Jennifer Qian
(213)-572-9914 | jqian@saic.edu | www.saic.digication.com/Jennifer_Qian
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
Graduation Date – August 16 2013
Scholarship recipient, emphasis of study in sculpture
Concordia International School of Shanghai, China Winter Study Trip, Tibet: Tibetan Art and Culture – 2009
Learned Tibetan painting at an orphanage’s art studio
Visited local homes, markets, farms, mosques and temples.
Experience
Summer Internship, New York, NY: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) - June -August 2013
Interned between exhibitions planning + administration department and Collection Management and Exhibition Registration department
Assisted in budget planning and finance reconciliation
Compiled courier information packets
Provided budget drills
Archived files, forms, contracts, photos and documentation
Internship, Chicago, IL: Tom Robinson Gallery - January 2013 to June 2013
Assisted in production of five schematic boxes commissioned by Red Moon Theater
Bandsawed multiple wood frames for puppets
Produced two independent wood projects based on scrap wood
Showcased works in Tom Robinson's gallery show in June-July 2013
Freelance Artist, Chicago, IL – August 2011 to October 2011
Produced gesture drawings of specific hand gestures for criminology Professor Matoesian’s article
Summer Internship, China, Shanghai: HP-Hewlett Packard Product Design Group Internship – 2010
Designed and proposed products for company members
Organized and catalogued books
Installed ink cartridges, photo paper and USB devices with printers
Summer Internship, China, Shanghai: Elementary school art assistant – 2009
Worked and communicated with children about their art
Prepared materials and organized supplies
Assisted the art teacher in class with project preparations, decoration and
Decorated bulletin boards and the school library with children’s works
Volunteer, Hong Kong: Dragonshop, a school shop – Summer 2008
Organized and distributed school supplies and textbooks
Contributed to team work with others
Exhibitions
Richard Gray Gallery: Chicago, IL – July 2012, “People vs Space”
23rd International Sculpture Conference: Chicago, IL – October 4-6, 2012
Tom Robinson Gallery: Chicago, IL – December 7-17 2012
Tom Robinson Gallery: Chicago, IL – June-July 2013
SAIC Fall 2013 BFA Show: Chicago, IL – November 1-16 2013
Skills
Drawing skills – human anatomy, abstract illustration, still life drawing and quick sketch
Painting skills – abstraction and surrealism
Sculpture skills – ceramics, mold making and stone stamp carving
Computer experience – Word, Excel, Photoshop, Flash, CEMS and Records Management
Other skills – stop motion animation, hand-drawn animation
Second Language: Chinese
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