Evelyn Cao 

caohaixuanweiwei@gmail.com
949.568.7110

Education
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) 2022-2026 
BFA in Film/Animation/Video 
Concentration in History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
GPA: 3.9

Skills

Creative Skills: Film directing, video editing, film photography, 16mm film, animation, 
sculpture, textile design, embroidery, sewing, tufting, drawing, painting
Studio Equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5, BlackMagic, Bolex camera, Sony FX3, Steenbeck editing, 
Zoom microphone, shotgun microphones, Aputure lights 
Fabrication: Laser cutting, UV printing, vinyl cutting, vacuum forming 
Software: Da Vinci Resolve, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Dragonframe, Procreate 

Experience
Ivy Film Festival|New Media Staff|Providence, RI|Fall 2024-Present
Outreaching to universities and students around the world for the New Media branch of Brown 
University’s Ivy Film Festival. Scheduling and curating exhibitions for the festival week.

RISD Co-Works|Peer Tutor|Fall 2023-Present 
Trained fellow RISD students on fabrication machines such as the laser cutter, UV printer, 
vinyl cutter, tufting gun, and sewing machines. Helped students explore fabrication techniques 
for various projects.  

RISD|Videographer for On the Edges; Everywhere; Ballroom as Radical Pedagogy|May 2024
Shot ballroom workshops and the Kiki Ball on film for RISD’s Ballroom as Radical Pedagogy 
event with FAV professor Sara Jordeno. Final film records will go into the Fleet Library as part 
of RISD’s Ballroom archive. 

City of Providence Sustainability Department | Workshop Instructor | April 2024
Led workshops teaching art and sustainability to local elementary and middle schoolers for Earth April.
Students painted rain barrels, which were then auctioned off to educate the city population about stormwater.

RISD Precollege | Teaching Assistant | Summer 2023 
Assisted multiple professors with preparation and instruction of Design, Drawing, and Theory+History of 
Art and Design class. Aided students in designing fonts, figure drawing, composition, and critique. Provided 
guidance to sixty Precollege students to prepare their portfolios for college applications.

Exhibitions
Unclaimed Experience, Springs Projects, Brooklyn NY, September 7 2024
Wild Bodies and Genderless Landscapes, RISD Memorial Hall, Providence, RI, 2023 

Publications
Journal of Art Criticism, May 2024 online issue
Visions Magazine, Fall 2023 issue 
Ouch! Magazine, “Galaxy” and “Science” online issues, 2021