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LIN ZHANG


2 College Street, Rhode Island School of Design, # 1963 RISD Box,
Providence, RI 02903, USA  
401.536.3900 I Lindavideo@gmail.com I www.zhanglinmedia.com. 

Date of Birth: 1982 Jilin, China.

RESIDENCE

1995-2007 Beijing, China

2007-2008 Vancouver, Canada

2008-2010 Providence, USA

Current Beijing Si fenlv Studio

EDUCATION 

Rhode Island School of Design, Graduate School of Design(Honor) 2010

Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media (MFA)

Providence, RI, USA.

Brown University, Multimedia & Electronic Music Experiments elective program 2009

Brown University, Literary Arts Program

Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Graduate School of Media Arts 2008

Completed one year in the Media Arts Program 

Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Central Academy of Fine Arts 2007

2003 Major in Painting, School of Fine Arts

2004 Major in Digital Media, School of Design

Honors Thesis Academic Design Award

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Beijing, China.

High School of Central Academy of Fine Arts 2003

Major in Painting

Beijing, China.

Exhibition

2010

Reading-mistake III, Digital Performance, 798 Art Factory-751 MeiGui Zhi Ming Art Center (with Feng Jiangzhou & Tan shaoyuan), Beijing, China.

Sa Dingding Personal Live Concert Digital Performance, Shenzhen, China. 

Sound without sound, Hong Kong, China.

Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2010, Rhode Island Convention Center, US. 

Vision2: The Future that Encompasses the Past-An Art Exchange Program between China and Taiwan, TINA KENG gallery, Taibei.

Digital Media Group Artists' Show, New York, US.

Convention Center,MFA Thesis Show, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

Sol Koffler Gallery, DM Show, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

Chace Center, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

China National Theater, Digital Perforamance, Beijing, China.

Sa Dingding Personal Live Concert Digital Performance, Beijing, China.

2009

Graduate Open Studio, Fall 2009, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

Interactive installation "Across the mountains"", Pixilerations- New Media Festival", Providence, RI, USA. 

Hangzhou Art Museum Opening Ceremony, Digital Stage Performance(Cooperate with Feng Jiangzhou), Hangzhou, China.

Digital Media Stage Performance(Assitant of Director Feng Jiangzhou), Xingguang Cinema, Beijing, China.

Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

Graduate Open Studio, Spring 2009, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

2008

Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

Graduate Open Studio, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

MAA Program Open Studio, Vancouver, Canada.

Interior Design Show WEST, Canada Place, Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada.

Cinema Festival Film Screen, Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada.

2007

DE-DAT Summer day entertainment festival, Beijing, China.

The Thoughts of the Masses --The 1st Electronic Art Festival, Shanghai, China.

School of Design Award, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2004

Work of Excellence, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.  

 

Awards

2010

Honor Student of Rhode Island School of Design graduate study in Recognition of Excellent Performance. 

Work of excellence, Graduate Study Grant competition, Rhode Island School of Design, US.

Graduate Fellowship, Digital Media, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.  

2009

Honor Student of Rhode Island School of Design in Recognition of Excellent Performance.

Graduate Fellowship, Digital Media, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

2008

Graduate Fellowship, Digital Media, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US.

2007

Entrance Scholarship, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver, Canada.

2006

Third class prize scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

Second prize as outstanding graduate in personal design work, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2005

Third class prize scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2001

Third class prize scholarship, Affiliated middle school to Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2000

Second class prize scholarship, Affiliated middle school to Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2009

Teaching Assistant of Daniel C. Howe in Software Interventions, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA.

2007

Central Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture training program, Beijing, China.

2006

Painting Workshop, Heibai Art Studio, 798 Art Factory, Beijing, China.

Design Workshop, Shangshang Art Studio, Beijing, China.

2005

Painting Workshop, Heibai Art Studio, 798 Art Factory, Beijing, China.

Design Workshop, Zhongmei Art Studio, Beijing, China.

2004

Painting Workshop, Shandong Art Institute training program, Jinan, China.  

 

GRANTS

2010

Graduate Study Grant competition, Rhode Island School of Design, US.

Graduate Fellowships, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA.

2009

Graduate Fellowships, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA.

2008

Summer Internships as assistant to Chief Research and Industry Officer D.R Inkster, International Animation Program, Beijing & Canada.

Graduate Fellowships, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA.

2007

Academic Design Awards, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

Entrance scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada.

2006

Scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2nd Place Digital work, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2005

Scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2004

Award of painting work, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

 

social wprks

2009

Assistant of City Design School President, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China.

Assistant of New media Performance director Feng Jiangzhou,CCTV Station, Beijing, China.

Volunteer, Cyber Art Festival, Boston USA.

New media installation, the 10th Chinese Lunar New Year Grand Party, Columbia University, New York, USA.

2008

International Crop Circles Art Investment Company, Beijing, China.

Assistant to Chief Research and Industry Officer D.R Inkster, International Animation Program, Beijing & Canada.

1st year MAA Program Open Studio, Emily Carr Art Institute, Vancouver, Canada.

Gallery volunteer, Federation Canadian Art gallery, Vancouver, Canada.

2007

Photographer, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver, Canada.

2006

Web designer, Information Department, National Gallery of China.

Video Editing, Forum of Asian Gallery curators, National Gallery of China.

Researching and discussion meeting in UI design, Roxbeam Corporation Company, Beijing, China.

Material management and editing of the website, International Forum for Flash, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

2005

Assistant of a Canadian director, BaDi foundation, Dingxi, China. Video Shooting, Beijing TV station, Beijing, China.

2004

Volunteer in "Qi, complicated" international activities, Kemao Mansion in Hai’dian District, Beijing, China.

Art director of “China Defending false Magazine”, Beijing, China.

2003

Painting for “Li Lao Die”, a well-known hotel, Beijing, China.

Painter, Korean design publishing company, Beijing, China.

Designer, A3 internet game.

Impressionist Oil paintings, Shandong museum, 798 Art District, Beijing, China.  

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming + Multimedia

Processing, Max/MSP/Jitter, Flash (ActionScript)

Physical Computing

Microcontrollers (BASIC Stamp, Arduino), electronics, sensors

Internet

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Dreamweaver, TextWrangler Motion Flash, Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro

Imaging

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Audio

Logic, Soundtrack Pro

Traditional Media

Book-making, Chinese traditional painting, Oil-painting, Print-making, Sculpture  

 

GLOBAL ADVENTURES I A summary of travel around the world

CANADA

Toronto, Vancouver

USA

New York, Boston, Los Angles, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New Heaven, Chicago, Providence, San Francisco, Rochester, Washington DC, Massachusetts, Cleveland.

CHINA

Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Yunnan, Jilin, Changchun, Shenyang, Hunan, Huizhou, Shijiazhuang, Dunhuang, Shandong, Hangzhou, Gansu, Qinghai, Jingdezhen, jiayuguan, Chengde, Xuzhou, Qinhuangdao, Huangshan, Lanzhou, Haerbin, Xian, Dalian, Qingdao.