Email:

guoqiuhui@126.com

Title

Associate Professor

Position

Party Branch Secretary, Department of Art History and Theory

Social Services

Deputy Secretary-General, Theory Committee, China National Arts & Crafts Society

Educational Background

August 1998 - July 2002: Bachelor’s Degree in Art Design, Department of Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

August 2002 - July 2005: Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Department of Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

July 2005 - January 2009: Doctor of Literature, Department of Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Work Experience

January 2009 - March 2011: Postdoctoral Researcher in Architecture and Assistant Researcher, Tsinghua University

April 2011 - Present: Teaching at the Department of Art History and Theory, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University

Research Interests

History and theory of modern and contemporary Chinese design, history and theory of arts and crafts She is dedicated to the research and academic curation of the history and theory of modern and contemporary Chinese design, as well as the history and theory of arts and crafts. She advocates for an approach that combines historical research with theoretical analysis, emphasizing both the macro context and the in-depth examination of group case studies.

Academic Achievements

Publications

She has published over 50 academic papers and articles in academic journals such as ZHUANGSHI, Art & Design Research, Art Observation, and at academic conferences.

Her works include: Traditional Chinese Crafts (co-authored, first edition 2006, second edition 2010, third edition 2018, published in seven languages), Chinese Culture • Crafts (co-authored, published in nine languages since 2014), Chinese Modern Art and Design Academic Thought Series: The Collected Works of Wu Lao (Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House, 2011), A Collection of Artworks from Lei Guiyuan (co-edited, Shanghai Culture Publishing House, 2016), The Works of Lei Guiyuan (co-edited, Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House, 2016), Guanghua Road: The Legacy of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts (co-edited, Shandong Fine Arts Publishing House, first edition 2011, revised edition 2016), and Chasing the Sun’s Light and Shadow: Deng Wei (co-authored, Yangliuqing New Year’s Paintings Workshop, 2009), among others.

Since 2009, she has served as Deputy Director of the Editorial Office for the Chinese Modern Art and Design Academic Thought Series, organizing the publication of more than 20 volumes in the collection.

Scientific Research Projects

A Study on Design Ideas in Late Qing and Early Republic of China Periods (1840–1949), a general art project of the National Social Science Fund of China

Decorative Arts as a Means to “Save the Nation” - A Study on Decorative Art Thought in the Period of the Republic of China (1912-1949), a project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Symbolism and Nationalization: State Visual Design in New China from 1949 to 1966, a project funded by the Humanities and Social Sciences Revitalization Fund of Tsinghua University

Research on Wu Bingliang’s Innovations and Improvements in Traditional Furniture, an international collaborative project (Hong Kong) of Tsinghua University

Curatorial Projects

2019 Beijing International Design Week theme exhibition - “Exhibition of National Image Design at the Beginning of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China”

“Design Life: Art Retrospective of Lei Guiyuan, Founder of Modern Design Education in China,” hosted by Tsinghua University Art Museum, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, 2016

The Second China Design Exhibition and Public Art Thematic Exhibition “Exhibition of Modern Chinese Design Documents,” 2016

Awards

Popularization Award, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Humanities and Social Sciences) from the Ministry of Education, 2009

First Prize, Tsinghua University Excellent Textbook Award, 2008

Outstanding Class Teacher of Tsinghua University, in 2015 and 2020

Teaching

Lecturer for the following courses: Chinese Arts and Crafts Aesthetics, History of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Design, History of Chinese Modern Design (for Graduate Students)

Leader for the following courses: Introduction to Design, History of Chinese and Foreign Arts (I), History of Chinese and Foreign Arts (II)