Curriculum Vitae TAN Hongyu Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 510260 Guangzhou, P.R.China Phone: +86 13925040123 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ayustudio.com Pseudonym: Ayu Female Date of Birth 07/13/1971 Born in Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China. 1998 Master degree (MA), Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art. 1998- Teach in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art to now. 2012- Head and professor of the sector of Ceramics/Crafts/Display Arts and Design Departments at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Supervisor of Postgraduate. Memberships Committee member of Ceramic Art Council of Guangdong Artists Association. Secretary general of Higher education in Guangdong Province Committee of ceramic art. Member of the Chinese Academy of Art Anthropology. Education 1987-1997 Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Master Degree (MA) Solo exhibitions 2006 Mould the Shapes, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2005 Open Studio, Guangdong museum of art, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2004 Ayu Ceramic works, Guangdong museum of art, Guangzhou, P.R.China Group exhibitions (a selection) 2014 10th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Contemporary Arts Museum, Shanghai, P.R.China 2013 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture·Shenzhen·Hongkong, Shenzhen, P.R.China 2012 New Site – East Asian Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan 2012 1st China Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, China’s National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, P.R.China 2012 2nd Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, P.R.China 2011 New Century Exchange Exhibition of Modern Ceramic Art in Asia, China Contemporary Ceramic Art Gallery of Shiwan, Guangdong, P.R.China 2011 Gelivable, Bang!-The Exhibition of Young Design Educator in GAFA, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, P.R.China 2010 The Vibrant Art Concert- 1st Contemporary Art Museum, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2010 7th China Contemporary Young Ceramists’ Biennale, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, P.R.China 2010 New Century Exchange Exhibition of Modern Ceramic Art in Asia 2010, Honk lk University Modern Art Museum, Seoul, Korea 2010 Dazzled and Enchanted – New Age Animamix 2009-2010, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, P.R. China 2010 Canton Canton- Natural Evolution within the Locality”, The Contemporary Art Exhibition, Hongkong, P.R. China 2009 Green Jene-New works from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Holden Gallery, Manchester, England 2009 New Century Exchange Exhibition of Modern Ceramic Art in Asia 2009, Aichi Ceramic Archive, Japan 2009 Present is the Future of the Past, Guyuan Museum of Art, Zhuhai, P.R.China 2009 Exchange Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art from China and Korea, China Contemporary Ceramic Art Gallery of Shiwan, P.R.China 2008 Exhibition of Modern Ceramic Art by International Academy of Ceramics, Fuping Pottery Village, Xi’an, P.R.China 2008 Romance of the Three Kingdoms- Ceramic Art from China, Japan and Korea, China Contemporary Ceramic Art Gallery of Shiwan, P.R.China 2008 Salute to Linda Nochlin - Contemporary Female Artists Works Exhibition, Orange Gallery, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2008 Dissimilation-Guangdong Ceramic Art Experiment Exhibition, China contemporary ceramic art gallery of Shiwan, Foshan, P.R.China 2008 Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art from Guangdong Province and Macao, Tap Seac Gallery, Macao, P.R.China 2007 Transformation·Reconstruction-1st Publication of Guangdong Sculpture Exhibition, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, P.R.China 2007 Inheritance And Originality, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2007 1st Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition, Art museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2007 He Yue Ci Ming-Shanghai Contemporary Ceramic Invitational Exhibition, Shanghai, P.R.China 2007 Go!Go!Go!-2nd Guangdong Contemporary Art of Youth, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2007 2nd China Foshan International Wood-firing Conference Essays, Guangdong, P.R.China 2006 Exhibition of Fine Arts of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Museum of Arts, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2006 Far and Near-Exhibition of Art Works by Young Sculptors, Villa Royal Museum, member of Guangdong Museum of Art., Guangzhou, P.R.China 2005 Contemporary character of painting, Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2004 Open Attitude -1st Guangdong Contemporary Art of Youth, Guangdong Museum of Art., Guangzhou, P.R.China 2003 Deduce the mire-the female potter- exchanges exhibition, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2002 Feel the mire, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2002 International sculptures exchange exhibition, Art college of Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R.China 2001 9th National Fine Art Exhibition, China’s National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, P.R.China 2000 The post- generation-A new century, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, P.R.China Film Festivals 2009 World Ceramic Biennale Korea-Clay Art Film Festival, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea 2009 Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Festival 2009 the Middle of the Spring, Yunnan Social Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P.R.China 2010 7th International Film Festival on Clay and Glass, Corum Congress Centre , Montpellier, France 2011 1st International Ceramic Film Festival, Castellon, Spain 2011 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China, Guangzhou, P.R.China 2011 2nd China Education Television Competition, Beijing, P.R.China 2012 China from China, the 3rd Chinese Heritage Conference, National Maritime Museum, London, UK 2012 2nd Festival Internacional Dona i Cinema - Mujer y Cine- Women & Film, Valencia, Spain 2012 8th International Film Festival on Clay and Glass, Corum Congress Centre , Montpellier, France 2012 3rd China Education Television Competition, Beijing, P.R.China 2013 Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Festival 2013- Guyu, Yunnan Social Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P.R.China Awards 2014 Outstanding Award, 8th China Modern Handcraft Arts of Academy Exhibition. 2014 Outstanding Award, Tsinghua University Qipai Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. 2013 Creation Award, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. 2012 Grand Prize, 3rd China Education Television Competition. 2012 Heritage Award, 8th International Film Festival on Clay and Glass, Montpellier, France. 2011 PRIMER PREMIO, 1st International Ceramic Film Festival, Castellon, Spain, 2011 PREMIO DEL PÚBLICO, 1st International Ceramic Film Festival, Castellon, Spain. 2011 Grand Prize, 2nd China Education Television Competition. 2011 Outstanding Award, 6th China Modern Handcraft Arts of Academy Exhibition. 2010 Heritage Award, 7th International Film Festival on Clay and Glass, Montpellier, France. 2010 Jing Qilin Awards, China Interior Design Week 2010. 2008 Outstanding Award, International Academy of Ceramics 43th General Assembly. 2008 Nominating Award, Transformation·Reconstruction-The Publication of 1st Guangdong Sculpture Exhibition. 2007 Gold medal, Guangdong Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition. Collections (a selection) 2015 COART, Lijiang, P.R.China 2014 Zinitang Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China 2010 Guangzhou Opera, P.R. China 2010 Fei Gallery, Guangdong, P.R. China 2009 Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, P.R. China 2009 Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, P.R. China 2007 Shanghai Contemporary Ceramic Art Museum, Shanghai, P.R. China 2005 China Contemporary Ceramic Art Gallery of Shiwan, Guangdong, P.R. China 2004 Villa Royal Museum, Guangdong, P.R. China 2000 Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, P.R. China 2000 Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, P.R. China 1995 Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, P.R. China Professional activities (a selection) 2009-2010 An visiting scholar of Tsinghua University. 2010-2012 Head of Ceramic Art and Design Department at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. 2012-2014 Propaganda and cultural talents of special funds. 2014 Judge of competition of higher education ceramic art in Guangdong Province. 2013 Invited as participator by Koki Tanaka’s project at Venice Biennale, “Abstract speaking - sharing uncertainty and collective acts” -video: “A pottery Produced by 5 Potters at Once”. 2013 Zhuhai Urban Space Station of Public Art 2013, Zhuhai, P.R.China 2011 Judge of 4th Shiwan Award-National Ceramic Competition for College Students. 2009 Invited as participator by Liu Qingyuan’s project- “Only City” of Lyon Biennale. 2009 Winner of "Thousand·Hundred·Ten projects" special fund, Guangdong, P.R.China. 2009 International Ceramic Art Education Exchange Association(ISCAEE) workshop, Ichon, Korea. 2008 Judge of 3rd Guangdong Folk Art Competition. Lectures (a selection) 2014 Being with Clay, The Zhuhai campus of Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, P.R.China 2012 Learning from tradition, Guangdong Provincial Department of science and technology, P.R.China 2011 The status of China contemporary ceramic art, High School of Applied Art of Vevey (ESAA) , Switzerland 2011 Classroom·studio·field, International Society of Ceramic Art Education Exchange (ISCAEE), Tokyo Fine Arts University, Japan 2010 Documentary-Pottery making of Li minority in Hainan, International Symposium on China Anthropology of Art, Beijing, P.R.China 2010 On the relationship between college education and producing nourishing, China higher education ceramics forum, Hangzhou, P.R.China 2009 Build dreams, Nation display art professional committee, Kunming, P.R.China 2009 Documentary Pottery from the Ethnic Minorities