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THERESIA ZHANG
b.2000 Beijing, China
Lives and works in New York, NY
Education
2023-2025 MFA, New York Academy of Art
2020-2023 Bachelor of Illustration, Painting Minor, Maryland Institute College of Art
2019-2020 Transferred, Bachelor of Illustration Parsons School of Design
Teaching
2023 Teaching Assistant, New York Academy of Art
2023 Teaching Assistant, Maryland Institute College of Art
2021 Art Teacher, Embassy of People’s Republic of China
Solo Projects
2023 CoCoonium-Trip to the Lucid Dream at Piano Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2023 Year of Dragon-Lunar New Year Special Page with Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC
2023 Society of Illustrators Gallery 2023, New York, New York
2022 Year of Rabbit-Lunar New Year Special Page with Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC
2021 Speed with The Preakness Stakes, Baltimore, MD
2021 Year of Tiger-Lunar New Year Special Page with Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC
Group Exhibitions/Fairs
2024 NYC Feminist Zine Fair, New York, NY
2024 Tribeca Ball at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2023 Deck The Wall at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2023 Daily Rituals at New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2023 The Original Characters at Comiga Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2023 AAAAH! Art Market, New York, NY
2023 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2023 The Madison Mansion at Madison Mansion, Baltimore, MD
2021 The Feat. 2021 Exhibition at JingjingYing Studio, Shanghai, China
Awards
2023 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition Award
2023 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition Award (Double awards)
2023 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition Award
2023 Inaugural Championship of Preakness Stakes 147, The Art of Racing
2022-2023 MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, Merit Award
2021-2022 MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, Merit Award
2020-2021 MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, Merit Award
2019-2020 Parsons School of Design Academic Excellence Scholarship, Merit Award
2019 Honor Award of Scholastic Art & Writing Competition
2019 Honor Award of Scholastic Art & Writing Competition (Double Award)
2017 First Place of Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Landscape Category
Articles and Reviews
2022 “Theresia Zhang Wins Inaugural ‘The Art of Racing’ Competition Run by Preakness Stakes, Mica.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 25 Mar. 2022.
2022 Broderick, Kelly. “A Race to the Finish Line with One Artist Winning by a Nose.” WMAR 2 News Baltimore, WMAR 2 News Baltimore, 25 Mar. 2022.
2022 Maryland Jockey Club/MICA, Bloodhorse. “Zhang Wins the Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest.” BloodHorse.Com, BloodHorse, 25 Mar. 2022.
2022 “Theresia Zhang Wins the Art of Racing Preakness Art Contest.” Past The Wire, 26 Mar. 2022.
2022 “Art of Racing Winner Named * The Racing Biz.” The Racing Biz, 25 Mar. 2022.
2022 Gunts, Ed. “Artwork Called ‘Speed’ Wins the ‘Art of Racing’ Competition Launched This Year as a Lead up to the Preakness.” Baltimore Fishbowl, 11 Aug. 2022.
2022 Parker, Kevin. “Artwork ‘speed’ Wins the ‘Art of Racing’ Competition Launched as a Lead up to the Preakness.” Citybiz, 27 Mar. 2022.
2022 Preakness Art Competition Returns for Second Year - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Print Publications
2023 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Collection 2023