CV

Stella Chang Curriculum Vitae 

    Representation:

    • Art Licensing Representation by Rosenstiels, London, 2023 - Present 
      • Creating original artworks licensed to home decor, interior design, and hospitality industry. 

    Memberships

    • Artist Member, Pro Arts Jersey City., NJ, July 2022 - Present 
    • Artist Member, American Watercolor Society, NY April 2022 - 2023 
    • Illustrator Member, Society Of Illustrators, NY, Feb. 2021 - 2023
    • Jr. & Scholarship Artist, Salmagundi Club, NY, Nov. 2016 - 2021

    Awards & Recognition

    • Short & Long Listed fashion illustrations, Fida Worldwide 5th Fashion Illustration Drawing Award, UK, April 2022
    • Artist Of The Month, Dark Yellow Dot Gallery, UK, Feb 2022
    • Artist Of the Month, Dark Yellow Dot Gallery, UK, March 2021
    • Winner, Carol Teller Award, Salmagundi Club, NY, Jan. 15th 2021 
    • Winner, Anthony Almeida Photography Award, Salmagundi Club, NY, Jan. 2017 & 2018 
    • Finalist, Chester Art Fair, Visual Arts Open Gallery, Chester, UK, Nov. 2017 & 2018
    • Finalist of Artist Grant Spiritus Lumine Dacia Gallery, NY, July 2017
    • Runner Up & Winner of Popular Vote, Cheers! Poster design for Jordan Winery 40th anniv., NY, 2012

    Select Commercial Client Portfolio (https://www.artbystellachang.com/pages/select-client-list)

    • Artist & Designer, Kohl’s Dana Buchman, Lauren Conrad, Simply Vera & Sonoma art and product designs, NY, 2018 - present
    • Artist & Designer, Niko Ineko’s textile print & product designs, NY, 2018 - 2019
    • Artist & Designer, Kate Spade graphic and product designs, NY, 2017 - 2018
    • Artist & Designer, Femme De Cupcakes print design & product designs, NY, 2017 - 2018
    • Artist, Stila Cosmetics Eye & Brow Bar Gondola Surface Design, NY, 2016
    • Artist, D Fun Magazine Gift With Purchase T Shirt Designs, Taiwan, 2016 
    • Artist, Bull Thistles, short film movie poster directed by Shawn Spitler, NY, 2016
    • Artist & Designer, Coach’s 75th Anniversary concept art & product design, NY, 2015
    • Artist & Designer, Rag & Bone concept art and product designs, NY, 2015
    • Illustrator, Laughter, Calendar Cover Design for public speaker Ms. Sandra Moulin, FL, 2014 
    • Artist & Designer, LeSportsac textile print & product designs, NY, 2013 - 2014
    • Artist & Designer, Calvin Klein’s concept art & technical design, NY, 2013
    • Illustrator, English 4 Formosa Study Guide Illustrations, NY, 2012-2013
    • Illustrator, Soul Stealer Concept Illustrations, short film directed by Shawn Spitler, NY, 2013
    • Illustrator, Food & Beverage Management Theory & Practice 3 Editions, Taiwan, 2004, 2008 - 2009
    • Illustrator, 100 Wishes, by Regan Liu, NY, 2003

    Collaborations 

    2021 

    • Visual Artist, Singular No. 2 Kintsugi NFT animated painting, Behind The Curtains Media x ModaRévise Art Studio, Tricera Art Gallery, Tokyo Japan, May - Present 
    • Visual Artist, Singular No. 3 Exoskeleton NFT animated painting, Behind The Curtains Media x ModaRévise Art Studio, Opensea.io, NY, May - Present 

     Exhibitions 

    2024

    • Group Exhibition, 44th Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, NJ, Jan. 28 - March 24th

    2023

    • Exhibiting Artist, 14C Art Fair 5th Edition, Jersey City Armory, NJ, Oct. 12 - 15
    • Group Exhibition, Then & Now Exhibition, Watchung Arts Center x Pro Arts Group, NJ, April 11 - May 20th 

    2022 

    • Group Exhibition, A Nomadic Journey, NomadWorks, NY, Dec. 17th - mid March 2023 
    • Group Exhibition, Sketchbook open, Society Of Illustrators, NY, Nov. 1st - Jan. 7th 2023
    • Finalist, Art Comes Alive 2022 Competition, ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati OH, Oct. 29th - Dec. 30th 
    • Group Exhibition, 32nd Annual JCast Artist Studio Tour, Mary Bethune Life Center, Jersey City, NJ, Sept. 29th - Nov. 15th
    • Group Exhibition, JCAST x Pro Arts, Art 150 Gallery Jersey City, NJ, Sept. 30th - Oct 2nd
    • Exhibiting Artist, 14C Art Fair 4th Edition, Jersey City Armory, NJ, Nov. 10 - 13
    • Group Exhibition, Equinox Exhibition, Pro Arts Jersey City x Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City, Sept. 1-25
    • Exhibiting Artist, The Other Art Fair, TOAF x Saatchi Art, Brooklyn NY, June 02-05

    2021

    • Group Exhibition, Art School Dropout, La La Land Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Nov. 21 - Dec. 21
    • Exhibiting Artist, The Other Art Fair, TOAF x Saatchi Art, Brooklyn NY, July 22 - 25
    • Group Exhibition, Intl. Women’s Day, Menduina Schneider Gallery, LA, March 08 - 31 
    • Group Exhibition, KROMATIC@RT, MADS Milano Gallery, MIlano, Italy, Jan. 22 - Feb. 5
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Jr.  & Scholarship Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, Jan. 11 - 29
    • Online Group Exhibition, AAAF NY Org, NY, Dec. 13 2020 - Feb. 13 2021

