Suyao Tian

Suyao Tian is a professional artist based in the Twin Cities, MN. She currently serves as adjunct faculty at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, teaching Water-Based Media studio classes. She is the founder and owner of Viewpoint Gallery, an Executive Board member of Art Buddies, and a board member of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).
She earned her BA from the University of Central Arkansas and her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In her professional artistic career, she works as an independent curator and water-based media abstract painter. She is represented by Claire Oliver Gallery in NYC. Her paintings have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her paintings have been permanently collected by museums, institutions, and renowned collectors, such as the North Dakota Museum of Art, the University of Minnesota, and more.
In the commercial art arena, she has worked with prestigious companies such as Target, Room & Board, MSP International Airport, and BOND International Design Agency, among others.

Education:
August 2015 – May 2017: Master of Fine Art, Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
August 2011 – December 2014: Bachelor of Art, Fine Art Emphasis, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, USA
October 2004 – July 2007: Bachelor of Music, Music Education, Department of Music, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
September 2003 – October 2004: Bachelor of Music, Qinghai Normal University, Xining, Qinghai, China

2024:Group exhibition, Stories of Place: Select recent Acquisitions, North Dakota Museum of Art, ND
2024:Auction, North Dakota Museum of Art, ND
2024:Gourp exhibition, MAIA Contemporary art gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2024:3 Artists Group exhibition, Teetering on the Brink, Claire Oliver Gallery, NYC, NY
2024:Group exhibition, Revel in Art, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2024:Group exhibition, MN State Fair Fine Art Gallery, MN
2024:Group exhibition, Thewallmuse + Vertical Gallery, Back Home Again, Indianapolis, Indiana
2024:Group exhibition, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2023: Solo exhibition, MSP international Airport, Minneapolis, MN
2023: Solo Exhibition, Fellow Advertising Agency, Minneapolis, MN
2023: Solo Exhibition, Ambients Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2022: Solo Exhibition, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2021: Solo Exhibition, Internal Nomad, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming, MN
2021: Solo Exhibition, Knock Advertising Agency, Minneapolis, MN
2019: Solo Exhibition, Inver Hills Community College, Gallery 120, MN
2019: Solo Exhibition, Golden Valley City Hall, MN
2015: Solo Exhibition, Entangled Beauty series, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR

Selected group exhibitions:
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