Ching-Wei Wang
wwangstudio@gmail.com
@micro_way
Ching-Wei Wang, who goes by Way in the United States, created Way as a language experiment for her name, developing a practice based in New York since 2022. Her work examines the poetics and inherent politics arising from Taiwan’s ambiguous post-war statewood, and the complex identities shaped by colonialism, geopolitics, and ideological divergence, both within and outside the name of the Republic of China.
Wang received a BA in Foreign Languages and Literatures from National Taiwan University in 2021 and an MFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design in 2024. In her practice, she works with inferred languages such as poetry, found text, paper, archival images, performance, and artist’s books. Wang’s work is exhibited internationally, including book sales and displays at Printed Matter, New York (2023), Floor Gallery, Seoul (2023), and the Taipei Art Book Fair (2022). Most recently, she performed Maintain Status Quo Indefinitely at the Parsons MFA Photography 2024 Thesis Exhibition.
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Education
2022–2024
Master of Fine Arts, Photography, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, NY, US
2016–2021
Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Awards & Scholarships
2022–2024
Merit Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, NY, US
2021
Honorable Mention, Fine Art Book, International Photography Awards (IPA), Los Angelas, CA, US
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Anything Can Be a Hammer, Parsons MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery and Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, New York, NY, US
Transcending Perspectives, 13th Annual Photoville Festival, New York, NY, US
2023
The Mid-Summer Art Exhibition, Victor Gallery, New York, NY, US
A Quality of Light, 12th Annual Photoville Festival, New York, NY, US
The Hidden Library #1: Scar, Floor Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Into the Darkness, Floor Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2022
FACE, Taipei Art Book Fair, curated by For Storyteller, photo school and gallery, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
Undulation, curated by National Taiwan University Photo Club, Hiro Hiro Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2020
The Rest of Midsummer, Main Library, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Retell the Blank, Onfoto Studio, photo school and gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Yi Yi (Significance), organized by Art Practice and Presentation course, served as artist and curator, Taipei Digital Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Artist’s Books
2022–2024
I forgot something before I recalled it, self-published, Printed Matter, New York, NY, US
Collaborative Projects
2021
Collaborative artist, Ching Tung (Stirring), photo zine, published by Transient State, Taipei, Taiwan
Selected artist, Difference, poetry zine, published by Opacity Poem, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Performer, Wu Yen (Silent Utterance), Justin Dance Theater, Taipei, Taiwan
Artist Talks
2023
Searching for a Vessel, National Taiwan University Photo Club, online
2022
Three Quotes Learned in New York, Projection Design in Theatre course, Department of Drama and Theatre, National Taiwan University, online
Becoming the Same Fossil After a Long, Long Time, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Taiwan
Collections
Paper Matter, artists’ books atelier, Taipei, Taiwan
Teaching Experience
2024
Teaching Assistant, Core Studio 2: Photo Practices (studio lighting), Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, NY, US
2023
Teaching Assistant, Core Studio 1: Photo Practices (black and white darkroom), Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, NY, US
2022
Instructor, Zhonglun Senior High School Photo Club, Taipei, Taiwan