2015-2021
Michigan, U.S.A.
Advisor: Dr. Eytan Adar
Research Area: Generative Art, Fabrication, HCI, InfoVis, Robotics
Dissertation: "Finding the Grammar of Generative Craft"
Committee members: Eytan Adar (chair), Sophia Brueckner , Ron Eglash , Matthew Kay
2011-2014
New York, U.S.A.
Phi Beta Kappa , Union Scholar
Computer Science Honor Thesis: Structuring the Unstructured Note: " Automatic Organizing and Formatting for lecture notes," advised by Dr. Kristina Striegnitz
Studio Art Honor Thesis: "Childhood Memory," advised by Sandy Wimer
2023-present
Founder , The Generative Craft Lab, LTD
2021-2023
Assistant Professor , Department of Visualization, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
2015-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant , School of Information, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.,
2019.5-2019.8
UX-Data Visualization Intern , People Analytic Product Lab, Google , Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A.
2014-2015
Thomas J. Watson Fellow , Watson Foundation , Funded Independent research, Multiple Locations across 10 Countries
2013.6-2013.8
Research Intern , IBM Beijing Research Lab, Beijing, China
2022
John Joon Young Chung, Shiqing He , and Eytan Adar. Artist Support Networks: Implications for Future Creativity Support Tools , DIS'22: ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Shiqing He , and Jasmine Jones. Collaborative Creative Coding Through Drawing Robots , TEI'22: Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
2021
Elsie Lee-Robbins, Shiqing He , and Eytan Adar. Learning Objectives, Insights, and Assessments: How Specification Formats Impact Design , VIS'21: IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
John Joon Young Chung, Shiqing He , and Eytan Adar. The Intersection of Users, Roles, Interactions, and Technologies in Creativity Support Tools , DIS ’21: Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
2020
Shiqing He , and Eytan Adar. Plotting with Thread: Fabricating Delicate Punch Needle Embroidery with X-Y Plotters , DIS ’20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference Honorable Mention Award, Top 5% Submissions}, AR:24%
2018
Shiqing He , Allen Yilun Lin, Eytan Adar, and Brent Hecht. "The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg: Diversity of Visual Encyclopedic Knowledge Across Wikipedia Language Editions" ,ICWSM '18 International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media} (2018). Best Paper Award, 1/295}, AR:16%
2016
Shiqing He , and Eytan Adar. "VizItCards: A Card-Based Toolkit for Infovis Design Education" , VIS '16 IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics (2016)},AR:22%
2023
Artworks included in "Tracing the Line: the art of drawing machines and pen plotters" , Vetro Editions and Generative Hut. Featuring 100 contemporary cutting-edge artists.
2024
Painting With Plotters, , special participatory event. The Digital Art Weekend , The Victoria and Albert Museum , London, UK
I Have To Talk To A Plotter , GAZELL.iO , London, UK
2022
Running Moon , Art Blocks Curated , Virtual
2014
Childhood Memory , Senior Honorary Exhibition, Union College Visual Art Gallery, NY, U.S.A.
2013
Human Body , Scholar Project Exhibition, Union College Visual Art Gallery, NY, U.S.A.
First Times , Bittleman Drawing Award Winner Exhibition, Union College Visual Art Gallery, NY, U.S.A.
2024
Dialogue () Asian Generative Art Exhibition 2024 , NEORT, JGAF, Volume DAO, AEON STUDIO, and N POLE ART. Featuring 40 artists . Tokyo, Taipei, Seoul, and Beijing.
Magical Moments : Bright Moments Finale Collection , Bright Moments . Featuring 60 artists . Venice, Italy.
Art & Systems , 37xDubai . Featuring Cory Haber, Florian Zumbrunn, Mutahhar Khan, David Mrugala, Julien Espagnon , and Licia He . Dubai, United Arab Emirate.
