Xu Han | 韩 旭
Chinese, work and live in the bay area, California
Education
2017 - 2019 Parsons School of Design
Design and Technology, MFA, New York, NY
President’s Scholarship : 75% of full tuition scholarship for an outstanding student.
2015 - 2016 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Visual Communication, Post-Baccalaureate, Chicago, IL
2009 - 2013 Tsinghua University
Graphic Design, BA, Beijing, China
Teaching Experiences
09/2022- Adjunct Faculty
California College of Art,
Course: Computational Practice (Critical Study Department) 2024 Spring
2D Studio- Generative 2D (First Year Core Studio) 2024 Spring
2D Studio (First Year Core Studio) 2023 Fall
Interactive 1 (Graphic Design Department) 2022 Fall
01/2020-5/2023 Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute, UG Communication Design,
Course: Digital Prototyping 2023 Spring
Product, Environment, Material 2022 Spring
Digital Prototyping 2022 Spring (2 sections)
Process and Production 2021 Fall
Digital Prototyping 2021 Spring (2 sections)
Digital Prototyping 2020 Spring
04/2020-2021 Faculty
WeDesign
Experimental Typography, Font Design and Branding
06-07/2020 Visiting Faculty
China Academy of Art 中国美院, School of Design and Innovation
2020 Summer YOUNG to Young Program (online)
06-12/2019 Chegg Tutor
Art, Digtal Media, Graphic Design, New York, NY
2018-2019 Tutor Specialist
Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Other Professional Experiences
2020- Member:
Chinese-American Art Faculty Association
2013-2015 Graphic Designer
CEOCIO China Magazine, Beijing
2012 Graphic Designer
UED Magazine, Beijing
Awards
Indigo Design Award, Silver in Typography 2020
Face Font
International Art Competition “Abstract”, Finalist Award
Cocooned
215|610 CONTEMPORARY (2019), Third Place Award
Five Facts About Tears
2019 Present Future Art & Technology Star, Finalist Award
The Language of Tears
2019 GDUSA, American Graphic Design Award
127 Hours, Book Design
2018 NYC Media Lab, Creative Technology Award,
The Language of Tears
2017 The President’s Scholarship
75% full tuition scholarship awarded to outstanding incoming student,
Parsons School of Design
Selected Exhibitions
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Five Facts About Tears, | Feb, 2023
“Abstract” International Art Exhibition (online), Cocooned
2019 NeurIPS Creativity Workshop, The Language of Tears,
Montreal, Canada | Dec, 2019
215|610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists,
Five Facts About Tears,
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA | Nov 6 – Dec 13, 2019
Big and Biggest ( THE WRONG - New Digital Art Biennale),
Cocooned, Copenhagen, Denmark | Nov 1st, 2019 - Mar 1st, 2020
F=D (Fixity Equals Death) online pavilion
( under THE WRONG - New Digital Art Biennale) , Five Facts About Tears,
Nov 1st, 2019 - Mar 1st, 2020
2019 NYC Media Lab Annual Summit, Five Facts About Tears,
New York City College of Technology, New York, NY | Sep, 2019
2019 Pittsburgh Performance Art Festival, Cocooned
Millvale Community Library, Pittsburgh, PA | Aug, 2019
Technology and Social Good, Cocooned,
155 Claremont Ave, New York, NY | Jul, 2019
Prism: 2019 Thesis Exhibition, Cocooned
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY | May 2019
Pop-up Show, Five Facts About Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | Dec, 2018
2018 NYC Media Lab Annual Summit, The Language of Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | Sep, 2018
Major Major Dimensions, The Language of Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | May, 2018
Tsinghua University Undergraduate Graduation Show,
Handwriting Tells, Visual Art Center, Tsinghua, Beijing, China | Jun, 2013
Graduation Show from the Department of Visual Communication, Handwriting Tells,
Visual Art Center, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China | Jul, 2013
Talks
Artists As Translators,
Alibaba Cloud Design Group 阿里云设计中心说说分享会 (online) | Dec. 2020
