吳孟哲 MENG CHE WU

Wu Meng-Che (1991) - Artistic Director at Jing Clay Art Formosa

During my MFA studies at Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan, I had the privilege of visiting various residency programs internationally. Thus, my art practice benefitted exponentially from the exchanges and friendship of many foreign professionals working in the field over the years. Not only am I grateful to Professor Chang Ching Yuan for the arrangements he had made, I am inspired by his spirit of education and sharing. Therefore, it became my own personal goal to expand and continue artistic exchanges in my own way. With Jing Clay Art Formosa, other than providing or facilitating residency programs within my space, I hope to extend our Taiwanese warm heartedness to foreign resident artists as well. May you enjoy our culture, its fusion of various different traditions and contemporary life, as well as our Taiwanese natural landscape. I hope all these will benefit you creatively during your time with us. 
In addition, through Jing Clay Art Formosa, we hope to organize ceramics symposiums with universities and colleges, or ceramics specialized workshop with schools and organizations around the world, and to provide artists in the Jing Clay Art Formosa to give lectures or work demonstrations, and to hold regional ceramics bazaars. We are also looking forward to practicing community-based arts and cultural activities, promoting local tourism, and promoting local humanistic and artistic lifestyles.

Experience
2023~ Jing Clay Art Formosa Artistic Director
2023 Simon Levin Studio, Wood Firing Workshop, Illinois, USA
2023 University of Montevallo, Guest Artist, Alabama, USA
2020 MFA Tainan National University of the Arts Graduate school in Graduate Institute of Applied Arts, Taiwan
2018 Assistant at Simon Levin Studio in Illinois, USA
2018 Arctic Ceramic Center, Wood Firing Workshop, Finland
2017 Artist in residency at University of Montevallo, Alabama, USA
2014 BFA Tainan University of Technology, Department of Fine Arts, Taiwan
 
Solo Exhibition
2020 “Feast of Utensils -Utensils of Tea”, Chin Chin Pottery, Tainan, Taiwan
2020 “Utensils of the Feast”, Jing Clay Art Formosa Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
2019 “Wu Meng-Che Wood Firing in”, Sasame Art Studio, Tainan, Taiwan
2017 University of Montevallo Gallery, Alabama, USA
 
Exhibition
2023 “Reading Taste – Between the Words and the Mellow”, National Chiayi University Library and The room Gallery, Taiwan
2023 “Interweaving - Contemporary ceramics of Taiwan”, Kakiden gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Exchange Exhibition”, Jiangx, China
2022 “Nian Nian”, Cornerstone Gallery , Taichung, Taiwan
2022 “From Side to Sight”, Simple Object, Taipei, Taiwan
2021“A Meeting of the Masters”, Fuguei Art Museum, Yingge, Taiwan
2019 “Contemporary Ceramics Art in Asia”, Crafts Museum of Caa, Hangzhou, China
2019 “Opettaja ja oppilaatⅡ”, Miki Studio, Finland
2018 Simon Levin's Residential Gallery, Springfield, Illinois, USA
2018 Myers Building, Springfield, Illinois, USA
2017 “Fire of Exuberant” annual show of the Graduate institute of Applied Arts from TNNUA, Gallery Life Seeding, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 “Asian Modern Ceramics Exhibition”, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi, Japan
2017 University of Montevallo Gallery, Alabama, USA
2016 “White Cube Group Exhibition”, Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 “Asian Ceramics Four Countries Group Exhibition”, Taipei, Taiwan
2016 “Jing Qi”, Wu Family Garden, Tainan, Taiwan
2014 “International Group Exhibition of Ceramic Vase Creations”, Dreammall, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2014“Ceramic Art Exhibition”, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
2013 “Intoxication- Group Exhibition of ceramics by three people”, Wuqi Art Studio, Tainan, Taiwan
2011 “Sculpture Exhibition of Chuen-Shiung Jeng Teacher and Students”, Tainan Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan