Anna Fangan Xu

Anna Fangan Xu is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate Communications Design department at Pratt Institute. Based in New York City, she is both an educator and a product designer. She currently works as a User Experience Designer at Barclays Investment Bank, where she focuses on designing client-facing financial platforms and their design systems. She also serves as a design consultant at the award-winning Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios, a firm internationally recognized for its work in social justice, human rights, photojournalism, and the arts.

Anna is a trained engineer with a strong foundation in programming languages. Her personal art practice spans digital art, conceptual art, and participatory practices, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach that bridges technology, design, and contemporary art.

M.F.A. Communications Design, Pratt Institute
B.E. TV & Radio Engineering, Communications University of China
B.F.A. TV & Radio Editing and Directing, Communications University of China