WILL.
William（Lining)Jiang
Born in Shanghai, China
Lives & works in Minneapolis, USA
Artist statement
So far, the inspiration of my paintings come from what I saw in daily life. I catch the object and scene, which are ignored by people. I try to change what they look like and paint them. I made my work subtlety, to deliver my mental feelings and touch the audiences’ heart. My love and thinking of my life drive my work, I hope to deliver my attitude of my life through my work. What I express is abstract, which lead to the audience thinks what they saw and experienced in their own life.
Thinking of the relationship between people and society is another motivation to drive me creating art. In my perspective, artists just ask the question, but not solve them.
Now I’m interested in minimalism form and start to study this form of art in my painting.
EducationalExperience:
BA in Fine Arts in East China Normal University (ECNU),Shanghai, China 2012.9-2016.6
MFA in Minneapolis college of art and design 2016.9- Present
Merits:
3rd Level Academic Scholarship (15%), 2013, 2014, 2015
ECNU Outstanding Student 2013
First Place Prize in ECNU Video Making Competition, 2013
Third Place Prize in Shanghai College Students Micro-Film Competition, 2013
Excellent Work Prize in Shanghai College Students Original Music Competition, 2014
Exhibition Experience:
Wisdom Yard, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai Sept, 2015
Light Off, DNA Old Harbor, ShanghaiAug, 2015
Midsummer, Mao Space, ShanghaiAug, 2015
plausibility, Mao Space, ShanghaiJul, 2015
Original Plans Plus, Pingge Culture Centre(Selection 1000), Shanghai, Apr, 2015
Site Work, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai Mar, 2015
What a Mess, ECNU Art Museum, ShanghaiMar, 2015
This Is a Marvelous Exhibition, Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai, Aug, 2014
Cavalier Perspective, Meibo Art Center, Shanghai, Aug, 2014
1st Annual ECNU Undergraduate Students Artwork Exhibition, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai, Apr, 2014
Light of Freedom Sec. 2, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai, Apr, 2014
Personal Version, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai, Mar, 2014
Light of Freedom Sec. 1, ECNU Art Museum, Shanghai, Nov, 2013
Other Experience:
Worked as a part-time art journalist at 99ys (www.99ys.com) and special correspondent at Absolute Art Magazine
Interviewed famous artists and collectors in China such as artist:DingYi collector: ZhengHao 2015．5 - 2016.5
Sing and shot the episode for Tencent’s online game Douzhanshen
Volunteer at China Art Museum Shanghai, 2013
Participated in the organization of 2013 Shanghai Art Fair
Worked as a photographer for Sea Flower - Personal Exhibition of Li Lei at Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum, 2014.7-2014.9