Education
Master of Fine Arts in Illustration, 2025 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence
Bachelor of Fine Arts in General Fine Arts, 2021 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore
Professional Experience
2023 Teaching Assistant, RISD, Providence, RI
2023 Woodshop Monitor, RISD, Providence, RI
2023 Creative Programming, Zenus Art Studio, Shanghai, China
2023 Public Illustration Designer for Hai Bang Metro Station, Guangzhou Metro Group Co.,Ltd, Guangzhou, China
2022 Graphic Novel Lettering, Music Is The Weapon, Canada
2022 Editor & Media Operation Director, Eighteenth Literature Corporation, Nanjing, China
2022 Bench Jeweler, Wear Ever Jewelry, Alexandria, VA
2022 Teaching Assistant, Baltimore Design School, Baltimore, MD
2021 Studio Internship, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2021 Gallery Internship, Current Space, Baltimore, MD
2020 Art Handling Volunteer, VisArts, Baltimore, MD
2020 Illustration commission, Nanjing, China 2020 Character clay sculptures and illustration commission, Nanjing, China
Exhibition | Residency
2024 Illustration Grad Cohort Show, ISB Gallery, Providence, RI
2024 AS WE ARE the 2nd Annual Pride Show, ISB Gallery, Providence, RI
2024 纪念品橱窗 The Nostalgic Collection, Tree Art Museum, Beijing, China
2024 RISD Illustration MFA Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2023 November Is It’s Own Season, RISD, Providence, RI
2023 Esther Du: Primal Item Artifact, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2023 Three-Month Emerging Artist Residency, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2022 Poetry and Fish, Eighteenth Literature Corporation, Online Exhibition
2022 Liminality: 2022 Visual Art Exhibition of Asian Artists in America, Times Arts Gallery, New York City
2022 Student Jewelry Exhibition, Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD
2021 观象-诗歌意象视觉艺术展 Skandhas - Poetry Visual Art Exhibition, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
2021 异地登陆 Remote Landing, Langyuan Station, Beijing, China
2021 Meridian Prologue, Current Space, Baltimore, MD
2021 Commencement: The 2021 Show, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2019 Intro to GFA Show, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Book Show
2024
MICE, Boston, MA
Brooklyn Book Festival, New York City, NY
RISD Spring Fair, Providence, RI
2021
PhoPho Fair, Three Shadows, Beijing, China
Langyuan x Zuoshu Book Fair, Beijing, China
2020
Living Page Art Festival, Beijing, China
Postwave Art Festival, Shanghai, China
Singularity Plan Festival, Guangzhou, China
ShyShy Festival, Changsha, China
UNFOLD 2020, Shanghai, China
Camp Street Market, Beijing, China
Mumu Miaohui Market, Beijing, China
Mao Art Festival, Nanjing, China
Seeyoo Art Festival, Hangzhou, China
2019
Nanjing Art Book Fair (NABF) 2019, Nanjing, China
Fellowships and Awards
2024 RISD Trek NYC, RISD, Providence, RI
2024 RISD Graduate Commons Grant. RISD, RI
2023 RISD Fellowship, RISD, Providence, RI
2023 Graduate Assistantship, RISD, Providence, RI
2022 Spring Class Scholarship, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2020 Competitive Merit Achievement Award, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2020 Dean’s List Spring 2020, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2018 Dean’s List Spring 2018, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2018 Competitive Distinguished International Student Award, MICA, Baltimore,MD
2017 Trustee Award, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2017 Academic Honors Scholarship, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2017 Starr Foundation Scholarship, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Sold Works
2021 Three Stories, 33” x 14”, oil painting
2021 When You Close Your Eyes, 11” x 14”, oil painting
2021 Wooden Statue 1, 11” x 14”, oil painting
2021 Wooden Statue 2, 11” x 14”, oil painting
2020 Chen and Weig, 8.5” x 11”, printed graphic novel
2020 Du Xinru, 8.5” x 6”, printed photography book
2020 Vacant, 8” x 10”, Gelatin silver printing-out-paper print