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  Biography
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| Education | 
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| Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Bachelor of Arts in
                Painting and Printmaking, Lu-Xun Academy of Fine Arts,
                Shenyang, Liaoning, China | 
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Selected Solo Exhibitions  | 
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| 2025 | 
          In the Company of Nature, Art Beatus
              (Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada | 
        
| 2022 | 
          Joe Chang, Art Gallery and
              Screening Hall, Southern University of Science and
              Technology, Shenzhen, China | 
        
| 2020 | 
          Joe Chang, Qinglu Art Gallery, Hangzhou,
              China | 
        
| 2012 | 
          Special showcase of Joe Chang Animation Films,
              Richmond Cultural Center, Richmond, BC, Canada | 
        
| 2010 | 
          Madame Zhang’s Dream, Pan Tianshou, and A
                Long-Distance (films), The Museum of Fine Arts,
              Houston, USA | 
        
| 1998 | 
          People and Shadow, Simon Fraser Gallery.
              Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada | 
        
| 1997 | 
          My life and my paintings, (oil paintings)
              New Westminster Library Art Gallery, New Westminster, BC,
              Canada | 
        
| My life and my paintings, (oil paintings)
              Montague Art Gallery, New Westminster, BC, Canada | 
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| My life and my paintings, (oil paintings)
              Delta Art Council Gallery, Delta, BC, Canada | 
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| 1996 | 
          Figure, (oil paintings) Hope Carman
              Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada | 
        
Selected Group Exhibitions 
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| 2025 | 
          Arts 2025, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey,
              BC, Canada | 
        
| ART PARTY!, The Seymour Art Gallery,
              North Vancouver, BC, Canada | 
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| 2016 | 
          Summer Group Exhibition, Art Beatus
              (Vancouver) Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada | 
        
| 2011 | 
          The Art Exhibition of Zhejiang, Hangzhou,
              China | 
        
| 2010 | 
          4th Beijing International Art Biennale, 
              China Art Museum, Beijing, China | 
        
| 2004 | 
          The Visual Art Show, China Academy art
              Gallery, Hangzhou, China | 
        
| 2003 | 
          Bridge, printmaking exhibition, Quanma
              Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | 
        
| E-times, water ink exhibition, Berlin,
              Germany | 
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| 2002 | 
          Moving Stills, Art Beatus (Vancouver)
              Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada | 
        
| Illustrating illustrators, Campbell River
              and District Public Art Gallery. Campbell River, BC,
              Canada | 
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| 1997 | 
          Different Views, Richmond Art Gallery,
              Richmond, BC, Canada | 
        
| Two-Person Show, Seymour Art Gallery, North
              Vancouver, BC, Canada | 
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| 1996 | 
          Syanesthesis, Oktavia Gallery, Vancouver,
              BC, Canada | 
        
Filmography 
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| 2025 | 
          Bathtub, Birds and Chopin,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 13 min. 8K | 
        
| 2024 | 
          The Skytrain,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 8 min. 8K | 
        
| 2021 | 
          I am not an Angel,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 11 min. 4K
              Animation | 
        
| 2020 | 
          Pray,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 5 min. 4K
              Animation | 
        
| Birds,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 4 min. 4K
              Animation | 
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| 2019 | 
          The Music Box,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 11 min. 4K
              Animation | 
        
| 2017 | 
          The Mandarin Garden,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 12 min. HD
              Animation | 
        
| 2016 | 
          Rain Lotus,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 7 min. HD
              Animation | 
        
| 2015 | 
          The Magic Train,
              Producer/Co-writer/Co-director/co-editor/Co-animator, 87
              min. Feature animated film | 
        
| 2012 | 
          Fantasia China,
              Producer/Co-writer/Co-director/Co-editor/Co-animator, 45
              min. HD | 
        
| 2008 | 
          A Long-Distance Call,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 12 min. HD
              Animation | 
        
| 2007 | 
          Madame Zhang’s Dream,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 12 min.
              Animation | 
        
| 2006 | 
          Ink,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 3 min. Animation | 
        
| 2005 | 
          Father and Son,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 5 min. Animation | 
        
| 2004 | 
          Pan Tian Shou,
              Writer/Director/Editor/Producer/Animator, 6 min. Animation | 
        
| 2000 | 
          The Chinese Violin,
              Writer/Director/animator, 8 min. Animation (NFB
              production) | 
        
Published Books 
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| 2018 | 
          Chinese animation part for book Animation:
                  A World History by Giannalberto Bendazz,
              published by Taylor & Francis Group CRC Press. | 
        
| 2017 | 
          The Art of the Magic Train, 220
              pages, published by Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. | 
        
| 2016 | 
          Anthology of Joe Change
                  Animation Papers, 168 pages, published by Zhejiang
                  University, Hangzhou, China. | 
        
| 2015 | 
          The Theory on Cartoon and Animation,
              187 pages, published by Zhejiang University, Hangzhou,
              China. | 
        
| 2011 | 
          Animated short film A Long-Distance Call was
              elected to the Japanese school textbooks, resource
              materials My World, published in Japan. | 
        
| 2009 | 
          China Artistic Animation 30
                  Years, 120pages, published by
              Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. | 
        
| 2007 | 
          Animation Sketch, 180 pages,
              published by Hubei Arts, Wuhan China. | 
        
| 2004 | 
          Pre-Production of Animation,
              138pages, published by China Academy of Art Press,
              Hangzhou, China. | 
        
| 2001 | 
          The Chinese Violin, Joe Chang and
              Madeleine Thien, illustrated and wrote a picture book,
              32pages, published by Whitecap Books, Vancouver, BC,
              Canada. | 
        
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             Teaching Experience 
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| China
                Academy of Art | 
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| 2016-20 | 
          Guest Professor - CAA Film and Animation School | 
        
| 2002-09 | 
          Vice-Dean and Professor - CAA Media and
              Animation Department | 
        
| Zhejiang
                University of Technology | 
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| 2009-16 | 
          Dean and Professor - ZUT Art school | 
        
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