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Liu Xi was born in 1986 in Shandong province, China. Upon her graduation from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Liu Xi moved to Shanghai and set up her studio there. She lives and works in between Shanghai and Jingdezhen.
While appropriating new formations, surfaces, and materials, Liu Xi continues to push the technical and aesthetical boundaries of ceramics. Immaculately produced and innately sensual, her sculptural creations explore the themes of sexuality and love, freedom and constraints, identity and self-discovery, femininity and masculinity, among many others. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in China and abroad including, Portugal, Norway, Spain, Korea, the United Kingdom. Her works have been included in various international Ceramics Biennales and collected top prizes and honorable mentions. Always ready to pursue new creative opportunities, she actively participates in residency programs, among recently completed were the ones in Bali, Taipei, and Yixing, and she is currently preparing for one in Mexico. Liu Xi’s works have entered public collections of New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan, and Ajuntament del Vendrell in Spain, and Museu de Ceramica de L’alcora in Valencia, Spain, and Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, Bali, Indonesia.
Liu Xi was born in 1986 in Shandong province, China. Upon her graduation from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Liu Xi moved to Shanghai and set up her studio there. She lives and works in between Shanghai and Jingdezhen.
While appropriating new formations, surfaces, and materials, Liu Xi continues to push the technical and aesthetical boundaries of ceramics. Immaculately produced and innately sensual, her sculptural creations explore the themes of sexuality and love, freedom and constraints, identity and self-discovery, femininity and masculinity, among many others. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in China and abroad including, Portugal, Norway, Spain, Korea, the United Kingdom. Her works have been included in various international Ceramics Biennales and collected top prizes and honorable mentions. Always ready to pursue new creative opportunities, she actively participates in residency programs, among recently completed were the ones in Bali, Taipei, and Yixing, and she is currently preparing for one in Mexico. Liu Xi’s works have entered public collections of New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan, and Ajuntament del Vendrell in Spain, and Museu de Ceramica de L’alcora in Valencia, Spain, and Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, Bali, Indonesia.
| 1986 | Born in Shandong, China |
| 2010 | B.A. in Sculpture, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | Earth in My Hands, Fire in My Heart – Liu Xi Solo Exhibition, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai, China |
| 2018 | Low to Earth, Gaya Ceramic Art Center, Bali, Indonesia |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2019 | Neo-Materiality —Contemporary Chinese Ceramics, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou Evolution – Contemporary Artists Invitational Exhibition, Yun Contemporary Art Center Craftation – Ceramic Art Exhibition, Gree Real Estate Costa Gallery, Zhuhai, China 9th Bienal Internacional de Cerámica Ciudad de Talavera, Centro Cultural Rafael Morales, Toledo, Spain 39th Concurs International de Ceramica, Museu de Ceramica de L’Alcora, Valencia, Spain |
| 2018 | Upper and Lower Form, Contemporary Presentation Method of Ceramics, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Array, Yun Art Center, Shanghai In Between Days VIII: Group Exhibition by the Gallery Artists, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai The Boundary of Object, Taoxichuan Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Jingdezhen Biennal Internacional de Ceramica del Vendrell Premis 2001-2017, Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel, El Vendrell Art Central Hong Kong 2018, Central Harbourfront, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Hong Kong The Eastern Again – A Sensory Present of Contemporary Ceramic Art, J Space, Shenzhen The Palpable Soul of the Surface, Art+ Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai |
| 2017 | SPACE & TRANSFER – Xi’an International Contemporary Ceramics Exchange Exhibition, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xian When Y23 Meets JSpace, J Space, Shenzhen The13th Biennial Ceramica Artistica Aveiro, Museum of Aveiro (Sta. Joan), Aveiro The 13th China International Gallery Exposition, National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing Rebuild & Transition – 2017 Art Nova 100 Opening Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing Passing by Your World – Art from Beijing, Galleri S.E, Bergen The 9th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale – Pray_Cherishing Life, Yeoju World Ceramic Livingware Gallery, Gyeonggi Transferred Field – Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Yun Art Center, Shanghai Fusion – The International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Amnua, Nanjing |
| 2016 | SUPERCONDUCTIVITY – International Contemporary Ceramic and Pottery Arts Academic Invitational Exhibition, 798 Art Bridge, Beijing 10th Chinese Contemporary Young Ceramic Artist Biennale, Museum of China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou CHINA—ECUADOR, Joint Exhibition of Ceramics and Porcelain, Cultural Center of Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito 8th El Vendrell Biennale de Ceramica—Winner Show, Room Portal del Pardo, EL VENDRELL, SPAIN Art Jiangxi 2016－INFERENCE & DERIVATION, China Contemporary Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition Tour in Nanchang, Nanchang International Exhibition Centre, Jiangxi El Vendrell International Ceramic Biennale 2001-2015, Centre Cultural La Farinera del Clot, Barcelona Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan 36th Concurs International de Ceramica, Museu de Ceramica de L’Alcora, Valencia Shanghai Young Art Fair, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai INFERENCE & DERIVATION – China Contemporary Ceramic Academic Invitational Exhibition, Central Academy of Fine Arts TaoXiChuan Art Museum, Jingdezhen |
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| 2014 | The Fifth New Star Art Festival, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China Use or Not, Ceramic Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sanbao Art Museum, Jingdezhen, China Aesthetic China-Paper, Porcelain, Silk-JiaWu, Beijing Shangshang International Art Museum, Beijing, China St.Art – International Exhibition of the Chinese Contemporary Ceramic Art, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China Today Art Window, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China A Blade of Grass, ONYX Gallery, Beijing, China |
| 2012 | The Third New Star Art Festival, Sanchuan Art Museum, Nanjing, China |
| 2010 | Graduation Exhibition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, CAFA, Beijing, China |
| 2008 | Performance Art Exhibition – During a Millennium, Channel Gallery, CAFA, Beijing, China |
AWARDS
| 2017 | Honorable Mention Award, 13th International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2016 | Silver Prize, Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Taiwan |
| 2015 | First Prize, VIII Biennale International De Ceramica, El Vendrell, Spain Excellency Award, The Second ZIJIN Award Culture Design Competition, Nanjing, China |
| 2013 | China Collections Top 10 Art Porcelain Best Creative Prizes, China |
RESIDENCIES
| 2018 | Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, Bali, Indonesia |
| 2017 | New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan The Fourth “Hong Guang Zi Qi” International Ceramic Art and Cultural Exchange Week, Yixing, China |
PUBLIC COLLECTION
New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
Ajuntament del Vendrell, Spain
Museu de Ceramica de L’Alcora, Valencia, Spain
National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan
Municipality of Aveiro, Portugal
Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, Bali, Indonesia
