Wen-Hsi Harman
Higher Education
2013-2018 Doctor of Philosophy
Practice- led PhD in ceramics
Bath Spa University. School of Art & Design. Bath, UK
PhD Thesis is On edge: exploration of cultural identity through ceramic practice
http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/11561/
British Library EThOS https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.760284
2011 – 2013 Foundation Certificate, Creative Writing
Cardiff University. Cardiff. Wales. UK
2009-2010 MA Contemporary Crafts (Ceramics)
University for the Creative Arts. Farnham. UK
2006-2008 MA Chinese Art History (Ceramics)
National Taiwan Normal University. Taipei. Taiwan
2003-2006 BA Chinese Literature
Soochow University. Taipei. Taiwan
Solo exhibitions
2020 Taiwanese Cultural Identity. The Art Cohort. Bath. UK
2019 Porcelain. Hours Space. Bristol. UK
2018 Clay. Better food cafe. St werburghs. Bristol.UK
2018 Meditative Clay. Hours Space. Bristol. UK
2017 In-Between. Workers gallery. Porth. Wales. UK
2016 Floating Writing- Wen-Hsi. Bath Spa University. Sion Hill library, UK
2016 The Language of Ceramics.New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum.New Taipei City. Taiwan.
2015 Identity: Story of the object. Bath Spa University. Sion Hill library, UK
Group exhibitions
Britain
London
2019 Exhibit Here Hope Exhibition. Menier gallery. London.UK
2019 The London Ultra.Oxo Tower gallery. Bargehouse. London.UK
2016 Top Drawer Craft. Olympia. London. UK
2015 New Designers. Business Centre. London.
2014 CGP London 30th Annual Open exhibition. London. UK
2014 ‘Art on a postcard’ The Hepatitis C Trust. Whitfield Fine Art.London.UK
Bristol
2020 Polodango 2020 Visual Art Exhibition. Clevedon.UK. (lockdown)
2019 Polodango Art Exhibition. Clevedon. UK
2019 Dancing with demons art exhibition.Create centre.Bristol.UK
2018 Ways of seeing. Hours Space. Bristol. UK
2017 Cause and Complexity exhibition. The Island. Bristol. UK
2017 Pay & Display Prize Open Exhibition & Competition. Centrespace. Bristol. UK
2015 The other art fair. Bristol. Arnolfini. UK
2015 Taiwanese female ceramicists. Paper Arts. Bristol.UK.
2015 Good to eat -A dialogue between two Taiwanese artists in the UK.Paper Arts. Bristol. UK.
Bath
2021 Bath Society of Artists 116th Open exhibition. Victoria Art Gallery. Bath. UK
2021 A-Z Online Exhibition W : Wander curated by Niamh Birch. 44 AD ArtSpace. Bath. England.UK
2021 A-Z Online Exhibition V : Victory curated by Kiri Kiri. 44 AD ArtSpace. Bath. England.UK
2021 A-Z Online Exhibition S : Sense curated by Lorna Brunstein. 44 AD ArtSpace. Bath. UK (Lockdown)
2021 A-Z Online Exhibition R : Resistance curated by Richard White. 44 AD ArtSpace.Bath.UK (Lockdown)
2020 A-Z Online Exhibition L : Love curated by Suzanna Worboys. 44 AD ArtSpace.Bath.UK (Lockdown)
2020 A-Z Online Exhibition N: Nuance curated by Beryl Desmond.44 AD ArtSpace. Bath. UK (Lockdown)
2020 The art of Communication in the Commonwealth. Artists' Prize 2020. 44 AD ArtSpace. Bath. UK
2020 Bath Art Fair. Bath Pavillion. Bath. UK
2019 Project: Clay Forest (created by Clare Day) . Forest of imagination. Holburne Museum. Bath. UK
2019 Bath Society of Artist 114th Open exhibition. Victoria Art Gallery.Bath.UK
2019 Bath Open Art Prize (Fringe Arts Bath). 44 AD ArtSpace.Bath. UK
2018 Drawing Through clay. Bath Spa University. Sion Hill gallery. Bath. UK
2017 Bath Society of Artist 112th Open exhibition. Victoria Art Gallery. Bath. UK
2015 Fusion where two minds collide. Royal united Hospital. Bath. UK.
2015 A disappearing culture: The Amis Earthenware Tradition in Taiwan.Museum of East Asian Art. Bath. UK
2015 Transformation. 44 AD Art Space. Bath. UK
2014 The muse: Collection inspires. Holburne Museum. Bath. UK
2014 Laura’s Place. 44AD Art Space. Bath, UK
2014 Creative Sparks Gala. Bath Spa University. Newton Park. Bath. UK
