ARLENE SUN
CROSSOVER-DESIGN
BASED IN NYC, U.S
Arlene Sun is a mixed-media artist based in New York. She is the founder of C.L.A.P. US- Creative Lab for Async Parallel and serves as Overseas Project Director at FYLB- Feiyangluo Digital Interactive Public Art Institution. Sun holds an MFA in Design and Technology and a BFA in Film and Animation from Parsons School of Design. Her practice spans installation art, interactive design, and painting, deeply influenced by psychology, science, and philosophy.
In 2015, she established C.L.A.P. US, a cross-disciplinary lab integrating art, innovation, and experience. The lab represents interdisciplinary artists and develops projects merging art and technology to explore multi-role artistic experiences. In 2016, her ecological art project GOOD AS GOLD employed gold plating and physical interaction to convey perceptions of cosmic order and individual energy. Works from this series such as Golden City, Golden Cluster, and Golden State have received numerous awards, including the Italian A’ Design Award, PRISMA Art Prize, Indigo Design Award, AI-AP (USA), WIDE OPEN Art Awards, 10th Annual CityScapes Art Competition, and Overzealous Fine Art Competition, and have been shortlisted and collected by prominent institutions.
BIO
ORGANIZATION:
C.L.A.P. US - Creative Lab for Async Parallel
EDUCATION:
2016-2018 / Master of Arts in Design and Technology / Parsons School of Design / New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
• 2019 “Good As Gold” Arlenesun Mix Media Art Exhibition - Novado Gallery, Nj, Us.
• 2019 “Pink Rendezvous” Arlenesun Solo Illustration Exhibition - Pin Gallery, New York, Us.
• 2014 “Imaginations Of Future Car” Arlenesun Art Exhibition - Hilton Hotels, Bj, China
• 2014 “Imaginations Of Future Car” Arlenesun Illustration Exhibition - Tesla, Bj, China
• 2011 “Paris Nightclub” Arlenesun Mix Media Art Show, Bj, China
• 2007 “BBF” Yoho! Arlenesun Art Exhibition, Online
• 2005 “Extremely Beauty” Arlenesun Art Exhibition, Bj, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
• 2024 - Poetry Alice Arts Festival, Bj, China
• 2023 - Art Nova 100 Annual Exhibition -Guardian Art Center, Bj, China
• 2020 - Wide Open 11 Art Exhibition Bwac Gallery, New York, U.S.
• 2020 - National Exhibition 3 Square Art, Colorado, Unite State
• 2020 - “Cityscapes” Art Exhibition Light Space & Time Art Gallery, New York, Us.
• 2020 - Overzealousfineart Exhibition Neilsonpark Creative Centre, Ontario, Canada
• 2020 - Prisma Art Prize Exhibition Atelier Montez, Rome, Italy
• 2020 - Dlectricity Festival Of Art And Light In Detroit
AWARDS:
2025 - IDA The International Design Awards 2025 - SUNRISE LAB - Gold winner within the Conceptual Design - Art Director (with Jiali Liu Public Artist)
2024 - TAITAN PROPERTY AWARDS 2024 - Platinum winner within the Interior Design Installation - Art Director (with FYLB (Beijing) Digital Public Art)
2024 - MUSE DESIGN AWARDS 2024 - HONGSONG - Gold winner within the Interior Design Installation - Art Director (with FYLB (Beijing) Digital Public Art)
2024 - MUSE CREATIVE AWARDS 2024 - SUNRISE LAB - Silver winner within the Experiential & Immersive - In-Store Experiences - Art Director (with Jiali Liu Public Artist)
2023 - A DESIGN AWARDS 2023～2024 Installation Design - Best Public Welfare Advocate (with FYLB Digital Public Art)
2023 - China Social Welfare Foundation - Best Public Welfare Advocate
2021 - GOLDEN CLUSTER Art Installation is collected by the museum of Shanghai Xin Jinqiao Environmental Protection Co., Ltd.
2020 - THE FOURTH CHINESE ZODIAC CULTURAL VISUAL ART CONTEST
- Auspicious Rat Brings Wealth - Selected Award
2020 - A Design Award - GOLDEN CITY - Iron Award
2020 - AACA-Environmental Protection Art Creation Contest
- SENSORY CATCHER - Silver Award
2020 - AACA-Environmental Protection Art Creation Contest
- GOLDEN CITY - Bronze Award
2020 - AACA-Environmental Protection Art Creation Contest
- HAPPY WOMB - Bronze Award
2020 - Indigo Design Award - SVEN - Bronze Award
2020 - Fusion Art’s 5th Annual Artist’s Choice International Online Juried Art Exhibition - GOLDEN CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - “Abstracts” Art Exhibition 2020 – Painting & Other Media
- GOLDEN CITY - Special Recognition
2020 - American Illustration (AI-AP) 39 - CITY MAP OF CHONGQING - Finalist Award
2020 - American Illustration (AI-AP) 39 - SVEN - Finalist Award
2020 - American Photography (AI-AP) 36 - SKETCH OF THE CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - PRISMA ART PRIZE - GOLDEN CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - Overzealous Fine Art Competition - GOLDEN CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - WIDE OPEN 11 Art Awards - HAPPY WOMB - Finalist Award
2020 - 10th Annual CityScapes Art Competition - GOLDEN CITY - Special Recognition
2020 - Hiii Illustration 2019 - PINK RENDEZVOUS - Finalist Award
2020 - Communication Arts Illustration Competition - PINK RENDEZVOUS - Finalist Award
2020 - MvVO ART 2020 AD ART SHOW - GOLDEN CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - 5th Annual Artist's Choice Art Competition - GOLDEN CITY - Finalist Award
2020 - 3 Square-Art - GOLDEN CITY - Selected Artists
2020 - Open Call for Dlectricity 2020 Festival of Art and Light in Detroit - Finalist Award
2011 - Beijing Pop Music Ceremony (20th China Song Chart Awards Ceremony) - Best EP of the Year Award - "A HOME WITH WARMTH AND LOVE” - Musician 1Jessica Jiang
2010 - The Midi Music Awards（Midi Rock Music Awards）
-“1983” Icingdolls - Best Album Art
2008 - China Illustration Annual Competition - Finalist Award
2006 - Kan Tai-keung Design Award - BODY REPORT - Excellence Award
PRESS & INTERVIEW:
2013-10 "LET'S" Magazine CN22-0008 Issue 2235 "Out of my world"
2011-11 "Hotspot" Magazine ISSN1009-8836 Issue 110 "COACH X Crossover Design"
2012-03 "Motor Trend China" Magazine ISSN10092153 "Countryman VS Evoque"
2011-07 "Hotspot" Magazine ISSN1009-8836 "Hotspot" Issue 103
2011-04 "YOHO! " Magazine Issue ISSN10052445 No.470 "WE ALL LOVE 3G "
2010-03 "YOHO! " Magazine Issue ISSN10052445 No. 433 "YOUTH IN PROGRESS "
2010-09 "0086" Magazine ISSN10054626 Issue
2009-05 "HOME FOR YOU" Magazine Press ISSN16719603 Issue 78 "ON THE STREET"
2008-06 "CHINA ILLUSTRATION ANNUAL 02" ISBN: 9787533025342
2007-08 "Computer Arts" Magazine, ISSN10079599 2007 Issue 8
ACCOLADES:
China Social Welfare Foundation - Ai Xiaoya Fund - Chairman (2025-2029)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
GRAPHIS, New York / Unite State
AIGA, New York / Unite State
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
Indigo Design Award Jury