Updated Oct. 2024
Education
2021-2025 PhD
University of Georgia-Athens (UGA), USA. Art Education.
Research focus: non-Western art pedagogy, material culture, intercultural studies, community-based art education, Eco-art
2017-2020 MFA
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. Art History.
2010-2014 BA
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. Ceramic Art & Design.
2013-2014
Alfred University, USA. Visiting scholar.
Awards & Funding
2024
Runner-up Prize, 4’33” Research Competition in the Arts, UGA
2024
Graduate Research Award, Willson Center for Humanities and Art, UGA
2024
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Art Competition, 1st Prize
2022
Arts Collaborative Mini Grant, University of Georgia
2022, 2023
Graduate School Travel Fund, University of Georgia
2017-2019
Graduate Scholarship, Central Academy of Fine Arts
2014
The Chinese Dream Writing Award, 3rd Prize
Publication
2024
Jiayi Guo. Research on Exam-oriented Art Education. In prep.
2024
Jiayi Guo, Haolin Zeng. Ants pave the way to connect art, science, and natural world. In review.
Teaching
2024-2025
Instructor, ARTS 2100 Strategic Visual Thinking
2021-2023
Teaching Assistant, ARTS 2000 Art Appreciation; ARTS 2050s Culture Diversity in American Art (Held writing workshop on academic paper writing and reference format)
2017-2021
Founder and Instructor, Guo Art History Studio, Beijing (Helped students understand East Asian ancient art, modern art, and contemporary art for their preparation for art college entrance exams; organize art and literature-related activities to enrich artistic thinking beyond exam preparation; taught courses on classic literature and their connation with art)
2017-2019
Instructor and Researcher, Higher Education Involvement in Elementry School Education held by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission (Researched and developed curriculum, taught traditional culture, creative art and art appreciation for public elementry schools)
Presentations
2024
Taking Ge Wu into the Art Classroom: Education through the Investigation of Things Nature, Wilderness and Civilization Research Center, Suzhou, China
2024
Learning from ants: Socio-bio-art as an interdisciplinary approach. National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN
2023
Fortress Besieged: Chinese Art College Entrance Examination. Art Education Research Institute symposium, University of Arizona
2023
Intercultural dialogue: Research on Chinese Ceramic Art Education. Art and Education for Social Justice Symposium, Florida State University
2022
The way from inside out: research on Chinese ceramic art education. Art Education Research Institute symposium, University of Georgia
Work & Internship
2020-2021
Intern-Research Assistant, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Educational Disciplines Assessment System of Chinese Higher Art Education (Help with establishing the standards of quality assessment of art colleges and universities in China)
2019
Intern-Assistant Curator, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2018
Intern-Assistant Curator, Forms as Thoughts: New Star Art Award, Nanjing, China
2017
Intern-Assistant Curator, Wuhan Ink Art Biennale-Pursuit by Ink, Wuhan, China
2015-2016
Course Development Consultant, Big Dipper Art Center, Beijing, China (Researched and developed art courses on the histories of Chinese and Western paintings, incorporating appreciation methods to enhance understanding of historical art creation to expand public appreciation of beauty in art; Organized community art activities including ceramic production, painting and lectures of art history)
2014-2015
Editor, Yi Dian Auction, Beijing, China (Interviewed artists and collectors; wrote art-related news posts)
Skills
Language
Mandarin (native), English (proficient)
Arts
Ceramic producting (throwing, casting, glazing, under glaze painting, gas/electronic kiln firing), sketching, oil painting, ink art, video art
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