Education
Central Saint Martins, London, United Kingdom, September 2021- June 2023 Master of Arts, Distinction
Alfred University, New York, USA, September 2005-May 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude
Awards and Nominations
2023
Winner, Maison/0 Green Trail award, Central Saint Martins
2015
Bronze Prize, 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale 2015 International Competition
Finalist, The Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art
2014
Directors Choice Award, Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
2013
Best in Show, Clay V, Kirkland Arts Center
Collections
2015
Tile Samples, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, Donated.
2015
Recycled China Series #1, Korea Ceramic Foundation, Icheon-si, South Korea, Donated.
2012
The Viessmann Corporation, Allendorf (Eder), Germany, Acquired.
Material Libraries
Material District
Materials and Products Collection at Central Saint Martins
Material Connexion
Alchemy Materials
Neuni Group
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Continued, Dutch Design Week, Microlab Hall, Eindhoven The Netherlands
Material Futures, Milan Design Week, Base Milano, Milan, Italy
2022
Future Robots, Lethaby Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2021
Shenzhen Creative Week, Pavilion 2, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center; Shenzhen, China
Never Seen Before, Material Aesthetics Museum, Shanghai, China
2019
Design Society in Suzhou: Values of Design-Living Tradition, Suzhou Design Week, Suzhou, China
Design Shanghai, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China. Sponsored by Neuni Group
To Return, Dachin Gallery, Beijing and NaSpace Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
2018
Craft: The Reset, Design Society, Shenzhen, China
Dual Lens, Nook Gallery, Beijing, China
No Waste Form, ADGY Gallery, Beijing, China
Common Good, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
2017
Values of Design, Design Society V&A Gallery, Shenzhen, China
From, In, To Jingdezhen; Eight Experiences, Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, South Korea
2016
Recorded Matter: Ceramics in Motion, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, California, USA and The Center for Craft Creativity & Design, North Carolina, USA
The Existential Crisis, Intelligentsia Gallery, Beijing, China
Hypertext, The Door Art; Beijing, China
2015
Cluj Ceramic Biennale, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
8th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale 2015 International Competition, Icheon-si, South Korea. Bronze Prize
The Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Ohio, USA. Finalist
Ceramics in Motion, Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Arizona, USA
What is Matter, Intelligentsia Gallery, Beijing, China
2014
Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Montana, USA. Directors Choice Award
2013
Clay V, Kirkland Arts Center, Massachusetts, USA. Best in Show
Sustain Your Ability, Beijing Design Week, Beijing, China
Contemporary Spins on Blue and White, Lacoste Gallery, Massachusetts, USA
2012
Recycled China, Tong Deyi Gallery, Beijing, China
Shatter. Crush. Sift, White Box Gallery, Beijing, China
Embedded Creation, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2011
Random/Order, Turner Gallery, Alfred University, New York, USA
Bibliography
“Tiles Made from the London Underground.” MaterialDistrict, www.materialdistrict.com/article/tiles-made-from-the-london-underground/
Aouf, Rima Sabina. “London Underground Waste Repurposed into Tiles for Tube Stations.” Dezeen, 26 July 2023, www.dezeen.com/2023/07/27/london-underground-waste-repurposed-into-tiles-tube-stations-design/
The Tile Book: History, Pattern, Design, by Here Design and Terry Bloxham, Thames & Hudson, 2019, pp. 292–295.
Schultz, Katey. “Recycled China.” Ceramics Monthly, Oct. 2016, pp. 36–39.
The 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale International Competition 2015, by Wanhee Lee, Korea Ceramic Foundation, 2015, pp. 21–24.
Cho, Hyeyoung. “A Stage of International Recognition: GICB 2015.” Ceramic Arts Network, 22 June 2017, https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/A-Stage-of-International-Recognition-GICB-2015-133281#
Clemans, Gayle. “'Clay? V' at Kirkland Arts Center Has All Kinds of Answers.” The Seattle Times, The Seattle Times Company, 18 Apr. 2014, www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lsquoclay-vrsquo-at-kirkland-arts-center-has-all-kinds-of-answers/.
Lectures, Presentations, Workshops
2018
Panel Discussion, Values of Design, Design Society, Shenzhen, China
Ceramic Decals: Collaging from Industry, Design Society, Shenzhen, China
2016
Recycled China, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Remote Collaboration in China and The United States, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
2013
Recycled China, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Presentation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2010
Presentation, Central Academy of Fine Arts City Design School, Beijing, China
Presentation, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
2009
Presentation, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Presentation, The Watershed Center of the Ceramic Arts, Maine, USA
Residencies
2017
Artist in Residence, Opposite Studio, Jingdezhen, China
2011
Artist in Residence, China Central Academy of Fine Art City Design School, Beijing, China
Artist in Residence, Red Gate Residency, Beijing, China
2010
Artist in Residence, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2008
Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Art, Maine, USA