Email: haoyuwu@qq.com

Title

Associate Professor

Position

Deputy Director of the Department of Ceramic Art and Design

Academic Services

Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC), UNESCO

Deputy Secretary-General of the Ceramic Art Committee of the China Artists Association

Member of the China Artists Association

Research Interests

Design and brand building for handmade daily-use ceramics

Communication and practice of contemporary ceramic art creation thinking

Academic Claims

1. The spirit of an object reveals its unique essence - something that is invisible and intangible. Whether it’s tea ware, dinnerware, or flower vases, these objects should showcase their distinct beauty and character in the spaces we live in. Wu Haoyu has always worked to develop his style and identity while building a framework of Eastern thought.

2. We should approach ceramic art creation from a broader perspective, exploring its inherent language and diverse forms of expression. The blurred lines between art, design, and ceramics open up more possibilities for ceramic creation. It’s crucial to break free from outdated ideologies and rethink the underlying logic of ceramic creation. By moving beyond traditional visual experiences, we can discover entirely new ways of seeing the world.

3. Theories and methods of ceramic art have their limitations, and their true meaning is realized through individual understanding. Teaching is what allows this knowledge to be shared, and the true value of ceramic education lies in its power to inspire and spread knowledge.

Academic Achievements

His works have been featured in numerous international and domestic exhibitions, including Art Basel Miami Beach (USA), the London Design Festival (UK), the Icheon International Ceramic Biennale (South Korea), the Venice Biennale (Parallel Exhibitions), JingArt, Beijing Design Week, Design Shanghai, and Tianjin International Design Week. He has also delivered academic talks at prestigious events such as Design Shanghai and Beijing Design Week. His works were selected for the 12th National Fine Arts Exhibition.  Additionally, his works are held in collections at renowned institutions, including the Dublin Museum (Ireland), the Icheon Ceramic Museum (South Korea), the Tsinghua University Art Museum, the Beijing Zhuzhong Art Museum, GALLERY ALL (USA), Beijing ZIZAOSHE, Shanghai PU SU, and the Italian Embassy, as well as in numerous private collections worldwide.

Solo Exhibitions

2018: Wu Haoyu New Ceramic Works Exhibition (ZIZAOSHE, Shanghai)

2017: “Natural Interest” Wu Haoyu Handmade Flower Vase Exhibition (PU SU, Shanghai)

2015: “New Stoneware” Wu Haoyu Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (798 Art Zone, Beijing)

2014: “Object Making” Wu Haoyu Ceramic Works Exhibition (Shenzhen)

Awards

2019: Silver Award, Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art Award (Nice, France)

2017: Gold Idea Inheritance Award, Maison Shanghai (Shanghai)

2014: Gold Award, First National Young Ceramic Art Competition, Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo (Jingdezhen)

2014: Bronze Award, 4th China Ceramic “Earth Award” (Beijing)

2014: Gold Award, Guangxi Arts & Crafts Exhibition (Nanning)

Exhibitions

2020

Tea Mirror · The 7th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition (Dehua)

“Poetic Landscape” Five Artists Contemporary Art Exhibition (Nanjing)

West Bund Art & Design Fair (Shanghai)

The First Guangxi International Contemporary Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition and Academic Seminar on Traditional Nixing Pottery and Contemporary Ceramic Art (Nanning)

“Design Spring” CIFF (Guangzhou)

“Mind Shapes What We See” China Sanbao International Ceramic Art and Cultural Creation Exhibition (Jingdezhen)

2019

2019 New Crafts International Emerging Artists Group Exhibition (Beijing)

Tea Mirror - The 7th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition (Beijing)

“Where Are You From” Art and Design · This Is Life (Beijing)

2019 The 5th Jie · Shang China Contemporary Ceramic Art Experimental Works Invitation Exhibition (Jinan)

Unique Design Shanghai-Design in Contemporary China (Shanghai)

China Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Ceramics, and Lacquer Painting Exchange Exhibition (Dalian)

2019 Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art Award (Nice, France)

Create for China, Create for People - Works of Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (Beijing)

“All That's Gold Does Glitter” Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Macao)

Youth Ceramic Art Exhibition (Zhuhai)

COLLECT 2019 International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design (UK)

2018

Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 (USA)

JingArt (Beijing)

“To Ideal Land of Ceramics” International Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Beijing)

The Third Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Guangzhou)

Right Here, Right Now (Shanghai)

Tianwu · Thematic Exhibition on Mountain Living Aesthetics (Dongguan)

Design Shanghai (Shanghai)

2017

2017 Design Power 100 (Beijing)

Art of Takumi (Beijing)

“Return to the East” Pu Su 6th Anniversary Art Exhibition (Shanghai)

“Natural Interest” Wu Haoyu Handmade Flower Vase Exhibition (Shanghai)

2017 Design Miami (USA)

“Access to Insight” Contemporary Art Exhibition (Beijing)

Beijing Design Week “Unique” Art Exhibition (Beijing)

Maison Shanghai, Gold Idea Inheritance Award (Shanghai)

Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 (USA)

“Fusion” International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art (Nanjing)

Sensory Re-creation - Reconstructing the East: Reconstruction After Deconstruction (Chongqing)

IAC Chinese Members’ Artworks Exhibition & SHUITU · Water and Clay around the World - The Second International Ceramics Art Exhibition (Qingdao)

2017 Chongqing Contemporary Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition (Chongqing)

Design Shanghai 2017 (Shanghai)

“Refresh Memory” IAC Chinese Members’ Artworks and Documentary Exhibition (Jingdezhen)

“Seeming and Unseeming” Sino-Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Shanghai)

2016

“Living with Plants” China Tea Life Art Exhibition (Hangzhou)

Beginning of the New Epoch - Chinese Emergent Artists (Wenzhou)

“Through Mountains and Seas” China Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (Ecuador)

Beijing Design Week (Beijing)

“Shuxiang Tea Forum” The First International Tea Culture Forum (Wuxi)

The 19th Tangshan China Ceramic Expo & Northern Charm Ceramic Art Exhibition of North China University of Science and Technology (Tangshan)

East Design Show at the 38th CIFF Shanghai (Shanghai)

“Mr. Shan’s Reading Room” Maison Shanghai (Shanghai)

“Echoes · The Way of Nature” Art Exhibition (Shanghai)

Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia (Taipei)

The First Contemporary Young Ceramic Art Biennale (Nomination) (Beijing)

Art Fun in Design (Beijing)

“Object Making” Wu Haoyu Ceramic Works Exhibition (Shenzhen)

“The Way of Nature” Venice Biennale Sharing · Rebirth Parallel Exhibition (Venice)

“Sowing and Reconstructing” The Possibility of Tradition - Six Contemporary Ceramic Artists Exhibition(Jingdezhen)

Reconstructing the East (Berlin)

2015

The New Form · 2015 Taiyuan International Sculpture Biennale (Taiyuan)

“The Art of Clay” Sino-Japanese-Korean Three Contemporary Ceramic Artists Exhibition (Beijing)

2015 Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia (Hangzhou)

Left Bank · Right Bank - Modern Ceramic Art Exchange Exhibition (Nanjing)

“New Stoneware” Wu Haoyu Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition (798 Art Zone, Beijing)

“ICON Special Presentation: Hi Design Shanghai” Exhibition at the 100% Design (London, UK)

2015 “Youth Art Plus” Young Artist Promotion Program Annual Exhibition (Beijing)

Humanity Beyond Diversity - International Ceramic Art Exchange Documentary Exhibition (Beijing)

Lingnan Academy of Fine Arts - Nature of Clay: 2015 China Contemporary Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition (Dongguan)

Design Shanghai - Architectural Digest (AD) China Young Designers Exhibition (Shanghai)

2014

“Like Viewing Mount Song” Wu Haoyu’s Ceramic Art and Chen Yanfei’s Calligraphy Joint Exhibition (Shanghai)

White Box 2014 Art & Design 100 (Beijing)

2014 Beijing Poly Autumn Auction “Contemporary Art & Design Session” (Beijing)

The 9th China Contemporary Young Ceramic Art Biennale (Hangzhou)

The 12th National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Ceramic Exhibition (Xi’an)

Gold Award, First National Young Ceramic Art Competition, Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo 2014 (Jingdezhen)

2014 Confronting Anitya - Oriental Experience in Contemporary Art (Jinan)

Beijing Design Week (Beijing)

Bronze Award, The 4th China Ceramic “Earth Award” (Beijing)

“Through Time and Space” China-Ireland Ceramic Art Exhibition of 15 Artists, with works permanently collected in Dublin Museum

Gold Award, 2014 Guangxi Arts & Crafts Exhibition (Nanning)

Awakening Intuition of China: The First Exhibition (Beijing)

The Complete Experiment: The Second Exhibition “Internal and External Perspective” (Beijing)

2014 Beijing Poly Spring Auction “The Chinese Aesthetic Exploration of Materials” (Beijing)

Tianjin Design Week (Tianjin)

Papers and Publications

“The Clash of Thoughts,” Art Criticism, Issue 10, 2018

“Come Back, Fading Traditional Wood Firing,” China Ceramics Illustrated, Issue 5, 2015

“Breaking Through the Barriers of Ceramics, Reaching the Other Shore of Creative Freedom,” China Ceramics Illustrated, Issue 1, 2015

“Reverse and Return,” China Ceramics Illustrated, April 2014

“The Forgotten ‘Landscape’ - On the Creation of ‘Encounter,’” China Ceramic Artist, Issue 1, 2012

“Reflections on Modern Ceramic Art,” China Ceramic Artist, Issue 1, 2007

Scientific Research Projects

October 2015 - April 2017: “Clay and Tea Ware Creation,” supported by the Young Artist Grant under the China National Arts Fund, project leader

Teaching

Courses: Ceramic Design (III), World Ceramic History, Ceramic Art Creation, and Ceramic Arts