curriculum vitae
Rong Wang
MFA Writing Candidate at Columbia University: Nonfiction & Translation track
Educator & Art Administrator with an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from New York University. Former fashion designer with a rigorous background in art history and literature. Previous Director of ROSEGALLERY. Perceptive educator. Communicative manager. Executes professionalism in demanding environments. Compassionate. Precise and adaptive.
professional experience
Aug - Jul 2026
ROSEGALLERY
Director
Managing director at Santa Monica-based photography gallery ROSEGALLERY.
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managing a team of two, working directly with the gallery owner, and overseeing the coordination of sales, consignments, acquisition, loans, and art fair participation; ensuring smooth operation of the gallery and the completion of galleryprojects from beginning to end; overseeing gallery front-of-house & client-facing operations; conducting periodicalteam building meetings, utilizing talent and allocating resources.
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working directly with museums and institutions on acquisition projects; selecting and offering artworks with the galleryowner; delegating research and communicating with museums and institutions.
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heading other business-related operations, including allocating gallery resources, hiring new employees, signing off on business and legal needs, and drafting long-term business direction with the gallery owner.
Dec 2025 - Aug 2026
ROSEGALLERY
Associate Director
Associate Director at Santa Monica-based international photography gallery ROSEGALLERY
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acting as the key gallery liaison for artists, institutions, and clients; coordinating viewing, arranging artist payments,and scheduling artwork releases; communicating with various established institutions, such as the Getty, LACMA,Christie’s, and Phillips, on the gallery’s behalf, on acquisitions and consignment projects.
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researching artworks and communicating with contemporary artists; writing wall labels and artwork descriptions; creating press releases for upcoming exhibitions; drafting artist bios and updating artist CVs.
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working directly with clients and artists; advising clients in artwork selections; communicating with artists withconsignments and commission requests.
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
ROSEGALLERY
Gallery Coordinator
Full-time Gallery Coordinator at Santa Monica-based international photography gallery ROSEGALLERY
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working directly under the gallery owner, providing sales and administrative support to the gallery.
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arranging all logistics surrounding the participation of art fairs.» working directly with clients and artists, seeing through sales, inquiries, and all other requests.
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curatorial-related tasks including weighing in on curatorial decisions, writing press releases and artist bios, andleading gallery tours for collectors, cultural groups, and student visitors.
Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
The One You Feed Podcast
Research Assistant
Full-time temporary RA to Eric Zimmer – the host of One You Feed Podcast – on his upcoming non-fiction book.
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gathering examples, anecdotes, and empirical evidence supporting Zimmer’s theories from the podcast databaseand external sources; keep up with the latest psychology and philosophy publications; sort through recent news,identifying relevant author profiles and media assets.
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introduced Eric to an author whom was later invited to appear on the podcast.
Feb 2023
Christie's
Gallery Assistant
Full-time temporary Gallery Assistant supporting the Andre Leon Talley Sale at Christie’s New York Gallery.
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providing exhibition/auction information for visitors; providing relevant background information on the exhibition, artworks, and the artists; connecting potential clients with sales specialists.
jul 2019 - mar 2020
One Jeanswear Group
Design Assistant
Design Assistant to the design teams for William Rast under One Jeanswear Group based in New York.
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assisting in design development for both men’s and women’s; research competitive brands.
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creating sketches, technical packets, and linesheets on schedule.
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ensuring prompt communication with external buyers and teams within OJG; facilitate interdepartmental conversations; manage design sample archives.
teaching experience
2026 - 2027
Columbia University
Teaching Observation Fellow
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attend and observe peer fellows’ teaching sessions, giving critical feedback, providing pedagogical support.
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hold classroom teaching sessions with peer observation, receiving feedback and support.
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strategize and reflect with the cohort of Teaching Observation Fellows.
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act as CTL’s supplementary support at a university scale, providing feedback on student instructors’ and facultymembers’ teaching sessions.
Spring 2026, Fall 2027
Columbia University
CA/T Community Course Instructor
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proposed six-week curriculum,The Myth of Sisyphus: Writing the Absurd and the Existential.
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developing course syllabus, preparing course material and lesson plans for the six-week course
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leading generative class discussions on philosophical material while incorporating craft-oriented questions
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reviewing students’ creative and critical work and giving feedback tailored to students’ pursuits
2025 - 2026
Columbia University
CA/T Community Teaching Resident
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developing community-driven creative writing curriculum that focuses on creative expression at the Forum with thegoal of building a safe and expressive community space for local K through 12 students.
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co-teaching weekly after school sessions: leading students to engage in organized activities such as junk journaling, collage, exquisite corpse, experimental poetry writing, image-driven fiction writing; holding designated writing workshop/office hour slots to create opportunities where students can meet individually.
Oct 2023 - Oct 2024
Sinica Education
Education Consultant
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working directly with high school and college students in the disciplines of English, Philosophy, Rhetorics, and ArtHistory; preparing lesson materials, writing lesson summaries and academic progress reports.
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guiding students through academic projects; identifying students’ strengths; increasing their overall ability inconducting research and material comprehension; monitoring students’ overall performance.
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communicating with students’ parents and advisors; reporting on students’ performance and progress.
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relevant projects include: undergraduate-level Philosophy research paper on Freud and Nietzsche; undergraduate level Art History on Camp aesthetic’s localization in Asia.
publications
Aug 20, 2026
ASAP/Review
Photography's Memory of Fashion: Review of Yves Saint Laurent and Photography
Exhibition review: “Yves Saint Laurent and Photography” at International Center of Photography (Jun 11, 2026 - Sep 28, 2026).
education
2025 - 2027
Columbia University
MFA in Creative Writing (Nonfiction & Translation)
MFA Creative Nonfiction candidate at Columbia University, School of Arts.
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creative focus: essay writing, art writing, cross-genre literary criticism, philosophical writing; gpa: 4.0
2021 - 2023
New York University
MA in Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement (Interdisciplinary Studies)
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies awarded by NYU.
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research interests: art & literary studies, modernism, genre theory, rhetoric, feminist philosophy; gpa: 3.96
2016 - 2019
Parsons School of Design
BFA in Fashion Design; minor in Museum & Curatorial Studies
BFA in Fashion Design awarded by Parsons School of Design with minor in Museum & Curatorial Studies.
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research interests: design theory, politics of design, contemporary art curation; gpa: 3.78
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2018 inductee of The National Society of Leadership and Success.