LIVIE WANG
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BIOGRAPHY
Livie Wang is a Chinese-American illustrator and fine artist who combines her Southern Chinese and American heritage to comment on topics ranging from gender, race, identity and politics. Classically trained in the arts starting from the age of four, Wang has a strong background in both traditional and digital media. Wang tries to connect her Chinese heritage and Southern American culture through her work to show a duality of cultures as well as depict her version of a multicultural America.
EDUCATION
2018 – 2020
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Concentration in Illustration. School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
2015-2018
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, Concentration in Fashion Design. Parsons, The New School, New York, New York.
EXHIBITIONS
2020
- Printmaker, Interrupted Exhibition, Normal Editions Illinois State University Online Gallery,
Normal, Illinois (University Gallery).
- The Cuban Superheroes Project Exhibition, ZMA Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw, Georgia (University Gallery).
2019
- Brushes and Bordeaux, Worthmore Jewelers, Atlanta, Georgia (Alternative Gallery).
HONORS/AWARDS
- Barry & Sylvia Hyman Endowment Art Scholarship, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. 2020.
- E.B. Grigsby Visual Arts Scholarship, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. 2020.
- Austell Rotary Club Scholarship, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. 2020.
- BFA Scholarship, Parsons The New School, New York, New York. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
- Dean’s Scholarship, Parsons The New School, New York, New York. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
PROFESSION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2020
- Visual Arts Student Assistant, Kennesaw State University. Responsible for the research and inventory of printmaking presses: Illustrating and creating instruction manuals for said printmaking presses.