Yuwen Huang (E-von)
Born 1997 in China
Lives and works in Chicago, US
Education
2021-2024
School of The Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
MFA Candidate in Art and Technology
2015-2019
China Academy of Art (CAA), Hangzhou, China
BA in Intermedia Art
Honors and Awards
2023 Longlisted, 2023 Lumen Prize-Crypto Award, London, United Kingdom
2021-2024 Enrichment Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL, U.S
2019 CAA Excellent Graduate, China Academy of Art, China
2016 2017, 2018 CAA Second Class Scholarship for Academic Excellence, China
2017 Zhejiang Province Government Scholarship, Hangzhou, China
Group Exhibitions
2024 AT/SP x Ars Electronica 2024 Campus Exhibition (Upcoming), Linz, Austria
2024 Re:Generate curated by Korina Victoria Hernandez
SAIC Maclean Flexspace, Chicago, IL, US
2024 SAIC Graduate Exhibition One
SAIC Galleries 33 E. Washington St., Chicago, US
2023 Alt-Alterity, Immersive virtual exhibition
Underground Art and Design (UAAD), Hosted in New Art City, US
2023 show what you can==what you can show!=what can you show? curated by GordenFung
Maclean Ballroom, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US
2023 Electronic Café for Internet Art
Maclean 807, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US
2023 Tools of Trusts pavilion curated by Victoria Pluto
The Wrong Biennale 2o23/24
2023 X-Pressions of the Future curated by Ayshia Muezzin
The Wall Space Gallery, Scotland, UK
2023 Metatopia pavilion curated by Luciana de Paula Santos
The Wrong Biennale 2o23/24
2023 Open Studio Night – RED. Exhibition
Sullivan Center 14th Floor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, US
2023 Unusual-Virtual show
The holy art London, UK
2022 The Amazing One-Liner Exhibition
ATS Flex Space, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US
2022 Computer Vision Exhibition-Spring 2022
ATS Flex Space, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US
2020 Beyond the Metropolises—The 5th Kunming Art Biennale 2020
Yunnan Art Museum, Yunnan, China
2020 Wuhan 5th Documentary Exhibition of Fine Arts Physis: Production of Nature, Human and Technology
Hubei Museum of Arts, Hubei, China
2020 Hyundai Blue Prize 2019 <Play societies: wolves, lynx and ants>
Hyundai Motorstudio, Beijing, China
2019 Gathering in Shenzhen Exhibition Series: Inheritance & Innovation, 2019 Shenzhen Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition II, MJH Art Gallery, Shenzhen, China
2019 Gathering in Shenzhen Exhibition Series: Inheritance & Innovation, 2019 Shenzhen Contemporary Art Invitation Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2019 Excellent Graduate Exhibition of China Academy of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2019 "Black Mirror Season 8: Heterotopia Now" First Zhejiang Youth Art Week
Xiangshan Art Commune, Hangzhou, China
2018 Li Kaifang Solo Exhibition
Input Space, Hangzhou, China
Performances
2018 “Tinnitus free, Audio-Visual Live Performance”, Lamb Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2017 “SONART 5.0” Media Art Scene, Open Media Lab, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Curatorial project
2024 21st Century Wanderer, co-curated with Gordon Fung,
East Gallery, Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL, US (Upcoming on Nov. 8th, 2024)
2024 Prismatic (re)ality, co-curated with Gordon Fung
Oh Art Foundation, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, US
Events (Talks / Workshops)
2024 New Media Caucus (NMC) Showcase (Online) Hosted by Eden Ünlüata, College Art Association (CAA)
2023 ARTECH5010 Graduate Studio: Experimental Media TA Workshop
Topic: Generative Poem in C64: Retro programming (2.5hrs)
2023 Grad Talk: Virtuality: Embodiment and Perception, Maclean 4th Floor Flex Space, SAIC, IL
Moderator: Douglas Rosman / Presenters: Yuwen Huang, Reid Arowood
Collections
2019 Artwork entered CAA Art Museum permanent collection, China
Press
Published Inclusion
2024 Jiang, X. The Alt-Alterity Publication: A Collection of Artist Interviews. UAAD, 1, 95-106. ISSN 2996-038X.
2024 Polyxeni Ziazia, Modern Renaissance Magazine-Issue22, Spring 2024: International Artists Edition. Culturally Arts Collective, Pg.51-52