Wang, Yisha
Visure Artist & Art Educator
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EDUCAION​
I.M.A. 2019 DEPARTMENT OF ART EDUCATION, University of South Carolina
Art Education
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​M.F.A. 2012 DEPARTMENT OF ART, University of South Carolina
Major: Painting Minor: Printmaking
B.A. 2007 CHINESE PAINTING, Luxun Academy of Fine Art
Majors: Chinese Painting Minor: Drawing
2003 GENERAL ART, Affiliated High School of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2014 South Carolina Cultural Council’s 10th Annual Color the Arts, Honorable Mention
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, April 2014
2012 South Carolina State Fair, SC , The First Place in visual art
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, October 2011
2012 The 55th Annual University of South Carolina Student Art Exhibition
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, March 2012
2011 Columbia Museum of Art, SC
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, May 2011
2011 South Carolina State Fair, SC
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, October 2011
2010 The 54th Annual University of South Carolina Student Art Exhibition
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, March 2010
2010 Columbia Museum of Art, SC
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, May 2010
2010 The International School of Art Exhibition,
The International School Gallery
Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy, invitational and group show, July 2010
2007 Thesis Show, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition
Luxun Academy of Fine Arts Gallery
Shenyang, Liaoning, China, July 2007
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GROUP SHOW
2019 North Charleston Arts Fest
World Arts EXPO—Chinese Painting , May 4, 2019
2015 Music and Art, School of Music, University of South Carolina, SC, USA
Show with the South Carolina's musicians
2011 Ink and Paper Printmaking, Columbia Museum of Art, SC, USA
Group show with the University of South Carolina's official student, alumni, and faculty printmaking
organization, June 14, 2011- September 18, 2011
2010 Small-Works Gallery Show, City Art Gallery, SC, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, America. 2010- 2012
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SOLO SHOW
2012 Jo Holladay Funchess Memorial Gallery, SC, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, America. May, 2012- September, 2012
2012 Her World, City Art Gallery, SC, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, America. April 16, 2012-April 21, 2012
2012 Jo Holladay Funchess Memorial Gallery, SC, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, America. January, 2012- May, 2012
2011 Jo Holladay Funchess Memorial Gallery, SC, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, America. May, 2011- December, 2011
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ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
City Art Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina, America
wangyisha.com
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AWARDS
2014 Honorable Mention, South Carolina Cultural Council’s 10th Annual Color the Arts
Columbia, South Carolina, America, juried group show, April 2014
2012 Award of Merit, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 Undefined Magazine’s 2010 Emerging Artist of the Year, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 Contemporaries’ Membership, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 John Benz Graduate Studio Art Award, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
2008 The First Place, T-shirt Design Competition, English Programs for Internationals,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
2007 Liaoning Provincial Excellent Student, Liaoning Province Education
Department, Shenyang, China
2006 Third Place in Summer Speedy Drawing (Competition), Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2005 Excellence Award for Summer Speedy Drawing (Competition), Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2004 Drawing and Design Award, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2004 The Second Place in Summer Speedy Portray Drawing (Competition), Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2000 The Best Advancement Award, Affiliated High School of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
PUBLICATIONS
2011 An article of Yisha Wang published by Dongtian Newspaper of Benxi, Linangning, China
2010 Yisha Wang Culture Junkie, an interview of emerging artist invited for published by
Undefined, Book Nine (Interviews), USA
2006 Ru Ink Real Feeling, co-authored and published on Liberation Army Journal (Review), China
2005 Seed and Head Portray of Elder Selected for publication in the Annual Depository of
Fine Arts by College Students, Chinese Higher Education Fine Arts Universities, China
2004 Forest Family in Fall, Male Body and Women’s body Portray Selected for publication in the Annual Depository of Fine Arts by College Students, Chinese, Higher Education Fine Arts Universities, China
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COLLECTIONS
2012-2018 Flower Serie 1-8, personal collection, Columbia, SC, USA
2011 Landscape, personal collection, Aiken, SC, USA
2010 Dream or Memory, personal collection, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 The Moment, personal collection by Cindi Boiter, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 The Intermission-Old, personal collection, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 The Intermission-New, personal collection, Columbia, SC, USA
2006 Three Suns Shine (San Yang Kai Tai), personal collection, Benxi, China
2005 Self Portray of Flower Bird, Head Portray of Elder, Young Woman’s head Portray, and Young Male Upper Body Portray in the Depository of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2005 Painting of Twenty-four Stories of Filial Piet, collection by Funeral Parlour of Benxi City, China
2004 Forest Family in Fall and Male Body in the Depository of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
2000 Human Portray Paintings ranked as the best and kept in school’s depository,
Affiliated High School of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, China
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EXPERIENCE
2023-Currently ABC Grants Manager, East Point Academy, Lead Arts Integration.
1043 Chris Dr,, West Columbia, SC, 29169
2019-Currently Wang's Art Studio Summer Camp, East Point Academy,
1043 Chris Dr. West Columbia, SC 29169, USA
2015-Currently Teaching Chinese Painting and Chinese Calligraphy
Extracurricular Art Activities, East Point Academy
1043 Chris Dr,, West Columbia, SC, 29169, USA, September 1, 2015 –currently
2014-- 2023 Art Lead Teacher, Related Arts Co-Lead, East Point Academy
1401 Leaphart Street, West Columbia, SC, 29169, USA
2018-2019 Strategic Arts Planning Committee for ABC Grant and DAP Grant.
2012 T-Shirt Design for the Chinese Program, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY,
Harrisonburg, VA, USA, September, 2012
2012 Instructor, Intermediate Painting and Chinese Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
August- December, 2012
2012 Instructor, Chinese Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
Summer Course, 2012
2012 Lab Instructor, Assistant Beginning Painting and Intermediate Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
January- May, 2012
2011 Visiting Artist, Lecture and Demonstration on Traditional Chinese Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA, March 18, 2011
2011 Lab Instructor, Assistant Intro Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
2010 Visiting Artist, Lecture and Demonstration on Traditional Chinese Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
April 5-April 9, 2010
2010 Graduate Assistant, Intro Painting and Intro Watercolor.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC USA
2009 Visiting Artist, Lecture and Demonstration on Traditional Chinese Painting.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC USA
October 14, 2009
2008 T-shirt Design for English Programs for Internationals,
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC, USA
2008 Teacher, Teaching Chinese and the traditional Chinese Painting.
CHINESE SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA, Columbia, SC, USA
August 2008- December 2008
1. Teaching Chinese culture, include Chinese speaking, listening and writing.
2. Teaching the traditional Chinese painting technique.
2005-2007 Teacher, Teaching life drawing, sketching and gouache, critiqued students’ works.
CITY STUDIO, Shenyang, Liaoning, China, June 2005- February 2007
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