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Cecilia CHUAN JIANG

Email: ccincecilia624@gmail.com
Website: https://9iangcc.com/

Cecilia CHUAN JIANG is a UK-based visual artist, animation director, and creative technology researcher currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh.

Her practice explores the intersection of animation, AI, interaction design, urban memory, migration, and feminist digital environments. Combining moving image, speculative storytelling, immersive installation, and interactive systems, her work investigates how emotional experiences can be visualised through responsive cities, animated archives, and participatory digital spaces.

Alongside her artistic practice, CJ is developing research projects involving VR/AR installations, AI-assisted generative systems, migration mapping, and interactive audience-responsive environments.

She is also a collaborating artist with No.600 Gallery at the Shanghai Mental Health Center, where her ongoing interests include art therapy, emotional archives, and the relationship between mental wellbeing and immersive visual experiences.

Her works have been exhibited internationally across China, the United States, the UK, Italy, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
in Animation & Interactive Technology
University of Edinburgh, UK

September 2024 - Present

Master of Science (MSc)
in Film Curation
University of Glasgow, UK

September 2022 - December 2023

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
in Game Art
University of Southern California, US

September 2018 - June 2022

Experience

Researcher
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh, UK
Developing interdisciplinary projects across animation, AI-assisted visual systems, interactive media, and immersive installations.

September 2024 - Present

Collaborating Artist
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Shanghai, China
Collaborating artist with No.600 Gallery at the Shanghai Mental Health Center, developing visual and immersive works exploring emotional memory, urban isolation, identity, and mental wellbeing.
Current interests include: • art therapy and emotional archives • participatory installation design • immersive visual environments • therapeutic and sensory storytelling

January 2025 - Present

Concept Artist & Key Visual Director
Mint Chinese Film Festival
Lake District, UK
Collaborated with Mint Chinese Film Festival across the 2024–2026 editions of MINT CFF and MINT on Tour, developing conceptual visual identities and motion works for festival programmes, exhibitions, and touring screenings. For the 2024 programme Women Hold Up Half the Sky, created hand-drawn and digitally painted visual works exploring themes of gender and cross-cultural identity. Led the artistic development of key visuals and opening promotional animations for the 2025 and 2026 festival programmes, working closely with curators and organisers to shape immersive and cinematic visual narratives across print, digital, and moving-image formats.

June 2024 - Present

Independent Animation Director
Self Employed
Directed and animated Yesterday Once More (2022), an award-winning short film exploring the impact of social media on reality and illusion. Developed short animations that blend storytelling with visual experimentation, focusing on themes of identity and cultural representation.

March 2020 - Present

Curation Assistant
Raindance Film Festival
Glasgow, UK
Supported film and moving image selection processes for the 2023 Raindance Film Festival.
Conducted critical viewing, qualitative assessment, and curatorial research focusing on: • first-time filmmakers • women directors • minority voices • experimental and independent cinema
Contributed analytical summaries and evaluation reports supporting curatorial decision-making and festival programming.

December 2022 - April 2023

Key Visual Designer
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Participated in the key visual design for the ASCO New Drug Launch Conference, developing sleek interface visuals and communication assets to enhance audience engagement, clarity, and accessibility across the event experience.

June 2021 - July 2021

Poster Artist
Mengniu Dairy × Chinese National Geography (CNG)
Collaborated with Mengniu Dairy and Chinese National Geography on the 2021 New Year poster series, integrating traditional cultural motifs with contemporary digital design strategies to create festive visual works around renewal, community, and cultural identity.

December 2020 - January 2021

Research Intern
Prudential Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
Participated in a finance-focused summer program covering global markets, insurance systems, and wealth management. Collaborated on financial research and case-based discussions in an international learning environment. Recognized as an Outstanding Researcher for analytical performance and program engagement.

June 2020 - September 2020

Skills

Creative Technology & Interactive Media

Creative Coding
Interactive Installation
Interactive Storytelling
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Interaction Design
Motion Tracking
Game Design
Real-Time Media
3D Visualization

Computational & Analytical Skills

Python
Data Analysis
Financial Analysis

Animation & Visual Development

2D Animation
Storyboarding
Illustration
Poster Design

Creative Direction & Curation

Keynote Design
Curatorial Projects
Film Festivals

Software & Technical Tools

TouchDesigner
Unity
Blender
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Animate
Procreate

Exhibitions, Talks & Conference Presentations

Exhibitions
(upcoming) Solo exhibitions, touring exhibitions in UK
Summer 2026

Free Youth: Youth Mental Health Charity Exhibition,
Han Hong Love Charity Foundation and Ant Foundation,
Alibaba Center,
Hangzhou, China,
April 11 - June 11, 2026

One Day - Charity Exhibition,
Tencent Foundation,
National Centre for the Performing Arts,
Beijing, China,
January 20, 2026

Heart Untangled: Youth Mental Health Art Exhibition (《心有千千解·青年心理艺术展》),
Healer Arts × Beijing Han Hong Love Charity Foundation,
Shenzhen Women & Children’s Building,
Shenzhen, China,
October 10 - October 24, 2025

