YAO WANG

Photographer

yawang23@student.scad.edu

1 (912)-508-9813

yaowangphoto.com

EDUCATION

M.F.A (Candidate) in Photography

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA | 2016-Present

Estimated Graduation Time: Spring, 2019 | GPA 3.9 | SCAD Graduate Fellowship

B.F.A in Photography

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA | 2013-2016

Academic & Artistic Honors Scholarship | GPA 3.74 | MAGNA CUM LAUDE

B.E in Pharmaceutical Engineering

Shenyang University of Chemical Technology

Shenyang, China | 2005-2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

Studio & Lad Monitor in Photography Department

Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, Fall 2016-Present

Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot studio equipment including cameras, strobes, large format printers and accessories

Prepare chemicals for darkroom

Technical Assistant to Professor Zig Jackson

Savannah, GA, 2016-Present

Print Zig Jackson’s work | Digital Image Postproduction | Repair Damaged Photographs |

Assistant to the General Manager   

Mingdu Metal Co., Ltd, Anshan, China, February, 2010 - November, 2011

Supervised daily document processing and manage office

INTERNSHIP

Photography Teacher

St. Vincent Academy, Savannah, GA, August, 2017-Janunary, 2018

Teach contemporary photography concept and technique

Sales Representative

Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research Co., Ltd,Tianjin, China, June-October,2009                

Assisted the sales team both at the office and in the field

Made sales calls and helped acquire new clients

EXHIBITION

2018 Possibilités, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA

2018 Familiar and Unfamiliar, Oglethorpe Gallery, Savannah, GA

2017 DeFineArt, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA

2013 SCAD Foundations Honors Show, Wallin Hall, Savannah, GA           

SKILLS

Digital & Film Photography Technics Specialize in

Fashion | Studio | Documentary | Photojournalism | Portrait | Product | Landscape

Equipment Operation Capability

Canon DSLR System | SONY Mirrorless Digital Camera System | Studio Tethering Capture |

Phase One & Hasselblad Medium Format Digital Camera System | Profoto Studio Strobe System |

Epson Large Format Printer System

Postproduction

Digital image Editing/Retouching | Digital Film Restoration | Black & White Negative Processing | Digital Inkjet Print |

Traditional Darkroom Print | Palladium & Platinum Print | Cyanotype Print

Software

Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Lightroom | Adobe Premiere Pro| Adobe Bridge | Adobe Dreamweaver | Capture One Pro |

Hasselblad Phocus | Hasselblad FlexColor |Image Print by ColorByte

AWARDS/HONORS

SCAD Graduate Fellowship Savannah College of Art and Design 2016- Present

Academic & Artistic Honors Scholarship Savannah College of Art and Design 2013-2016

LANGUAGES   

Mandarin, English