IAN
KANG
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.