Bai Ming

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2016

Bai Ming is a famous contemporary ceramic artist and painter born in September 1965 in Yugan, Jiangxi Province of China. He was the Director of the Department of Ceramic Art in the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University, Executive Vice Director of the Art Museum in the Academy of Arts & Design in Tsinghua University, Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) of UNESCO, Secretary-General of the Ceramic Art Council of China Artists Association (CAA), Deputy Director of Ceramic Art Institute_China National Academy of Painting, Member of China Oil Painting Society (COPS), Art Director of China Ceramic Art-Net, Executive Editor of Chinese Ceramist magazine and Director of Shangyu Celadon Contemporary International Ceramic Art Center. In 1998, the organizers of the Taipei International Art Fair held the joint exhibition of Bai Ming’s and Picasso’s ceramic works named Vallauris in France & Jingdezhen in China. In 2000, he was honored with the gold prize of The Invitational Exhibition of China Young Ceramic Artists. In 2004, he was awarded for Contribution to Promotion of the Contemporary Ceramic Art of China in the Great Hall of the People. Also in 2004, the book Jingdezhen Traditional Ceramic-Making Techniques which was written by Bai Ming received the “National Book Award.” In 2010, at the invitation of IAC, Chinese Cultural Center in Paris and Confucius Institute of Poitiers University, he held the “Oriental Ceramic Story—Bai Ming Ceramic Art Works Exhibition” curated by YIN Jinan in Paris. Since 1996, 17 solo exhibitions of Bai Ming have been held in China and overseas. In recent years, several exhibitions of Bai Ming that were held in France had a great international influence. Bai Ming has published 14 books regarding his work and collections. He also published 11 series of books for a total of 28 volumes.