Chi - Irena Wong
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Gallery Affiliation
2020 - 2023 Harris Stanton Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 44113
Public Art Projects
2023 Mooncat Boba Cafe Logo Design, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland AsiaTown Festival, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
AsiaTown Community Open House Piano Reveal Event, AsiaTown Center, Cleveland, OH
Lunar New Year, MidTown Cleveland and AsiaTown Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2022 Akron On Deck II: Pav’s Creamery, Art x Love, Akron, OH
100th Anniversary Library Cards, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH
AsiaTown Artbox, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH
AsiaTown Cleveland Mural, AsiaTown Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2021 Vaccine Victory, ASIA and ICHC, Cleveland, OH
Back in My Day Illustration, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Grand Piano Pursuit, Cleveland Metroparks, Piano Cleveland, Parma, OH
2020 Michael A. Ries Ice Rink Painting, Parma, OH
Waterloo Green Palette Rain Barrel Project, Waterloo Art District, Cleveland, OH
Safety Campaign, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2019 Michael A. Ries Ice Rink mural, Parma, OH
Cleveland Humanities Festival, Case Western Reserve University Commission, Uptown District, Cleveland, OH
2018 Simply Snailing Away, Case Western Reserve University Commission, Uptown District, Cleveland, OH
Group Exhibition
2023 Finding Identity: Heritage as Inspiration Exhibition, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
2022 AsiaTown ArtBox Exhibition, Cleveland Public Libary, Cleveland, OH
2021 “A Summer Fling”, Summa Summer Exhibition, Summa Health, Akron, OH
Alumni Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Cleveland, OH, 3rd Place
SPACES Member’s Exhibition Show, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2020 Student Independent Exhibition (SIE), Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Cleveland, OH
2019 What’s Hidden in the Grass?, Bostwick Design Art Initiative, Cleveland, OH
2018 Magnify, RAW Natural Born Artists, Cleveland, OH
Eat My Hat(e), H Space, Cleveland, OH
2017 Progressive Show, Westlake, OH
Collection
2020 Rollarway, Healing Arts Collection, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44303
Professional Art Experience
2020-present Art House Inc., Cleveland, OH
2020 Sarah Kabot, Artist Studio, Cleveland, OH
Internships
2019 Marketing Intern, Museum of Contemporary Art (moCa), Studio Institute, Cleveland, OH
Intern, WONGFACE Design and Illustration, Cleveland, OH
2018 Studio Intern, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
Lectures and Presentations
2023 Geek Fest, Akron-Sumit Country Public Library, Akron, OH
Spring Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2022 Fall Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Spring Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2021 Virtual Artist Talk: Season Pass Members’ Exhibition 2021, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
Spring Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Fall Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2020 Professional Practice Alumni Panel. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2019 Creativity’s Work Presentation, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Workshop Teaching Experience
2023 Fall 2023 Drawing Cartoon Class, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Fall 2023 Stop Motion Animation Project, Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Cleveland, OH
Summer Anime Drawing Art Camp, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Summer Watercolor Art Camp, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Summer Camp Mural Class, Maple Heights High School, Maple Heights, OH
Summer 2023 Adult Watercolor Class, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Family Open Studio, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Art School Art Class, Campus International High School, Cleveland, OH
Kindergarden Art Class, Old Brooklyn Community Elementary & Middle School, Cleveland, OH
Spring 2023 Drawing Cartoon & Anime Class, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Afterschool Art Class, Wilbur Wright Elementary School, Cleveland, OH
Drawing Class, Orange Community Education & Recreation, Cleveland, OH
2022 Virtual Anime Class Camp, Art House Camp, Cleveland, OH
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, Family Open Studio, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Urban Bright Summer Camp, Near West Intergenerational, Cleveland, OH
Big Read Workshop, South Brooklyn Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Urban Bright After School Program, Luis Munoz Marin School, Cleveland, OH
After School Art Program, Cudell Rec. Center, Cleveland, OH
Virtual Family Open Studio, Art House, Cleveland, OH
2021 Chinese Watercolor Class, Family Open Studio, Art House, Cleveland, OH
Stop Motion Animation, Urban Bright, Denison Elementary School, Cleveland, OH
Art House Art Camp, Art House Camp, Cleveland, OH
Art House Art Camp, Virtual Art Class, Cleveland, OH
Robinson G. Jones Elementary School, Virtual Art Class, Cleveland, OH
2020 Private Weekly Tutor, Virtual Zoom Class, Cleveland, OH
Drawing Workshop, West Side Catholic Center, Cleveland, OH, 44113
2016 Drawing & Origami Workshop, Brook Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brook Park, OH, 44142
2015 Drawing & Origami Workshop, Brook Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brook Park, OH, 44142
Awards
2020 SPACES Artist Grant, Cleveland, OH, 44113
The Helen Green Perry Memorial Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art Traveling Scholarship, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art Board Honorable Mention at Student Independent Exhibition (SIE), Cleveland, OH
2019 Parma City Council Resolution, Parma, OH
Proclamation by Parma Mayor, Parma, OH
Outstanding Citizen Award, Parma, OH
Certificate of Congratulations by Parma Treasurer, Parma, OH
Certificate of Congratulations by Parma Auditor, Parma, OH
Senatorial Citation, OH
Sybil J. Gould ‘31 Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2018 Sybil J. Gould ‘31 Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2017 Women’s Art Club of Cleveland Scholarship, Cleveland, OH
2016 Berea Arts Fest Scholarship, Berea, OH
Media
2023 https://open.spotify.com/show/4GNFCfPhczdAfl2nn3LnlR?si=c2cb54d4656a4eb7&nd=1
2021 How To Support Asian American Visual Artist In Cleveland, Ideastream Public Media, Cleveland, OH, May 26th
https://www.ideastream.org/news/how-to-support-asian-american-women-visual-artists
Painting the town: Waterloo Arts Launches Green Palette Community Art Project,
FreshWater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH January 6, 2021
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/TheGreenPalette010621.aspx?
2020 Chi-Irena Wong, Summa Health, Akron, OH, November 25th, 2020 https://auth.summahealth.org/art/wong
Final Studies: Chi Wong, Akron Art Museum, Medium, Akron, OH, July 12, 2020
https://medium.com/@AkronArtMuseum/final-studies-chi-wong-58b43a7d5b30
Akron Art Museum, Instagram, Akron, OH, July 12, 2020,
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjZEhIAAPz/
Cleveland Institute of Art, Facebook, Cleveland, OH, May 8, 2020
2020 BFA Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
https://www.cia.edu/student-life/career-center/for-employers/2020-bfa
74th Student Independent Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
https://www.cia.edu/events/2020/02/74th-student-independent-exhibition
2019 Cleveland Institute of Art, Facebook, Cleveland, OH, December 18, 2019
Cleveland Institute of Art, Facebook, Cleveland, OH, November 7, 2019,
Parma Mayor And City Council Members Recognize Standout Citizens, City of Parma, Parma, OH, November 1, 2019
City of Parma, Facebook, Parma, OH, October 2, 2020
Brook Park student paints Mural at Ries Ice Rink, Sun Post, Cleveland,
OH, October 31, 2019, https://www.cleveland.com/community/2019/10/brook-park-art-student-paints-skating-mural-at-michael-a-ries-ice-rink-in-parma.html