Cailing Gao (Serene)
Artist / Researcher / Teacher in Arts Education
WhatsApp:
+852 97934672
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Address:
Central & Western District, Hong Kong
Research Interest:
Art Pedagogy and Assessment, A/r/tography, Social Participatory Art
Education
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
09/2022 - 07/2025
86.1/100
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Undergraduate: Major in Design education, Bachelor of Education, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.
09/2018 - 07/2022
87.79/100
Qualifications & Skills
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Educational Technology,
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Participatory Art,
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Creating Inclusive Art Learning Environments
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A/r/tography
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High School Art Teacher Qualification
Qualifications:
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SPSS, Adobe Photoshop,
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Adobe Illustrator,
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Adobe Premiere Pro,
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Adobe After Effects,
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Maxon Cinema 4D,
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InDesign, SketchUp,
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3ds Max,
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Rhino,
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Lumion,
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AutoCAD
Technical Skills:
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Cantonese (native),
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Mandarin (native),
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English (CET-6 Certificate)
Languages:
Work Experience
Research Assistant
03/2025 – Present
Teaching Department Staff
11/2023 - 01/2024
Content Department Staff
11/2023 - 01/2024
Museum Docent
11/2023 - 01/2024
Developed AI-integrated educational programs, supported teaching evaluations, and created visualizations to enhance research impact.
Chongqing Huanglin Art Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Delivered arts education courses for children and provided personalized learning recommendations.
Designed and supported teaching for museum arts education programs. Wrote scripts for educational livestreams.
Conducted educational public tours and assisted in creating audio guide materials for online exhibitions.
Project Experience
Making Future Art Accessible:
Bringing Digital Art into Multi-dimensional Space
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Conducted market research on digital art applications, analyzing user needs and pain points.
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Explored integration of digital art with communities, galleries, and art parks in project planning.
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Collaborated with artists, technology vendors, and curators to strategize digital art market operations.
Railway Primary School Ecological Garden Project
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Organized student investigations and discussions for ecological garden planning.
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Coordinated garden infrastructure construction and developed educational gardening programs.
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Created eco-art installations like birdhouses and worm towers, with a maintenance plan for sustainability.
Jixing Vegetable Market Art and Society Co-construction Project
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Conducted field research to understand the needs of Jixing Vegetable Market stall owners.
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Led team discussions and decision-making to develop and implement stall modification plans.
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Maintained contact with stall owners to sustain community arts education impact.
03/2024-06/2024
10/2023–05/2024
07/2017–08/2018
Research Experience
[Peer-Reviewed Publication] First Author
"Aesthetic Education Empowering Rural Cultural Revitalization", Accepted by New vision teaching and research horizon (ISSN 1671-0649)
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Content: Analyzed aesthetic education in Zhushan Village to explore rural revitalization and cultural enhancement strategies, such as raising cultural awareness, promoting social cohesion, and balancing modernity with tradition in rural areas.
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Role: conducted field research and developed strategic framework for rural education reform.
[Research Project] Third Principal Researcher, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Graduate Research
"A Critique of Digital Imagery in Western Marxist Art Theory"
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Content: Examined Hito Steyerl’s "Poor Image" and Marxist texts to critique digital imagery’s cultural and class dynamics.
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Role: Conducted case analysis on Marxist digital image critique.
[Research Project] Chongqing Municipal Education Science Planning Key Project—Teaching Research Special Project:
"Participatory Aesthetic Education Curriculum Development and Implementation for Elderly Communities" (Approved), Second Principal Researcher
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Content: Developed participatory aesthetic education framework using lifelong education and relational aesthetics for elderly communities.
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Role: Designed interdisciplinary programs and conducted mixed-methods research to support teaching reforms
10/2024
06/2025
09/2024
[Upcoming Book] Associate Editor, Digital Textbook:
Museum Aesthetic Education—Instructional Design and Practice Cases
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Content: Introduces museum aesthetic education concepts, teaching methods, and practical case studies for art education students and professionals.
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Role: Authored sections on museum aesthetic education concepts and mobile museum cases, and conducted full-text proofreading.
[Research Project] Project Lead, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Graduate Research Innovation Project:
"Research on the Practical Pathways of Natural Aesthetic Education in Urban Elderly Communities—A Case Study of the Xingjiaqiao Community Ecological Garden Project"
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Content: Investigated natural aesthetic education’s impact on elderly residents’ perceptions in the Xingjiaqiao ecological garden project.
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Role: Led data collection, thematic analysis, and Actor-Network Theory application to develop community education pathways.
Presented on Community-Based Aesthetic Education
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Content: Discussed trends and key issues in art education
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Role: Presented research findings on how interdisciplinary art education practices can enhance social participation and mental well-being in communities, supported by case studies.
in press
06/2024–06/2025
09/2024
Honors & Awards
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First Prize and Top Rank
8th Taofen Cup National Book Editing and Proofreading Skills Competition, Chongqing Municipal Division, for the work "Mobile Museum" (12/2024)
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Outstanding Teaching and Research Team Award
4th Youth Biodiversity Exploration Competition, for the work "Exploring Nature with Fun" (03/2024)
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Outstanding Individual Award
2023 Graduate Summer Social Practice Activity, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (11/2023)
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Volunteer Service Certificate
2023 iSTART Education Forum "Connection and Reshaping," A4 Art Museum, Chengdu (11/2023)
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Comprehensive Academic Scholarship
Graduate Program, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (10/2023)
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Social Practice Certificate
Research on New Thoughts on Family Parenting and Child Development in Contemporary China, Greater China Youth Exchange Center (08/2023)
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Advanced Individual Award for Spiritual Civilization Construction
Chongqing Municipality, 2022 Academic Year (06/2022)
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Outstanding Graduation Project Award and Selected for Exhibition
Outstanding Works by Graduates of 2022 from Key Art Academies in China, for the work "Aesthetic Education Action Plan for Zhushan Village, Moxi Township, Zhong County" (06/2021)
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Outstanding Award
25th Student Works Exhibition, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, for the work "Echo Conch" (11/2021)
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Selected for Exhibition
Inaugural Exhibition, Jiulong Yiku New Neighborhood Art Center, Shiqiaopu, for the work "Reconstruction" (09/2021)
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Selected for Exhibition
2020 Chongqing Ecological Art Season,for the work "The Road to the Garden" (01/2021)
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First Prize
Practical Teaching of Ideological and Political Theory Courses, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, for the work "Regeneration Cabin Hospital Design" (01/2021)
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Outstanding Award
CEAPVA Asia-Pacific Visual Art Exchange Exhibition, for the work "Yujing Residence – Bay Resort Hotel" (2019)
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Outstanding Student Scholarship
Undergraduate Program, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (2018–2021, three consecutive years)
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First Prize
"Forty Years of Great Change, Artistic Path in the New Era New Year’s Gala," Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, for the work "Playful Journey" (12/2018)