Hi, I’m Suirun(Siri) Zhao

Suirun(Siri) Zhao is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in a wide range of areas associated with mixed-media installation, web development, digital arts, machine learning, UI/UX, and VR/AR. He was born and grew up in China, and is currently based in New York and Hong Kong.

Suirun holds an MFA degree at Pratt Institute, an MA degree in Interactive Media Arts at NYU Tisch, and a BE in Food Quality at NJAU. He worked as a Product Designer at Airwallex, Shanghai. Siri used to study scientific knowledge about food science for his undergrad and published food safety paper on salmonella in the Chinese core journals.

EXHIBITIONS

2023, NEW WORKS: Interactive Arts (Art & Technology), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

2023, Instance Show, Qingchi Gallery, Shanghai, China

2023, IMA Low Res Thesis Show, NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China

2023, NYU IMA Low Res Group Show, Weise7 Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2022, Interactive Installation Show, DDA, Pratt Institute, New York, USA

2021, Hello, World!, Pratt Institute, New York, USA

2021, REVOLT, Pratt Institute, New York, USA

EDUCATION

New York University, NY, USA
MA IMA Low Residency Program July 2022 ~ Sep 2023

Pratt Institute, NY, USA
MFA Interactive Arts August 2021 - May 2024

Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
BEng Food Science Sep 2016 - June 2020

TEACHING

2023, TouchDesigner Surfing Fly-By Series, IMA Low Res NYU, New York

2023, Intro to TouchDesigner Workshop Series, 副本Instance, Shanghai

AWARD

2023, Pratt Institute Graduate Student Engagement Fund

2022, TSOA Graduate Scholarship(NYU)

2020, The National Key Research and Development Program of China

2019, College Scholarship(NJAU)