Art of Healing: Invitational Exhibition,
All-China Women's Federation, Haipai Art Museum,
Shanghai, China,
September 19 - October 28, 2025

Broken Silence,
In Vitro Gallery, Summerhall,
Edinburgh, UK,
July 8-12, 2025

The Myriad Faces of Art,
hARTslane,
London, UK,
June 7-12, 2025

On Boarding Campus Touring Exhibition,
Shanghai Mental Health Center × Youth Light Public Welfare Program,
Shanghai / Beijing / Shenzhen / Wuxi, China,
May 2025

Mirarnos Desde el Este – V Festival de Videoartistas Chinas,
Centro Cultural de España,
Costa Rica & Mexico &Peru,
Across 2025

Emotional Universe (《情绪宇宙》),
No. 600’s Gallery,
Shanghai Mental Health Center,
Shanghai, China,
April 1-15, 2025

Reflections (《影映》) – A Mental Health Art Exhibition,
No. 600’s Gallery,
Shanghai Mental Health Center,
Shanghai, China,
January 1 - March 26, 2025

The 3rd Asian Art Biennale Parallel Exhibition: New Horizons—Nomination Exhibition of Young Contemporary Artists,
Red Cube,
Shenzhen, China,
December 22-28, 2024

Venice International Art Fair,
Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello,
Venice, Italy,
December 05-20, 2024

Woman Hold Up Half the Sky-Mint Chinese Film Festival,
Scotland, UK,
September 8 - October 26, 2024

Art-Collide "Fall Open Theme" competition Finalist Exhibition,
Online,
October 2024

Art On Loop Digital Exhibition,
Praxitelous 26 & The Factory
Athens, Greece & London, UK,
September 20-29, 2024

To See More Vanishing Woman,
Glasgow Female Film Festival,
Glasgow, UK,
May 2023

Little magazine Little Dreamer - Independent animation short film exhibition,
O·POWER,
Shenzhen, China,
November 12, 2022

Conference Presentations
(upcoming) DRS2026 PhD Hub,
Design Research Society,
Edinburgh, UK
June 2026

BAFTSS Annual Conference,
British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies,
Bournemouth, UK
April 2026

Talks
Guest Artist Talk, Women Hold Up Half the Sky Exhibition,
Mint Chinese Film Festival,
Edinburgh, UK,
October 11 & 12, 2024

Invited Panelist, Little magazine Little Dreamer - Independent animation short film exhibition.
O· POWER,
Shenzhen, China,
November 12, 2022

Awards

Excellence Award&Honor Collection, The 6th GSSP Gold Sunshine Prize International Art and Design Competition, China, 2025

Silver Award, The 8th Environmental Protection Art Creation Competition, US, 2025

Finalist, Art- Collide "Fall Open Theme" Competition, Online Exhibition, 2024

Finalist, Bluespace BEYOND BOUNDARIES International Art Competition, US, 2024

First Award, Japan Concept Art Design Award (日本コンセプトアートデザイン賞), Japan, 2022

Press

Artist Weekly
Between Noise and Intuition: The Visual Worlds of Jiang Chuan
Feature article by Joana Alarcão (Published by Joseph T.),
published May 21, 2025, United States.
The article examines Jiang Chuan’s visual language, recurring motifs, emotional structures, and her exploration of identity, media culture, and contemporary visual perception.

Artron Art News
Moments of Perception: Chuan Jiang’s Visual Language and Image Contemplation
Feature article by Chen Yaojie (Editor: Wenjiao, Hu), published May 6, 2025, Shenzhen, China.
The article discusses Chuan Jiang’s interdisciplinary practice across hand-drawing, watercolor, printmaking, acrylic, and digital processing, with a focus on perception, slowness, ambiguity, and image-based resistance within contemporary visual culture.

VoyageLA
Daily Inspiration: Meet Chuan Jiang
Profile interview, published January 20, 2025, Los Angeles, United States.
The interview introduces Chuan Jiang’s creative background, animation and mixed-media practice, and her exploration of identity, social transformation, urban space, and the relationship between technology and contemporary visual culture.

Art China
Information Control and Visual Resistance: The Artistic Expression of Chuan Jiang
Feature article by Chen Yaojie, published October 12, 2024, Beijing, China.
The article introduces Jiang’s animation and mixed-media practice, highlighting her works Yesterday Once More and the Noises series as critical reflections on social media, information overload, and the blurred boundaries between reality and illusion.

Collect Art
The Surreal World / Special Edition
Published in Volume 60, pages 27–30, December 30, 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia.
This feature interview explores Jiang’s surrealist visual language, creative process, and engagement with identity, cultural belonging, gender equality, and social-political issues through contemporary visual art.

Insights of an Eco Artist Magazine
Navigating the Noise: An Interview with Chuan Jiang on Art, Identity, and the Digital Age
Interview by Joana Alarcão, published November 4, 2024, Portugal.
Published as part of the magazine’s Art and Politics series, the interview focuses on Jiang’s creative journey, digital culture, sociopolitical narratives, and the role of visual art in addressing identity and information overload.

Last Updated May 10, 2026