John Ziqiang Wu  received his BFA in Fine Art/illustration from Art Center College of Design in 2013 and his MFA in Photo/Media from the California Institute of the Arts in 2017. John’s work has been shown at Grand Gallery Glendale library (2023), Phase Gallery (2022), June Basel in Switzerland (2020), SALT in Istanbul (2018); Shanghai 021 art fair (2020), Art Center College of Design in Pasadena (2020), Armory for the Arts in Pasadena (2020), and California State University of Bakersfield (2019). He was 2019 UCLA Hammer Museum Artist-in-Residence. His work has been collected by the Hammer Museum. Wu has published several artist books, including One Day Intern, The Place and The People; The Lamps’ Story, Dad’s Hands Are Smaller, and Learning Art and Art Learning Society.

Wu has previously received classical art training in China and has mastered his craft. He has 15 years of teaching experience for kids and young, in addition to teaching at colleges and art programs at major art museums. John currently teaches  UCLA, Drawing and Painting courses.