Yan Sun

Professor of Art (Ruth Dorsey Neptune Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts)
Research Advisor
Director of Art Gallery (read more)
Study Abroad Faculty Leader
Art Department, Muskingum University
Office: Paul Hall 103 • Phone: (740) 826-8105 • Fax: (740) 826-8109 Email: ysun@muskingum.edu• Web: http://muskingum.edu/~ysun/

Education

M.F.A. • Painting and Drawing. East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce), TX, U.S.A.
M.A. • Art History. Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts (also translated as Xi¹an University of Fine Arts), Xi'an, CHINA.
B.F.A. • Painting and Drawing. Northwest Normal University. Lanzhou, China.

Awards

Ruth Dorsey Neptune Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts

For excellence in teaching, creative work in the field of fine arts, and positive contributions to the Muskingum University community.

The William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship

The William Rainey Harper Award for Outstanding Scholarship, 2008. This award is named for an alumnus who was a renowned scholar, educator and the founder and first president of the University of Chicago.

The William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching

The William Oxley Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001. This award is named in honor of an alumnus of Muskingum College whose lengthy and illustrious career combined teaching, ministry, and service as a university president (at Miami University from 1891 to 1899 and the Ohio State University from 1899 to 1925.)

"Successful teaching means not merely instruction in knowledge, but inspiration, uplift, and outlook." -- William Oxley Thompson.

Key to the City of Cambridge

Cambridge Mayor Tom Orr presented the Key to the City to Yan Sun during a ceremony held at Cambridge City Hall for his time and artistic efforts on behalf of the city’s residents, civic groups and other organizations.

International Educator of the Year

Award by the World Vision of Muskingum University. 2009.

Yan Sun Diverse Cultures Gallery

In September 2008, the Zanesville Museum of Art Board of Directors voted to recognize the contributions of Yan Sun to the Museum by renaming the “Diverse Cultures” Gallery. It is now known as the "Yan Sun Diverse Cultures Gallery." The Gallery is on the second floor and exhibits a wide array of historic Asian, African, and Tribal arts.

Alumni Ambassador of Texas A&M University-Commerce. 2006

The title of Alumni Ambassador is the highest award an academic department can bestow upon a graduate. This honor recognizes career achievements.

Faculty Academic Development Grants

• Faculty Academic Development Grant 2012-2013 for research project of Chinese Art.
• Faculty Academic Development Grant 2009-2010 for research project of Tibetan Culture.
• Faculty Academic Development Grant 2007-2008 for research project of Chinese Sculptural Art.
• Faculty Academic Development Grant 2006-2007 for research project of Chinese Sculptural Art.
• Faculty Academic Development Grant 2005-2006 for the research of Chinese contemporary painting on the old Silk Road.

Enhancing International Education Grants

• 2010-2011 (Walter Huber & Yan Sun) Exchange programs between Muskingum University and Universities and High School in China
  
• 2009-2010 (Walter Huber & Yan Sun) Exchange programs between Muskingum University and Universities and High School in China
  2006-2007 (Walter Huber, Yan Sun, and Stephen Van Horn) Exchange programs between Muskingum University and Universities and High School in China