Ranran Fan

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Studio Art

Email: Ranran.Fan@unt.edu

Education

MFA, University of New Mexico, 2022

Major: Art Studio

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas

ART 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
ASTU 3703 - Intermediate New Media: Creative Coding, 4 courses.
ASTU 3704 - Intermediate New Media: Performance and Electronic Media, 1 course.
ASTU 4700 - Senior New Media Studio, 2 courses.
ASTU 5001 - Graduate Seminar, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Willamette University, Video Art, Experimental Photography, Intro to Photography, Spring 2023.
Willamette University, Intro to 4D Art, Intro to Photography, Fall 2022.
University of New Mexico, Art Practices II, Spring 2022.
University of New Mexico, Art Practices I, Intro to Photography, 2021.

Directed Student Learning

Other (Honors Contract Project), "Honors Contract," Studio Art. (January 2025).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Studio Art. (December 2024).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Studio Art. (March 2024).
Directed Individual/Independent Study, Design. (January 16, 2024 - May 10, 2024).

Awards and Honors

CVAD Flagship Grant Award, College of Visual Arts & Design. (November 2023).
CVAD Small Grant Award, College of Visual Arts & Design. (June 2024).
CVAD Small Grant Award, College of Visual Arts & Design. (January 2024).
CVAD Small Grant Award, College of Visual Arts and Design. (December 2023).
Solo Exhibition Award at the 98th ANNUAL International Competition, The Print Center.
Exceptional Visual Artist Scholar, Sanitary Tortilla Factory.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

Fan, R. (2022). Artist Spotlight. Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas, Vol. 14. 14 73. Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Artist Talk, Notice of Disquiet, Currents 826, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America. (2024).
Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Artist Talk, Pressing Matters, The Print Center, United States of America. (2024).
Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Solutions, South Methodist University, Dallas and online, United States of America. (2021).
Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Photo & Digital Media Visiting Artists, Solutions, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville and online, United States of America. (2021).

Lecture

Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Artist Lecture, Translating Machine, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon, United States of America. (2023).
Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Artist Lecture, Walking On Transience, Sanitory Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. (2022).

Panel Presentation

Donaldson, C. (Chair), Lewis, T.E. (Panelist), Fan, R. (Panelist), Xu, L. (Panelist), Bishop, I.C. (Panelist), Siefert, K. (Panelist), Society for Literature, Science & the Arts Conference, Infrastructures for a Climate Changing World, Part I and II, University of Texas Dallas/Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (2024).
Fan, R. (Panelist), Unravelling the Mind: Psychological Perspectives in Contemporary Art, Unravelling the Mind: Psychological Perspectives in Contemporary Art, Wind H Art Center, Beijing, China, China. (2024).

Reading of Creative Work/Performance

Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), The 36th Annual Conference of Society for Literature, Science & the Arts, On Translation: Building Sensory Language, Society for Literature, Science & the Arts, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America. (2023).

Symposium

Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Virtual Symposium, Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas, Walking On Transience, University of New Mexico, Online, United States of America. (2022).

Webinar

Fan, R. (Author & Presenter), Bozeman, T. (Author & Presenter), Egner, J. (Author & Presenter), SPE 2021 Webinar Conference Series, Trent Bozeman, Ranran Fan, Jesse Egner: Exploring Personal, Sexual, and Racial Identities, Society for Photographic Education, Online, United States of America. (2021).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

Residency – Artist. Fan, R., "Drowning the Sea", School of Music Theatre and Dance, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America. (December 6, 2024 - December 11, 2024).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "Liminal Stages – Explorations on Perception, Existence, and Techno-consciousness", Wind H Art Center, Beijing, China, China. (June 22, 2024 - September 1, 2024).
Residency – Artist. Fan, R., "Djerassi Resident Artists Program", Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA, United States of America. (June 25, 2024 - July 30, 2024).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "Garbled Guise: Contemporary Wearable Art", Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (March 25, 2024 - May 25, 2024).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Fan, R., "我慌了 Notice of Disquiet", Currents New Media, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. (December 15, 2023 - March 31, 2024).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Fan, R., "按压即可 Pressing Matters", The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (January 19, 2024 - March 30, 2024).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "New Visionaries", LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. (May 13, 2023 - June 7, 2023).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Fan, R., "上天入地 Ends of the Earth", Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon, United States of America. (April 15, 2023 - May 20, 2023).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "The Hand at Fenix Arts", Fenix Arts Gallery, Fayetteville, AR, United States of America. (October 6, 2022 - November 12, 2022).
Residency – Artist. Fan, R., "Welcome to my Homepage Digital Artist Residency", The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX and Online, United States of America. (October 3, 2022 - October 24, 2022).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Fan, R., "触 Brutally Sensitive", Strangers Collective, No Land, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. (August 6, 2022 - September 17, 2022).
Residency – Artist. Fan, R., "SOMA Summer Residency Program", SOMA, Tlaxco, Tlaxcala, Mexico, Mexico. (July 4, 2022 - July 24, 2022).
Art - Affiliations and Collections. Fan, R., "The Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection", School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (May 2022).
Art - Affiliations and Collections. Fan, R., "University of New Mexico Library Permanent Collection", Center for Southwest Research, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (May 2022).
Art - Exhibition, One-Person. Fan, R., "往无咎 Walking On Transience", Sanitary Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. (March 25, 2022 - May 13, 2022).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "Not Yet and Yet", University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (March 11, 2022 - April 30, 2022).
Art - Affiliations and Collections. Fan, R., "Bernalillo County Public Art Collection", The County of Bernalillo, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (October 2021).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "Slow Roll", Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (April 30, 2021 - May 10, 2021).
Art - Exhibition, Group. Fan, R., "There Is A Crack In Everything, That’s How The Light Gets In", SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. (January 29, 2021 - March 7, 2021).

Media Contributions

Internet

"Interview with Ranran Fan," Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts at UNT. (November 15, 2024).

Magazine

"The Hand Magazine Issue #38," (November 2022).
"Flights of Fancy," Southwest Contemporary. (April 30, 2021).

Newspaper

"Artist imbues installations, photography and performance with Chinese and Western inspiration," Albuquerque Journal. (March 26, 2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

Fan, R. (Principal), Olness, G.S. (Co-Principal), Nunnelee, S. (Supporting), "Cornerstone Award," University of North Texas, $2218.5 Funded. (2024 - 2025).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, New Media Lecturer Search Committee. (December 2024 - Present).
Other, NASAD Preparation. (September 2024 - Present).
Committee Member, Fine Arts Series Committee. (September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027).
Committee Member, CVAD Professional Faculty Unit Review Committee. (September 2024 - December 2024).
Attendee, Orientation, CVAD First Flight. (August 2024 - August 2024).
Committee Member, Faculty Advisory Committee. (October 2023 - May 2024).
Other (Creator), Orientation video. (March 2024 - April 2024).
Committee Member, New Media Art Lecturer Search Committee. (October 2023 - February 2024).
Other (Participant), CVAD Faculty Art Exhibition. (September 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023).
Attendee, Orientation, CVAD First Flight. (August 2023 - August 2023).