Practice
Founding & Independent Initiatives
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Arts Link (New York / Berlin) – Cross-Cultural Exchange + Summit Production + Platform Building
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Satellica – Audience Intelligence System + Qualitative AI Research Design
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Artist Mobility – Visa Advising + Policy Advocacy + International Artist Strategy
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Beijing Studio Center – Residency Model + Studio Infrastructure + Curatorial Collaboration
Institutional Leadership & Strategic Roles
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Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland – Fundraising Strategy + CRM
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Inside-Out Art Museum (Beijing) – Placemaking + Policy + Exhibition
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Case Western Reserve University – Fundraising + Buy & Build exposure
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Blue Cross Blue Shield - Corporate Innovation
Founder - Arts Link INC. / Co - Founder Arts Link gUG
2013 - Present
In response to the growing need for outbound artistic exchange, I co-founded China Arts Link in New York, which evolved from a residency model into a broader platform for cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, and cross-sector dialogue. One of our flagship initiatives is the College Art Summit, launched in 2018 with the support of Penn State’s School of Visual Arts.
I worked closely with Karen Keifer-Boyd—my co-founder, advisor, and mentor—to design every aspect of the summit. We curated panels by hand, often grouping speakers in fours to ensure a balanced, meaningful exchange around shared themes and public concerns. The process was deeply collaborative and dialogic: we built equitable platforms for artists and scholars from diverse backgrounds to meet, not in isolation, but through structured and intentional conversation.
Each edition of the summit was site-specific and community-based. We worked with university libraries to host feminist art workshops (including one inside the Judy Chicago iCave), partnered with campus marketing teams for publication production and event outreach, and involved students in both content creation and logistical coordination. Between 2018 and 2024, we held four summits—two in person, two hybrid—with participants from both China and the United States. Each summit produced a full-color bilingual publication documenting the themes and takeaways.
Working with Karen also sparked my own interest in feminist theory and social justice frameworks—expanding not just the scope of the project, but also my intellectual worldview.
In 2025, ArtsLink Europe will extend this platform to Germany, incorporating more voices from global diasporas and institutional collaborators beyond China-U.S. channels.
Strategic Advisor Artist Mobility
2013 - Present
Artist Mobility is a consulting-based initiative supporting international artists in navigating U.S. visa categories such as O-1B and EB-1A .
The project focuses on cultural translation and field-specific positioning, helping artists present their work in alignment with USCIS criteria. All legal filings are reviewed and submitted by accredited attorneys. Artist Mobility also advocates for equitable access in global cultural mobility and improved recognition of non-Western creative achievements.
Co- Founder & Executive Director Beijing Studio Center
2005-2012
The Beijing Studio Center was founded in response to a structural gap I identified while researching China’s contemporary art field: international artists lacked accessible, independent platforms for meaningful engagement in China. I transformed a single studio in Suojia Village into a formal residency program, which later expanded to multiple campuses across Beijing—including a 11-studio compound in Songzhuang repurposed from a former sugar factory.
The Center offered studio space, exhibitions, cross-cultural workshops, and community-based programs, becoming a bridge between international creators and local communities. I led day-to-day operations, fundraising, partnership development, and infrastructure management. We collaborated with museums, commercial venues, and community groups ranging from children's homes to shopping malls. Our residency supported hundreds of artists and contributed to broader discussions around independent art infrastructure in post-socialist China.
The platform's recognition led to partnerships with international foundations and participation in major global events. We became the only non-governmental Chinese founding partner of the 2012 World Event Young Artists in London and joined Res Artis’s global network. These outcomes validated our model as both a cultural and structural innovation in the field.
Director of Development - Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) - Fundraising as Strategic Insight
At moCa Cleveland, I served as Head of Development, overseeing individual giving, foundation support, and government grants. I led a full CRM system transition and worked closely with the executive director and the board to align audience development with strategic planning and long-term visioning.
This role gave me deep insight into how museums build relationships — not just with funders, but with communities. It also sharpened my understanding of the structural challenges mid-sized institutions face when balancing mission, sustainability, and public accountability.
Senior Director of External Relations - Case Western Reserve University - Fundraising for "Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition"
As Senior Director of External Relations at the Weatherhead School of Management, I managed major gift development for scholarships, endowed professorships, and special initiatives. It was here that I encountered the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition model — through donor networks, alumni engagement, and institutional conversations around buyouts and business succession.
This exposure reconnected me with the business-side frameworks I studied during my MBA, and directly influenced the development of my teaching model around creative acquisition, legacy transfer, and incubator design.
Director of International Programs Inside-Out Art Museum (Beijing) - Cultural Placemaking in a Tech Desert
As the International Program Director at Inside-Out Museum, I led a major placemaking initiative that transformed an abandoned factory in Beijing into a cultural complex, featuring a theater and a contemporary art museum. Located in a technology district with no existing cultural infrastructure, the project addressed a critical gap in urban planning: livability.
I worked directly with local government stakeholders to secure funding and position the museum as a cultural anchor for the area. This initiative not only activated a previously neglected site, but also reshaped the narrative of how art institutions can contribute to urban regeneration.
One of the signature exhibitions I help organized during this time was a solo exhibition of Boston based painter John Walker, in collaboration with Tsinghua University — bridging international art practice and local civic engagement.
Innovation Project Manager - Blue Cross Blue Shield MA - Design Thinking Inside a Legacy System
As an Innovation Project Manager during my MBA, I worked within Blue Cross Blue Shield’s strategic innovation unit, leading a cross-departmental initiative to source and implement internal ideas through an Agile-based platform.
We started with frontline insights — collecting crowd-sourced ideas from employees across call centers and operations — then mapped these into innovation opportunities that could reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve user loyalty (“increase love,” in the company’s own terms).
My role involved designing the decision-making dataset, facilitating vendor evaluations, and aligning new Agile software systems with Blue Cross’s existing waterfall infrastructure. I also participated in external startup pitch reviews, exploring potential partnerships between health insurance incumbents and creative tech disruptors.
