Shihan Zhang
04/5.28
email:zhangshihan2026@163.com
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Sept.2022-Jul.2026
- Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), China
· GPA: 86.89/100
· 2024-2025 China National Scholarship
- Sept.2016-Jul.2022
- The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University Experimental School
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
1. Mar.2025-May.2025 | Exhibition Intern, Beijing Dangdai Art Affair
- Coordinated with domestic and international artists and galleries’ representatives on exhibition booth requirements and artwork presentation details.
- Assisted with on-site setup of indoor and outdoor installations for the public art section.
- Coordinated construction schedules, ensuring the successful installation of 23 large-scale artworks.
2. Dec.2024-Feb.2025 | Exhibition Intern, 798CUBE
- Supported the full-cycle execution of the 798 Art & Technology Biennale 2025 exhibition: SYMPTOMATICA|HORIZON.
- Liaised with the Korean curatorial team Vestige and over 20 domestic and international artists for visual effect requirements.
- Supervised transportation, installation, debugging, and setup of 24 artworks, ensuring timely completion.
- Assisted in exhibition layout planning and coordination with the construction team.
- Conducted guest reception and independently led five exhibition tours.
3. Jul. 2023-Aug. 2023 | AI Design Intern, La Passion (Beijing) International Culture & Media Co., Ltd.
- AIGC Visual Design: Developed AIGC-based visual designs, defining project visual styles and generating refined images using Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and ComfyUI.
- Digital Character Training & Lip-Sync Optimization: Created and trained digital characters, improving lip-sync accuracy through multiple training iterations, collecting datasets, and building workflows.
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AI Interactive Design (National-Level Projects): Participated in five national-level projects, contributing to AI-driven interactive design development.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1.Oct.2024-Nov.2025 | China International College Students’ Innovation Competition
Supervisor: Zhen LI, Director, Public Art and Space Design Studio, School of City Design, CAFA
- Leveraged emerging technologies including AR and interactive web design, integrating them with physical picture books and products to transform hand-drawn Jingtailan heritage stories into a more immersive cultural experience.
- Led a cross-disciplinary team in the China International College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, managing end-to-end planning and execution of a digital-physical project on Xinjiang cloisonne enamel.
- The project was successfully approved and established as an outstanding project.
2. Feb.2025-Sep.2025 | Shenzhen Metro Public Art Project (Selected & Implemented)
Supervisor: Zhen LI, Director, Public Art and Space Design Studio, School of City Design, CAFA
- The Guangmingcheng Station project, which I was responsible for, was finally selected and implemented, encompassing the full process, including form design, 3D modeling, and on-site realization.
- Conducted research on the characteristics of various Shenzhen Metro stations and proposed multiple conceptual design plans.
- Developed visual presentations and renderings for each proposal, focusing on site-specific public art integration.
3. Apr.2025 | Shanghai East Hub Public Art Project
Supervisor: Zhong WANG, Former Dean and Doctoral Advisor, School of City Design, CAFA
- Conducted in-depth research on Shanghai’s local cultural phenomenon, synthesizing findings into conceptual strategies for public art integration.
- Developed a comprehensive cultural research report and public art proposal, followed by detailed 3D modeling and visual renderings.
4. Independent Learning
Completed Coursera courses and earned honors certificates in UX & Service Design, Extended Reality, Programming, Management, Modern Art, and Psychology.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & AWARD
- 2024-2025 China International College Students’ Innovation Competition, Outstanding Project
- 2024-2025 CAFA Outstanding Student Award
- 2024-2025 CAFA Excellent Coursework, Winner
- 2025 Xiaomi Auto Super Factory & CAFA Youth Sculpture Competition, 2 Works Are Shortlisted
- 2025 “One River, One Line · Co-Creating with Nature” Public Education & Community Activity, Planner
- Jan.2024 Peking University International Elite Interdisciplinary Program, Outstanding Student
- 2024 Women’s 4×100m Relay-CAFA Autumn Sports Meet, Champion
- 2024 Women’s 400m-CAFA Autumn Sports Meet, Runner-up
- 2022-2025 Tsinglin Public Welfare Project, Participant
- Language: Chinese (Mandarin, native), English (Fluent)
- Design & Visualisation: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Figma, InDesign, TouchDesigner, Unreal Engine 5, Cinema 4D, Rhino, SketchUp, KeyShot, D5
- AI & AIGC Workflow: MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI
- Programming Language: Python
- Strong aesthetic and creative capabilities with a solid fine arts foundation.
- EMPATHY & SENSITIVITY & CREATIVITY: My creativity unfolds from empathy and an attentive observation of everyday life. I could be a “sorcerer” to transform inspiration into creations that produce immersive experiences, combining emotional resonance and narrative drive
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HUMAN-CENTERED & SOICAL VALUE: I place human emotion at the heart of design, “Design exists to make life better for people” — and that has always been the pursuit that guides me.
- INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING & SYSTEMIC THINKING: To build truly resonant solutions, I pursue design not in isolation but through cross-domain knowledge and structured exploration.