Wan Ling Fahrer

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Wan Ling Fahrer

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Résumé

SELECTED MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Museum of Modern Art — Staff Shows


Participated in multiple curated MoMA Staff Exhibitions featuring works in drawing, fiber, and mixed media.


Asian American Arts Centre — Metro Poles: Art in Action


Exhibited in a landmark group show exploring social justice, activism, and contemporary Asian American

narratives.

SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Alpan Gallery — Drawing Reconsidered; Diverse Work; Linear Investigation


Featured in curated exhibitions highlighting experimental drawing and contemporary interdisciplinary

approaches.


Clemente Soto Vélez Gallery & Cultural Center — Group Exhibitions


Included in multiple curated shows within a historically significant Lower East Side arts community.


SVA Westside & Campus Galleries — Boundless; Anatomy; Freshman Exhibition


Participated in juried and curated exhibitions during foundational studio development at the School of Visual Arts.


Broome Street Gallery — NYCATA/UFT Spring Exhibitions


Presented work in annual juried showcases of artist–educators working across New York City.


Brecht Forum Gallery — Artist Teacher Exhibition


Exhibited in curated shows examining intersections between pedagogy and studio practice.

ADDITIONAL EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS

Tribes Gallery — Back to the Wall


Group exhibition featuring emerging New York artists working across installation, drawing, and mixed media.


Asian American Arts Centre — Community & Cultural Programs


Participated in curated cultural exhibitions and community-based art initiatives addressing identity and social practice.

STUDENT & COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS

PS 183 — Annual Student Exhibitions (2003–2019)


Curated school-wide K–5 exhibitions.


Sotheby’s — District 2 Student Exhibitions (2003–2019)


Organized district-wide exhibitions with NYC Council Members Jessica Lappin and Ben Kallos.


Memorial Sloan Kettering — Student Art Exhibitions (2006–2012)


Coordinated annual arts-in-health installations.


NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital — Student Exhibition (2009)


Installed student artwork for Heart Awareness Month.

PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES

Co-Organizer — Global Perspectives in Art and Education Conference, School of Visual Arts & University Council for Art Education (2019)


Organized an international conference featuring presenters from 13+ countries focused on global art education and socially engaged art.


Guest Presenter — Metropolitan Museum of Art (2010)


Presented interdisciplinary curriculum strategies integrating art and K–5 social studies for NYC principals.


Panel Discussion — Asian American Arts Centre (2008)


Discussed cultural identity and artistic narratives in connection with the Metro Poles exhibition.


Press Conference — Asian American Arts Centre (2008)


Spoke at the public launch of Metro Poles, addressing themes of activism and community artmaking.


Guest Presenter — Thessaloniki Music Education Conference, Greece (2007)


Presented on intersections of art, music, and cultural identity for an international audience.


Guest Presenter — University of Crete (2007)


Lectured on cultural identity through interdisciplinary art and music practice.

REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS

“Metro Poles in Chinatown” — The World Journal (2008)


“Lower East Side: Art Shoehorned Amid Charm” — Holland Cotter, The New York Times (2008)


“Explore Your Imagination” — Natalie Bell, New York Teacher (2008)


“Global Perspectives in Art and Education Conference” — School of Visual Arts Journal, Spring 2019

Visual Opinion Magazine, School of Visual Arts (2003)


Published Work: The Fine Art of Thread — Hunter College (2009)

AWARDS & GRANTS

Keith Haring Fellowship Award (2002–2003)

EDUCATION

MA — CUNY Hunter College (Art History)


BFA — School of Visual Arts (Fine Art), Minor: Art Education


Lincoln Center Institute National Art Educator Certificate


Dalcroze Institute Certification


Graphic Design — The New School

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Lecturer / Clinical Supervisor — Queens College (2020–present)


Adjunct Lecturer / Clinical Supervisor — Hunter College (2014–present)


Adjunct Professor — School of Visual Arts (2013–2021)


Museum Educator — Museum of Modern Art (2003–2020)


Art Educator — School of Visual Arts (2003–2012)


Art Teacher — PS 183 Robert Louis Stevenson School (2003–2019)


Founding Educator — The Drawing Center (2007–2008)


Teaching Artist — The New Museum (2006)


Teaching Artist — The Drawing Center (2004)


Educator — Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2003)

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