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Min Wang

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Min Wang is Dean of the School of Design at China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). The Academy is the most prestigious and influential art school in China. Min Wang was appointed by the Ministry of Education as Chang Jiang (Li Ka Shing Foundation) Scholars Chair Professor in 2007 and he is member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).

Min Wang was the Design Director for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Committee from 2006 to 2008, responsible for the design of the look of the Games. He has also served Director of the Art Research Center for Olympic Games (ARCOG) at CAFA since 2004. Under his leadership, the Center created the medal, pictogram, color system, and image and identity guidelines, for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

He served as Vice President (2007–09) of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA), the world body for professional communication design. He was the key organizer of the ICOGRADA World Design Congress 2009, held in Beijing.

Min Wang is the Design Director at Square Two Design (Beijing). He joined Square Two in 1998 after serving eight years as Design Manager, Senior Art Director, and Graphic Designer at Adobe Systems. He received an MFA from Yale University School of Art in 1988 and was a visiting fellow iat the Akademe der Bildenden Kunste, Munich; and the Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin. In 1989, he began lecturing in graphic design at Yale University School of Art, teaching graduate students until 1997. Min Wang’s work has been exhibited internationally, including at Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno; Graphic Design Show, Beijing; Type Directors Club Exhibition, New York, Print Annual; and the International Poster Biennial Lahti. His work is also in the collection of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg and the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich, among other institutions.

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