2014 PhD Progression Assessment show. Sion Hill Gallery.Bath Spa University. Bath.
Manchester
2017 Passport to Taiwan. St.Peter House. Manchester.UK
2016 Passport to Taiwan. St.Peter House.Manchester.UK
Salisbury
2019 Wiltshire Creative Summer Open.Salisbury Art Centre. Salisbury. UK
Tenby
2017 Dr. Jo Dahn’s buttons project exhibition. Tenby Museum and Art Gallery. Tenby. UK
Oxford
2016 Blackwells Art & Poster Shop. Oxford. UK
Wells
2015 Wells art contemporary. Wells. England. UK.
Wales
2019 Emerging Artist Award 2019. Creates gallery. Monmouth. Wales.UK
2012 Great Summer Exhibition. Butetown History & Arts Centre. Cardiff. Wales. UK
Nottingham
2012 World Event Young Artists 1000. Nottingham. UK
Farnham
2010 MA Degree Show. James Hockey & Foyer Gallery. Farnham. UK
2009 Emerge. Farnham Maltings. Farnham. Surrey. UK
Europe
2021 Exhibition of 20th International Bone China Symposium.Panevėžys City Art Gallery. Lithuania
2021 Kaunas Bone China Symposium, Janina Monkute Marks Museum. Lithuania.
2020 Kaunas 2020 exhibition of international Bone China Symposium.
Kaunas Picture gallery of M.K. Ciurlions National Art Museum. Kaunas. Lithuania.
2020 Seen Forms. Artnumber23. HYB4 Galerie. Kampus Hybernska. Prague.Czech Republic
2019 Chapter1. Artnumber23. Dimitriou Eginitous8. Thissio. Athens. Greece
2019 The XIV Edition of the International Artistic Ceramics Biennale of Aveiro. Aveiro. Portugal bienalceramicaaveiro.pt/en
2019 9th biennial of International Cuidad de Talavera. Talavera de la Reina (Toledo).Spain.
2018 IV.International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018. National Museum of Slovenia. Ljubljana. Slovenia
2017 The Small Art Objects.Cafe de France. 1 avenue de Cannes. France.
2017 Small Art Objects: Fire For Effect. A.I.R Vallauris. Vallauris. France.
2015 The ceramic festival. Skælskør. Denmark
2015 P/ART (Producers art fair). Hamburg.Germany.
Asia &Australia
2021 Drawn by stones. Presented by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian. Counihan Gallery. Brunswick. Melbourne VIC. Australia
2019 Intimists 2-contemporary art from the top International emerging women artists . La Fenice Gallery HK (online).HK
2018 Identity: across space. Gallery, the Institute of Ceramic Studies. Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. Shigaraki. Japan.
2018 IAC Members exhibition-free expression. New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum. New Taipei City. Taiwan.
2018 IAC Members exhibition New Orientalia. New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum. New Taipei City. Taiwan.
2018 Ceramics Generations-Exploring Taiwan Contemporary Ceramics. New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum. Taiwan
2016 ICMEA 2016 Emerging artists competition. International Ceramic Art Museums. Fuping. China
2016 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award. Gold Coast City Gallery. Surfers Paradise.Australia
2016 The Human Condition. MADL (mixed Art Design Life). Taipei. Taiwan
2015 The 8th Gyeonggi International ceramic Biennale. Icheon.South Korea.
Artist in Residence
2019 The International Ceramics Studio. Kecskemét. Hungary.
2018 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. Shigaraki. Koka.Japan.
2017 Bundanon Trust. New South Wales. Australia.
2016 Taiwan Ceramics Residency. New Taipei Yingge City Ceramics Museum. Taiwan.
2015 Guldagergaard-ICRC (International Ceramic Research Center). Denmark.
Symposium
2020 International Bone China Symposium. Kaunas. Lithuania. http://www.porcelianosimpoziumas.lt/en/portfolio_page/wen-hsi-harman-2/
Public Collections
2020 Herend porcelain handmade wall pieces. The contemporary ceramic collection of ICS (International Ceramic Studio).
Kecskemet. Hungary. www.icshu.org/page8.html
2020 Wall pieces: Spring and Island. The XIV Edition of the International Artistic Ceramics Biennale of Aveiro. Aveiro. Portugal
