HUANG Jieyuan
HUANG Jieyuan is an interdisciplinary visual artist and art project-based researcher working in Linz, Austria, and online. In his recent work, he develops images, videos, installations, new-media projects, and research programs in the fields of technical and mechanical imaging and mixed media. HUANG’s practice uses the image as a thread to explore issues such as the ethics of machine technology in digital contexts, the subjectivity of artificial intelligence and the combination of artistic research on media and digital humanities. He holds an MA from the Berlin University of the Arts, pursued a PhD while lecturing at the University of Art and Design Linz, and served as a visiting scholar at HKUST (GZ). He also studied in the EDM class (Hito Steyerl) at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
In the realm of media art festivals, he has participated at Ars Electronica multiple times (2020 – 2025), the 20th and 21st editions of ADAF (2024, 2025), Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media (2023) and Die Digitale Düsseldorf (2022). His work has also been featured in the 13th and 14th National Art Exhibition China (2019, 2024), Chengdu Biennale (2021). His institutional exhibitions includes the CCI Lab, Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria (2021), ATELIER, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany (2023), Evolution – The Future of the Public, Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Langfang, China (2021), Flash, A4 Museum, Chengdu, China (2020), and Art Nova 100, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China (2020, 2021). Additionally, he presented his personal project on the virtual platform of X Museum (2023). He has received or been selected for awards and competitions, including National Art Exhibition (2024, 2019), Lentos Freunde Kunstpreis (2024, 2021), APENFT Art Dream Fund (2023), Renovators (2022), SAP Art Award (2021), Raiden INST Support Program (2021), Today Art Museum Future Artist (2019). He has also presented projects and researches at academic conferences and affiliated galleries on art and technology, including ISEA, CVPR AI Art, IEEE AIART, and Artech.
HUANG Jieyuan
(CN)
works in Linz, Austria / Online space
Education
PhD
Media Art, University of Arts and Design Linz, Austria
Guest
Emergent Digital Media class – Prof. Hito Steyerl / Dr. Francis Hunger, Academy of Fine Arts Munich, Munich, Germany
MFA
Art in Context, University of Arts Berlin, Berlin, Germany
BFA
Painting, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
Solo Exhibition and Project
2023
Post-human Ruin, X Virtual by X Museum, online
2022
Ins Irgendwie – Digitale Utopien, Jieyuan Huang & Darum, Produzentengalerie plan.d, Düsseldorf, Germany (Duo Solo)
2020
Data Box, YoungArtistSpace – Kunst/Mitte, Magdeburg, Germany
2018
Reassembling Painting-Black Box, Project Room of Art in Context, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany
2013
Map Project, Contemporary Art Studio of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
Group Exhibition
2025
Ars Electronica Festival 2025 – PANIC – yes/no, Linz, Austria (coming)
The Wrong Biennale, The Wrong Pavilion, online (coming)
CVPR AI Art Gallery, IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern
Recognition Conference (CVPR), Music City Center, Nashville, United State
IEEE AIART Gallery, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), Cité Nantes Congress Centre, Nantes, France
Simulacra – 21th Athens Digital Arts Festival, ADAF, Athens, Greece
Non-Place – 2nd Yanjiao Biennial International Program, Online
EVA 21, National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Territory of Emptiness, Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Launch, Firefighting, and Ignition, Media Design, University of Arts Linz, Linz, Austria
Rays & Stitches, Post City, Linz, Austria
2024
14th National Art Exhibition – Exhibition of Experimental Art, Digital Art and Animation Works, China Art Museum, Shanghai, China
HOPE – who will turn the tide – Ars Electronica Festival 2024, Linz, Austria
29th International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA International, Brisbane, Australia
TECHNOS(C)ENE – 20th Athens Digital Arts Festival, ADAF, Athens, Greece
SCI_ART – Art, Science And Technology Symposium, SAW, Ottawa, Canada
Microwave International New Media Arts Festival, Microwave, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Art as Catalyst by CCBT and Ars Electronica, Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT), Tokyo, japan
AI+ Artificial Intelligence and Art, splace am Hauptplatz, Linz, Austria
Localize, Regattahaus & Musikpavillon Luftschiffhafen, Potsdam, Germany
EVA 21, School of Fine and Applied Arts, Bangkok university, Bangkok, Thailand
EVA 21, College of Fine Arts Ladkabang, Bangkok, Thailand
EVA 21, Faculty of Architecture art and design, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
EVA 21, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Faculty, Burapha University, Chon Buri, Thailand
EVA 21, Fine Arts Department, Architechture Faculty, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkabang, Bangkok, Thailand
2023
Ars Electronica Festival 2023 – Animation Festival, Linz, Austria
