SPRING / NATURE
Daffodil observation drawing
A real daffodil collected nearby became the class reference. Students observed its structure before translating the flower into simple drawing steps.
VISUAL ARTS · CHINESE CULTURE · CREATIVE LEARNING
VINCE XIAO · 肖自力
VINCEART TEACHER
MA Communication Design graduate from the University of Dundee with art teaching experience for learners aged 7–14 in China and the UK. Skilled in creative curriculum development, visual teaching material design and cross-cultural arts activities. My practice spans visual communication, branding, illustration and traditional arts, with a particular interest in art and design learning for ages 11–14. I aim to encourage artistic expression and visual thinking through creative, participatory and student-centred teaching.
Passed the written examination for China’s Senior Secondary School Art Teacher Qualification · Putonghua Proficiency Test Level 2-B
PORTFOLIO · 2026
SELECTED
Teaching & creative work
01 / TEACHING
Paper Fan & Chinese Culture: Classroom Case
A compact cultural craft lesson connecting the history of Chinese fans with language learning and hands-on making.
- LEARNING GOAL
- Recognise the cultural role of folding fans and complete an individual paper fan.
- TEACHING METHOD
- Guided questions, a short video, bilingual vocabulary and a step-by-step demonstration.
- OUTCOME
- Every student completed a fan and could describe key ideas from the lesson.
02 / TEACHING
Learning through observation and making
Vince uses real objects, visual references and short demonstrations to make unfamiliar subjects easier for young learners to understand.
ANIMALS / CULTURE
Panda drawing and cultural vocabulary
Image references, character vocabulary and individual guidance supported students as they built expressive panda drawings.
PHOTO JOURNAL
Teaching moments with young artists
Candid moments of demonstration, observation, individual guidance and celebrating what children make.
COMMUNITY / DUNDEE · 2026
Dundee Chinese New Year Gala
Vince joined fellow teachers in guiding pupils and planning programme activities for Dundee’s 2026 Chinese New Year Gala. The final photograph records a meeting with the Chinese Consul General in Edinburgh.
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Design and visual storytelling
03 / COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Net Zero Project Design
A visual communication system encouraging participation in campus sustainability. The project applies one illustration language across outdoor posters, wayfinding and a plant pot concept.
04 / VISUAL STORYTELLING
Eden Project Comic Book & IP Project
An illustrated narrative following a rabbit through Dundee in search of seeds. Character design and sequential storytelling introduce the Eden Project through a playful local journey.
05 / ART PRACTICE
Observational drawing and marker demonstration works
Undergraduate work spanning observational charcoal studies and marker illustration.
BIO / 肖自力
Art, culture and patient guidance
Vince Xiao is a Communication Design graduate and an art educator with teaching experience in China and the UK.
His lessons combine drawing, craft and Chinese cultural themes with clear visual materials. He values patient demonstration, active participation and room for each child to make individual choices.
- EDUCATION
- MA Communication Design, University of Dundee
BA Arts and Crafts, Tianjin University of Technology - EXPERIENCE
- Dundee Chinese School
Shanghong Art Training School - TEACHING
- Bilingual lessons · Art and craft · Visual teaching materials