Gen AI-focused Digital Media Artist

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WORK EXPERIENCE

2024, Founder /  Lead Artist, Ø Studio, CA, USA

• Led the production of award-winning AI-driven films, managing timelines, and budgets while coordinating among motion artists, editors, musicians, and sound designers.
• Directed short film visual art and provided AI technical support to optimize creative workflow using generative AI tools - Midjourney, Runway, Kling, Hailuo, Luma Dream Machine, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, and more.
• Led technical artists and provided advanced R&D including AI model training, creative workflow development for brands and production company.
• Organized and hosted local & online AI workshops attended by professionals from diverse industries, including virtual production, gaming, and VFX, featuring talents from Tencent Games, Naughty Dog, Meta, and more.
• Presented AI-driven filmmaking workflows at NeurIPS machine learning conference and shared insights with leading AI researchers from Google, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more.
• AI artworks have been recognized by prestigious institutions such as TED AI San Francisco, the Sotheby's Institute of Art, Space Center Houston, and NeurIPS.

2024, Visual Designer / Generative AI Researcher, The Rundown AI, Remote

• Researched, tested, and curated the latest AI tools to provide insights and recommendations for over 1M+ newsletter readers.
• Wrote weekly AI tutorials and developed an AI beginner course focused on fundamental AI terminology and essential AI tools for work, streamlining the learning process for over 6209 paid members of The Rundown University.
• Created AI-enhanced graphics and illustrations for exclusive interviews with industry leaders, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Logan Kilpatrick, Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman, Cisco’s Jeetu Patel… and more.

2023, Digital Media Artist, Fifth Atrium, CA, USA

• 2023, Animation Commission for World Human Spirit Day, Fifth Atrium, CA, USA

2020－22, Website Designer / 3D Artist, Wall of Song Project, Remote

• Redesigned and led UI design for the Wall of Song Project website using Figma and Adobe Photoshop, enhancing user experience and navigation while successfully securing funding for the exhibition.
• Edited a three-panel video installation for the "It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day" exhibition, honoring the 50th anniversary of Title IX and advocating for gender equity in education.
• Created a 3D virtual exhibition celebrating Women’s Sports Day 2021, utilizing Blender 3D to craft an engaging and immersive digital experience.

2019－20, UI Designer, Research Foundation, San Jose State University, San Jose

• Led UI and product design for the EAS Emergency Alert System, identifying product goals and creating intuitive interfaces and workflows using Figma.
• Directed the brand identity design for Smartris, a innovative smart energy startup, utilizing Adobe Illustrator and Figma.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2021－22, Instructor / Motion Graphic Designer, NFT Introduction Course, Hahow, Remote

• Developed beginner NFT course, researched and offered insights on trending NFT marketplaces and crypto exchanges on Taiwan's largest e-learning platform, Hahow 好學校.
• Resulted in over 1200 students enrolled, overall 4.5 rate.

2019－21, Teaching Associate, Lower Division Course Art 75: Introduction to Digital Video Art, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA

• Taught Art 75, covering the production of digital video art, contemporary art history, and video editing software including Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and TouchDesigner
• Developed an engaging course syllabus, mentoring and inspiring over 200 students to enhance their artistic skills and creative potential through studio projects, including video art, projection mapping, and audiovisuals.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2025, Motion Graphic Artist / Sound Designer, AI Short Film Høld

Directed by Davis Chang

• 2025, Best Social Media Award, Project Odyssey AI Competition. Project Odyssey Competition is the largest internal AI film competition with over 4500 submissions.
• 2025, Best Ultra AI Short, Seoul International AI Film Festival

2024, Producer / Art Director, AI Short Film Ørigin

Directed by Davis Chang

• 2024, LensGo Sponsor Award, Project Odyssey Competition
• 2024, Best Art Direction, Project Odyssey Competition

Showcased at

• 2025, FILE International Electronic Languages Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• 2024, NeurIPS Creative AI Track, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada
• 2024, New World Conference, Space Center Houston, TX, USA
• 2024, TED AI San Francisco, CA, USA

2024, Producer / Lead AI Artist, AI Short Film Black Høle

Directed by Davis Chang

• 2024, Best Cinematography & Best Sound Design, AI Film Fest Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2024, Animation Awards, Burano Artificial Intelligence Film Festival, Venice, Italy
• 2024, Best Editing & Best Sound Design, AI International Film Festival, San Diego, USA
• 2024, Best AI Animation, Meta Morph Award
• 2024, Finalist, AIFA Awards, Lisbon, Portugal

Other Recognitions

• 2025, Black Høls is broadcasted on Rai Cinema, the streaming platform of Italy’s national public broadcaster, RAI.
• 2024, Black Høls was presented as an important innovative film case study at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, UK

2024, Lead AI Artist / Sound Designer, AI Short Film The HØST

Directed by Davis Chang

• 2024, FILE International Electronic Languages Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• 2024, Videopoetry V2 Program, NUDO Festival, Barcelona, Spain

2020, Composer / VFX Artist, Short Film The Nation

Directed by Davis Chang.

