Highlights
Educator — Inaugural Chair, BFA Animation at the School of Visual Arts, mentoring the next generation of artists.
Moderator — Leading conversations with artists, filmmakers and industry leaders around the world.
Community Builder — Creating spaces where artists connect, belong and grow together.
Global Collaborator — Building bridges across cultures through festivals, conferences and creative partnerships.
Artist — Exploring storytelling through animation, ceramics and everyday creativity.
Biography
Hsiang Chin Moe is an artist and educator with experience in higher education, production, technology, and management. She began her career in advertising, VFX, and animation the further navigated her paths to education where she is now the inaugural BFA Animation Chair at School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. Hsiang is an active member of the global animation community. She organizes and moderates an annual talent panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival where she works with animation executives, recruiters, artists and educators to foster talents from all over the world.
She previously acted as Associate Director of the New York Digital Salon, working to create international dialogue and partnerships to celebrate animation, video, games, and interactive installations. In addition to making her own documentary, short and animated films, she also regularly represents and participates as a panelist, presenter, and organizer at major international conferences and festivals, including FMX Conference, VIEW Conference, SIGGRAPH, Ottawa Animation Festival, New York Comic Con and New York Foundation of the Arts. She has exhibited, performed, presented, lectured and participated in panels in the United States and abroad, including France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Hsiang now serves on the board of WIA (formerly known as Women in Animation) global organization as the Chair for Education program, where she works alongside the industry’s leading artists, filmmakers, recruiters as well as educators and students. WIA’s mission is to bring together the global animation community to empower and advocate for people of underrepresented gender identities in the art, technology, production, and business of animation, inspiring excellence and justice in all facets of the industry. WIA envisions a world in which people of all gender identities share fully in the creation, production, and rewards of animation, resulting in richer and more diverse entertainment and media that move our culture forward.
Experience
Board Member - Chair of Education
Advisor, NYC Chapter
WIA
2018 - Present
Board Member
Titmouse Foundation
Present
Chair of BFA Animation
School of Visual Arts
Present
Faculty
School of Visual Arts
2014 - Present
Associate Director
New York Digital Salon
2012 - 2016
Education
M.F.A. - Computer Art
School of Visual Arts
B.A. - Broadcasting Telecommunication and Mass Media
Temple University
Language
English
中文
日本語
Français
Talks & Panels
Annecy WTF x Titmouse
(Jury)
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
June 2026
“動畫作品集 🎯修煉被業界看見的能力🎯Talent gets attention. Clarity gets hired.” (Presenter)
放視大賞, Taiwan
May 2026
Making of “The Sherman’s Lullaby” (Moderator)
Titmouse Foundation, USA
April 2026
“修煉動畫的起點 - 說故事佈局指南” (Presenter)
TAIC, Taiwan
December 2025
Rebecca Sugar’s Lonely Magic Event (Presenter/MC)
SVA, USA
November 2025
Making of “TRASH” Q&A (Moderator)
Online
November 2025
WIA @ LBX 2025 (Presenter)
Lightbox Expo, USA
October 2025
Animation is Film (Jury)
USA
October 2025
“Optimistic Futures” (Moderator)
Pictoplasma NYC
September 2025
“修煉動畫的起點 - 🧭動畫系準大四生的畢製佈局指南🧭” (Presenter)
Taiwan Animation and Visual Effects Association
Taiwan, August 2025
WIA Scholarship Announcement (Presenter)
BRIC Summit, USA
March 2025
TEDx SVA Women (MC)
SVA Theatre, USA
March 2025
“The Legends of Paris” Q&A (Moderator)
Animation First, USA
January 2025
“Animation Industry & Animation Education” (Presenter)
Shenendehowa High School, USA
January 2025
Joe Bennett Artist Talk (Presenter)
SVA Theatre, USA
October 2024
“Animated Visions” Screening (Co-host)
Vidiots, USA
October 2025
“THE ERA OF CHARACTERISM?” (Moderator)
Pictoplasma, Germany, May 2024
“2024 Game Changers” (Panelist)
Moore College of Art & Design, USA
April 2024
Public Speaking & Communication (Presenter)
Optimizely, April 2024
Animation Industry + Animation Education
(Presenter)
UArts, USA
March 2024
2024 Shortway Program
(Juror)
Pixelatl Animation Film Festival, Mexico
February 2024
Animation Industry + Animation Education
(Presenter)
Animation/VCX Conference hosted by Ramapo College, USA
February 2024
“Allah is not Obliged” by Zaven Najjar Q&A with Sébastien Onomo
