Miao Zhao
E-mail address: designcatmiaow@gmail.com
Phone: +1 917-755-6174
Education: MFA, School of Visual Arts, Designer as Entrepreneur program
BFA, Beijing Normal University, School of Art and Communication
Member of AIGA
Work Experience:
- Graphic Designer----TrueFacet September 2015 - March 2016
- Graphic Designer----Effy jewelry May 2015 - August 2015
- Freelance graphic designer----Laird+partners April 2015 - May 2015
- Full-time freelancer----Atlantic Records June 2013 - June 2014
- Illustrator----Moving Mandarin Co., Ltd April 2011 - June 2011
- Translator----Michael Grecco Lighting and the Dramatic portrait 2010
- Poster and program designer----Tong Jun recital concert 2009
- Logo designer----Beijing College Student Film Festival 2008
- Freelance layout designer----Finger puppet book for children 2008
- Logo designer----China Sanxian music instrument seminar 2005
- Website designer----BNU Chinese Film History course website 2005
Awards and Honors:
- Merit Award from Graphis Design Annual 2015
- Special Merit from Figurative Art Exhibition 2014
- Honorable mention from 3X3 Illustration Annual No.11 student Show 2014
- Semi-Finalist (Motion) from Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2012
- Award of Merit from 2010 University Cartoon Competition on Environmental Protection 2010
- Finalist from International graphic competition Felicity project 2010
- Finalist from Designprozess Chinadeutschland 2008
- Finalist from M-idea Forever Art and design award 2007
- Second Prize from Singing Contest, Beijing Normal University 2007
Exhibition:
- “Universe, Architecture, dessert” exhibited in Food show at Local Project, New York, 2016
- “Universe, Architecture, dessert” exhibited in 12" x 12" Group Art Show at Roig Gallery, New Jersey, 2016
- “Universe, Architecture, dessert” exhibited in Light Box at No Pop Gallery, New Haven, 2016
- Works Those people’s lives, City impression, Mr.Van and Valentine Monkey are exhibited on the online gallery www.galleryfor.me 2014
- Inside Out, group exhibition, PH21 Gallery Szkéné Theatre H-1111 Budapest 2014
- Works Those people's lives, City impression and Mr.Van are exhibited on the online gallery www.gallree.com 2014
- Shadow and Light, group exhibition, at Black Box Gallery 2014
- HUE, group exhibition, at Darkroom Gallery 2014
- WONDER, group exhibition, at The Golden Thread Gallery 2014
- New Hope Art League 5th Annual Juried Art Show, at New Hope Gallery 2014
- AFTER DARK III - 2014 National Juried Exhibition
- 30 Rooms - Six Summit Gallery 2014
- Fact and Fantasy main exhibition - The Kiernan Gallery 2014
- 2014 Jax Juried Exhibition - The Jacksonville center for the Arts
- Hatched: New Ventures in Entrepreneurial Design, SVA Chelsea Gallery 2013
- Re Elect 2012, SVA main building, New York City 2012
- Greengaged China Workshop Exhibition from Icograda World Design Congress, China Central Academy of Fine Arts 2009
- Memorial Exhibition for 5.12 Wen Chuan earthquake, Beijing Normal University 2008
- Excellent Work Exhibition, Beijing Normal University 2007
Publication:
- Work John Lennon Chair featured in the book Playing with Graphic Style by Steven Heller 2014
- CD package design of Rio 2 Motion Picture Soundtrack 2014
- Album illustration of Brett Dennen's Live at Amoeba Music 2014
- Cover design for single "What Is Love" by Janelle Monáe
- Cover art for Atlantic Records Miami 2014
- Cover design for single "Keep On Keeping On (feat. Brendon Urie)" by Travie McCoy 2014
- Cover design for single "Love Alone Is Worth The Fight" by Switchfoot 2014
- Cover design for Atlantic Records group 2014 summer sampler
- Cover art for Alex Newell's single "Nobody To Love" 2014
- Logo of Travie McCoy 2014
- CD package design of Hedwig and the angry inch broadway musical 2014
- Works City impression and Awake are included in the Volume 8 of International Contemporary Artists art book 2014
- Inner booklet of Album Back Thar n' Over Yonder by Black Oak Arkansas 2013
- logo of Black Oak Arkansas 2013
- Cover art for single "First Day" by Walden 2013
- Work blueprint featured in the booklet of Maybach Music Group-Self Made Vol.3 2013
- Project GAMU featured in the iOS App Hatched 2013
- Work You are the leading role in your life featured in Grafik magazine #193 2011
- Translator, Michael Grecco Lighting and the Dramatic portrait 2010
Other Activities:
- Member of Ken Kitano Film Processing workshop in Beijing Three Shadows center 2010
- Member of Turkey water painting workshop, Beijing Normal University 2007
Interests
visual arts, audio-visualizing arts, skateboarding, Biking, Comedy