Yiqing(Shelly) Zhao

Shelly Zhao is a Creative Media student graduate from UCSD with experience in various kinds of arts activities, looking to use her ability to work both independently and cooperatively, using her arts and communication skills to expand her creativity and develop her leadership abilities.

Guest Artist

Aug 2021 - Aug 2023 March 2023 - Aug 2023

November 9th 2022

Mesa college Fine & Performing Arts Committee, CA
● Delivered one hour lecture to talk about personal experience and relationship with Arts & Technology

PATH Project & Outreach Intern October 2021 - March 2023 Dean of Arts and Humanity, University of California San Diego, CA

●  Support to Dean’s office staff assisting with website editing projects by mainly using Photoshop

●  Help coordinate events and programs run through the Dean’s office

●  Serve in a basic mentorship role providing support to current SDCCD community college students

regarding the transfer experience

Student Coordinator

Craft Center, University of California San Diego, CA

●  Organize different art materials for each studio

●  Recycle clay and produce forms of clay

●  Interpersonal communication at the front desk

Student Artist / Club Member/Library Artist
San Diego Mesa College Art Exhibition, San Diego CA

February 2022 - March 2022

Fall 2019 - Spring 2021

Coronado Public Library, San Diego CA

●  Art Projects showcased at the San Diego Mesa College Art Exhibition for 2 years

●  Familiarize with different art materials under the guidance of director and personal efforts

●  Complete several meaningful works on different topics which were exhibited in the public library

Art Teacher Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 Pullman Chinese School, Pullman WA

● Facilitated art class sessions by preparing daily lesson plans to develop student’s creative thinking skills ● Use praise to allow students to comment on each other's work to evolve each other's friendship

San Diego Mesa College
Associate’s Degree, Studio Art August 2019 - June 2021

● Awards & Honors: Mesa College’s Dean list for 2019-2020, 2020-2021 academic year with GPA3.9

University of California San Diego
Bachelor's degree, Major in Visual Art - Media, Minor in Japanese Studies

Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo
Exchange Student, Study abroad in Business Economy and Japanese Studies