Kent State University, Advanced Photography Course, Fall 2022


陈毅 
Yiyun Chen -- live and work in Cleveland and Columbus
Instagram -- yyyycccc4444
Etsy -- dimsumpress
Email -- yiyun@yiyunchen.com


Bio
Yiyun Chen is a Cleveland-based artist whose photographic and photobooks have been exhibited in Wausau MOCA, Zanesville Museum of Art, Ohio University, Indiana University Kokomo, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cuyahoga Community College, Lakeland Community College, San Joaquin Delta College, Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver, Ann Arbor Art Center, Gallery 263 in Cambridge, Cleveland Print Room, Heights Arts Gallery, FAVA Gallery, PH21 gallery in Hungary, and Loosen Art Gallery in Italy, etc. Chen’s works could also be seen as part of the collections in Cleveland Art Association, Mandel Foundation, Rochester Institute of Technology and Cleveland State University.

Education
2018 -- MFA, Photography and Related Media, Rochester Institute of Technology
2015 -- Post-Bacc, Photography and Video, Cleveland Institute of Art 
2015 -- BA, Studio Art Photography, Cleveland State University 

Exhibitions(Selected)
2023 -- Tri-C Creative Arts Faculty Exhibition, Gallery East, Highland Hills, OH 
2023 -- Group Show, Heights Arts, Cleveland, OH
2023 -- Biennial National Photography,Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH  
2023 -- Image as Object, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2022 -- Faculty Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2022 and 2023 -- Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH 
2022 -- Impagination, Heights Arts, Cleveland, OH
2022-- The 76th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
2022 -- Sharing Space, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2022 -- Tip of the Tongue, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2021 -- Asian American Art Exhibit, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH
2021 -- Reimagining Hope, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2021 -- Vividness, Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, IN
2021 -- Distinguished Alumni Exhibition, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2019 -- BOUND Art Book + Zine Fair, MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2018 -- Terra Incognita, MFA Thesis Exhibition, William Harris Gallery, Rochester, NY
2017 -- National Juried Art Exhibition, Wausau MOCA, Wausau, WI
2017 -- LoosenArt Collective, LoosenArt Gallery, Rome, Italy
2017 -- TURN UP II: The Alma Mater Edition, Popeye Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2016 -- SPAS Honors Show, William Harris Gallery, Rochester, NY
2016 -- MFA Work Share, William Harris Gallery, Rochester, NY
2016 -- CO-LAB, Gallery R, Rochester, NY
2017 -- The Same But Different, New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY
2016 -- The self(ie) and the other: portraiture, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2014 and 2015 -- Merit Scholar Exhibition, The Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, OH
2013 to 2015 -- The Student Art Show, The Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, OH
2012 to 2015-- The 21st People’s Art Show, The Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, OH
2014 -- Western Reserve Photo Competition, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland, OH
2013 -- Spotlight: Emerging Photographers, Cleveland Print Room, Cleveland, OH
2012 -- Street Photography, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

Grants and Fellowships (Selected)
2021 -- Besse Excellence in Teaching Award, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH
2021 -- Best of Show, Asian American Art Exhibit, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH
2020 -- Emergency Relief Grant, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
2017 and 2018 -- William A. Reedy Endowed Scholarship, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2016 to 2018 -- Theodore Chapman Graduate Scholarship, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2016 and 2017 -- Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, CA
2016 -- Third Place Winner, The Same But Different, New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY
2015 -- Full Scholarship, CSU-CIA Post-Bacc Program, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2015 -- Honorable Mention, The 44th Student Art Show, The Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, OH
2015 -- Honorable Mention, The 35th Annual Best of College Photography, Santa Barbara, CA
2013 and 2014 -- Visual Art Merit Scholarship, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2011 to 2015 -- Radiance Scholarship, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2010 -- Mayor Frank G. Jackson Scholarship, Cleveland City Hall, Cleveland, OH

Collections
Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, OH
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Mandel Foundation, Cleveland OH
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

Artist Talks and Presentations
2019 -- Photo II/III, Department of Art and Design, Cleveland State University
2018 -- Photobook and Installation, Advanced Digital Projects, Cleveland Institute of Art

Professional and Teaching Experience
Kent State University
Cuyahoga Community College
Lakeland Community College
Cleveland Institute of Art
Rochester Institute of Technology
Center For Arts-Inspired Learning
William Harris Gallery
Fast Ashleys Studio
Velley Magazine
Insidebusiness Magazine
Lorain County’s Magazine
Cleveland Magazine
Capa Magazine

Professional Memberships
Chinese American Art Faculty Association, Wayne, NJ
Spaces, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
George Eastman Museum of Art, Rochester, NY
Graduate Photography Association, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY