Artist
RESUME
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, USA, M.F.A. (2001)
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Canada, B.F.A. (1997)
Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingxi, China, Off Campus Study (1996)
Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada, H.H.D. ( 1995)
*SOLO AND TWO **PERSONS EXHIBITIONS
Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario, Canada,*Courtyard Installation (2010)
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada,*Introspective Expeditions-Journeys to the Self (2010)
Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,*Meeting Places: Recent Works (2008)
Centre De Ceramique Bonsecours, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,*Echanges metisses (2006)
KOA Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, PA,*Meeting places (2005)
Gallery 371, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,**Contemplations (2005)
The Centre for Contemporary Art, Southeastern Louisiana State University, Hammond, LA,*Faculty-Plus (2005)
Chinese Art Association in Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,**Beyond Borders (2004)
The Foster Hall Gallery, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, *Collision Course (2001)
The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, China, *Sensing the Senses (1998)
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, *Sensing the Senses (1998)
Earthling Studio, Hong Kong, China,*Why Not - Pause and Look (1991)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, West meets East (2010)
Crossing Art Gallery, Flushing, NY, Beyond the Colony of Kitsch (2010)
Fluxes Space, Philadelphia, PA, 44th National Council On Education for the Ceramics Arts Conference, A Postproduction Moment: On Appropriation and Authenticity
(2010)
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Gallery, Jingdezhen, JiangXi, P.R. China, The Jingdezhen Contemporary International Ceramics Exhibition (2009 Catalogue)
Canadian Pavilion at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongiu, Korea, Unity and Diversity (2009 Catalogue)
Ambassadors Room, Rideau Hall, the official residence of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, DIASPORArt: Strategy and Seduction by Canadian Artists from Culturally Diverse Communities in works from the collection of the Canada Council Art Bank (2009)
Icheon, Korea, The Incheon Women Artists’ Biennale, The 21st Century, the Feminine Century, and the Century of Diversity and Hope (2009 Catalogue)
RJP Nomadic Gallery, 43rd NCECA, National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Phoenix, AR, Room for Eleven (2009)
Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY, Queens International 4 (2009 Catalogue)
Visual Arts Centre of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, Pop: The Global Citizen (2008 Catalogue)
Pier 92, New York, NY, Asian Contemporary Art Fair, Engineering Asia and New World (2008)
Gallery I&ll, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Splendid (2008)
Great China Museum in Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen, JiangXi, China, 2008 International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition, Masters in Clay (2008 Catalogue)
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY, Aesthetics of Diversity (2008)
Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Centre for the Fine Arts, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY. Island Clay (2008)
The Ellis Armory, Pittsburgh, PA, 42nd National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Lingua Franca (2008)
The Ellis Armory, Pittsburgh, PA, 42nd National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, After China: The politics of Fabrication (2008)
Repetti, Long Island City, NY, Project Diversity Queens, What’s going on? (2007)
Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , It’s a Beauty (2007)
Icheon, Korea, 4th Biennale World Ceramics Exhibition in Korea, Ceramic, Skin of Asia (2007 Catalogue)
Louisville, KY, 41st National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Post Millennium Exponent (2007 Catalogue)
Dashwood Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Telling Tales-celebrating the narrative (2006)
Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Interiors, London, Ontario, Canada , Matter of Clay II - Repeats and the Occasional Pots (2006)
Portland, OR, 40th National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Invitational Exhibition, The New Utilitarian: Examining our place on the motherboard of technology (2006 Catalogue)
Dashwood Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Crossing Boundaries (2005)
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada , Familiar and Reconsidering: Everyday life (2005)
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada , Performance, Collaboration with Joanna Bristol, Stimulation Station (2005)
5th Parallel Gallery, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1000 Miles Apart Ceramics Exhibition (2004)
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada , From Hands T o Lips (2004)
City Hall, Nathan Phillip Square, , Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 43rd Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (2004)
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taipei, Taiwan, 1st Taiwan Ceramics Biennale 2004, International Juried Exhibition, (2004)
City Hall, Nathan Phillip Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 42nd Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition ( 2003)
Mesa Contemporary Arts/Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AR, 25th Annual Contemporary Crafts Juried Exhibition (2003)
City Hall, Nathan Phillip Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 41st Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (2002)
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 14th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juried Exhibition (2002)
The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong , Chamber Pot, International Invitation (2001)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA , The “Porcelain Trade” Invitational Exhibition ( 2001)
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong, China, Tea ware 2000 (2000 Catalogue)
Indigos Gallery, Denver, CO, Chinese Contemporary Ceramics Art Exhibition (2000 Catalogue)
Beijing, China, 99' Ceramics Arts Millennium-End Invitation (1999)
The Mississauga Arts Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada , Ontario Craft Exhibition (1998)
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China , Unity and Diversity (1998)
YiXing Museum of Art, YiXing, China, The 1st YiXing International Ceramics Exhibition (1998)
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, China at Louisburg (1998)
Manitoba Crafts Council Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Unity in Diversity (1998 Catalogue)
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Performance, installation, ceramics sculpture, Collaborative Exhibition with artist Phil ReadPaul Morin, Diana Tso, Rice - grain of truth (1998)
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Canada Council Art Bank
Burlington Arts Centre, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Yingge, Taipei, Taiwan
Qing Hua University, Beijing, China
Yi Xing Ceramics Museum, YiXing, China
Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, Guangzhou, China
Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
GRANTS
PSC-CUNY Research Grant, City University of New York, New York, NY ( 2010)
Queens Community Arts Fund, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens, NY (2010)
Production Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Canada (2009)
PSC-CUNY Research Grant, City University of New York, New York, NY (2008)
Top up Research and Development Grant, Canada Council of the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, (2007)
Research and Development Grant, Canada Council of the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2006)
SSHRC Research Grant, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2006)
Travel Grant Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2005)
Faculty Development Grant, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2005)
Travel Grant, Society of Glass and Ceramics Decoration, Washington, DC ( 2001)
Travel Grant, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (2001)
Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1998)
Canada Year of Asia Pacific Grant, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1997)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Merit Award, 14th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Juried Exhibition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts , TX (2002)
Travel Award, Charles Craig International Travel Award in Memory of Joseph Aurbach, LSU, LA (2000)
Outstanding Work, Tea ware 2000, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong, China (2000)
Ontario Craft Award, Best of the Show, Mississauga Arts Gallery, Ontario, Canada (1998)
Kaleidoscope Award -Judge's choice, Burlington Arts Centre, Ontario, Canada (1998)
The King Crafts / Lady Flavelle Award, Ontario Craft Council, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1996)
OCC Volunteer Committee Award, Ontario Craft Council, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1995)
Silent Night Award, Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada (1995)
Silent Night Award, Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada (1994)
Ceramics Faculty Award, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada (1994)
REVIEWS
“Big and beautiful”, reviewed by Jeff Mahoney, A&E, The Hamilton Spectator, June 09, 2010 www.thespec.com/article/784700#
“Beyond Kitsch”, reviewed by Elizabeth Daley, Queens Chronicle, April 29, 2010 p.27 & p.31
www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=20426287&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574908&rfi=8
“Transformation”, reviewed by Robert Reid, Waterloo Region Record, Arts & Life, February 17, 2010 p.C4
“An Artistic Tour of Five Continents Right Here in Queens”, reviewed by Jennifer MacGregor, Queens Chronicle, March 19, 2009
www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=20283337&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574908&rfi=8
“Pop: the Global Citizen”, reviewed by Karen Kwarciak, Association of Science – Technology Centres, Exhibit Files, A community site for exhibit designers and developers, December 30, 2008 www.exhibitfiles.org/pop_the_global_citizen
“The Medium is the Message” by James Tarrant, Ceramics Art and Perception, issue 64, June-Aug., 2006 p.25-28
“Ceramicist Combines Culture and Techniques in New Ways”, reviewed by Karen Herland, Concordia University Journal, May 4, 2006, vol.1, no. 13
“Paradise Lost and Found--a Critical Look at The New Utilitarian: Examining Our Place on the Motherboard of Technology”, reviewed by Joshua Green, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Journal, vol. XXVII, 2006 p.1-9
“Smashing Ceramics and Glass”, review Crossing Boundaries by Wes Lafortune, Calgary’s News & Entertainment Weekly, May 26, 2005 www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2005/0526/art.htm
“National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts Round Up (Part 1)”, by Katherine Bovee, Portland Art, March 24, 2006 www.portlandart.net/archives/2006/03/nceca_p.html
“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2003”, International Art Treasures, web magazine Aug. 2003 p. 7 www.internationalarttreasures.com/200309/TOAE/index.html,
“Outdoor Art’s Breakouts: Younger Artists Are Making the Biggest Noise at Toronto’s Annual Open-Air Show” reviewed by Thomas Hirschmann, Now Magazine, Vol.22.no.45 July 10-16, 2003 p.48
“Chamber Pot” reviewed by Par Gerard Henry, Paroles, published by I’Alliance Francaise de Hong Kong Nov.-Dec. 2001 p.28-29
PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH MY WORK IS ILLUSTRATED AND DISCUSSED
Image on Calendar, F&T Group, Flushing, NY, 2010
Schwartz, Judith, Confrontational Ceramics: The Artist as Social Critic, A&C Black. London, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2008 p.58
Image on Calendar, Pottery Workshop, China, July, 2008
Image on Calendar, Pottery Supply House, Canada, May, 2008
“A tipping Point in Canadian Craft History”, by Jennifer Salahub, Saskatchewan Craft Council resources, April 27, 2008
New & Events, Crafts & Design, School of Animation, Arts & Design, Sheridan of Technology and Advance Learning, eNEWS issue 43 April 2008
“My Beautiful War” Shotgun Review, The New Gallery, reviewed by Nicole Burisch, November 22, 2007 www.shotgunreview.ca
Chambers, R, Gogarty, A and Perron, M, Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice, Front Cover, Ronsdale Press, Vancouver, September 2007, p.249-253
“Tradition in Flux”, by J. Penney Burton, Cahiers métiers d’art/Craft Journal, Front cover, Vol. 1 summer 2007, p.21-47 English and French
“Skin of Asias”, World Contemporary Ceramics: Biennale 2007 Korea: Ceramics, Icheon World Ceramic Centre Journal, April 28-June 24, 2007, p.104-107
Image for the 4th Ceramic Biennale Korea 2007, Reshaping Asia, Ceramics Art and Perception, issue 67, March-May, 2007, p.115
“‘Inner Immensity’: Ceramics and Places”, Panel, by Eva Kwong, National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts Journal vol. XXVII, 2006 p.149-152
“Ceramic Artist, Sin-ying Ho”, Journal Chinois Luby, September 8, 2006 p.6A
“Sin-ying Ho” by Philip Read begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Fusion: the Ontario Clay and Glass Association, Vol. 30, no. 2, Spring 2006 p.26
Photographs from The China Trade Porcelain Symposium, The Studio Potter, Vol.30 no.1 Dec. 2001 p.22
“Rustic Images. Shiwan Ware from the Eryi Caotang Collection: Appreciation of Shekwan”, Article written by Professor Fredrikke Skinsnes Scollard, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2003, p. 258
Society of Glass and Ceramics Decorators News Letter, Vol. 38 no.3 March 2000 p.1 & p.3
Society of Glass and Ceramics Decorators News Letter, Vol. 38 no.1 Jan. 2000 p.3
“Study in China- Jingdezhen”, co-writer Phil Read begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting,Contact: ceramics from Canadian perspective, Spring 1998, no.112, p.17-20
Photographs of work, Contact: ceramics from Canadian perspective, Summer 1995, no. 101, p.16
Ming Pao consumer express, Toronto, Vol.58, April 1995 p.18
MEDIA COVERAGE
Television
Interview, Sino-Montreal on CHTV Dec.11, 2006
Radio Broadcast
“Queens International”, WNYC Newsroom, reviewed by Carolina Miranda, New York Public Radio, 93.9 fm, am 820, January 27, 2009 www.wnyc.org/news/articles/122055
Documentary
“Meeting Places”, produced by Coptor Production, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2006-present)
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Workshops
Thunder Bay Potter’s Guild, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (2010)
92nd Street Y Art Centre, New York, NY (2009)
Long Island Potters’ Guild, Long Island, NY (2009)
Academy of Ceramic Arts, NJ (2008)
Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY (2008)
92nd Street Y Art Centre, New York, NY, Study with the Masters (2008)
Rhode Island School of Design, Metcalf Bldg, RI (2008)
PWS Experimental Factory in Jingdezhen, JiangXi, China (2008)
PWS Experimental Factory in Jingdezhen, JiangXi, China (2007 )
Centre De Ceramique Bonsecours, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2006)
Peter Valley Craft Centre, Layton, NJ (2005)
North Mount Pleasant, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada (2005)
Peabody Museum: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Porcelain Trade (2001)
Lectures
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario, Canada (2008)
Fusion Conference, pre-conference workshop, Ontario, Canada (2007)
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2005)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2005)
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2004)
The Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong, China (2001)
The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, China (2001)
Panel discussions
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY Salon Sunday: Artists in the Community (2010
Portland, OR, 40th NCECA, ‘Inner Immensity’: Ceramics and Places (2006)
Baltimore, MD, 39th NCECA breakout group discussion, Art Tile (2005)
Alberta College of Art and Design, Ornament and Decoration Symposium, (2005)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY Assistant Professor (2006-
Present)
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Visiting Professor (2005-2006)
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Visiting Professor (2004-2005)
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, Adjunct Professor (2004 Spring)
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Visiting Professor (2003 Spring & Fall)
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, Adjunct Professor (2002 Fall)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Visiting Artist 2001-2002
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