Shuqi Tang is an artist based in San Francisco, California.
Shuqi (Christy) Tang was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, grew up in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, and Hong Kong SAR.
In 2024, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Art Practice and Economics degree at UC Berkeley. Tang has already been included in various exhibitions during her time at UC Berkeley, including "Wear in the World" at Bauer Wurster Hall and Anthropology and Art Practice Building in 2023 and the "(Im)Print" Exhibition at Worth Ryder Art Gallery in 2022. Tang's practice often explores themes like women's autonomy of their bodies and societal roles, the intricacies and fragility of human emotions, the idea of humans as social animals, and concerns for environmental degradation.
As an artist, she works mainly in sculpture and installations, but her repertoire also extends to ceramics, photography, video art, and UIUX design. She has a passion for incorporating performance elements into her work, creating space-specific, medium to large-sized works that utilize materials like plaster, wood, lights, and threads to engage and provoke thought among her audience.
Born: 2001, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Raised: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Hong Kong SAR
Currently Based: San Francisco, CA, United States
Education
2024 BA Art Practice and Economics, University of California, Berkeley
2024 UXUI Boot Camp, The University of California, Berkeley, Extension
Group Exhibitions
2023
Fall 2023 Wear in the World, Procession & Runway, Bauer Wurster Hall and Anthropology and Art Practice Building, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Spring 2023 IF...When: Embodiment, Interactivity, Participation, ART 138 Installation class, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Spring 2023 Temporary Site-Specific Installations, ART 138 Installation class, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Spring 2023 White Boxes, Black Boxes, and Glass Boxes, ART 138 Installation class, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2022
Spring 2022 (Im)Print Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Spring 2022 Pop-Up Garden Exhibition, Bauer Wurster Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Performances
2023 What Is Love, Performance, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2022 Pop That (2022), Solo Performance, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2022 Sometimes I Miss Home (2022), Installation and Performance, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2021 Pop That (2021), Solo Performance, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Creative Employment
2022-2023 Produced weekly Instagram content focusing on exhibitions and art news for the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
2021-2024 Developed strategic design plans, producing physical merchandise for internal use and external sale for Global Elite Network (Education Non-Profit)
2021-2023 Crafted engaging creative content and conducted commercial product photography for FifthFloor’s Instagram account
2019 Directed photoshoots and short videos for Judy Dolls on the KoGi platform
Written Contributions
2019
Chief Editor in Chinese, Xiao Hua Bilingual Magazine, Issue 20, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
Chief Editor in Chinese, Xiao Hua Bilingual Magazine, Issue 19, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
“富裕的物質生活是不是最美好的生活”, Xiao Hua Bilingual Magazine, Issue 18, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
2018
“迷途的羔羊”, Xiao Hua Bilingual Magazine, Issue 17, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
“高中”, Scribbles Magazine, Issue 17, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
“生命的農夫,” Scribbles Magazine, Issue 17, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
“神奇的瓶子（二）”, Scribbles Magazine, Issue 16, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
“神奇的瓶子（一）”, Scribbles Magazine, Issue 16, Chinese International School, Hong Kong
2017
“逆旅 ”, personal poetry project
Awards and Honors
2019 Gold Medal in Columbia Scholastic Press for Xiao Hua Bilingual Magazine
Artist CV
Contact
christysqtang@gmail.com
(415) 613-5414