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Li Jing

LiJing is an assistant professor at Academy of Arts & Design,TsingHua University in Beijing. He earned his Bachelor degree from China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2008, and obtained MFA degree in Glass Art from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 2012. He was trained based on materials, and inherited the traditional Venetian glass blowing and sculpting techniques. In the context of contemporary art, he has been exploring how to use glass as a mainly material to express artist’ s idea and concept in various art forms. Li has received multiple art scholarship from Penland School of Crafts, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. His work was featured in New Glass Review 35 and Art Glass Today 2.

Education & Teaching (Selected)

2013-NowAssistant Professor, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2012-2013Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2012M.F.A., Studio Glass, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois, USA
2008B.A., Art History, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China


Awards / Grants (Selected)

20121ST Place, Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group (MCGAG) Juried Annual Student Show, ECHT Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA 
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 
Penland School of Crafts, Harvey and Bess Littleton Full Scholarship, Bakersville, North Carolina, USA
2011The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Partial Scholarship, Corning, New York, USA 
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 
Penland School of Crafts, Dr. Jerrold Belitz Full Scholarship, Bakersville, North Carolina, USA
2010Honorable Mention, International Student Exhibition, The 40th GAS conference, Louisville, KY, USA


Exhibitions (Selected)

2016“The 3rd National Contemporary Art & Craft Biennale”, National Museum of China, Beijing, China 
“Firewood Crafts:Inflammation”, International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Tokyo University of Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2015“Flow & Grow” 2015 Qingdao Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition”, Youdu Space, Qingdao, China 
“Creation & Ideal” Academy of Arts & Design Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 
“Shou Qi - Object”, Shijiazhuang Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
2014“Material from the Heart”, Beijing Design Week 2014, EGG Gallery, Beijing, China 
“The 1ST Chinese Glass Art Biennial”, Shanghai, China 
“Selected Works Exhibition of China Contemporary Arts & Crafts Series”, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China 
“China Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition”, 1895 Cultural and Creative Industry Park, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
2013“Stripping” International Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, White Box Museum, Beijing, China
2012Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group (MCGAG) Juried Annual Student Show, ECHT Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA 
“Play With Fire”, Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO, USA 
Solo Exhibition “Living with Bubbles”, University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
2011“Specific Environments: Landscape as Metaphor” Juried Art Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA 
Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group (MCGAG) Juried Annual Student Show, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA