(ABOUT)
This is Chen Gao. I was born in a coastal city in China, and now live in the US. I am an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator, work with photography, experimental graphic design, sound, poetry, installation, land art and performance, focusing on finding connections between self and outside environment.
我出生在中国的一个海滨城市，现居住于美国，作为跨学科艺术家、设计师和教育工作者，我的创作领域涵盖摄影、实验平面设计、声音、诗歌、装置艺术、大地艺术和行为艺术，专注于通过时间与空间探索自我与外部环境的联系。
CONTACT/联系信息
chen.gao2020@outlook.com
PRESS & INTERVIEW/新闻及采访
2025 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
2024 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
interview 采访,
2023 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
SOLO SHOW
2025 (ongoing) Red Springs Artspace, Red Springs, NC, USA
2024 Ongoing, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Cradled In Between /浮于之间 , Adele Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION & PROJECT
2025 Paradiso Juried Exhibition, Riso-Rama, Flex Space Gallery, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
Beyond the Surface, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA
2024 Coined in the South Biennial 2024, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, USA
Winter Solstice 2024, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, USA
Asian Elite Tour, Body&Forma, Boston Asian Basketball League, Miami Bombers, Stoughton, MA, USA
Small Works, online exhibition, SE Center for Art, Greenville, SC, USA
Breath 2024, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
SDA’s Interplay Exhibition, Surface Design Association & Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH, USA
CTC-19, Norwest Gallery of Art & Michigan State University, Detroit, MI, USA
The Gift of Trees, Crossroads Art Center + online exhibition, Richmond, VA, USA
Unyielding Sonder, The Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County, Fayetteville, NC, US
25th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
51st Faculty Show, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Hartsville, SC, USA
2023 10” x 10”, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Type Speaks, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, USA
“Mapping”: A Juried Exhibition, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Imagination, online exhibition, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
ecoSuites Art Exhibition, ecoSuites Tristinika Beach, Halkidiki, Greece
OFFICE - An Immersive + Performance, :iidrr x A Space, New York City, NY, USA
Pittsburgh Collage Collective Spring Show, Pittsburgh Collage Collective, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ARTOXIC, Madsverse, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2025 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
2024 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
interview 采访,
2023 interview 采访,
interview 采访,
SOLO SHOW
2025 (ongoing) Red Springs Artspace, Red Springs, NC, USA
2024 Ongoing, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Cradled In Between /浮于之间 , Adele Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION & PROJECT
2025 Paradiso Juried Exhibition, Riso-Rama, Flex Space Gallery, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA
Beyond the Surface, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA
2024 Coined in the South Biennial 2024, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, USA
Winter Solstice 2024, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, USA
Asian Elite Tour, Body&Forma, Boston Asian Basketball League, Miami Bombers, Stoughton, MA, USA
Small Works, online exhibition, SE Center for Art, Greenville, SC, USA
Breath 2024, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
SDA’s Interplay Exhibition, Surface Design Association & Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH, USA
CTC-19, Norwest Gallery of Art & Michigan State University, Detroit, MI, USA
The Gift of Trees, Crossroads Art Center + online exhibition, Richmond, VA, USA
Unyielding Sonder, The Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County, Fayetteville, NC, US
25th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
51st Faculty Show, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Hartsville, SC, USA
2023 10” x 10”, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Type Speaks, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, USA
“Mapping”: A Juried Exhibition, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Imagination, online exhibition, Florence Contemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
ecoSuites Art Exhibition, ecoSuites Tristinika Beach, Halkidiki, Greece
OFFICE - An Immersive + Performance, :iidrr x A Space, New York City, NY, USA
Pittsburgh Collage Collective Spring Show, Pittsburgh Collage Collective, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ARTOXIC, Madsverse, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
ART ON LOOP digital show, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK
“Aura” Exhibition, The Holy Art Gallery + online exhibition, London, UK
2022 10” x 10”, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2022 GDE of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Cranbrook Student Showcase, Goldner Walsh Garden and Home, Pontiac, MI, USA
In Transit, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2020 Fresh Looks 2020, Ford Gallery at the Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
2019 An Inspired Age, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA
Engineering Based Mural Project, LaunchPad Incubation, Toledo, OH, USA
“Aura” Exhibition, The Holy Art Gallery + online exhibition, London, UK
2022 10” x 10”, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2022 GDE of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Cranbrook Student Showcase, Goldner Walsh Garden and Home, Pontiac, MI, USA
In Transit, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2020 Fresh Looks 2020, Ford Gallery at the Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
2019 An Inspired Age, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA
Engineering Based Mural Project, LaunchPad Incubation, Toledo, OH, USA
EDUCATION
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
MFA in 2D Design
Elective in Architecture
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH, USA
BFA in Graphic and Interactive Media
Minor in Art History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH, USA
Jul 2025
Assistant Professor
Coker University
Hartsville, SC, USA
Aug 2023 - May 2025
Assistant Professor of Art
Course Taught
2D Design, Drawing I, Graphic Design, Typography,
Interaction Design, Professional Practice, Experimental Graphic Design
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL, USA
Aug 2022 - May 2023
Lecturer
Course Taught
ARTD 222 Typographic Practice, ARTD 333 Type & Image
ARTD 444 Typographic Systems, ARTD 595 MFA Design for Responsible Innovation Studio
Columbia Global Centers|Beijing
Beijing, China - ANOBO International Children’s Tech and Art Traveling Exhibition
Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
Curatorial Assistant
UToledo Online - Instructional Design
Toledo, OH, USA
Jun 2018 - Mar 2020
Multimedia Designer
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
New York, NY, USA
Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
Design Volunteer
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Hebei, China Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Event Assistant - The First International Life Science Summer Summit (Beidaihe)
LECTURE & TALK
2024 guest artist, artist talk, Adele Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USA