2019 Sculpture: Pinky Taiwan. School of Art and Design- Ceramic department. Bath Spa University. Bath.UK.
2018 Sculpture: Cross-cultural path. Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park: Shigaraki. Koka. Japan.
2018 Sculpture: Got married. IAC Ariana Museum.Geneva.Switzerland.
2018 Wall piece: Identity (Pink). IAC Ariana Museum. Geneva. Switzerland.
2018 Wall piece: Identity. National Museum of Slovenia. Slovenia
2018 Installation:8Hours- Bath Spa Collection. Bath and Corsham.UK
2017 Wall piece: Cultural Homelessness- The Compass Centre. Bristol. UK
2016 Wall piece:Paradise- International Ceramic Art Museum. Fuping. China
2016 Installation:The Language of Ceramics-New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum. Taiwan.
2015 Wall piece:Identity- Korea Ceramic Foundation. Icheon. South Korea.
Private Collections
Germany. Taiwan. Britain. Canada. USA. France. Netherlands. Lithuania.
Conference/ Presentation / Artist Talk / Online panel
2021 Hualien paradise - a disappearing culture of the Amis earthenware tradition in Taiwan
The 49th Congress and General Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics.
IAC- Rovaniemi / Posio 2021 - On the edge. Breakout session 4 : Locality and materiality
2021 Clay Foundations : Can ceramics explore national identity?
UNSW Art & Design (University of New South Wales, Sydney) and 4A (Centre for Contemporary Asian Art) present.
Online panel. zoom talk. Australia
2020 Wen-Hsi's artistic journey
International Bone China Symposium. Kaunas. Lithuania
2019 Wen-Hsi's artistic journey
Solo exhibition: Porcelain. Hours Space. Bristol. UK
2019 Wen-Hsi's artistic journey
International Ceramics Symposium (Ceramic Days)
The international ceramics studio.Kecskemet. Hungary.
2018 Hybrid ceramics-in between Taipei and Bristol.
The 48th Congress and General Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics.
New Orientalia-Punctionality,Spirituality,Diversity. New Taipei City. Taiwan.
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2018 Wen-Hsi's artistic journey
International Ceramics Symposium.Romhild. Germany.
2017 A disappearing culture: the Amis earthenware tradition in Taiwan
The research roundtable. Corsham Court. Bath Spa University.UK
2017 Research impact in relation to my ceramic art practice
The early stage researcher conference: Impact. Corsham Court. UK.
2016 Taiwanese cultural identity revelations through contemporary ceramic practice
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, Bath, UK
2016 Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan.
2016 Ceramic bananas – Looking at Taiwanese cultural identity
Early Stage Researcher Conference: Ethic. Corsham Court. UK.
2015 Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice
The 8th Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Society of Young Scholars for
Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe. Paris. France.
2015 Exploring Taiwanese cultural identity through contemporary ceramic practice
Guldagergaard-ICRC (International Ceramic Research Center). Denmark.
2014 Taiwanese culture identity: object, smell, time
Fireworks Now Ceramic Symposium. Aberystwyth Art Centre. Wales. UK
2013 Taiwanese women potters – an initial fieldtrip
Ceramics- Filming, Recording, Digitising, Archiving.
School of Art, Aberystwyth University. Wales. UK
Publications
2019 Ceramics Ireland. Issue43.2019.P20.P21.
2017 4th Edition Small Art Objects: Fire For Effect. A.I.R.Vallauris. P55
2016 30th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award. Gold Coast City Gallery.P26.
2016 International Contemporary Artists Vol Xl. P373
2016 Artplus (Taiwan). April. No54. Art Star: Wen-Hsi. P92.93
2015 Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2015 International Competition.P84.P85
2015 P/ART producers art fair booklet. P172. P173. P190.
2015 Taiwanese female ceramicists booklet
2015 Transformation booklet
2013 Aesthetica-The Art & Culture Magazine. February/March 2013.
Issue 51artists' directory. P144
Professional Membership
2018 NCECA National Council on Education for the ceramic arts
2017 The UNESCO-International Academy of Ceramics IAC
Professional Certification
2017 Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
Funding / Scholarship
2018 FRANZ Rising Star Project-International students' porcelain design scholarship. Taiwan.
2018 Seed funding. Researcher Development. Bath Spa University. Corsham court campus. Corsham. UK.
2017 GALA (Global Academy of Liberal Arts) funding. Bath Spa University.Bath.UK
2013-2015 PhD Funding awarded the Taiwanese Ministry of Education scholarship. Taiwan.
Workshop
2020 Calligraphy-Traiditional Chinese Characters workshop. The Art Cohort. Bath. UK (lunar new year)
