.: EDUCATION :.
2004-07
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
MFA Graphic Design, with Honors
William Steele Memorial Scholarship
Honorable Mention, Graduate Studies Awards of Excellence
2000-02
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
BA Art History, Summa Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa Society; Recipient Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship
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.: EXPERIENCE :.
2009
Wieden+Kennedy/W+K Tokyo Lab, Tokyo, JAPAN. Designer
Co-art directed package design for Chinza Dopeness 100% Rap album.
Devised concept for Sony Playstation Playface print campaign,
and designed accompanying promotional booklet and banner ads.
2008-2009
Fulbright, Tokyo, JAPAN. Graduate Research Fellow, Graphic Design
Conducted interdisciplinary research on the exchange and
hybridization of American and Japanese visual language;
kawaii as a tool for visual communication; graphic documentation.
2007-2008
Heavy Meta Design/Barbara Glauber, New York, NY. Designer
Design print-based materials for cultural institutions.
Exhibitions catalogs: The Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney
Museum of American Art, and the Tang Teaching Museum
at Skidmore College. Promotional materials/environmental graphics,
Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College.
RISD: Graphic Design Department, Providence, RI. Instructor
Led studio/critique segment of Graphic Design History course.
2006-2007
NEA/RISD: One River Project + Symposium, Providence, RI. Designer
Developed brand identity, designed print collateral for the
National Endowment for the Arts–sponsored One River Project.
Collaborated with RISD-based architects and landscape
architects to established visual system program.
RISD: Writing Center, Providence, RI. Writing Tutor
Tutored students in all stages of the arts-writing process:
concept/content development, organization and final editing.
Documents included artist statements, graduate theses,
application essays, art history papers, cover letters, resumes.
2006
Doyle Partners, New York, NY. Design Intern
Collaborated with designers and partners on a range of projects
including: logo/identity, package design, environmental graphics,
research, catalogue layout, CD cover/booklets, etc.
2002-2003
National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. Wellesley Graduate Fellow
Gallery Lecturer: permanent collections
English editor: annual report, guidebook, annual symposium,
quarterly journal; Official English correspondent
Researcher: Curatorial Department’s annual special exhibition.
2001
Boston Magazine, Boston, MA. Art Department Intern
Assistant to Photography Director: photo shoot logistics,
image editing, review of prospective photographer portfolios.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Education Department Intern
Instructor: designed lesson plans for art workshops, led children
in creating projects related to weekly themes.
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.: INTERESTS :.
Travel, Fine Art, Art History, Fashion, Anthropology, Sociology