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)