guest artist, artist talk, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
visiting critic, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
2022 visiting critic, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
PANEL
2025 apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror, apexart, New York City, NY, USA
grant panelist, Catalyze - Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO, USA
panelist, City of San Diego Department of Cultural Affairs FY26 grant - the City of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
juror, Campbell Art Student Exhibition, Red Springs Artspace, Red Springs, NC, USA
2024 International Program Committee Member, International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art (ISEA2025), Seoul, South Korea
apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror, apexart, New York City, NY, USA
grant panelist, Artists 360 - Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO, USA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025 Spring 2025 Surface Design Journal, Felting: Wet & Dry, Surface Design Association
2024 “25th International Open” exhibition catalog, Woman Made Gallery
2023 CAP Magazine Issue 1
Artist Talk Magazine Issue 26
“ARTOXIC” International Mixed Reality Art Exhibition Catalog, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery
“The Book of Arts: Femina” Femina 2023 Exhibition Catalog, Gallerium
Artistonish Magazine 31st Issue
AWARDS & RESIDENCY
2026 (upcoming) Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists Residency, artist in residence, Orquevaux, France
2024 Silver Winner 2024, “51st Faculty Exhibition” Poster and Brochure Design, Indigo Design Award
Silver Winner 2024, “Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” Poster and Brochure Design, Indigo Design Award
First Shortlisted 100 Artists: Emerging Woman Artist Award (Fall Edition), Arts to Hearts Project
Honorable Mention - IDA 2023, “Student Competition 51st Annual” Print/Posters, IDA Design Award
Honorable Mention- IDA 2023, “Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” Print/Posters, IDA Design Award
2023 ecoSuites Art Residency 2023, artist in residence, Halkidiki, Greece
GRANT & FUNDING
2024 The Denis Diderot Grant, €1,600, Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency, Orquevaux, France
The Emerging Artist Grant, €500, Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency, Orquevaux, France
Institutional Support, $650 total, Coker University (CETL Mini-Grant and Professional Development Additional Funding), Hartsville, SC, USA
COLLECTION
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
ecoSuites, Halkidiki, Greece
personal collection
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
MFA in 2D Design
Elective in Architecture
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH, USA
BFA in Graphic and Interactive Media
Minor in Art History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH, USA
Jul 2025
Assistant Professor
Coker University
Hartsville, SC, USA
Aug 2023 - May 2025
Assistant Professor of Art
Course Taught
2D Design, Drawing I, Graphic Design, Typography,
Interaction Design, Professional Practice, Experimental Graphic Design
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL, USA
Aug 2022 - May 2023
Lecturer
Course Taught
ARTD 222 Typographic Practice, ARTD 333 Type & Image
ARTD 444 Typographic Systems, ARTD 595 MFA Design for Responsible Innovation Studio
Columbia Global Centers|Beijing
Beijing, China - ANOBO International Children’s Tech and Art Traveling Exhibition
Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
Curatorial Assistant
UToledo Online - Instructional Design
Toledo, OH, USA
Jun 2018 - Mar 2020
Multimedia Designer
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
New York, NY, USA
Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
Design Volunteer
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Hebei, China Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Event Assistant - The First International Life Science Summer Summit (Beidaihe)
LECTURE & TALK
2024 guest artist, artist talk, Adele Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USA
guest artist, artist talk, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
visiting critic, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
2022 visiting critic, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
PANEL
2025 apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror, apexart, New York City, NY, USA
grant panelist, Catalyze - Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO, USA
panelist, City of San Diego Department of Cultural Affairs FY26 grant - the City of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
juror, Campbell Art Student Exhibition, Red Springs Artspace, Red Springs, NC, USA
2024 International Program Committee Member, International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art (ISEA2025), Seoul, South Korea
apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror, apexart, New York City, NY, USA
grant panelist, Artists 360 - Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO, USA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025 Spring 2025 Surface Design Journal, Felting: Wet & Dry, Surface Design Association
2024 “25th International Open” exhibition catalog, Woman Made Gallery
2023 CAP Magazine Issue 1
Artist Talk Magazine Issue 26
“ARTOXIC” International Mixed Reality Art Exhibition Catalog, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery
“The Book of Arts: Femina” Femina 2023 Exhibition Catalog, Gallerium
Artistonish Magazine 31st Issue
AWARDS & RESIDENCY
2026 (upcoming) Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists Residency, artist in residence, Orquevaux, France
2024 Silver Winner 2024, “51st Faculty Exhibition” Poster and Brochure Design, Indigo Design Award
Silver Winner 2024, “Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” Poster and Brochure Design, Indigo Design Award
First Shortlisted 100 Artists: Emerging Woman Artist Award (Fall Edition), Arts to Hearts Project
Honorable Mention - IDA 2023, “Student Competition 51st Annual” Print/Posters, IDA Design Award
Honorable Mention- IDA 2023, “Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” Print/Posters, IDA Design Award
2023 ecoSuites Art Residency 2023, artist in residence, Halkidiki, Greece
GRANT & FUNDING
2024 The Denis Diderot Grant, €1,600, Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency, Orquevaux, France
The Emerging Artist Grant, €500, Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency, Orquevaux, France
Institutional Support, $650 total, Coker University (CETL Mini-Grant and Professional Development Additional Funding), Hartsville, SC, USA
COLLECTION
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
ecoSuites, Halkidiki, Greece
personal collection
个展
2025 Red Springs Artspace，红泉，北卡罗来纳州，美国
2024 Ongoing, CICA Museum，个展，京畿道，韩国
Cradled In Between / 浮于之间，个展，Adele Kassab Gallery，弗朗西斯·马里恩大学，弗洛伦斯，南卡罗来纳，美国
精选群展及项目
2025 Paradiso Juried Exhibition, Riso-Rama, Flex Space Gallery, 德克萨斯州立大学，圣马科斯，德克萨斯州，美国
Beyond the Surface，Tiger Strikes Asteroid Greenville，格林维尔, 南卡罗来纳，美国
2024 Coined in the South Biennial 2024，薄荷美术馆 Mint Museum, 夏洛特，北卡罗来纳，美国
Winter Solstice 2024，格里芬摄影美术馆 The Griffin Museum of Photography, 温彻斯特，马萨诸塞州，美国
Asian Elite Tour，Body&Forma，Boston Asian Basketball League，Miami Bombers，斯托顿，马萨诸塞州，美国
Small Works, 线上展览，SE Center for Art，格林维尔，南卡罗来纳州，美国
Breath 2024，CICA美术馆 CICA Museum，京畿道，韩国
SDA’s Interplay Exhibition，Surface Design Association & Dairy Barn Arts Center，雅典，俄亥俄，美国
CTC-19, Norwest Gallery & 密歇根州立大学，底特律，密歇根，美国