2023
Ties , VolumeDAO . Featuring Alvis Lee, Kazuhiro Tanimoto, Licia He , Natelie J, Newyellow, , and SamuelYAN . Taipei, Taiwan.
this.generation , Sunaparanta Goa Center for the Art . Curated by Srinivas Mangipudi . Featuring Nasreen Mohamedi, Sol LeWitt, John Simon Jr., Nikhil Chopra, Sasha Stiles, Licia He , Eva Hauschild, Siddharth Gosavi, Ira Greenberg, Laya Mathikshara, Ryan Woodring, MCHX, Karthik Dondeti, Anushka Trivedi, TimeBlur, Bhisaji Gadekar, Tallulah D’Silva, Climate Recipes , and khwampa ( Brochure ). GOA, India
Seeing and Believing : Dimensionality , TENDER . Featuring Qubibi, Licia He , Zach Lieberman, Anna Lucia, Cory Haber, Emily Edelman, Marcel Shwittlick , and Aranda\Lasch . Untitled Art Fair, Miami, U.S.A.
Vertical Lines 2023 : ON/OFF SCREEN , VerticalCrypto Art . Curated by Micol AP and Blockbird . Featuring Anna Beller, Licia He , Fingacode, William Watkins, Takawo, Dmitri Cherniak, Emily Xie, Iskra Velitchkova, Kim Asendorf, Matt Deslauriers, Melissa Wiederrecht, Mpkoz, Studio Yorktown, Thomas Lin Pendersen, Tyler Hobbs , and William Mapan . London, UK
Fictional Lullaby : +GRAPH , Feral File . Curated by Casey Reas . Featuring Aleksandra Jovanić, Iskra Velitchkova, James Merrill, Julien Gachadoat, Licia He , and Joanie Lemercier . Virtual.
GEN/GEN: Generative Generations , Gazelli Art House , Featuring Loren Bednar, Darien Brito, Sougwen Chung, Harold Cohen, Brendan Dawes, Ernest Edmonds, Licia He , Tyler Hobbs, Ben Kovach, William Latham, Rhea Myers, Piter Pasma, Monica Rizzolli, Melissa Wiederrecht , and Stephen Willats. London, UK
Sparkling Goodbye : Bright Moments Tokyo , Bright Moments , Featuring Alexis Andre , Jeff Davis , Kjetil Golid , Kim Asendorf , Lars Wander , Licia He , Melissa Wiederrecht , Spongenuity , Takawo , Qubibi , and Zancan . Tokyo, Japan
Input Outputs , The Generative Art Museum , Featuring Anna Carreras , DEAFBEEF , and Licia He . Virtual
Gen XX , Seattle NFT Museum , Curated by Joana Kawahara Lino . Featuring Aleksandra Jovanić, Alida Sun , Anna Lucia , Emily Xie , Jen Stark, Licia He , Mieke Marple , and Monica Rizzolli . Seattle, U.S.A.
Drifting Dreams : Companions of Code , Vertical Crypto Art and The NFT Gallery . Curated by Micol . Featuring Alexander Grasser , Alexis Andre , DistCollective , Helena Sarin , Licia He , Lisa Orth , Luca Ionescu , Makio135 , Michael Connolly , and Orr Kislev . London, UK, and New York City, U.S.A.
2022
Trust The Bloom , Screensguru. Curated by Peter Yu , Wai Lung Lp , and Luba Elliott . Featuring Ivona Tau , Arabelle Zhaung , Anna Carreras , Sasha Stilies, Devi Parikh, Sarah Ridgley, Licia He , Portrait XO, Maneki Neko, Violeta Lopez , and Marjan Moghaddam . Virtual.
Artists And The Machines , Seattle NFT Museum , Curated by Joana Kawahara Lino . Featuring Pindar Van Arman , Aaron Penne , Phil Bosua , Botto , Ben Mauro , Manoloide , Eponym , Zach Lieberman , Licia He , and yungwknd . Seattle, U.S.A.