(Moderator)
Animation First, USA
January 2024
2023 Pictoplasma NYC
(Sponsor)
SVA Theatre, USA
October 2023
Portfolio & Pitch – Kickstarting You & Your Animation
(Presenter)
Animate 2023 hosted by Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
August 2023
Portfolio & Pitch – Kickstarting You & Your Animation
(Presenter)
Anibar 2023 International Animation Film Festival, Kosovo
July 2023
The Art of Finding your Dream Job: From Student to Professional in the Animation Industry
(Panelist)
Annecy International Animation Festival, France
June 2023
Animation Career Panel
(Moderator)
SVA LA Premieres, USA
June 2023
Demystifying the Animation Pipeline with 9 Story Media Group
(Moderator)
WIA Student Collective Event, Online
May 2023
WIA & Animation Career Path
(Presenter)
Inklusion Interview with Mae Weinstein, Online
April 2023
New York International Children’s Film Festival
(Juror)
USA
March 2023
Crazy Talented Asians and Friends Animation Festival
(Juror & Moderator)
USA
May 2022
Beyond Representation - Becoming a Leader in the Industry
(Presenter)
AASU x SVA WIA Guest Speaker Event, Online
March 2022
“Inventor” Q&A
(Moderator)
Animation First, USA
January 2022
SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival
(Juror)
Online
December 2021
“VIVO” with Quiara Alegría Hudes, Co-Writer
(Moderator)
Netflix, USA
November 2021
Women in CG
(Panelist)
SIGGRAPH 2021, Online
August 2021
Animation Pipeline & Career
(Presenter)
Culture, Design and Fine Arts in New York (CDFNY) Summer Program, Online
July 2021
Crazy Talented Asians and Friends Animation Festival
(Juror & Moderator)
Online
May 2021
“Wolfwalkers” Q&A with Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
(Moderator)
SVA Virtual Speaker Series
March 2021
“Calamity Jane” by Rémi Chayé Q&A
(Moderator)
Animation First, USA
February 2021
“My Favorite War” by Liza Burkovska-Jacobsen Q&A
(Moderator)
Nordic and Baltic Oscar Contender Series, Scandinavia House, USA
January & February 2021
The Road to Your Career in Animation
(Moderator)
CTN Live Online
November 2020
Animation Career Come True
(Moderator)
Lightbox Expo Online
September 2020
Future-Proof Your Animation Career
(Moderator)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Online
June 2020
IMPACT
(Panelist)
BRIC (Break, Reinvent, Impact and Change) Talent + Innovation Summit
February, 2020
"A Cat in Paris" Screening + Q&A
(Presenter)
Young Audience Program at French Institute of Alliance Française, USA
October 2020
Women in CG
(Panelist)
SIGGRAPH 2019, USA
July 2019
Building WIA Chapters: Vancouver, NYC, Montreal and More
(Panelist)
WIA 2019 SIGGRAPH Summit, USA,
July 2019
Bridging the Gap between Animation Industry and Education
(Presenter)
Digital Taipei 2019 “Ip International Forum”, Taiwan
July 2019
Master Your Career in Animation / VFX
(Moderator)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
June 2019
Women in Animation and Les Femmes s'Animent : Supporting Animation Students
(Panelist)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival & WIA World Summit, France
June 2019
SVA Animation + Career in USA
(Visiting Lecturer)
Myungji University, South Korea
October 2018
Higher Education in USA
(Visiting Lecturer)
Shih Chien University, Taiwan,
October 2018
Culture Identity in Creative Process
(Visiting Lecturer)
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan,
October 2018
Taking One Step Closer to Your Dream Job in Animation/VFX
(Visiting Lecturer)
University of Taipei, Taiwan,
October 2018
Animation Education in USA - School of Visual Arts Animation & Computer Arts
(Presenter)
KuanDo International Animation Festival, Taiwan,
October 2018
Tickling Your Brain in VR (Moderator)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
June 2018
Crafting Your Future in Animation/VFX
(Moderator)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
June 2018
Virtual Reality
(Lecturer)
Fubon Life Young Voice Lecture Series, Taiwan
May 2018
Navigating the Creative Technology Scene in New York and Beyond (in Mandarin)
(Panelist)
New York Foundation for the Arts, USA
May 2018
School Exchange - Animation/VFX Education in USA
(Presenter)
FMX Conference, Germany
April, 2018
Launching A Career in Animation, Game & VFX
(Organizer)
VIEW Conference, Italy
October 2017
Crafting A Career in Animation
(Organizer)
NY Comic Con, USA
September 2017
Getting Hired and Staying Hired in Animation/VFX
(Moderator)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
June 2017
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Animation Talent Search
(Organizer)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
June 2016
Signals from NYC Creative Tech R&D Lans & Studios
(Panelist)
Creative Tech Week, USA
May 2016