Diya Wang is an artist, jeweler and designer. She was born in central China. Diya received her Bachelor of Art degree in Fashion Design at Wuhan International Trade University from China in 2011. In 2018, She received her Bachelor of Fine Art in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at University of Oregon in Eugene, and she is presently pursuing her Master of Fine Art in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence. Diya’s work most recent included in exhibition the Craft Form 2019 at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania, “Land//Fill// Land” Exhibition at the Gelman Gallery at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Wang was a recipient of graduate fellowship, the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2019 and 2020, a David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts from the University of Oregon in 2018.
EDUCATION
2021 MFA, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2018 BFA, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2011 BA, Fashion Design, Wuhan International Trade University, Wuhan, China
EXHIBITIONS
2021 Graduate Thesis Exhibition, place to be determined, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2020 Newfangled, Virtual Exhibition, Slop Design.
2019 Land//Fill//Land, Gelman Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
The Nature Beyond Nature, Craft Forms 2019, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2018 Heightened Senses, The Mayor's Art Show (MAS), Maurie Jacobs Community Room, Hult Center, Eugene, OR
Ephemera, BFA Thesis Exhibition, LaVerne Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
The Nature Beyond Nature, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, Portland, OR
2017 Student Jewelry Sale Exhibition, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
The Nature Beyond Nature, Spring Storm, Senior Capstone Exhibition, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Selected Jewelry and Metalsmithing Alumni and Student Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzler Museum of Art Store, presented by MODERN, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2016 Student Jewelry Sale Exhibition, Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2011 Graduation Exhibition for Fashion Design, Wuhan International Trade University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Intercollegiate Graduation Exhibition for Fashion Design, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, New York, NY
Graduate Assistantship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Pedagogical Innovation Assistantships, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Gene Verri Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Royal Marcher Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference Student Scholarship, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Educational Endowment Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmiths（SNAG）
The Juror's Choice Award, 'Heightened Senses', The Mayor's Art Show, Maurie Jacobs Community Room, Hult Center, Eugene, OR
David McCosh Memorial Scholarship in Fine Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Dean's List, College of Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference Student Scholarship, Portland, OR
2016 Dean's List, The School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2011 The Second Award of Intercollegiate Graduation Exhibition for Fashion Design, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
China National Scholarship, Wuhan International Trade University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
2020 Program assistant, Department of Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Volunteer, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor, Department of Jewelry + Metalsmithing: Jewelry Introduction, Spring 2020, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
2019 Teaching Assistant to Steven Kaplan-Pistiner, Department of Jewelry + Metalsmithing: Casting, Winter 2019,
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
2018 Teaching Assistant to Anya Kivarkis, Intro Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Spring 2018, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Teaching Assistant to Kate Wagle, Intro Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Fall 2018, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Teaching Assistant to Anya Kivarkis, Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Fall 2018, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Teaching Assistant to Erin Colvin, Intro Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Winter 2018, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Volunteer, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, Portland, OR.