Biography
Dr. Yu Zhang (章聿) has a background in fine arts and design. In her Ph.D. research she investigates the theory and artistic practice of interactive technologies for public, large-scale installations. Over the past years, she has designed and researched interactive systems that respond to Everyday phenomena, environmental concerns, child-system interaction, online collaboration platforms, and uncertainty in data visualization. Yu has participated in various international Art Residencies of the last years, and her work has been exhibited at galleries, museums, and festivals worldwide. Besides, Yu’s teaching experience covers a broad range from traditional classrooms and workshops to design-led project-based learning activities. Her book “Coding Art”, co-authored with Mathias Funk, was published by Apress/Springer in 2021.
(CV upon request)
Contact
Email: yuzhang.nl@gmail.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/yuzhangishere
Tel: +31 639448742 (NL) / +86 15996224885 (CHN)
Recent Exhibitions
2023, IMPAKT FESTIVAL 2023, Utrecht, the Netherlands
2023, Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan
2023, Museum Hedendaagse Kunst De Domijnen, Sittard, the Netherlands
2023, Eindhoven Maker Faire, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2023, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
2023, Mozilla Festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2022, NORDICHI 2022 – DEMOS&INSTALLATIONS, Aarhus, Denmark
2022, Eindhoven Maker Faire, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2022, XPO, Stroinksbleekweg 2, Enschede, the Netherlands
2022, 18TH Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, Greece
2022, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany
2021-2022, 10 Years of Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China (virtual event)
2021-2022, Albert van Abbehuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2021, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2021, Steentjeskerk Church, Sint Antoniusstraat 5-7, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2021, Eindhoven Maker Faire, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2021, Portrait 2021, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2020, Internationales Digitalkunst Festival 2020, Stuttgart, Germany (virtual event)
2020, NORDICHI 2020 – DEMOS&INSTALLATIONS, Tallinn, Estonia (virtual event)
2020, POLATECH 1, Albert van Abbehuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2020, LA VITA DELL’ARTE, A60 Contemporary Art Space, Milano, Italy
2020, DIGITAL SPRING FESTIVAL 2020, Salzburg, Austria
2019, NIEUW EN MEER, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2019, Kulturhuset As, Oslo, Norway
2019, 3QUARTERS, Athens, Greece
Recent Residencies/Talks/Workshops/Lectures/Publications
2023, book “Coding Art: A Guide to Unlocking Your Creativity with the Processing Language and P5.Js in Four Simple Steps” (Second Edition). Apress. ISBN9781484297797
2023, grand award “Cultuur Eindhoven” for the art project “A Heard Space”
2023, grand award “European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists” for the group project “VOICES”
2023, residency at Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan
2023, Patchwork Watou Arts Festival, Poperinge, Belgium
2023, talk “Seriously Being That Furniture: Design Moments for Healing” at the congress “Non-machines: Playground of Perspectives”, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
2023, book “Coding Art: The Four Steps to Creative Programming with the Processing Language” (Japanese edition). BNN. ISBN978-4-8025-1275-6
2023, publication “STAND BY/ME” In Proceedings of 28th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), Paris, Frence, May 16-21, 2023
2023, social worker “Maker Festival Twente”, Tetem, Enschede, Netherlands
2023, grand award “Cultuur Eindhoven” for the design research project “May The Force Be With You”
2023, residency at CODE 2023
2023, talk “Data and Beyond Data” at NeMe Arts Centre, Limassol,
Cyprus, is part of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)-funded project: TOOLKIT OF CARE (TOC), CA21102.
2023, Development Weeks at Tetem, Enschede, Netherlands
2022, publication “KIDKIT: A System of Connected Components for Playful Exploration” In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2022 Nordic Human-Computer Interaction Conference (NordiCHI Adjunct ’22), https://doi.org/10.1145/3547522.3547712
2022, metioned article at Layers of Meaning, Lux Magazine
2022, residency at The Low Carbon Design Institute (virtual event)
2022, workshop “Coding Art towards Audiovisual Interaction“at 18TH Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, Greece
2022, talk “Designing with Interactive Technologies”, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University (virtual event)
2022, residency at Artist Residencies Enschede, Enschede, The Netherlands
2021, residency at 3rd Majhi International Art Residency, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2021, workshop “Data Visualization and Narratives” at 17TH Athens Digital Arts Festival, Greece (virtual event)
2021, masterclass “Data Visualization” at OF COURSE科技艺术教育中心, Shanghai, China
2021, workshop “Visulizating Algorithms” at OF International Art Summer Bootcamp 5th, Shanghai, China
2021, liveProject “Visualizing Algorithms” series. Manning Publications
2021, publication “Mediating Everyday Data Encounters with Mundane Video Vignetes” CHI EA ’21: Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems https://doi.org/10.1145/3411763.3443433
2021, workshop “Coding Art: Designing With Creative Coding Techniques” at Design Faculty, Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland (virtual event)
2021, talk “Interactive Technology, Creative Coding and Art Practice” at WUTRON Space, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China
2021, liveProject “Creative Coding with p5.js“. Manning Publications
2021, liveProject “Creative Coding with Processing“. Manning Publications
2021, residency at THE SWATCH ART PEACE HOTEL, Shanghai, China
2020, residency “Occupy Baltan” at Baltan Laboratories, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2020, book launch “CODING ART” at mu_hybrid_art_house, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (postponed)
2020, book “Coding Art: The Four Steps to Creative Programming with the Processing Language “. Apress. Order from Amazon
2020, residency at Albert van Abbehuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
2020, publication “I Wanna Rotate 5427.89 Miles” in proceedings of the 11th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Shaping Experiences, Shaping Society (NordiCHI ’20) https://doi.org/10.1145/3419249.3420077
2020, workshop “Coding Art-from Idea to Visuals” at 16TH Athens Digital Arts Festival, Greece (virtual event)
2020, talk “Interactive Technology and Artist Expression” at Renovator 2020, China (virtual event)
2019, talk “Art, Design and Technology” at Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
2019, lectures “Creative Coding” and “Interaction Design” at Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
2019, talk “Coding Art” at Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
2019, residency at Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
2019, talks “Technology and Performance as a Medium for Art Creativity” and “Project I WANNA” at NIEUW EN MEER, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2019, residency at A.I.R. NIEUW EN MEER, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2019, talk “Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Art” at Kulturhuset As, Olso, Norway
2019, talk “Chinese Symbolism in Art Creation” at 3QUARTERS, Athens, Greece
2019, residency at FaveLAB, Athens, Greece