Wu Wing Yee
wing@wuwingyee.com
Wu Wing Yee was born in Hong Kong, she was educated in China and the United States. She holds a BFA from Colifornia College of the Arts and an MA from Columbia University and has exhibited her work in USA, Japan, Canada, and China. Wing setup her own workshop in China. Her sculptures are in the collections of various museums and private collections worldwide. She divides her time between China and North America, working as a full time artist.
Education
1993-1995 MA Columbia University, NY, USA.
1988-1990 BFA California College of the Arts (CCA), SF, USA.
1986-1987 Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts, China.
1982-1986 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Awards
2000: Golden Award for Chinese Contemporary Young Ceramic Sculptors (Presented by the Guangdong Museum of Art, China)
1993: Edward Youde Memorial Overseas Fellowship (Awarded a 2 year research fellowship)
1992: Urban Council Biennial Fine Arts Award Grand Price (Presented by the Hong Kong Urban Council)
Publications
2004: Gravity, limited edition book (USA)
2001: Sculpture notebook (HK)
2000: Truth from the senses (HK)
Solo Exhibitions
2008: Stone thought: Positive-Negative Space presented by Drabinsky Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
2002: Installation, presented by G.O.D. Gallery (H.K.)
2001: Recent sculptures, presented by Goethe- Institute Gallery Hong Kong (H.K.)
1998: Recent sculptures, presented by The Pottery Workshop (H.K.)
1994: Recent drawings, presented by Gallery of the Fourth Monkey (N.Y., U.S.A.)
1990: Recent sculptures, presented by Isabelle Percy West Gallery (Oakland, U.S.A.)
1989: Recent sculptures, presented by Isabelle Percy West Gallery (Oakland, U.S.A.)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007: Faster than Thought presented by IndexG Gallery (Toronto, Canada); Washi Summit presented by IndexG Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
2006: Respond to Jean Cocteau presented by the HK film Archive
Artists in neighborhood presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong
2005: the HK Visual Arts Society 31st Annual Exh.presented by The University Museum and Art gallery, The University of HK.(HK)
2004: 10th National Exhibition of Arts (NEA) presented by Guan Shanyue Art Museum (Shenzhen, China)
2003: Gravity, presented by Maryland Institute College of Arts (Maryland, USA); East meet West, presented by Storyopolis ( L.A, USA); Babblelab recent work presented by Reactor Gallery (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
2001: Contemporary Chinese Women Ceramics Exh., presented by Guangdong Museum of Art (China)
1999: 99' Contemporary Chinese Ceramics Exh., presented by Guangdong Museum of Art (China)
The Provisional Regional Council Cultural Ambassador 1999 "Home Affair", presented by the Provisional Regional Council (HK)
1998: Unity in Diversity: presented by Guangdong Museum of Art (China)
Glimpses and Focus: 25 years of H.K. Visual Arts, presented by the University of Hong Kong (HK)
1997: Hong Kong Art 1997: Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Beijing & Guangzhou (China)
Unity in Diversity: jointly presented by the Pottery Workshop (H.K.) and the Manitoba Crafts Council (Canada)
Where Creative Meets: a Celebration in Art, presented by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, HK Convention and Exhibition Center (HK)
1996: Hong Kong Ceramics 1985-1995, presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong (HK)
1994: Hong Kong Art, jointly presented by the Kagoshima Prefectural Government and the Urban Council, Hong Kong, Nagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture REIMEIKAN (Japan)
1993: Urban Council Fine Arts Award Winners Exhibition, presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art (HK)
1992: Contemporary H.K. Art Biennial Exhibition 92, presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art (HK)
City Vibrance, Recent Works in Western Media by Hong Kong artist, presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art (HK)
Hong Kong 2022: Resent Works by Urban Council Fine Arts Award Winners, presented by the Urban Council , Hong Kong City Hall (HK)
1991: Recent Drawings, Hong Kong Arts Center (HK)
From Earth Through Fire to Art, presented by Trigram Gallery (HK)
1990: Discovery 90, presented by California Crafts Museum (S.F., U.S.A.)
From Black the White, presented by ACCI Gallery (Berkeley, U.S.A.)
1989: Down the Earth, presented by ACCI Gallery (Berkeley, U.S.A.)
Selected Community Services
2006: Visiting professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
2005: Visiting lecturer: School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dept. of Cinema & Television, Hong Kong Baptist University.
2004: Visiting lecturer: School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; and Hong Kong Visual Arts Center
Fall 2003: Artist in Residence, Maryland Institute College of Arts, USA
Spring 2002: Artist in Residence and lecturer, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
1996-2001
- Founder of the workshop: program planning and instructor
- Ceramics Instructor: Hong Kong Museum of Art , Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Hong Kong Art Center
1997-98
- Regional Services Department (Museum Section): Program and Exhibition Researcher, to recommend a policy brief and to design programs and exhibits for the Children's Discovery gallery of the Hong Kong Regional Council Heritage Museum
1996-97
- Regional Services Department (Museum Section): Researcher, to help develop a comprehensive archive in relation to the development of Hong Kong Art History
1995-96
- Regional Services Department (Museum Section): Researcher, to help develop a comprehensive archive in relation to the development of ceramic art in Hong Kong since the 60s
- Regional Services Department (Museum Section), Editorial & Exhibition Management for Van Lau sculptures and paintings