From 2009 to 2025, I have collaborated with two universities and one college in the United States and one international college in China. In total, I have delivered presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and courses totaling approximately 80 hours on my Cross-Cultural and Integrated Art— 76 hours for American students and 4 hours for students from Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Korea.

The two colleges had expressed their willingness to hire or invite me as their Chinese art instructor in 2016 and 2014, respectively; however, because I needed to pursue my MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from the China National Academy of Arts and had to undertake international trips during that period, I missed both opportunities.

1. At Two American Universities 

From 2009 to 2013, I delivered presentations, demonstrations, and courses at two universities a total of nine times, totaling approximately 25 hours (including two presentations in 2013, one demonstration in 2009, and one art workshop comprising four sessions) on Cross-Cultural and Integrated Chinese Art—held at the Art Department, the Department of Language, Culture, and Religion, and the Student Union Art Gallery of Missouri State University; and one presentation and one demonstration at the Art Center and the Art Department of Drury University, respectively.   

Here are some work snippets from them:
-- November 23, 2013: I gave a presentation at the Art Department of Missouri State University, USA

-- November 9, 2013: I gave a presentation for a group of art teachers from the Southwest District Art Teachers Association at the Art Center, Drury University, USA.

-- September 22, 2013: I gave a presentation for the CHI 315 students at the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Religions, Missouri State University, USA.   

-- May 6–24, 2010: "Shirley’s Cross-cultural and Integrated Chinese Art" exhibited at the Art Gallery of Plaster Student Union, Missouri State University, USA. Here is one of the work snippets of the art workshop during the exhibition. 

-- September 22, 2009: I gave a presentation and demonstration at the Art Department of Missouri State University.  

-- September 23, 2009: I gave a presentation and demonstration at the Art Department of Drury University. 

2. At an American College and a Chinese College    

From May 2010 to 2025, I offered presentations, demonstrations, and courses on Cross-cultural and Integrated Chinese Art with painting, music, and poetry 22 times for about 50 hours for both Ozarks Technical Community College, USA, and the College of International Education of Beijing Institute of Economic Management (including 8 times for about 18 hours for international students at the Adult Education Department in 2025 and 1 time for 2 hours in 2015; 4 times for about 10 hours for art and music students in the Art and Humanities Department and Music Department; 5 times for about 12 hours for community members organized by OCT Art Gallery in 2014; and 2 times for about 5 hours for members who would visit China and 3 hours for a group of Chinese-American children adopted by local Americans at the History Department of Ozarks Technical Community College in 2010; one time for 4 hours for some international students from Southeast Asian countries at the College of International Education of Beijing Institute of Economic Management in 2014).   

Both Ozarks Technical Community College and the College of International Education of Beijing Institute of Economic Management would have liked to hire or invite me to be their art instructor respectively in 2016 and 2014, but because I needed to pursue my master's degree in Fine Arts from the Chinese National Academy of Arts and had to make international trips during that period, I missed both opportunities.

Here are a part of the work snippets related to them:

-- January 22 to March 12, 2025: I gave a course 6 times for 18 hours on a cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art program for international students at the Adult Education Department of Ozarks Technical Community College, USA.
1) You can see some participants, their working status and artworks in the first photo and the third group of photos on March 5 and 12, 2025.

2) A part of their works on February, 2025 in the fourth group of photos.

4) A part of participants and their artworks on February 7, 2025 in the last group of photos . 

3) A part of participants and their artworks on January 29, 2025 in the third group of photos of the link.

5) A part of the participants and their first Chinese paintings on January 22, 2025 in the last group of photos.

-- May 29, 2014: I gave a Cross-cultural and Chinese Integrated Art Presentation and Demonstration for a group of students from Southeast Asian countries at the College of International Education of Beijing Institute of Economic Management for more than 4 hours.

1) Some work snippets relate to it in the photos from fourth to tenth of the link.

2) Students worked in the first classroom for two hours during their normal class time.

3) They worked in the second classroom for another two hours during their free time.   
 
4) June 24, 2014: I was invited to be a specially invited instructor of the college.

-- February 7 to March 3, 2014: During my fourth art exhibition at the Ozarks Technical Community College Art Gallery, USA, I gave five demonstrations to audiences/visitors at the Cross-cultural and Integrated Chinese Art Workshop, and 4 demonstrations to students from the Art Department, Music Department, and Humanities Department.

1) You can see a few work snippets in the last 8 photos via the link on February 7, 2015.   

2) The third group of art students and their works in the last 6 photos of the link on February 13, 2014. 

3) A group of music students attended my Cross-cultural and Integrated Chinese Art Presentation in the first three photo of the link on February 25, 2014.

-- May 15, 2010, I offered a demonstration for three hours for a group of American–Chinese children and their American parents at the History Department of Ozarks Technical Community College. 
-- April 29, 2010：I gave two demonstrations for the team members who would visit China on cross-cultural and integrated Chinese art at the History Department of Ozarks Technical Community College, USA. A few participants in the first photo of the link.

If you have any questions, comments, or advice, you are welcome to write to me via info@ebridge.cn orshirley@ebridge.cn, and I will be very delighted to read them and respond to you with a big smile.

Sincerely,

Shirley Yiping Zhang

Jan 24, 2026