The Gift of Trees, Crossroads 艺术中心 + 线上展览，里士满，弗吉尼亚，美国
Unyielding Sonder，法耶特维尔 | 卡姆伯兰县艺术委员会，法耶特维尔，北卡罗来纳，美国
25th International Open，Woman Made Gallery，芝加哥，伊利诺伊，美国
51st Faculty Show，Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery，哈茨维尔，南卡罗来纳，美国
2023 10” x 10”，Jackson Junge Gallery，芝加哥，伊利诺伊，美国
Type Speaks，尼科尔斯州立大学 Nicholls State University, Thibodaux，路易斯安那，美国
“Mapping”: A Juried Exhibition，440 Gallery，布鲁克林，纽约，美国
Imagination，线上展览，Florence Contemporary Gallery，洛杉矶，加利福尼亚，美国
ecoSuites Art Exhibition，ecoSuites Tristinika 海滩，哈尔基季基，希腊
OFFICE - An Immersive + Performance，:iidrr x A Space，纽约市，纽约，美国
Pittsburgh Collage Collective Spring Show，Pittsburgh Collage Collective，匹兹堡，宾夕法尼亚，美国
ARTOXIC, Madsverse，M.A.D.S. Art Gallery，米兰，意大利
ART ON LOOP digital show，The Holy Art Gallery，伦敦，英国
“Aura” Exhibition，The Holy Art Gallery + 线上展览，伦敦，英国
2022 10” x 10” Exhibition，Jackson Junge Gallery，芝加哥，伊利诺伊，美国
2022 GDE of Cranbrook Academy of Art，Cranbrook Art Museum，布鲁姆菲尔德山，密歇根，美国
Cranbrook Student Showcase，Goldner Walsh 花园与家居中心，庞蒂亚克，密歇根，美国
In Transit, Forum Gallery，布鲁姆菲尔德山，密歇根，美国
2020 Fresh Looks 2020，Ford Gallery，东密歇根大学 Eastern Michigan University，伊普西兰蒂，密歇根，美国
2019 An Inspired Age，Toledo Museum of Art，托莱多，俄亥俄，美国
Engineering Based Mural Project，LaunchPad，托莱多，俄亥俄，美国
教育背景
匡溪艺术学院 Cranbrook Academy of Art
布鲁姆菲尔德山庄, 密歇根, 美国
艺术硕士 MFA
2D设计 （平面设计）
选修建筑
托莱多大学 The University of Toledo
托莱多, 俄亥俄, 美国
艺术学士 BFA
平面与互动媒体
辅修艺术史
专业经历
克利夫兰艺术学院 Cleveland Institute of Art
克利夫兰，俄亥俄州，美国
2025年7月
助理教授 Assistant Professor in Graphic Design
科克大学 Coker University
哈茨维尔，南卡罗来纳，美国
2023年8月至2025年5月
助理教授 Assistant Professor of Art
教授课程
2D设计，素描 I，平面设计，实验平面设计，排版，交互设计，职业实践
伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
香槟，伊利诺伊，美国
2022年8月 - 2023年5月
讲师 Lecturer
教授课程
ARTD 222 排版实践, ARTD 333 文字与图像
ARTD 444 排版系统, ARTD 595 MFA 设计与负责任的创新工作室
哥伦比亚全球中心|北京
北京，中国
2021年6月 - 2021年9月
策展助理 - ANOBO 国际儿童科技与艺术巡展
托莱多大学在线学习 - 教学设计
托莱多，俄亥俄，美国
2018年6月 - 2020年3月
多媒体设计师
联合国资本开发基金（UNCDF）
北戴河, 河北, 中国
2020年8月 - 2020年11月
设计志愿者
联合国项目事务厅（UNOPS）
北戴河, 河北, 中国
2017年7月 - 2017年8月
活动助理 - 第一届国际生命科学夏季峰会
讲座与演讲
2024 客座艺术家，艺术家讲座，Adele Kassab 画廊，弗朗西斯·马里恩大学 Francis Marion University，弗洛伦斯，南卡罗来纳，美国
客座艺术家，艺术家讲座，韦恩州立大学 Wayne State University，底特律，密歇根，美国
访问评论员，圣地亚哥州立大学 San Diego State University，圣地亚哥，加利福尼亚，美国
2022 访问评论员，西密歇根大学 Western Michigan University，卡拉马祖，密歇根，美国
评审
2025 apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror，apexart纽约展览项目评审，apexart，纽约市，纽约州，美国
grant panelist， 资助评审委员，Catalyze - Mid-America Arts Alliance，堪萨斯城，密苏里州，美国
panelist，评委，圣地亚哥市文化事务部FY26年度资助项目，圣地亚哥，加利福尼亚州，美国
juror 评委，Campbell学生艺术展，Red Springs Artspace，雷德斯普林斯，北卡罗来纳州，美国
2024 International Program Committee Member，国际项目委员会成员，International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art (ISEA2025)，首尔，韩国
apexart NYC Exhibition Program Juror， apexart纽约展览项目评审，apexart，纽约市，纽约州，美国
grant panelist， 评委，Artists 360 - Mid-America Arts Alliance，堪萨斯城，密苏里，美国
精选出版物
2025 “Surface Design Journal”2025年春季刊，主题：湿毡与干毡艺术, Surface Design Association
2024 “25th International Open”展览目录，Woman Made Gallery
2023 CAP 杂志 第1期
Artist Talk 杂志 第26期
“ARTOXIC” 国际混合现实艺术展览目录，M.A.D.S. 艺术画廊
“The Book of Arts: Femina” Femina 2023 展览目录，Gallerium
Artistonish 杂志 第31期
奖项与驻地项目
2026 Château d'Orquevaux 艺术家驻地，Orquevaux，法国
2024 银奖，“51st Faculty Exhibition”海报与宣传册设计，Indigo 设计奖
银奖，“Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” 海报与宣传册设计，Indigo 设计奖
入围前100名，新兴女性艺术家奖 (秋季版)，Arts to Hearts Project
优秀奖 - IDA 2023, “Student Competition 51st Annual”印刷/海报，IDA 设计奖
优秀奖 - IDA 2023, “Lifeword - Eric Reinemann” 印刷/海报，IDA 设计奖
2023 ecoSuites 艺术家驻地艺术家， 哈尔基季基，希腊
奖助金与资助
2024 狄德罗奖学金, €1600，Château d'Orquevaux 艺术家驻地，Orquevaux，法国
新兴艺术家奖, €500，Château d'Orquevaux 艺术家驻地，Orquevaux，法国
机构支持, 总计 $650，科克大学（CETL 迷你奖学金和专业发展资助），Hartsville，南卡罗来纳州，美国
收藏
CICA Museum，京畿道，韩国
ecoSuites，哈尔基季基，希腊
私人收藏
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