Wu Ming-Yi

Experience

1968¡@Born in Yingge, Taipei County, Taiwan (24^th generation of a potter family in Cizao, QuanZhou City, FuJian Province, China)

1991¡@Established an independent studio

        ¡@Member of Chinese Ceramic Society

         ¡@Member of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

1995¡@Member of Ceramic Arts Association of Taiwan

1996¡@Honored with Outstanding Youth Award of 1996, Chinese Ceramic Society

         ¡@Member of Ceramic Arts Committee, Chinese Ceramic Society

1997¡@Established a ceramics promotion website¡XCeramist (http://www.ceramist.com.tw)

         ¡@Inherited Wen Sheng Yau and became the owner of Horng Yeh Ceramic Co., Ltd.

1998¡@Founding member of Glaze Association Taiwan

       ¡@Completed ¡§Mentor Apprenticeship Education Workshop¡¨, Yingge Vocational High School

       ¡@Coaching mentor of Ceramic Engineering Department, Yingge Vocational High School

       ¡@Ceramic art teacher, Hwa Hsia Institute of Technology

¡@Participated in 1988 Taiwan International Ceramics Symposium¡XRecreation of Nantou Pottery Wood-Firing

         ¡@Participated in International Wood Firing Conference at Shueili Snake Kiln

1999¡@Studied wood firing techniques and built a wood fired kiln at the top of his four-story house

         ¡@Appointed as Director of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

         ¡@Website manager of Taiwan Ceramics Net (http://www.ceramics.org.tw/ )

         ¡@Coaching mentor of Ceramic Engineering Department, Yingge Vocational High School

2000¡@Designed and made ¡§Ceramic Sinks¡¨ for Ceramics Museum

       ¡@Participated in the 1^st Taiwan International Ceramics Forum and Symposium

       ¡@Appointed as Executive Director of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

2001¡@Volunteered in Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum

       ¡@Demonstrated wood-firing techniques in Yingge Ceramics Festival, Taipei County

2002¡@Appointed as Executive Director of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

       ¡@Demonstrated pit-firing techniques in Yingge Ceramics Festival, Taipei County

2004¡@Appointed as Executive Director of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

2005¡@Appointed as Supervisor of Ceramic Arts Association of Taiwan

2006¡@Built the 2^nd and 3^rd wood-fired kilns (mother-and-son kilns) in the studio in Miaoli

2007¡@Appointed as Executive Director of Chinese Ceramics Association Taiwan

¡@¡@¡@Appointed as Supervisor of Ceramic Arts Association of Taiwan

¡@¡@¡@Participated in Taiwanese Ceramist Workshop, Shanghai

¡@¡@¡@Participated in International Workshop and Symposium of Large-Sized Ceramic Sculpture Wood Firing at Shueili

¡@¡@¡@Snake Kiln

2008¡@Ceramic instructor of Arts and Humanities Courses, Wu-Lin Elementary School, Taipei County

Awards

1991¡@Selected Award, The 3^rd Art Exhibition of Taipei County

       ¡@Selected Award, The 4^th Taiwan Ceramics Biennale

1992¡@Superior Award, The 4^th Art Exhibition of Taipei County

       ¡@Merit Award, The 6^th Nanying Art Exhibition

       ¡@First Prize, The 13^th National Arts Exhibition of the Republic of China

1993¡@Silver Award, The 2^nd Golden Pottery Awards of the HCG Foundation

1995¡@Selected Award, The 50^th Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition

       ¡@¡@First Prize,The 1^st Golden Ceramics Awards, Yingge

1996¡@First Prize, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Superior Award, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 13^th Kaohsiung Fine Arts Exhibition

       ¡@Superior Award, The Ceramics Exhibition Taiwan

1997¡@Selected Award, Ceramic Art Exhibition of Taipei County

       ¡@Selected Award, The 5^th Golden Ceramics Award

       ¡@Superior Award, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 11^th Nanying Art Exhibition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 2^nd Asian Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, Japan

       ¡@Selected Award, Golden Ceramics Awards

       ¡@Selected Award, Taiwan Ceramics Exhibition

1998¡@Superior Award, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 6^th Taiwan Crafts Design Competition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 3^rd Asian Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, Japan

1999¡@Superior Award, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Bronze Award, Taipei Ceramics Awards

2000¡@Superior Award, Taiwan Crafts Exhibition

       ¡@Selected Award, The 5^rd Asian Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, Japan

2003¡@Merit Award, Annual Award of Ceramic Products 

Solo Exhibitions

1993¡@First exhibition: ¡§Rhythms of Glazing¡¨, Taipei County Cultural Center

1996¡@¡§Copper Red/Green Glazes¡¨, Taipei County Cultural Center

1998¡@¡§1998 Ceramic Exhibition by Wu Ming-Yi: The Art of Pottery, Porcelain, and Glaze¡¨, Taipei County Cultural Center

2000¡@¡§Wood-Fired Ceramics¡¨, Taipei County Cultural Center

2001¡@¡§Exhibition by Wu Ming-Yi: Waterflow¡¨, Fu-Guei-Tau-Yuan Art Gallery

¡@¡@¡§Exhibition by Wu Ming-Yi: Waterflow¡¨, Shanghai Art Fair, China

2002¡@¡§Exhibition by Wu Ming-Yi: Waterflow II¡¨, Fu-Guei-Tau-Yuan Art Gallery

2004¡@¡§Exhibition by Wu Ming-Yi: Waterflow III¡¨, Fu-Guei-Tau-Yuan Art Gallery

2009¡@¡§Exhibition of Wood-Fired Ceramics by Wu Ming-Yi¡¨, Fu-Guei-Tau-Yuan Art Gallery

