Gallery, NY
Art in Bloom Fine Art Exhibition, Montclair Art Museum, NJ
2004 XS-The Mini Work, Tattfoo Gallery, NY
Summer Show 2004, Hanart T Z Gallery, Hong Kong
Meat/ Young Blood- New Jersey’s New Masters, Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, NJ
12& Under, Amos Eno Gallery, NY
Krispy Juicy, White Box Annex Gallery, NY
2003 Works on Paper, Perkins Center for the Arts, NJ
Fourteen at 1978, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, NJ
2002 17th Asian International Art Exhibition, Korea
New Urbanism, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Mark Vs Face, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
2001 South Engine Contemporary Art Exhibition, Gallery of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
2000 Guangdong Contemporary Oil Painting Exhibition, Guangdong Museum of Art
Collections:
2002 ”Face”-Unexpected Series, Guangdong Museum of Art, China.
1999 Male Figure Drawing, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China.
Awards:
2007 Art Omi Artist in residency, NY
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship
Camargo Foundation, France
2006 I-Park artist in residency , CT
2004 Joan Mitchell Foundation
2003 Graduate Student Citation Award for the School of the Art, MSU.
2000 Sunshine & Paradise, third prize, national competition,
Fine Arts Gallery Cup, Organized by Journal Of Lu Xun Academy Of Fine Arts, China.
Lectures:
2007 Seton Hall University, NJ
Reviews:
2005 Washington Post, Thursday, Oct.20,
2004 World Journal, Nov.10, NY
World Journal, Aug.5, NY
SingTao Daily, Aug.2, NY
Teaching Experience:
2007 Teaching Assistant for painting, The school of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2005 Chinese Painting Instructor, Montclair Art Museum, NJ
2004-05 Adjunct Professor, Art & Design Department, MSU, NJ
2003-04 Graduate Assistantship for Ceramics, MSU
2001 Drawing Instructor, the Textiles & Garments College of the University of Guangzhou, China.