Visual Communication in New Media era,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China | Jan, 2019
Handwriting Tells,
Beijing University of Technolog, Beijing, China | Jan, 2014
Press & Publication
Lumpen #137: Artists Run Chicago, page 37, | Sep 30th,2020
“An Artist Lived Inside A Cocoon For 21 Days” (Chinese) by 嘉人Marie Claire Life
mcchina.com | Apr 10, 2020
Interview work “Cocooned” by VoyageLA, link | Mar 30, 2020
Featured work “Cocooned” in 60sec.org
“An Artist Who Like To Cry Made A Crying Machine” (Chinese) by Artron.net 雅昌艺术网 | Mar 20, 2020
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in Lumpen Magazine, Apr. 2020 Edition
60 wrd/min art critic review by Lori Waxman | Feb, 2020
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in New Media Art 2021 by CICA Museum | Dec. 2020
Featured work “Cocooned” in A5 magazine (Feb), portfolio #35
Featured work “Cocooned” in Wotisart magazine (Feb), portfolio #35
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in A5 magazine (January), portfolio #34
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in Average Art magazine, Nov Edition
“CONECEPTUAL ARTIST XU HAN EXPANDING HER WORK ONE SHOW AT A TIME”
by RG Magazine | Oct 21, 2019
“New Media Artist Spreading Her Art In North America” by Full Access NYC | Oct 20, 2019
Featured work “Cocooned” in PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE website | Apr 29, 2019
“An Artist Who Like To Cry Made A Crying Machine” (Chinese) by MANA New Media Art | May 09, 2019
https://www.trueart.com/news/338460.html
“NYC Media Lab awards $25,000 in prizes for emerging media technology, prototypes and startups”
by NYC Media Lab, Medium | Sep 20, 2018
Skills
Interaction: Arduino Robotics, Processing, CSS/HTML5, JavaScript, p5, openSCAD, Python, Wekinator
Fabrication: Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, CNC
Art Practice: Screen Printing, Oil Painting
Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Video Editing: Final Cut Pro, iMovie
Chinese, work and live in the bay area, California
Education
2017 - 2019 Parsons School of Design
Design and Technology, MFA, New York, NY
President’s Scholarship : 75% of full tuition scholarship for an outstanding student.
2015 - 2016 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Visual Communication, Post-Baccalaureate, Chicago, IL
2009 - 2013 Tsinghua University
Graphic Design, BA, Beijing, China
Teaching Experiences
09/2022- Adjunct Faculty
California College of Art,
Course: Computational Practice (Critical Study Department) 2024 Spring
2D Studio- Generative 2D (First Year Core Studio) 2024 Spring
2D Studio (First Year Core Studio) 2023 Fall
Interactive 1 (Graphic Design Department) 2022 Fall
01/2020-5/2023 Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute, UG Communication Design,
Course: Digital Prototyping 2023 Spring
Product, Environment, Material 2022 Spring
Digital Prototyping 2022 Spring (2 sections)
Process and Production 2021 Fall
Digital Prototyping 2021 Spring (2 sections)
Digital Prototyping 2020 Spring
04/2020-2021 Faculty
WeDesign
Experimental Typography, Font Design and Branding
06-07/2020 Visiting Faculty
China Academy of Art 中国美院, School of Design and Innovation
2020 Summer YOUNG to Young Program (online)
06-12/2019 Chegg Tutor
Art, Digtal Media, Graphic Design, New York, NY
2018-2019 Tutor Specialist
Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Other Professional Experiences
2020- Member:
Chinese-American Art Faculty Association
2013-2015 Graphic Designer
CEOCIO China Magazine, Beijing
2012 Graphic Designer
UED Magazine, Beijing
Awards
Indigo Design Award, Silver in Typography 2020
Face Font
International Art Competition “Abstract”, Finalist Award
Cocooned
215|610 CONTEMPORARY (2019), Third Place Award
Five Facts About Tears
2019 Present Future Art & Technology Star, Finalist Award
The Language of Tears
2019 GDUSA, American Graphic Design Award
127 Hours, Book Design
2018 NYC Media Lab, Creative Technology Award,
