Suanna Zhong

I am a new media artist and computer scientist. Currently, I am studying Computer Science and Fine Art with a minor in Animation and Special Effects at Carnegie Mellon University. My work has been commissioned by Meta/Facebook, Pinterest, Common Sense Media, and Dehancer.

The computer is not my enemy. As a former TA, teaching computer science to students from diverse backgrounds, I sincerely believe that CS education, as we know of it today, needs reform. My artwork misappropriates well-established imagery, acting as a catalyst for deconstructing the axioms that reinforce the power dynamics at play within academic institutions.

Additionally, coming from a family of engineers, much of my work tells stories of my experiences: growing up queer in an Asian household, my relationship to CS, and my identities in relation to social structures. I enjoy making work about my family as I find it interesting to compare and contrast how our struggles changed generationally, and the events that shaped our values. Also, I explore how queerness is more than someone’s identity—it can be an ideology for an individual to live their life by.

Solo Exhibitions:

2025 The 10 Year Plan, ARRIVISTE Coffee Roasters, Pittsburgh, PA

Group Exhibitions:

2025 Sketchbook Show, The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Irish Exit, The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Revival, Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Vocalization Project, Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2023 Wake The Dead, Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Press/Publications:

2025 Lemon Issue 03: Junction
2024 CMU School of Art Student News
2023 Lemon Issue 02: Absurdity
2023 Lemon Issue 01: Collection
2023 Adolescent Content Annual Holiday Book
2021 VSCO Infrared Campaign Feature

Contact:

suannaz [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu

Photo by Katya Stanislava Tsikina.