Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Art (Visual Communication Design)
- Tongji University, Bachelor of Engineering (Media & Communication)
Bio and Affiliation
Eager Zhang (She/They) is a visual artist and graphic designer. Being brought up as multi-lingual and trained with coding tools in college, they explore among the territory of nature studies, language issues and poetry writing, and expands their practice into printmaking, editorial design, and web architecture. They are the founder of their independent design practice, OmensOmens.
Awards and Honors
- Tokyo TDC, Award of Excellence, 2021(x2), 2020
- Society of Typography 100', 2019
- IDA Awards, Gold, Bronze, 2017
Professional Accomplishments and Exhibitions
- Willow, solo exhibition, curated by Rodrigo Carazas Portal, Kansas City Artists Coalition, 2022
- AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Kansas City Art Institute, 2021-2023
Publications
- Communication Arts Fresh, 2022
- Creative Review Annual, 2022
- Slanted #40 : Experimental Typography, 2022
- It's Nice That, 2021
Clients and Employment History
Selected clients:
- GQ Japan (Japan)
- Crack Magazine (UK)
- Aston Martin Shanghai (China)
- Charlotte Street Foundation (Kansas City, MO)
- Jina Valentine Studio (Chicago, IL)
- Mark Leibowitz Photography (Los Angeles, CA)