About WANG I CHAO
I Chao is based in the U.S. and Japan and is currently residing in Japan. He obtained a Master’s degree in illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute during his stay in New York from 2007 to 2015. After graduating, he worked at the studio of Takashi Murakami where he took part in production of his artistic work. Driven by his curiosity of Japanese culture, he switched trajectories and moved to Tokyo in 2016, becoming a full-time artist at Warehouse of Terrada, where he was responsible for designing and decorating spaces and creating art works. He began devoting his time to personal projects in 2020. I Chao’s long years of cross-disciplinary studies and experience enabled him to develop greater diversity in creative thinking, which he hopes would bring about novel perspectives for viewers.
EDUCATION
Master of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, NY, USA, 2013
Master of Art in Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, USA, 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2003
Scandinavian Furniture Design, Danish Institute of Study Abroard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins, London, UK, 2007
AWARDS
A’ Design Award — Bronze Award, Home Decorative, 2014
IDEA Awards — Finalist, Leisure and Recreation, IDSA, 2014
Show PDX — Jury Award, Furniture, Musuem of Contemporary Craft, 2014
Photography and Illustration Awards, Applied Arts Magazine, 2014
AOI Illustration Awards — Shortlist, The Association Of Illustrators, 2014
Printmaking Competition — Merit Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 2002
Landscape Painting Competition — Gold Award, Cathy Life Insurance, 1996
EXHIBITION
A’ Design Award, Award Exhibition, Milan, Italy, 2014
Show PDX, Innovative + Functional Furniture Design Exhibition, Portland, OR, USA, 2014
NYC X DESIGN, ID Select, Product Design Exhibition, NY, USA,2013
Perpetual Motion, Furniture Exhibition at ICFF (Pratt X Cappellini), NY, USA,2012
DIS Furniture Exhibition, Copenhagen, Demark, 2010
Oil and Water, FIT Illustration Exhibition, NY, USA,2009
Joint Art Exhibition, The Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2003
Printmaking Exhibition, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2002
Joint Art Exhibition, Dog Pig Art Cafe, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2001
I Chao is based in the U.S. and Japan and is currently residing in Japan. He obtained a Master’s degree in illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute during his stay in New York from 2007 to 2015. After graduating, he worked at the studio of Takashi Murakami where he took part in production of his artistic work. Driven by his curiosity of Japanese culture, he switched trajectories and moved to Tokyo in 2016, becoming a full-time artist at Warehouse of Terrada, where he was responsible for designing and decorating spaces and creating art works. He began devoting his time to personal projects in 2020. I Chao’s long years of cross-disciplinary studies and experience enabled him to develop greater diversity in creative thinking, which he hopes would bring about novel perspectives for viewers.
EDUCATION
Master of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, NY, USA, 2013
Master of Art in Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, USA, 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2003
Scandinavian Furniture Design, Danish Institute of Study Abroard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins, London, UK, 2007
AWARDS
A’ Design Award — Bronze Award, Home Decorative, 2014
IDEA Awards — Finalist, Leisure and Recreation, IDSA, 2014
Show PDX — Jury Award, Furniture, Musuem of Contemporary Craft, 2014
Photography and Illustration Awards, Applied Arts Magazine, 2014
AOI Illustration Awards — Shortlist, The Association Of Illustrators, 2014
Printmaking Competition — Merit Award, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 2002
Landscape Painting Competition — Gold Award, Cathy Life Insurance, 1996
EXHIBITION
A’ Design Award, Award Exhibition, Milan, Italy, 2014
Show PDX, Innovative + Functional Furniture Design Exhibition, Portland, OR, USA, 2014
NYC X DESIGN, ID Select, Product Design Exhibition, NY, USA,2013
Perpetual Motion, Furniture Exhibition at ICFF (Pratt X Cappellini), NY, USA,2012
DIS Furniture Exhibition, Copenhagen, Demark, 2010
Oil and Water, FIT Illustration Exhibition, NY, USA,2009
Joint Art Exhibition, The Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2003
Printmaking Exhibition, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2002
Joint Art Exhibition, Dog Pig Art Cafe, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2001