Wu Wing Yee
wing@wuwingyee.com
Wu Wing Yee was born in Hong Kong, China, she was educated in China and the United States. She holds a BFA from California 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.
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.
Awards and Artist in Residence
2009: Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, Italy
2003: Artist in Residence: Maryland Institute College of Arts, USA
2002: Artist in Residence: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
2000: Golden Award for Chinese Contemporary Young Ceramic Sculptors, presented by the Guangdong Museum of Art, China
1993: Edward Youde Memorial Overseas 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
Solo Exhibitions
2008: Stone thought: Positive-Negative Space presented by Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2001: Recent sculptures, presented by Goethe- Institute Gallery Hong Kong, H.K.
1998: Recent sculptures, presented by The Pottery Workshop, H.K.
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
2006: Respond to Jean Cocteau presented by the HK film Archive
Artists in neighborhood presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong
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
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
1997: Hong Kong Art 1997: Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Beijing & Guangzhou, China
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, H.K.
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
1990: Discovery 90, presented by California Crafts Museum, S.F., U.S.A.
1989: Down the Earth, presented by ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, U.S.A.
Selected Community Services
2007: Book Arts Project Coordinator: Denmark Designskole: Danish Design School, Denmark and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
2006: Visiting professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts2005: 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 and lecturer, Maryland Institute College of Arts, USA
Spring 2002: Artist in Residence and lecturer, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China