The Language of Tears
2017 The President’s Scholarship
75% full tuition scholarship awarded to outstanding incoming student,
Parsons School of Design
Selected Exhibitions
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Five Facts About Tears, | Feb, 2023
“Abstract” International Art Exhibition (online), Cocooned
2019 NeurIPS Creativity Workshop, The Language of Tears,
Montreal, Canada | Dec, 2019
215|610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists,
Five Facts About Tears,
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA | Nov 6 – Dec 13, 2019
Big and Biggest ( THE WRONG - New Digital Art Biennale),
Cocooned, Copenhagen, Denmark | Nov 1st, 2019 - Mar 1st, 2020
F=D (Fixity Equals Death) online pavilion
( under THE WRONG - New Digital Art Biennale) , Five Facts About Tears,
Nov 1st, 2019 - Mar 1st, 2020
2019 NYC Media Lab Annual Summit, Five Facts About Tears,
New York City College of Technology, New York, NY | Sep, 2019
2019 Pittsburgh Performance Art Festival, Cocooned
Millvale Community Library, Pittsburgh, PA | Aug, 2019
Technology and Social Good, Cocooned,
155 Claremont Ave, New York, NY | Jul, 2019
Prism: 2019 Thesis Exhibition, Cocooned
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY | May 2019
Pop-up Show, Five Facts About Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | Dec, 2018
2018 NYC Media Lab Annual Summit, The Language of Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | Sep, 2018
Major Major Dimensions, The Language of Tears,
The New School, New York, NY | May, 2018
Tsinghua University Undergraduate Graduation Show,
Handwriting Tells, Visual Art Center, Tsinghua, Beijing, China | Jun, 2013
Graduation Show from the Department of Visual Communication, Handwriting Tells,
Visual Art Center, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China | Jul, 2013
Talks
Artists As Translators,
Alibaba Cloud Design Group 阿里云设计中心说说分享会 (online) | Dec. 2020
Visual Communication in New Media era,
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China | Jan, 2019
Handwriting Tells,
Beijing University of Technolog, Beijing, China | Jan, 2014
Press & Publication
Lumpen #137: Artists Run Chicago, page 37, | Sep 30th,2020
“An Artist Lived Inside A Cocoon For 21 Days” (Chinese) by 嘉人Marie Claire Life
mcchina.com | Apr 10, 2020
Interview work “Cocooned” by VoyageLA, link | Mar 30, 2020
Featured work “Cocooned” in 60sec.org
“An Artist Who Like To Cry Made A Crying Machine” (Chinese) by Artron.net 雅昌艺术网 | Mar 20, 2020
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in Lumpen Magazine, Apr. 2020 Edition
60 wrd/min art critic review by Lori Waxman | Feb, 2020
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in New Media Art 2021 by CICA Museum | Dec. 2020
Featured work “Cocooned” in A5 magazine (Feb), portfolio #35
Featured work “Cocooned” in Wotisart magazine (Feb), portfolio #35
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in A5 magazine (January), portfolio #34
Featured work “Five Facts About Tears” in Average Art magazine, Nov Edition
“CONECEPTUAL ARTIST XU HAN EXPANDING HER WORK ONE SHOW AT A TIME”
by RG Magazine | Oct 21, 2019
“New Media Artist Spreading Her Art In North America” by Full Access NYC | Oct 20, 2019
Featured work “Cocooned” in PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE website | Apr 29, 2019
“An Artist Who Like To Cry Made A Crying Machine” (Chinese) by MANA New Media Art | May 09, 2019
https://www.trueart.com/news/338460.html
“NYC Media Lab awards $25,000 in prizes for emerging media technology, prototypes and startups”
by NYC Media Lab, Medium | Sep 20, 2018
Skills
Interaction: Arduino Robotics, Processing, CSS/HTML5, JavaScript, p5, openSCAD, Python, Wekinator
Fabrication: Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, CNC
Art Practice: Screen Printing, Oil Painting
Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Video Editing: Final Cut Pro, iMovie
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