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Casting a New Realm: Chinese Studio Glass, Art Education and the British Connection since 2000
Join internationally acclaimed artist, curator, and scholar Shelly Xue for an exploration of the origins and evolution of China's rapidly growing studio glass movement
Art academies have been a major driving force behind the development of China's studio craft scene. In 2000, glass art programmes were established in art academies in Beijing and Shanghai with support from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK. These initiatives marked the beginning of China's studio glass movement, which has since grown through academic workshops, teaching programmes, exhibitions, and international exchanges. This lecture explores how British glass education helped shape this emerging field, and examines how Chinese artists adapted and transformed imported pedagogical and technical approaches within local material traditions and into studio practices and contemporary artistic expression.
Shelly Xue is Professor and Head of Glass Studio, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University. She is Co-curator of Ablaze: 500 Years of Chinese Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, 2027. Her work Ink no.6 is currently shown at the V&A display Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts.
Supported by Tiān Foundation
Supported by Tiān Foundation
Header image: Shelly Xue