• 2021, Best Sci-fi Short Film, Dark Story Festival, Bizkaia, Spain
• 2020, Winner, Roma Short Film Festival, Rome, Italy
• 2021, Official Selection, Los Angeles Rock Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2021, Official Selection, Venice Shorts, Venice, CA, USA
• 2020, Official Selection, CineAsia Films, USA

COLLECTIVE PROJECTS

2024, Producer / Lead Artist, Concert visuals for pianist Ayşedeniz Gökçin’s live performance, Worldwide

The concert visual is showcased at the following events:

• 2024, Creativity and Tech Summit, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, DC, USA
• 2024, New World Conference, Space Center Houston, TX, USA
• 2024, TED AI, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2024, Step Conference San Francisco, CA, USA

2023, VR Designer, Habitat 3000 VR at “Sound Master Exhibit”, Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Germany

• Designed an interactive VR scene using Blender and Unity.
• In collaboration with sound artist Arnau Montserrat and technical artist Jordi Garetta.

2021, VR Designer, I-Transcendence Sangha for Virtual Burning Man, AltSpace VR, Online

• Designed an interactive VR scene for virtual meditation ceremony using Blender and Unity.
• Collaborating with visual artist Tian-Lin Zhao, sound designer Shiao-Chi Chen and Minju Lee, and line-producer Davis Chang.

EXHIBITIONS CURATED / DESIGNED

2022, Curator / Graphic Designer, “The Day We Intertwined” at FLAME TP Video Art Fair, COZZI Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan.

• Co-curate with Kat Sung, Supported by New Art City and Waley Art.

2022, 3D Virtual Exhibition Designer, “Generation Bored Stiff” Taiwanese artist group show, Online.

• Designed interactive 3D exhibitions for 6 Taiwanese contemporary artists using Blender, ThreeJS.

2022, Curator / 3D Virtual Exhibition Designer, “immaterial” NFT exhibition, New Art City / AkaSwap, online.

• Initiated and curated exhibition. Successfully gained support from the Asian largest clean NFT platform - AkaSwap.

2020, Co-Curator / WebVR Developer, “VISA: Virtual Institute of Simulation Art” WebVR Exhibition, Online.

• Designed WebVR scenes using A-frame. Co-curate with Leily Khatibi.

PUBLIC ART

• 2021, AR Public Art, Safe and Sound, Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, CA, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2025, AI on the Lot, The Culver Steps, CA, USA
• 2024, Generative AI Week Exhibition, FindARTs Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
• 2023, Venice International Art Fair, 17th Edition, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy
• 2023, AI: The Next Evolution, Online / CEINNOV Lab, Baltimore, MD, USA
• 2023, Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art Biennial, Online
• 2022, Art in Flux: Radical Embodiment (15), Barbican Center, London, UK
• 2022, Kaohsiung Young Art, Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• 2022, Generation Bored Stiff, New Art City, Online
• 2021, South Sour Water Performance and Visual Art Festival, Waley Art, Taipei, Taiwan
• 2021, New Art City Festival 2021, New Art City, Online

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2021, The Release, New Art City, Online
• 2020, Homology, Gallery 5, San Jose, CA, USA
• 2018, After Doomsday, UNIQUE ART Space, Taipei, Taiwan

FELLOWSHIPS

2023, Contra Creator Program Fellow, CA, USA

• Contra is an industry-leading, all-in-one platform to manage and scale their flexible workforce. To celebrate the creator economy in AI age, I was invited as Creator Program Fellow to delivered insights into emerging AI technology and new media art contributing to industry thought leadership.

2020, Kaohsiung VR Film Lab Talent Workshop & VR Production Market, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

• Interactive VR Project ‘A Cat’s Quantum Adventure’ was selected as finalist.

2020, Oculus Launch Pad Program, CA, USA

PRESS & INTERVIEW

• Viggle AI Blog, Ø Studio: Blending Classical Music with AI Art and Human Creativity and Storytelling
• Digital Arts Blog, Artist Interview: Kiki Wu
• Forkast, How women artists are bridging the NFT gender gap
• gallerytalk.net, Lisa Stoiber Internet Explorer: Kunst Online #17, Internet Explorer: Kunst online #17Die Realität reicht nicht mehr
• Adele Jarrar, “Artist-Run Virtual Exhibition Spaces & Cultural Democracy”, p 84 - 94.

VOLUNTEER

2025, Organist, Journey Community Church, CA, USA

• Serving as the church’s organist and pianist has deeply enriched the worship atmosphere, helping revive the beauty of hymn music while drawing more people to attend and strengthening the sense of unity within the congregation.

2014, Event Photographer, TEDx Taipei, Taiwan

EDUCATION

• 2021, MFA, Digital Media Art, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA
• 2015, BA, Communication, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan

SKILL

Software

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effect, TouchDesigner, Blender 3D, Unity, Ableton Live

Generative AI

Midjourney, Recraft, Ideogram, Runway ML, Stable Diffusion, A1111, Luma Dream Machine, Kling, Minimax Hailuo, ElevenLabs, Udio, Suno

Coding

HTML5, CSS3

LANGUAGE

English (Advanced), Traditional Chinese (Native)