    2020

    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Jr. & Scholarship Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY

    2019

    • Solo Exhibition, Gallery Night in Williamsburg, Min & Mon, NY
    • Group Exhibition, Washington Square Park Outdoor Art Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Artist Collaboration, i-Elite Annual Charity Dinner & Art Exhibition, Taiwan
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Black & White Juried Exhibition, Artsy & Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Jr. & Scholarship Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Artist Collaboration, HALS Mission to Mars, Collaboration with Brayden Bugazzi, CA

    2018

    • Group Exhibition, Finalist at Visual Art Open Exhibition, Chester Cathedral, Chester, UK
    • Group Exhibition, NYC Artist Residency Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, NY
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Black & White Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Junior & Scholarship Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, All Alumni Exhibition, New York University Kimmel Gallery, NY

    2017

    • Group Exhibition, Annual Member Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, Visual Arts Open Exhibition, Chester Art Fair, Chester, UK
    • Group Exhibition, Salmagundi Fall Auction, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, Washington Square Park Outdoor Art Exhibition, NY
    • Group Exhibition, Summer Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
    • Group Exhibition, All Art + Exhibition, Van Der Plas Gallery, NY
    • Group Exhibition, Spiritus Lumine Group Show, Dacia Gallery, NY
    • Group Exhibition, SCNY Black & White Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY

    2006

    • Solo Exhibition, Jump, Solo Video Installation, NYU Rosenberg Gallery, NY

    Non-Exclusive Galleries

    • Tricera Tokyo, Japan 2019 - Present
    • ArtVogue Gallery, UK 2017 - Present 

    Residencies & Workshops

    • Fashion Workshop, Handbags Pattern Making, Filo Firenze Fashion Academy, Florence, Italy 2019
    • Artist Residency, Figurative Painting, Dacia Gallery, NY, 2018 
    • Workshop, Iconography, Dacia Gallery, NY, 2018 
    • Residency, Summer Resident, Dacia Gallery, NY, 2016

    Select Private Collectors

    • M. Pelios, Staten Island, NY 2022
    • J. Kao, Seattle, WA 2022
    • N. Carson, Peapack, NJ 2022
    • A. Miller, Dearborn, MI 2021
    • L. Cadena, Brighton, MI 2021
    • E. Tsai, Arcadia, CA 2021
    • A. Doolin, Troy, MI 2021
    • E. Schneider. Waukesha, WI 2021
    • R. Chang, Taipei, Taiwan 2021
    • V. Crosbie, GA, 2021
    • A. Tava, Weehawken, NJ, 2021
    • I. Tung, Houston, 2020
    • T. Henderson, Kingsport, TN, 2020
    • J. Tava, NY, 2020
    • N. Zhao, Smyrna, GA, 2020
    • W. Lin, Vancouver, Canada, 2020
    • E. Miller, Los Angeles, 2020
    • S. Moulin, Saratoga, FL, 2020
    • M. Carlow, Lorton, VA, 2020
    • E. Wang, Seattle, 2020
    • C. A. Moore, Weehawken, NJ, 2019
    • M. Farooqi, NY, 2019
    • S. Torrison, NY, 2019
    • D. De Santis, NY, 2019  
    • Art Vogue Gallery Private Collector, UK, 2019
    • H. Akers, NY, 2018
    • Art Vogue Gallery Private Collector, UK, 2018
    • Artvogue Gallery Private Collector, UK, 2017

    DESIGN EXPERIENCE: (Complete fashion C.V. can be viewed on linkedin)

    • Spec’d Studio, CoFounder & Chief Creative Officer, NY, 2019 - Feb. 2022
      • Providing product design, project management and production services to major fashion brands, licensing companies, and fashion startups ranging from handbags, footwear, to jewelry.
    • GLG Group, Fashion Council Consultant, NY, 2018 - Present 
    • ModaRévisé LLC, Founder & Creative Director, NY, 2015 - 2019
      • Technical design & production consultant to Coach, Kate Spade, Madewell, Rag & Bone, Kohl’s.
      • Certified vendor to licensing companies: Collection 18 and Axis Promotions

    Design Awards, Recognition, & Memberships

    • Accessories Council, Member, NY, 2019 - 2021 
    • Winner, Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence, Jean Care Package Design, NY, 2017 
    • Letter Of Recognition, Anna Wintour, Black Iris Clutch Design, NY 2012
    • Top 35 Emerging Designers in NYC, Handbag Designer 101 x Swarovski Crystal, NY, 2010

    SKILLS

    Language: Fluent in English & Mandarin Chinese 

    Art & Design: Watercolor, ink Illustration, handbags, small leather goods, pattern making, hardware, and jewelry design.  

    3D design & 3D printing: ZBrush, Clo3D, Key Shot

    Software programs: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and  Microsoft Suite 

    Video: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, LumaFusion  

    EDUCATION:

    Clo3D 3D Modeling & Patternmaking Workshop, Kazuyo Nakano, NY, 2020

    Leather Handbags & SLG Pattern Making, Filo Firenze Fashion Academy, Florence, Italy, 2019 

    Certificate in 3D Rapid Prototype, Modeling, and Scanning, New York University, NY, 2015 - 2016 

    Certificate in Wedding Gown Pattern Making, Instituto di Moda Burgo, Milano, Italy, 2009 

    Bachelors of Fine Arts, New York University, NY, 2006 

    REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:

    Janet Brignola-Tava, Founder of Tava Art Studio 

    Leena Gurevich-Nunez, Vice President Of Accessories Council  

    Robert W. Pillsbury, President of Salmagundi Club (Ret.)

    Suzanne Torrison, Design Director of Collection XVIII (Ret.)

     

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