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The interwoven relationship between human, nature and machine is complicated yet beautiful. I explore how visceral emotion, feeling, language and communication all play an important part of how our bodies react, to visualize this invisible feeling. I attempt to visualize the mystery of the human body and society through various ceramic and glass techniques, such as hand-building, blowing and ceramic 3D printing. Using different methods of combining and stressing the material, capturing that resistance and embracing the outcome through a series of making and remaking of a specific object. I also explore the symbiotic relationship between human, nature and technology through combining 3D printing technique and hand building technique together. Creating a tranquil meditation space that evokes deep contemplation.

Education

2023  M.F.A  Ceramics Department, Rhode Island School of Design, USA

          Collegiate Teaching in Art & Design Certificate, Rhode Island School of Design, USA

2020  B.A. Ceramic Art&Design, Tsinghua University, China

2018  Ceramic Arts Summer Program, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

Work Experience

2020.07-2021.08  Reseacher ( Full-time) | Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

· Curator assistant of the 1st Dehua "China White" Chinese Traditional Ceramic Art Biennale

· Curator assistant of the 8th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition

· Organizer member of the 8th International Tea Culture Online Exchange Seminar

· Teaching assistant of the course "Traditional Ceramic Art (1)" in 2020-2021 academic year

2018-2020.06 Designer & Teacher ( Internship) | IYoloLife Studio, Beijing, China                   · Designed the Graduation Mugs for 2018 Tsinghua University graduates

· Responsible for teaching Ceramic art, Chinese painting and Creative art classes.

2018-2020.06 Designer (Online internship)| Bitures LLC., Los Angeles, USA     

· Participated in 8 graphic design projects, including brochure design of North America Wenzhouness Conference, trademark design of China Basics, logo design of Harrington Royal Kindergraten etc.

Awards

2023  The Climate Creatives Challenge, Commended Entry, Supported by WWF(World Wild Fund for Nature)

2020  The 1st Dehua "China White" Chinese Traditional Ceramic Biennale, Technology Innovation Award

2020  Excellent Undergraduate Graduation Project of Beijing Universities in 2020
2020  Excellent Graduation Achievements of Tsinghua University in 2020
2018  Windsor · Newton College Award, Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University

Exhibitions

2023.06 Name, Place, Animal, Thing, The Blanc Gallery, New York, USA

2023.06 Embodied Knowledge, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, USA

2023.05 The Power of Art, MIT Next Jump, Boston, USA

2023.05 The Power of Art, Harvard University, Boston, USA

2023.04 Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA

2023.04 Hand Me Down, Gallery 263, Boston, USA

2023.03 Metcalfé Exhibition, Carrhous, Providence, USA

2023.03 Field Work, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, USA

2023.03 The Space in between, Memorial Hall, Providence, USA

2023.02 2023 Member Prize Show, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Boston, USA (Cambridge Art Association)

2023.02 Bittersweet, Gallery 263, Boston, USA

2023.01 Go Tither, Gelman Gallery, Providence, USA

2023.01 Ceramics Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, USA

2022.10 Sustainable Futures, Hyundai Research Collaborative,RISD Provwash Building, Providence, USA

2022.07 2022“Cultural Context”International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Online, China

2022.05 Residual Hauntings, Gelman Gallery, Providence, USA

2022.05 Overdyed, Dye House, Providence, USA

2022.04 The stories that objects tell, Brown University Joukowsky Institute, Providence, USA

2021.12  The 9th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Beijing, China
2021.11  Graduation Exhibition of International Art & Design Institutes, Beijing, China
2021.11  Graduate Ceramics Biennial, Providence, USA
2021.05  About "My" Space , Beijing, China
2021.02  Impressions Covid -- Thoughts in Pandemic Online Exhibition , Los Angeles, USA
2020.12  The 1st Dehua "China White" Chinese Traditional Ceramic Biennale, Dehua, China
2020.10  Journey of a Thousand Miles -- The 10th Graduates' Excellent Works Exhibition of Chinese Key Fine Arts Colleges and Universities , Hubei, China

2019.11  2018 – 2019 Academic Year Selected Design Exhibition, Beijing, China
2019.11  The 7th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Beijing, China
2019.01  2017 – 2018 Academic Year Selected Design Exhibition, Beijing, China
2018.12  2018 Outstanding Coursework Collection
2018.11  The 6th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Beijing, China

PUBLICATION

2023.03  Chinese Ceramics Artists Magazine, Tracing ceramics in Rhode Island School of Design

2023.03  ISCAEE ISSUE 1, Blind Worship

2023.03  Ceramics Now, Bleaching-1

2021.12  The INDY Newspaper, Blind Worship

2020.07  ZHUANGSHI Magazine, I’m fine and you?

 

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