Faculty and Staff
Alan Xie
Instructor of Art
Mr. Alan Caomin Xie, originally from China, has been teaching and working in the US as an artist since 1999. From 1989 to 2000 he studied sculpture and painting in China Academy of Art and Savannah College of Art & Design. Mr. Xie holds the BFA in sculpture and MFA in painting. His works are exhibited in Spiller-Vincenty Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida, Shotheby's Art Link in New York, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. His teaching knowledge is in the area of painting, sculpture, drawing and art foundations.
Mr. Xie's teaching philosophy is that observing life is the key of creative thinking. He believes that visual art is a multi-disciplinary area. The film appreciation and contemporary culture studies are important aspects in his studio art classes.
| Curriculum Vitae |
| 2003 - present Instructor of art, Clayton State University, Atlanta, GA |
| 2000-2003 Instructor of art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. |
| Education |
| 1999-2001 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. Major: MFA in Painting |
| 1993-1998 China Academy of Art Major: BFA in Sculpture |
| 1989-1993 The Affiliated High School of China National Academy of Arts Major: Studio Art |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2003 "Pour L'Amour des Chiens", Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France. "Rush Hour", Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA. "Red in Red", Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA. CAS Fine Art Group, Savannah, GA. |
| 2002 "In Response-National Juried Exhibition" Red Gallery, Savannah, GA. CAS Fine Art Group, Savannahm GA. Spiller-Vincentry Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. The Broome Street Gallery, New York "International Young Art 2002", Elizabeth Foundation for the Art, New York Sotheby's Tel Aviv, Israel. Sotheby's Amsterdam, Holland. |
| 2001 Spiller-Vincentry Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. May Poetter Gallery, Savannah, GA |
| 2000 Auction Exhibition by Artlink@Sothebys.com, New York. Raymond Lawrence Gallery, Atlanta, GA. The Broome Street Gallery, New York. Bergen Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA |
| 1998 Gallery of China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China. |
| Solo Exhibition |
| 2003 "Moth Dream", Spiller-Vincentry Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. "Still Image", Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Savannah, GA. |
| 2001 "Avatars", Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA. |
| Bibliography |
| "Moth Dream" by Dennis Campay in conjunctions with Cindy Soud Szczecinski, exhibition brochure, 2003. |
| "Moth Dreams: recent paintings by Caomin Xie", By Dr. Jonathan Field Moth Dreams The catalog of exhibition, 2003. |
| "Moths and multiple metaphors", by Ivette M. Yee The Times Union, Jacksonville, Friday, February 28, 2003. |
| "The perception of the abstract", by Ally Jackson The Campus Chronicle, July 20, 2001 |
| "Get your fill of nil", by Ally Jackson The Campus Chronicle, January 5, 2001. |