BYoUSB, rhizome + dnr, New York, USA
ATELIER, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany
The Wrong Biennale, The Wrong Pavilion, online
Days of Contemporary Art, The Institute for the Humanities and Information Technologies, Moscow, Russia
Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media, FITZ Cinema, tri-bühne, and the Kunstbezirk, Stuttgart, Germany
2022
Ars Electronica Festival 2022 – Ars Electronica Campus, Linz, Austria
YAF, M Woods Museum, Beijing, China
Die Digitale Düsseldorf, Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf, Germany
New Connection, Enjoy·Art Museum, Beijing, China
New Connection, Fuji X-SPACE, Shanghai, China
#Post RE:SET@New Future, goes :art, Vienna, Austria / online
Crypto Shanghai, Himalayas Museum, Shanghai, China
NFT, the Birth of New Tools, Tong Gallery+Projects, Beijing, China
Seeing With No Eyes: Video & AI, Microscope Gallery, New York, USA
2nd China Digital Art Fair, Western China International Expo City, Chengdu, China
The 1st Annual METAVERSE Art @ VENICE, Arsenal, Venice, Italy
Cosmicus Ephemeroptera, Space Art Dao, Online / Space
BestOff, Kunstuniversität Linz, Linz, Austria
2021
Super Fusion – 2021 Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengdu, China
CCI Lab, Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria
Evolution – The Future of the Public, Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Langfang, China
Rundgang Preview, Haus der Statistik /Haus B, Berlin, Germany
Artech International 2021, Aveiro, Portugal
Ars Electronica Festival 2021 – Ars Electronica Gardens, Linz, Austria / Online
YAF, Times Art Museum, Beijing, China
Art Nova 100, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China
Art Homepage Fair by IDPW, Artbyte AOS, London , England /Online
Lentos Freunde Kunstpreis Exhibition, Lentos Museum, Linz, Austria
2020
Flash, A4 Museum ARIE, Chengdu, China
Ars Electronica Festival 2020 – Ars Electronica Gardens, Linz, Austria / Online
Art Nova 100 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Guardian Art Center, Beijing, China
Yanjiao Biennial, Yanjiao, Hebei, China
Virtual Rundgang, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany / Online
Muestra de Videoarte Faenza, Teatro Bogotá，Bogota, Colombia
Future Is Today, Al-Tiba9, Algiers, Algeria / Online
Wanying Young Dreams – Discover Young Talent, Wanying Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
2019
13th National Art Exhibition – Experimental Art Section, Silk Road International Arts Center, Langfang, China
2017
Screening of the Class of Art in ContextGutshof Sauen and Berlin University of the Arts Sauen in Brandenburg, Germany
2015
A Journey of a Thousand Miles—Exhibition of Outstanding Graduate Works from Key Art Academies in China, Luo Zhongli Art Museum, Chongqing, China
Traces of Time—Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts Undergraduate Graduation Exhibition, Art Museum of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
Self, Art Museum of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
2013
Exhibition of Works on Paper from Nine Chinese Fine Arts Academies, Art Museum of Wuhan Fine Arts Academy, Wuhan, China
2012
Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts Oil Painting Department Field Study Exhibition, Art Museum of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
2011
Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts Foundation Department Review Exhibition, Art Museum of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
Award and Nomination
2024
Shortlist, Experimental Art Section of National Art Exhibition, 14th National Art Exhibition
Shortlist, Lentos Freunde Kunstpreis 2024, Lentos Museum
2023
Best Category Prize, Art Dream Fund, APENFT Foundation
2022
Shortlist, 1839 Photography Award, 1839 Photography Award
Shortlist, Renovators, China Academy of Fine Art SIMA x oppo
2021
Longlist, Emerging Sci-tech Artist Award 1st Season, Raiden INST
Shortlist, SAP Art Award, ARTCLOUD China
Shortlist, Lentos Freunde Kunstpreis, Lentos Museum
2020
Shortlist, Elite Young Artist Program 2020, Elite Young Artist Program
2019
Finalist, Future Art, Today Art Museum
Shortlist, Experimental Art Section of National Art Exhibition, 13th National Art Exhibition
2015
First Prize for Graduate Work, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts Undergraduate Graduation Exhibition, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
2014
XAFA Merit Scholarship, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
2013
XAFA Merit Scholarship, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
2012
XAFA Merit Scholarship, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Second prize, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts Foundation Department Review Exhibition, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Publications and Catalogue
2025
Conference Paper – Huang, J. (2025). Immersive Art as a medium to unveil technology and ecology’s complexities: Transforming classical painting metaphors into digital media practice. In Proceedings of the 30th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2025). Seoul, South Korea: ISEA International Association & College of Culture & Arts, Seoul National University.
2024
Exhibition Publication Entry – Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, & China Artists Association (Eds.). (2024). Collection of the 14th National Art Exhibition – Experimental art, digital art, and animation. Beijing, China: People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
Exhibition Publication Entry – Stocker, G., & Jandl, M. (Eds.). (2024). Ars Electronica Festival 2024: Hope—Who will turn the tide. Berlin, Germany: Hatje Cantz.
Exhibition Catalogue Entry – Freunde des Kunstmuseum Lentos (Ed.). (2024). Kunstpreis Lentos Freunde 2024. Linz, Austria: Lentos Museum.
2023
Individual Publication – Huang, J. (2023). Image Field Project Archive. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15701439
Exhibition Publication Entry – Stocker, G., & Jandl, M. (Eds.). (2024). Ars Electronica 2023 – Who owns the truth?, Berlin, Germany: Hatje Cantz.
2022
Exhibition Catalogue Entry – Stocker, G., & Jandl, M. (Eds.). (2022). Ars Electronica Festival 2022: Welcome to Planet B. Berlin, Germany: Hatje Cantz.
Exhibition Catalogue Entry – Pfaffenbichler, N. (Ed.). (2022). BestOff 2022. Linz, Austria: Kunstuniversität Linz Publications.
2021
Book Chapter – Engelen, K., & Huang, J. (2021). 5 Artists Interviews. Kim Engelen.
Magazine Chapter – Huang, J. (2021). Image Field. Jouska! Magazine. The Centre for Conscious Design.
Exhibition Catalogue Entry – Freunde des Kunstmuseum Lentos (Ed.). (2024). Kunstpreis Lentos Freunde 2024. Linz, Austria: Lentos Museum.
Conference Creative Work – Huang, J. (2021). Oasiscreen. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts (ARTECH 2021: Praxis—Art, Sustainability & Technology). Aveiro, Portugal: Association Artech-International & ACM Digital Library.
Exhibition Publication Entry – Institute für Kunst im Kontext (Ed.). (2021). Art in Context—Graduate Projects 2019/2021. Berlin, Germany: Institute für Kunst im Kontext.
2020
Magazine Chapter – Referat für Kommunikation und EigenArt. (2020). Virtueller Rundgang. Eigenart, (93). Berlin, Germany: AStA der Universität der Künste.
2019
Exhibition Publication Entry – Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, & China Artists Association (Eds.). (2019). Collection of the 13th National Art Exhibition – Experimental Art Section. Beijing, China: People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.
Artist-led Program, Workshop and Curation
2025
Launch, Firefighting, and Ignition, Media Design, University of Arts Linz, Linz, Austria
2023
X Virtual Incubator, X Museum, Beijing, China
2020
Ya lab, A4 Museum, Chengdu, China
Talk, Lecture and Interview
2025
New Media Art in the Context of Artistic Research: Medium and Issues in Technology, D&A Lab of China Academy of Art, Online
2024
From Camera Black Box to AI Black Box – Technical Images Around Us, CMA Lab, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
2023
Lecture, 1st International Conference Methodological and Cognitive Aspects of Visual Arts, The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Wroclaw, Poland
Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media – exhibition opening talk, FITZ Cinema, Stuttgart, Germany
2022
Seeing With No Eyes: Video & AI – exhibition opening talk, Microscope Gallery, New York, USA / online
2021
CCI Lab – exhibition interview, Ars Electronica Center, Linz, Austria
Are Gamification And Virtual Curation Mandatory For Museums? – talk, Yanjiao Biennial, Yanjiao, Hebei, China / online
5 Artist Review publication launching event – talk，online
2020
Online Talk，Elite Young Artist Program x Zai-Art Live，Beijing，China / Online
Future Is Today – exhibition opening talk, Al-Tiba9, Algiers, Algeria / Online
Commission
2022
Main Visual Design, Christmas and New Year’s cards from the University of Arts Linz, Linz, Austria
2019
Video work, for Speed by Heike-Karin Föll, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin , Germany
Teaching and Scholar Visit
2024-25
Lecturer, Media Design, University of Arts Linz, Linz, Austria
2024-25
Short-term Visiting Scholar, Computational Media and Arts, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
2024
Guest Speaker, foundation course, Computational Media and Arts, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
Academic Conferences
2025
Conference Representation – ISEA 2025 30th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Seoul National University College of Culture and Arts, Seoul, Korea
Conference Gallery – CVPR AI Art Gallery, IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR), Music City Center, Nashville, United State
Conference Gallery – IEEE AIART Gallery, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), Cité Nantes Congress Centre, Nantes, France
2024
Conference Exhibition – ISEA 2025 29th International Symposium on Electronic Art – Constellations, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Screening – SCI_ART – Art, Science and Technology Symposium, Ars Electronica and the Austrian Cultural Forum, Ottawa, Canada
2021
Conference Exhibition – Artech International 2021, Centro De Congressos De Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
