Qinxi Yu
Chicago,IL
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
01.2024 - Current
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Kioto Aoki's Sonics + Optics course
- Teaching Assistant of Art Historian Becca Journey's World Cultures and Civilizations: Prehistory to the 19th Century course
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Kioto Aoki's Sonics + Optics course
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Anneli Goeller's Digital Bodies Performed course
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Kioto Aoki's Sonics + Optics course
- Teaching Assistant of Rosen Rhoda's Art History course World Clt/Civ:Prehistory-19th
Sound, Lighting, and Video Technician
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen, MI
06.2022 - 09.2022
- provide live sound reinforcement, lighting, and video needs for classical, jazz, rock, singer-songwriter, theatrical, and dance productions using the latest technologies
- Provide lighting for student productions, professional touring acts, and other concerts at Interlochen using conventional, LED, and moving fixture lighting units
- Provide video webcasting of student performances and professional guest artists performances
- Assist as local crew for the annual Summer Arts Festival
- Provide any production needs for Interlochen Presents and Interlochen Arts Camp
- Responsible for maintenance and care of professional sound, lighting, and video equipment
Box Office Assistant
Gene Siskel Film Center
Chicago, IL
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Work at the front desk for tickets selling, membership managing, film tickets checking and theater cleaning/opening.
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Marlena Novak's Advanced Experimental 3D course
- Teaching Assistant of Artist Anneli Goeller's Intro to Experimental 3D course
Photographer
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago, IL
04.2022 - 04.2022
- Photographer for Artist Kioto Aoki's Taiko Performance in Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Teaching Assistant for Artist Claudia Hart's Intro to Experimental 3D course
- Help and support student using Maya and Mozilla Hub to create projects
Studio Assistant
Mathias Kessler
New York, NY
10.2018 - 05.2021
- Make drawings, 3D models, and 3D animations
- Help packing and protecting artworks
Lab Assistant
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Organize supplies
- Help instructors prepare classes
- Provide technical help to classes
Academic Assistant
Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute
Shanghai, Shanghai
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Make recording and take notes in exhibition openings, lectures and meetings
- Participate in curatorial meeting (deciding title, main theme and artworks for the exhibition)
- Do researches about artists, classified data
- Prepare exhibitions
Education
Master of Arts - MFA Film, Video, New Media And Animation
School of The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL05-2024
Bachelor of Arts - BFA Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY05.2021
Skills
- Proficiency in office software: Excel, Word, Power point
- Proficiency in Adobe software: Photoshop, After Effect, Illustrator, InDesign
- Proficiency in 3D animation and 3D model making: Cinema 4D, Lumion 3D Rendering
- Proficiency in using camera
- Proficiency in 3D printing
- UX/UI Design
- Language Spoken: English, Chinese, Japanese
- Stage Services, Qlab, Video Webcasting
Solo & Group Exhibition
- PolyPlay, Extv, Chicago, United Staes, 2024
- Real Eyes Realize Realtime, Chicago, United States, 2024
- Tidal Wind, Itoshima, Japan, 2023
- Standing on the Circuit, Fukuoka, Japan, 2023
- Flattening the Global World: Art During Crisis, New York, United States, 2021
- Structured Space, Dodomu Gallery, New York, United States, 2020
- 2021 Virtual Art of Possibilities Art Show, Golden Valley, MN, United States, 2020
- 30 under 30, 313 gallery, New York, United States, 2018
- Thesis III, Interlochen, Michigan, United States, 2017
Art Residency Program
- Arts Itoya, 2023
- Air Program in Studio Kura, 2023
Film Experience
- Producer: Solnyshko (Short 2024), Twelve, One, Two, Three (Feature 2022)
- Line Producer: Breaking the Border (Short 2023), Chicago Chica (Feature 2023), Mr. Ji (Web Serie 2024)
Grants & Awards
- School of Visual Arts Fine Arts Senior Grants 2020
- School of Visual Arts Fine Arts Grants 2019
- President’s Honorable Mention at Interlochen Arts Academy 2017
- Outstanding Achievement in Two-Dimensional Media at Interlochen Arts Academy 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Gold Key- Portfolio Title: Sunrise 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Gold Key, American Visions Nominee- Illustration Title: Sunrise 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Gold Key- Illustration Title: Sunrise 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Silver Key- Portfolio Title: Sunrise 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Silver Key- Illustration Title: Coward+Dream=? 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Silver Key- Illustration Title: Coward+Dream=? 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Honorable Mention- Illustration Title: Coward+Dream=? 2017
- Scholastics Regional Awards Gold Key- Digital Drawing 2015
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2024 - Current
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
09.2023 - 12.2023
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
08.2022 - 01.2023
Sound, Lighting, and Video Technician
Interlochen Arts Academy
06.2022 - 09.2022
Photographer
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
04.2022 - 04.2022
Box Office Assistant
Gene Siskel Film Center
01.2022 - 08.2022
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
01.2022 - 05.2022
Teaching Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
09.2021 - 12.2021
Lab Assistant
School of Visual Arts
09.2019 - 05.2020
Studio Assistant
Mathias Kessler
10.2018 - 05.2021
Academic Assistant
Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute
06.2018 - 08.2018
Master of Arts - MFA Film, Video, New Media And Animation
School of The Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts - BFA Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
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