EDUCATION
2001 ~ 2003 M.F.A (Ceramics) Washington State University, WA, USA
1998 ~ 2000 B.V.A (Visual Arts) The University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia
1988 ~ 1992 B.Sc. (Engineering) Jilin University, Jilin, P. R. China
EMPLOYMENT (TEACHING)
2004~ Current Assistant Professor Visual and Aboriginal Art Department, Brandon University, Canada
2003~ 2004 Adjunct Faculty Instructor (Ceramics Sabbatical Replacement) Fine Arts Department, Washington State University, USA
2002 ~ 2003 Instructor (Ceramics & Drawing), Teaching Assistant (Ceramics, 3-D Design, Art History) Washington State University, USA
EMPLOYMENT (OTHER)
1997 ~ 1998 Art Director Vision & Value Advertising Beijing, P.R. China
1994 ~ 1997 Assistant Art Director & Graphic Designer J.Walter Thompson (USA) Beijing, P.R. China
1992 ~ 1994 Engineer / Packaging Industrial Designer LEGEND Beauty Product Ltd. Beijing, P.R. China
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2011 Purchase Award –Feats of Clay XXVI, Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, CA, USA
2011 Canada Council for the Arts – Assistance to Visual Artists / Project Grant, Canada
2010 Manitoba Arts Council Grant- Creation/Production Grants in the Visual Arts (A)
2009 Merit Award - Feats of Clay XXII 2009,Licoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, CA, USA
2009 The Brandon University Research Committee Grant– Brandon University, Canada
2009 Honourable Mention Award, Art Needs Exhibition, Scarborough, ON, Canada
2008 The Order of Felis Rufus Award – Brandon University, MB, Canada
2006 Manitoba Arts Council Grant- Creation/Production Grants in the Visual Arts (B), Canada
2006 First Place Award What Is A Cup (an international juried exhibition), Oakland, CA, USA
2003 Outstanding Woman in Graduate Studies at the Master’s Level Association for Faculty Women, Washington State University, USA
2000 The International Merit Scholarship 2000, The University of Sydney, Australia
RESIDENCIES
2010 A.I.R Vallauris. France
2006 The Medalta International Artists in Residence Program. Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
COMMISSION
2007 Gyration, Brandon University Courtyard outdoor sculpture
COLLECTION
2009 Canada Art Council – Canada Art Bank
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2009 Consultant City of Brandon Municipal Arts Policy – Brandon Public Art Policy
2009 Juror Manitoba Craft Council 2009 Juried Exhibition
2006 Juror Manitoba Art Council Student Bursary Program
EXHIBITIONS
May-September, 2011
Manitoba Crafts Council’s 2011 Juried Show – Make, Stop, Repeat
April-May, 2011
Feats of Clay XXVI - An International Juried Exhibition by Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, USA
November, 2010
2010 ICMEA Conference -1st International Emerging Artists Invitational, Fuping Pottery Art Village, Fuping, Shanxi, China
UN-WEDGED North American Ceramic Competition and Art Show, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
June-September, 2010
Manitoba Crafts Council’s 2010 Juried Show – HOME (Winnipeg, Riding Mountain National Park, and Brandon)
March 25 – Arpril 25, 2010
Made in Canada, A Selection of Asian-Canadians from the Art Bank Collection, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans, ON, Canada
May-November, 2010
CERCO-ARAGÓN 2010 10th International Prize of Contemporary Ceramics, THE MUSEO OF TERUEL, Spain, Catalogue
March19 – April 2, 2009
Art Needs, Scarborough Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Honourable Mention Award, Hin-Shiu Hung Art Gallery, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Feats of Clay XXII - An International Juried Exhibition by Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, USA
January – March, 2009
Beyond the Brickyard, An international juried exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana, Juror: Patti Warashina
November- December, 2008
In Celebration of Soup – Soup and Sustenance - Invitational Exhibition, Artist Talk (cancled due to weather condition) Invited, Portage & District Arts Council, Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada, Curator: Dr. Mary Ann Steggles
July, 2008
Utility / Object Reflections - Solo Exhibition, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB, Canada
March, 2008
ENSEMBLE- An Invitational Exhibition in all media, PHD Gallery, 2300 Cherokee St. Saint Louis, MO, USA
2007
The Distill Cup 2007- A National Juried Exhibition, The Distill Gallery, The Distillery Historic District, Toronto, ON, Canada, Juror: Allison Skinner
2006
What Is A Cup- An International Juried Exhibition, First Place Award. VULCAN 5 Gallery & Studios, Oakland, CA, USA, Juror: Michelle Gregor
Clay Dynamics- Medicine Hat Public Library, AB, Canada
2004
CERCO-ARAGON 2004, 4th International Prize of Contemporary Ceramics, An International Juried Exhibition, Museo Pablo Serrano, Museo De Teruel, Spain, Catalogue
Taking Measure II, NCECA (The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts), 1000 years of Porcelain Exhibitions, An invitational international exhibition, Jingdezhen, P.R. China, collection certificate
2003
Faculty Show 2003, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Washington, USA
Clearly Black & White - A National Juried Exhibition, Tierra Solida Gallery, California, USA, postcard
To Dream the Impossible – Contemporary Ceramic Pillow Exhibition, The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong, P.R.C., Catalogue, Curator: Caroline Cheng
Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Washington, USA
The NCECA (The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts) 2003 Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Flor y Canto and Everett Gee Jackson Galleries, San Diego, California, USA
Affinity for the Cup - A National juried Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery Contemporary Art and Ceramics, California, USA
2002
Cup: The Intimate Object - An International Juried Exhibition, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Indiana, USA
Cross the Border Exchange Show, Reflections Gallery, University of Idaho, Idaho, USA
National Teapot Show V - A National juried Exhibition, Cedar Creek Gallery, North Carolina, USA
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