Exhibitions

1994¡@Taipei International Exhibition of Ceramics

       ¡@Exhibition of Pottery Wares for Daily Use

       ¡@Taipei County Invitational Show on the Ceramic Season, Taipei County Cultural Affairs Bureau

1995¡@The 14^th National Art Exhibition, National Taiwan Arts Education Center

¡@¡@¡@Special Exhibition: ¡§200 Years of Nantou Pottery¡XThe Path to Contemporary Ceramics¡¨

1996¡@National Ceramics Joint Exhibition

       ¡@The 6^th SAENKAI (±mª¢会) Joint Ceramic Exhibition, Japan

       ¡@Exhibition of Ceramics, Yingge Ceramics Museum

1998¡@Taiwan Folk Arts and Crafts Festival 1998

1998¡@Taiwan Crafts Festival

¡@¡@¡@¡@Special Exhibition Tour: ¡§The Beauty of Chinese Ceramics¡¨

       ¡@¡§Taiwan Local Crafts Exhibition¡¨

       ¡@¡§Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics¡¨, National Museum of History

1999¡@¡§Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics¡¨, National Museum of History

¡@¡@¡@¡@¡§National Taiwan Craft Research Institute Exhibition¡¨, National Taiwan Craft Research Institute

2001¡@¡§Grand Exhibition of Taipei County Artists¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

¡@¡@¡§Exhibition of Contemporary Taiwan Ceramics¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

¡@¡@¡@¡§Colors of Praise¡¨ art exhibition, Taipei County Government

¡@¡@¡@¡§Glory Shining in the Eyes¡XThe Beauty of Glazes in Yingko Ceramics¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

¡@¡@¡@¡§Cross-Strait Exhibition of Contemporary Wood-Fired Ceramics¡¨, National Taiwan Craft Research Institute

2002¡@¡§Contemporary Taiwan Ceramics Creation Exhibition: Ceramics in Macau 2001¡¨, Casa Memorativa Sun Yat Sen, Macau

¡@¡@¡@Formosa Island Spring Time¡X2002 Exhibition of Chinese Flora Arrangement¡¨, National Museum of History

       ¡@¡§Lifestyle of Eastern Scholars¡¨ Living Art Exhibition, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

       ¡@¡§Art in Life¡XContemporary Ceramics Exhibition¡¨, Chung-Cheng Gallery

2003¡@¡§Grand Exhibition of Taipei County Artists¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

       ¡@¡§Taiwan Ceramics Exhibition¡¨, National Taiwan Craft Research Institute

¡@¡@¡@¡§Special Exhibition of Vats and Urns: Pickle Pot Culture, A Taste of Taiwan¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

       ¡@¡@¡§Spiritual Spectra¡X2002 Exhibition of Chinese Flora Arrangement¡¨, National Museum of History

       ¡@¡@¡§Taiwanese Ceramics Exhibition¡¨, National Museum of History

       ¡@¡@Executive Yuan¡¦s Taiwan Ceramics Exhibition 2003, The Executive Yuan Gallery

2004¡@   ¡§Grand Exhibition of Taipei County Artists 2004¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum¡§

2004¡@Yingge Ceramics Exhibition: Classic Versus New¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

2005¡@   ¡§The Scent of Yingge Ceramics¢w Images of Yingge Pottery Studios¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

 ¡@¡@¡@¡§International Design Conference¡XTaiwan Ceramics Exhibition¡¨, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology¡§

2005¡@Joint Exhibition of Members of Ceramic Arts Association of Taiwan¡¨, Taichung County Cultural Center

2006¡@¡§International Image of Airport¡¨ Exhibition, National Museum of History

¡@¡@¡@¡§Image of Taiwan Ceramics¡¨ Exhibition, Taichung County Cultural Center

¡@¡@¡@Invitational Exhibition of Ceramic Art from Taiwan, National Museum of History

2007¡@¡§Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

¡@¡@¡@¡§Pure Pleasures in the Mundane World¡XWhen water Meets Ceramics¡¨, Yingge Ceramics Museum

2008¡@¡§Great Heritage¡XThe Beauty of Contemporary Wood-Firing¡¨, Art Gallery at the Presidential Office

¡@¡@¡@¡§Grand Exhibition of Taipei County Artists", Taipei County

¡@¡@¡@Special Exhibition of Wood-Fired Ceramics, The Executive Yuan Gallery

Collections

1992¡@   National Taiwan Arts Education Center

1993   ¡@HCG Culture and Education Foundation

1994   ¡@Taipei County Cultural Affairs Bureau

1995   ¡@National Taiwan Arts Education Center

1996¡@   Taichung County Cultural Affairs Bureau

1997¡@   Yingge Ceramics Museum

1998¡@   Yingge Vocational High School, Taipei County

1999¡@   Yingge Ceramics Museum

2002¡@   Yingge Ceramics Museum

2006¡@   National Central Library

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