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Education

 

2023-Present
Master of Fine Arts (Film, Video, New Media, & Animation), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois


2015-2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Exhibitions

2025

"3rd Annual Asian Pacific American Festival of the Arts" Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2025

"Graduate Exhibition Two 2025" SAIC galleries, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"21st Century Wanderer" Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"processing… imagery, emotions, sound, experiences, materials, and memories" SPACE.01 , Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"Blue Team Con Art Installation Pop-up Show" Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"First Presbyterian Church of Chicago Pop-up Show" First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA


2022 
"Reverb: Reharmonization, Reconstruction, Intrusion and Others" Woolloomooloo Xhibit, Taipei, Taiwan


2022

 "Shifting of Sights," ArtFuture Art Fair, Taipei, Taiwan


2019
"Wandering in Intermediary Space," Taipei, Taiwan
Participated as both an artist and assistant curator.


2019
"Huangsi Art Exhibition," Changhua County Art Museum, Changhua, Taiwan


2019
"Reincarnation in Disappearance," Untitled 42 New Media Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
Curated the exhibition as an intern at Untitled 42 New Media Lab, which focuses on AR/VR and interactive design.


2019
"Stuffed Lake," National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Won an award in the digital art category.


2018
"High Density Space," Teh-Chun Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan


Performance

2025

"This Perfect Home Inside A Mountain Nobody Can See Or Hear You In Here"
Comfort Station, Chicago, IL, USA

2025

"{Re}HAPPENING"
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Asheville, NC, USA

2025

"L4b()r4+()r!() +4/\/6e{\}<!4L d3 4r+3 p()s{/}4<!ó/\/"
Nonation, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"21st Century Wanderer - audiovisual performance"
Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"//Sense Short Sets"
Nonation, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"Tâi-uân-lâng•Thòi-vàn-ngìn•TGSA"
SAIC Maclean Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2024

"WNTSAD(We need a Taylor Swift from Another Dimension) live audio/visual improvisation"

Online Streaming Event, Chicago, IL, USA


2023
"LSF Series Micro Sonic #1," liáu liáu Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
Live-coding performance using Tidal Cycles as part of the Lacking Sound Festival, one of the most prestigious experimental sound art events in Taiwan.

Curatorial Projects


2020
"Buy it, Use it, Break it, Fix it," Venue, Taipei, Taiwan

2019
"Reincarnation in Disappearance," Untitled 42 New Media Lab, Taipei, Taiwan
Curated this exhibition for an alternative art space focused on AR/VR and interactive design, while managing the operation of the space as an intern.


2018
"Abandoned Fish Farm," Teh-Chun Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Curated two exhibitions during freshman year in NTNU’s student gallery.


2017
"High Density Space," Teh-Chun Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

Scholarship

 

2024

Bare Walls Endowed Scholarship
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, USA

2023

Pritzker Scholarship Fund
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, USA

2023

Ministry of Education Study Abroad Scholarship (New Media Category)
Ministry of Education, Taiwan

 


Awards

2025

Honorable Mention – Graduating Student Leadership Recognition
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, USA
Awarded for sustained leadership and service contributions to the SAIC community; recognized at Commencement Ceremony


2018
TDCC Contemporary Art Award, Quality Award
Shortlisted as the only undergraduate student in a competition primarily for graduate art students.


2017
Huangsi Art Award, Digital Art Category
Recognized in the digital arts category.

 

Talks / Lectures

2025

Panelist – AI: SAIC Students Speak
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, USA

2024

Graduate Composition Colloquium – Invited Guest Lecture
Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA


Collaborative Project


2017
"Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan" with YAO JUI-CHUNG & LSD
Investigated public properties in Taiwan with students, publishing findings annually as part of an ongoing artistic and political project.

 

Film Sound

2025

"It’s Just A Fucking Opening" — 5.1 Surround Mix

Directed by Josh Brainin

Screened at Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2025

"One Shot Is All It Takes" — 5.1 Surround Mix

Directed by A. Piriyapokanon

Screened at Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2025

"Empty" — 5.1 Surround Mix

Directed by Hesam Salehbeig

Screened at Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2024
"Couch" — 5.1 Surround Mix
Directed by Ross Chavez
Screened at Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Design


2022
"The Unrestricted Society," Motion Graphic Design & Sound Design
Created the trailer and motion graphics for the event at C-LAB.


2021
"Minimal Input: Algorithmic Art Gathering," Motion Graphic Design
Designed visuals for the three-day audiovisual festival, focusing on algorithmic composition and modular electronic sounds.


2021
"The Fluorescent Touch," Motion Graphic Design & Sound Design
Produced motion graphics and sound design for C-LAB's project.


2021
"Play Arts Taipei MRT Advertisement," Hand-drawn Animation, Voice-over Recording, Original Soundtrack Production
Responsible for animation and audio for this event's Taipei Metro advertisement.


2021
"Future Media Arts Festival Taipei MRT Advertisement," Motion Graphic & Sound Design
Created motion graphics for the Future Media Arts Festival, which was displayed in Taipei Metro stations.


2020
"The 13th Gwangju Biennale Pavilion Project – Double Echoing," Motion Graphics, Trailer & Artist Interview Video Production, Original Soundtrack Producing
Produced the artist interview video and motion graphics for the Taiwan Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale.


2020
"C-LAB Annual Exhibition Re: Play," Motion Graphics & Sound Design
Created motion graphics for the annual exhibition at C-LAB.


2020
"C-LAB Podcast," Soundtrack Composing, Music Production & Sound Design
Composed music tracks for C-LAB's first podcast.

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