Artists Who Code , Vellum LA and Artsy . Curated by Mieke Marple and Sinziana Velicescu , featuring Morehshin Allahyari, Aya, Cibelle Cavalli Bastos , Sofia Crespo , Emily Edelman , Mia Forrest , Carla Gannis , Licia He , Patricia Infinity, IX Shells, Aleksandra Jovanic, Göksu Koçakcıgil, LIA, Anna Lucia, Maya Man, Mieke Marple, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Marjan Moghaddam, Lisa Orth, Ellie Pritts, Barbara Rehbehn, Sarah Ridgley, Helena Sarin, Anne Spalter, Alida Sun, Kaoru Tanaka, Ivona Tau, Waambat, Sammie Veeler, Shawna X ,and Emily Xie . Los Angeles, U.S.A.
2021
Endless Monologue : -GRAPH , Feral File . Curated by Casey Reas . Featuring Aleksandra Jovanić, Iskra Velitchkova, James Merrill, Julien Gachadoat, Licia He , and Tyler Hobbs . Virtual.
2020
Radial Symmetry , Penny W. Stamps School Of Art & Design, University of Michigan .Virtual.
2016
FREE WET HUGZ: 94th Annual All Media Exhibition , Ann Arbor Art Center . Featuring Jean-Paul Aboudib , Lucia Behmer , Louis Boyang , Cj Breil , Larry Butcher , Yuling Chuang , Paul Collins , Spencer Corbett , Jason DeMarte , Rocco DePietro, Melissa Dorn Richards , Myles Gallagher , Bruce Giffin , Feng Guo , Shiqing He , Analicia Honkanen , Chia-Yi Huang , Dennis Jones , Haena Kang , Philippe Hyojung Kim , Ruth Koelewyn , Lucas Korte , Candace Law , Loraine Lynn , Nathan Margoni , John McLaughlin , Robert Mirek , Julia Pangborn-Harley , Gloria Pritschet , Roberta Rousos , Linda Seckinger , Lawrence Sekulich , Jacqueline Simon , Margaret Squires , Jack St. John , Cedric van Eenoo , Cristen Velliky , and Yuge Zhou . Ann Arbor, U.S.A.
2013
First Intercollegiate Art Competition , Lower Adirondack Regional Art Council . Glens Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Drawn to Print , Union College Visual Art Gallery. Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Selected Work 2013 , Union College Visual Art Gallery. Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
2012
Steinmetz Exhibition , Union College Visual Art Gallery. Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Selected Work 2012 , Union College Visual Art Gallery. Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Student Invitation Exhibition , Union College Visual Art Gallery. Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
2024.5-2025.5 (expected)
Embodied Agents in Contemporary Visual Art (EACVA): How Robotics and A.I. Could Influence Creativity by Goldsmiths, University of London and Konstanz University. Artist in residence cohort: Anna Mirkin, Partik Tressen, Gretta Louw , and Licia He . London, UK and Konstanz, Germany.
2015.5-2015.7
Empty Space . Chiang-Mai, Thailand.
2014.11
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia . Venice, Italy.
2024
Embodied Agents in Contemporary Visual Art (EACVA): How Robotics and A.I. Could Influence Creativity . Goldsmiths, University of London, and Konstanz University.
2020
Arts Integrative Interdisciplinary Research (AiiR) Grant . ArtsEngine, University of Michigan
Rackham Graduate Research Award . Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
2018
Best Implementation Award . UIST'18 Student Innovation Contest
2014
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship . Watson Foundation
Meritorious Prize in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling . The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
2013
Honorable Mention in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling . The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarship . AnitaB.org
Honorable Mention in the First Intercollegiate Art Competition . Lower Adirondack Regional Art Council, Glens Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Arnold L. Bittleman Memorial Drawing Prize . Union College
2022 Fall, 2021 Fall
Special Topic in Visualization (VIZA689) . Instructor, Texas A&M University
2022 Spring
Computing for Visualization I (VIST270) . Instructor, Texas A&M University
2021 Winter
Information Visualization (SIDAS522) . Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan
2020 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2019 Fall, 2018 Winter, 2017 Fall, 2016 Fall
Information Visualization (SI649) . Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan
2017 Summer
Tableau Bootcamp . Instructor, University of Michigan
2024
Painting With Plotters
Peckham Digital 2024
. London, UK
Conference Presentation
Developing Generative Plotter Paintings
Non-Generative AI and Art Conference, CitAI, University of London
. London, UK
Conference Presentation
Code, Robot, Material, and Process
Embodied Agents in Contemporary Visual Art (EACVA)
and
Victoria and Albert Museum
. London, UK
Invited Presentation
Curating the Future: Insights from London's leading experts on digital craftsmanship
.
The Collector's Club
and
Digital Art Week London
. London, UK
Panel Discussion
2023
Sparkling Goodbye: Behind the Scene
Bright Moment
, London, UK
Invited Presentation
Finding a Path in Art through Coding
Code/Art Org
, Virtual
Invited Presentation
A Talk On Generative Art
The NFT Gallery
, London, UK
Panel Discussion
2022
Art in Tech
Girls Who Code
, Virtual
Panel Discussion
The Secret of Daily Painting is... a Robot
EYEO'2022
, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Conference Lightening Talk
2020
Plotting with Thread
DIS'20, Virtual Conference, Conference Presentation
Conference Presentation
2019
From Data Visualization to Generative Art
We are GWE'19, Google, CA, U.S.A.
Conference Presentation
The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg
Wikipedia Research Showcase, Virtual
Conference Presentation
2018
The_Tower_of_Babel.jpg
ICWSM'18, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.
Conference Presentation
2016
VizitCards for Infovis Design Education
INFOVIS'16, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Conference Presentation
VizitCards for Infovis Design Education
The Michigan Interactive and Social Computing (MISC), MI, U.S.A.
Invited Presentation
2015
The Fading Color: Natural Color Production Around the Globe
TJW Fellow Conference'15, Virtual
Invited Presentation
2013
Structuring the Unstructured Note
Steinmetz Symposium, NY, U.S.A.
Invited Presentation
2024
Painting with Plotters
Carnegie Mellon University
, Virtual
Lecture
2023
Painting with Plotters
Vertical Crypto Art
, London, UK
Workshop
2022
Introduction to Generative Plotter Paintings
Seattle NFT Museum
, Seattle, U.S.A.
Workshop
Drawing with Machines
The Winsor School, Virtual
Lecture
2021
Drawing with Machines
Carnegie Mellon University
, Virtual
Lecture
Craft of Computing (CS110)
Berea College, Virtual
Lecture
2020, 2019, 2018
Data Mining: Methods and Applications (SI671)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Lecture
2017
Introduction to Information Studies (SI110)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Lecture
2019
Generative Art
PIRC'19 (Google), Mountain View, CA, U.S.A.
Poster
2018
DoodleIT: a Heartbeat-driven Drawing Robot
UIST'18, Berlin, Germany
Demo
2016
AI, Human, Programmer
UIST'16, Tokyo, Japan
Demo
VizitCards
CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop, CA, U.S.A.
Poster
2024
Shortlist Committee , Combine24 by Finnish National Gallery .
2023 - 2024
2022, 2018
2021
Associate Chair
2020, 2019
2021
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Reviewer
2020, 2017
2019
2018, 2017
2023 - Present
Community Coordinator , Generative Artists Club . Virtual.
2018-2020
Community Coordinator , DoIIIT Studio (The Designers of Interactive, Intelligent, Internet of Things ). University of Michigan. Michigan, USA.
2016-2020
Committee Member , DoIIIT Studio (The Designers of Interactive, Intelligent, Internet of Things ). University of Michigan. Michigan, USA.
2023
Work Featured
Interview
Work Featured
Sparkling Goodbye by Licia He
Bright Moments Quarterly
, Bright Moments
Interview
Gen XX Artist Interview: Licia He
The Making of an NFT Museum
, The Seattle NFT Museum
Podcast
2022
Interview