EDUCATION

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MA in Visual Arts Administration, New York University, New York, US                                                                                                                  May 2016

BA in Art History and Art Administration, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China                                                                                            Jul. 2014

 

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

New Museum, New York, NY                                                                                                                                                             Jan. 2016 – Present

Administrative and Editorial Intern at NEW INC

• Conducted research on membership outreach for NEW INC’s open call

• Composed 2 articles for NEW INC’s online blog

• Drafted and designed FAQ handouts for newly joined members at NEW INC

 

The Research Center for Arts and Culture, New York, NY                                                                                                       Sept. 2015 – May. 2016

Student Fellow for ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY 

• Partnered with a New York based elder artist Zigi Ben-Haim and assessed his working environment through studio visits

• Documented 800 works of the artist using EmBARK Collections Management Software in collaboration with the artist and the artist’s working partner

• Designed and conducted an oral history interview with the artist after researching on his works, life stories, and previous academic publication by art historians and critics

• Drafted a continuity plan that provides the guidance for future documentation of the artist’s work

 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY                                                                                                                    Sept. 2015 – Dec. 2015

Intern at the Individual Development Department

• Assembled readers for the Young Collectors Council Acquisitions Meetings and the Patrons Circle Day Trip to Boston

• Redesigned the electronic ballet for the Young Collectors Council Acquisitions Meetings

• Conducted prospect research on individual donors

• Replied to requests and questions from members via email and phone

• Updated members’ information and registered members for events using Raiser’s Edge

• Assisted with special events, including the Opening Party of Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting and the Annual Kids Club Party

 

Freer and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.                                                                                            Jun. 2015 – Aug. 2015

Intern at the Membership and Development Department

• Drafted a grant proposal for a 2016 exhibition Kung Fu Wildstyle

• Conducted prospect research for Freer and Sackler’s Arab art exhibitions, conservation lab renovation, and family programs

• Reorganized the records of funders using Microsoft Excel and created a searchable database for the department’s future use

• Composed emails to candidates and scheduled interviews in the recruitment of the Advancement Assistant for the Development Department

• Documented the galleries’ event Asia after Dark for social media platforms

 

The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY                                                                                                                                   Feb. 2015 – Aug. 2015

Exhibition and Programming Intern

• Designed and edited promotional pamphlet about FLAG and cards for exhibitions for the visitor use within the gallery

• Assisted with the gallery talk between artist Jim Hodges and FLAG founder Glenn Fuhrman, and Nancy Princenthal’s book signing event

• Documented exhibitions and programs for FLAG’s website and social media platforms

• Assembled all past press, formatted and organized exhibition material including checklists and press requests

 

 

School of Arts at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China                                                                                                 Mar. 2012 – Jun. 2014

Curatorial Assistant

• Created an architectural model of the gallery to facilitate exhibition planning

• Compiled profiles of over 30 artists for the travelling exhibition Chinese Now: Contemporary Portraits at Kean University, Union, NJ, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Conducted extensive academic research and wrote interpretations for photographs of the exhibition To the West: 2012 Summer Inspection Pictures Exhibition in the lobby of the university library

 

The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China                                                                                                                  Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2013

Intern at the Public Education Department

• Led tours of exhibitions for children and their parents in K-12 learning activities

• Designed questionnaires to collect visitors’ feedback on academic lectures

• Drafted and designed a fully illustrated educational brochure for the exhibition Chinese Art Journey in the 20th Century: Go to the West, with a distribution of 6,000 copies

• Composed news reports and documented educational events for the museum’s official website

• Proposed rotating volunteers through different departments to provide them with a multifaceted experience during a national conference on museum volunteering and service

 

Today Art Museum, Beijing, China                                                                                                                                              May 2013 – Jun. 2013

Curatorial Assistant for Warm and Cold: The Art of Wang Wenge and Qiangli                                                                                       

• Compiled files for curators and artists

• Participated in exhibition design and installation                                                                                                                                                                      

 

PORGRAMS

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Membership Project of the Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY                                                                              Mar. 2015 – May 2015

Researcher and Team Member

• Analyzed CMA’s past reports of membership sales and framed the challenges that the museum was facing

• Designed and distributed questionnaires in different neighborhoods in Manhattan to survey audiences’ expectations on CMA’s membership program

• Developed a 50-page report that presents the result of the audience survey and our suggestions on CMA’s membership program

 

Undergraduate Innovative Program of Renmin University of China, Beijing, China                                                               Jun. 2012 – Mar. 2014

Program Leader for the Study “The Roles and Practices of University Museums in Beijing”

• Received a 20,000RMB grant from the Renmin University of China and Chinese Ministry of Education

• Interviewed 22 university museums in Beijing and 2 international museums from curatorial, educational, and administrative perspectives

• Compared the differences of curatorial and educational programs between Chinese university museums and museums from Taiwan and US in the final report "The Roles and Practices of University Museums in Beijing"

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