Personal Description
Born in 1963 in Taipei, Taiwan. Jun-Jieh Wang gratuated from the Department of Visual Communication of the HdK Art Academy in Berlin in 1984. He received the Hsiung-Shih New Artists Award. Around that time, he began working with video and installation and became one of the pioneers of video art in Taiwan. He has participated in several major exhibitions since 1997, including the 47th Venice Biennale and the Asia Pacific Triennial in Queenstand, Australia. In 2000, Jun-Jieh Wang was selected by the prestigious Japanese art magazine "Bijutsu Techo" as one of the "100 notable artists in 2000". In 2002, Wang was the subject of Japan's NHK documentary " Asian Who's Who", which was aired on NHK's global channel. JunJieh Wang's work as curator and exhibition designer included : "Faces of the Time" (National Palace Museum, 2002), "ABSOLUT IN TAIPEI" (Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2002) and "Navigator : Digital Art in the Making (National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2004). Jun-Jieh Wang now lives and works in Taipei. He also teaches at the graduate school of applied arts at National Chiao Tung University and the graduate schoool of arts and technology at Taipei National University of the Arts.
Extended Information
【Important Exhibition/Performance/Announcement】
Type(Individual/ Joint),Year,Name of Exhibition,Works Title,Place,Supervisor/Organizer
‧ 2005, 'Vision and Beyond – The 1st NCAF Tech-Art Tour Exhibition', "Microbiology Association - State of Affairs Plan II", Hong-Gah Museum & National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
‧ 2004, 'CO4 Taiwan Avant-grafe Documenta II - Lost Words', Hong-Gah Museum, Taiwan
‧ 1999, Asian Art Triennale, Fukuoka, Japan
‧ 1999, Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland, Australia
‧ 1998, 'New Chinese Art Exhibition', P.S.1, USA
‧ 1997, 47th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
‧ 1997, 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, South Africa
‧ 1997, 'Cities on the Move', Vienna Secession, Austria
【Educational Background】
Year,Country,School,Major
‧ 1995, Germany, Hochschule der Kunste, Department of Visual Communication
‧ 1989, Taiwan, Chinese Culture University, Department of Fine Arts
【Experience】
Beginning Date/End Date,Department,Professional Title
‧ present, Graduate School of applied arts of National Chiao tung University, Lecturer
‧ present, Department of Commercial Design of Chung Yuan Christian University, Lecturer
‧ present, Graduate School of arts and technology of Taipei National University of the Arts, Lecturer
‧ 1984 - 1989, Art director
【Prize Record】
Year,Award,Item,Grade,Title of Works
‧ 1994, Berlin Television Tower Award, "Little Mutton Dumplings for the Thirteenth Day"
‧ 1984, Hsiung-Shih New Artist Award
【Curatorial Experiences】
Year,Name of Exhibition,Place,Supervisor/Organizer
‧ 2004, 'Navigator: Digital Art in the Making', National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
‧ 2002, 'Faces of the Time', National Palace Museum, Taiwan
‧ 2002, 'Absolut in Taipei' (Absolut Vodka), Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan