Olivia Ting

OLIVIA TING’s fascination with moving and still images stems from her hearing disability; she is deaf in one ear and has 22% hearing in the other. Without hearing aid, she hears nearly nothing; movements stand in for audio that she is familiar with, but hears and not hears. Audiovisual video-making is a way for her to understand sounds, as a compositor puzzling how fragments of her world fit together. Having recently received a cochlear implant she is in the process of watching her brain learn how to hear again – a strange motley of memory and digital reconstruction.

Education:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY | Master of Fine Arts: Art Practice, May 2018
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN | PASADENA, CA Bachelor of Arts with Honors Major: graphic design
POMONA COLLEGE | CLAREMONT, CA
Bachelor of Arts Major: Studio Art / Drawing & Photography
FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA Professional Designation Magna Cum Laude Major: Fashion Design
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA Preparatory Department

Professional Experience:

FIRST VOICE, CA 2020 Video Projection content and installation Design, “WE ARE San Francisco”
Premiere: (cancelled due to COVID19) May 2020, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

RECIPIENT OF INDIVIDUAL ARTIST COMMISSION, SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION March 2019 ‐ August 2020

LENORA LEE DANCE SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2019 Installation Media Design, “Within These Walls”
Re-Staging, and Premiere of “Dreams of Flight” May 2019, Angel Island Immigration Center, San Francisco | Video Projection, Sound and Projection Mapping Design