Yanwen Chen

Experience

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  Guangdong Museum of Art (GDMoA)

  Jan 2013 - May 2014

  Curatorial Assistant

  Assisted with over six exhibitions set up in event spaces, helped display art pieces to be aesthetically pleasing and well-lit for best viewing.Participated in the1st Asia Biennial and the 5th Guangzhou Triennial preliminary preparation and planning of the exhibition.Responsible for calibration and publication of artist's album.Tracked attendance, supervised volunteers, and greeted guests at museum events and conferences.

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  Memorial Hall of LingNan School of Painting

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Curatorial Assistant

  Confirmed event schedules with artists, vendors, clients, and visitors.Participated in the project of collecting and arranging the materials of modern Chinese artists (19th to 20th century)

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  The 4th ART Canton · International and Collection Fair

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

  Exposition Assistant

  Participated in art fairs and special events to study the relationship between an artist's work and art dealers' market transactions.Responsible for following up with specific merchants, assisting merchants to communicate with customers, and attracting potential customers for merchants.

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  Guangdong Flower City Art Museum

  May 2015 - Sept 2015

  Exhibition Curator

  Conducted promotions via social media, email and to encourage museum attendance.Organized and carried out youth art painting appreciation enlightenment education activities and lectures to improve the young and new generation's artistic creation ability.Curated a series of exhibitions for young artists to bring more outstanding artists into the market and audience.

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  Guangdong Finance and Economics Vocational School

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2017

  Instructor, Head Teacher

  Taught Fundamentals of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Brand Packaging Design. Served more than 10 classes and 400 students.Used a new teaching method, and trained students to study while playing, perfect reflections from students.Increase students’ motivation of learning using the game-based learning methods.With strong responsibility, guided students to achieve awards as a class teacher.Maintained daily WeChat Official Account of School with creative ideas, increased more than 800 followers. Show less

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  Urban Resilience.AI Lab at TAMU

  Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  Data Visualization & Graphic Design Researcher

  Created 7 different UI themes and finished other assignments and tasks for the Urban Resilience. AI Lab at TAMU

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  Texas A&M University

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Aggie Research Program (ARP) STEM Research Leader

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Teaching as Research (TAR) Fellow

    May 2023 - now

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2022 - now
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  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  LIVE Lab

  Sept 2022 - now

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  Academy for Future Faculty - Texas A&M University

  May 2023 - now

  Executive Committee
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  Texas A&M Career Center

  Sept 2023 - now

  Aggie Career Team ACT - Committee