ARTIST

 

Wang Lingzhen

Through solid glass forms I aim to carry and express a sense of calmness that builds a strong counterpoint to our rushed lives. I hope that my work consistently reflects and communicates “being present” in each moment of life. My drawings often use circles and ladders referring to a notion of totality, wholeness and eternity and a connection between the physical and the spiritual world.
The elaborate process of glass blowing and lamp-working, slow lathe-grinding and hand-sanding requests being congruous with the material and process. Every change and mark I make cannot be reversed, demanding complete presence throughout the making process, and being truthful to the moment until the work is completed. In this way both, each individual work and larger installations invite the viewer to contemplate the material itself, the surface and design, while slowing down and gaining a sense of calmness, thus “being” in the presence.

Education & Teaching (Selected)

NowAssistant Professor, Head of Glass Studio at Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
2012Doctor of Philosophy (Visual Arts - Glass), University of South Australia, Australia
2001Master of Visual Art - Glass, Australian National University, Australia


Awards / Grants (Selected)

2012“The Poetic Stones”, glass, 2011, New Glass Review 33, Corning Museum of Glass, USA
2004Honourable Mention:International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2004, Japan
1999Golden Glass Award:First Prize in Single Material, Taiwan


Exhibitions (Selected)

2015“Pearls on the Grown - Exhibition of Taiwan Talents in International Craft Competitions”, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Taiwan
2014“Now/Then - Influence of Qing Dynasty Glass on Contemporary Glass Art”, Shanghai Museum of Glass, China 
“Breathing Through Transparence - International Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition”, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2013“Confluence”, David Reekie & Sunny Wang, Hong Kong Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong 
“Poetic Stones”, Hong Kong Contemprary Art Awards 2012, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2011“Suchness”, Nexus Gallery of Nexus Multicultural Arts, Adelaide, Australia
2009Asian Contemporary Glass Art, Gallery Sklo, Seoul, Korea 
2008Glass. China, Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung Foundation, Munich, Germany 
2006“Bridging” (Sunny Wang Glass 2006), Koru Contemporary Art, Hong Kong 
First Celebration of the World of Arts and Crafts, La Mans, France
2002“Australian Glass II:Stephen Procter and Sunny Wang”, Gallery Enomoto, Osaka, Japan 
“ECSTASY - Contemporary Australia Studio Glass”, Quadrivium, Sydney, Australia