Kiki Wu
✉️ kikiwu404@gmail.com 📍 Los Angeles, CA 🔗 uglykiki.com
Education
MFA in Digital Media Art
2018 - 2021, San Jose State University, CA. GPA: 4
BA in Communication
2011 - 2015, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. GPA: 3.98
Exhibition
2020
- Homology - Solo Exhibition, Gallery 5, San Jose, CA
- Art Collectives, New Art City, Online
2019
- conX281, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
- MFA Group Show 2019, Black Gallery, San Jose, CA
- Wonder Room, Gallery 3, San Jose, CA
2018
- After Doomsday - Solo Exhibition, Mon Espace d'Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Fellowship
Oculus Launch Pad Program
2020 - 2021, CA
Hidden History of San Jose Japantown
2020 - 2021, San Jose, CA
Kaohsiung VR Film Lab Talent Workshop
2020, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Our VR proposal, A Cat's Quantum Adventure was selected in the final round.
Work Experience
Teaching Associate
2019 - 2021, San Jose State University, CA
- Teach ART 75: Introduction to Digital Video Art. Teach video art history, experimental films, Adobe Premiere Pro, TouchDesigner, Adobe Aero.
Graduate Assistant
2020 - 2021, Wall of Song Project, CA
- Designed Wall of Sonf Project website
- Planed virtual exhibition and 3D modeled virtual gallery using Blender and Adobe Premiere Pro
UI Design Intern
2019, Research Foundation, San Jose State University, CA
- Designed user interface and system structure for emergency alert system EAS
- Directed and edited EAS introduction video.
- Design brand identity for startup Smartris. Assisted the project manager in system structure and documentation.
UI Design Intern
2019, Naivea, Santa Clara, CA
- Designed UI and brand identity for instant message app, ChipChat.
- Assisted founder in Y-combinator startup application. Directed and edited app introduction video.
Curatorial Project
Curator
2020, Visatopia, SJSU Art 75 Group Virtual Show, Online
- Designed virtual gallery structure and website UI. Setup WebVR scene using A-frame and HTML.
Curator
2015, TEDxChungChengU Event: Inspire Your Soul, Chiayi, Taiwan
Stage Manager
2014, TEDxChungChengU Event: Dig More Story About Chiayi, Chiayi, Taiwan
Press
2019, Last Magazine X Cadre Media Lab, Issue 4
2020, Content Magazine, Issue 13.2 Sight and Sound "Cultural Art Project: Hidden Histories Japantown"
Award & Official Selection
Short Film, The Nation, 2020
I worked as an composer for the ending song, Consume, in short film The Nation (Directed by Davis Chang)
Short Film, Anything But Truth, 2015
I worked as an production designer in short film, Anything But Truth (Directed by Joey Li)
- 2016, Best Film, 41st Media Art Award, New Taipei, Taiwan
- 2016, Official Selection, Youth Film Festival, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 2016, Official Selection, 14th International Student Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
- 2015, Best Film, 5th Macau International Micro-movie Festival, Macau, China
Relevant Skills
Languages
🇹🇼 Mandarin (fl) & Taiwanese (fl) · 🇺🇸 English (adv)
Computer skills
Adobe illustrator · Photoshop · Lightroom · Premiere Pro · TouchDesigner · Blender · Ableton Live ·
HTML & CSS
Professional Skills
Visual Art · Graphic design · UI design · Digital photography · Video Production & Editing · Event Planning