Jing LI
Associated Professor
www.jingliglassart.com
EDUCATION
2012 M.F.A., Studio Glass, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois, USA
2008 B.A., Art History, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
SOLO EXHIBITION
2012 "Living with Bubbles", University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2018
"Brilliant" – The 4th New Crafts International Artists Group Exhibition and Academic Seminar, National Art Gallery of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Fusion & Crossover" – The Contemporary Glass Art Triennale, Henan Art Museum, Zhengzhou, China
"A Moveable Feast", Ceramics Art Avenue Art Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
"Chinese Freehand Style" – 2018 Annual Exhibition of China National Academy of Painting, Ji'nan Art Museum, Ji'nan, China
2017
"Danger & Beauty" - Contemporary Art and Glass Works, ICI LABAS Gallery, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
"Contemporary Object" - A Discussion of Materials, Functions and Ideas, Oneway Art Gallery, Beijing, China
"Object of Light" - Hangzhou International Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, Folk Crafts Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2016
"Yan" - International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
"Collision & Fission" - Exhibition of Contemporary Glass, Tianyuan International Glass Art Festival, Zhangjiakou, China
"iglass" - 2016 Chinese Contemporary Glass Exhibition, Levant Gallery, Shanghai, China
"Chinese Contemporary Arts & Crafts Biennale", National Museum of China, Beijing, China
2015
"Flow & Grow" 2015 Qingdao Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, Youdu Space, Qingdao, China
"Creation & Ideal" Academy of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Visual Art Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
"Shou Qi – Object", Shijiazhuang Art Museum, Shijiazhuang, China
"Flaming" - International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Shanghai Art & Design Academy, Shanghai, China
2014
"Material from the Heart", Beijing Design Week 2014, EGG Gallery, Beijing, China
"The 1ST Chinese Glass Art Biennial", Shanghai, China
"Outstanding Works Exhibition of China Contemporary Arts & Crafts Exhibition 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
2012
Midwest 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
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
"Cutting Edge" Juried Glass Exhibition, JRB Art at The Elms, Oklahoma, OK, USA
"Advancing Perspectives", Third Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, MO, USA
"The 41th International Student Exhibition", Seattle, WA, USA
"Half Way to Somewhere", Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL, USA
"41st Monmouth Festival of the Arts", Tinton Falls, New Jersey, USA
2010
"The 40th International Student Exhibition", Louisville, KY, USA
"Beginners Luck", Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL, USA
2009
"Title Withheld Ⅱ", Surplus Gallery, Carbondale, IL, USA
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in professional journals
2019
Jing Li, "Fusion & Crossover: The Road to Innovation of Chinese Contemporary Glass Art," Art Observation 282, no.2 (Feb. 2019): 36.
Jing Li, "Glory and Afterglow: The Glass Art in Venetian Style," Art Observation 281, no.1 (Jan. 2019): 67-68.
2018
Jing Li, "Wendulina: The Aventurine Glass as Exotic at Qing Dynasty," Art Research 175, no.1 (Feb. 2018): 111-115.
2017
Jing Li, "Contemporary Glass Hot-Sculpting," World Art 154, no.2 (Jun. 2017): 25-33.
2016
Jing Li, "Blown Glass Art and Curriculum Design in Chinese Higher Education: Arts & Design Academy, Tsinghua University as an Example," Zhuangshi 280, no.8 (Aug. 2016): 111-113.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016
Sandra Korinchak, Glass Art Today 2, (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2016), 108-109.
2014
New Glass Reviewer 35, Corning Glass Museum, 28.
HONORS, SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS
2018
Honorable Mention, "Fusion & Crossover": The Contemporary Glass Art Triennale, Henan Art Museum, Zhengzhou, China
2016
The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
2014
Nominee Award, The 12th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Xi'an, China
2012
1ST 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
2011
The 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
2010
Honorable Mention, International Student Exhibition, The 40th GAS Conference, Louisville, KY, USA
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2005
Nominee of The 3rd Founder Chinese Font Design Competition, Beijing, China
GRANTS
2019
International Exhibition Program, China National Arts Fund, Beijing, China
2018
Young Scholar Program, National Social Science Fund of China, Beijing, China
Young Artist Program, China National Arts Fund, Beijing, China
Basic Research Program, Social Science Fund of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
PANELS, PRESENTATIONS & VISITING ARTISTS
2019
Moderator, "Jump Start: Contemporary Chinese Glass Art", 48th Glass Art
Society Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Presenter, "A Rebirth of Traditions: The Aesthetics of Glass Art", 30+
International Art and Design Week, Haikou, China
2018
Presenter, "Culture & Concept in Contemporary Glass Art", The 4th New Crafts International Artists Group Exhibition and Academic Seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Presenter, "Glass Art and Modernity", The Contemporary Glass Art Triennale & Symposium, Zhengzhou, China
2017
Visiting Artist, "Exploring Modernity in the Glass Art", Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, China
2016
Presenter, "My Artistic Creation with Glass", International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Tokyo, Japan
2015
Panelist, "Experiment & Crossover: Weaving Traditional Crafts Into Contemporary Art", International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition & Symposium, Shanghai, China
Presenter, "Glass Blowing Courses in Tsinghua University", 2015 National Students Glass Art Exhibition and Symposium, Qinhuangdao, China
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2018
China National Art & Craft Museum, Beijing, China Glass Art Museum, Suqian, China
2016
Qinhuangdao Glass Museum, Qinhuangdao, China
The University Museum of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA
2013
Beijing WhiteBox Art Center, Beijing, China
