Caroline Cheng was born in Cambridge , UK in 1963.  She studied Fine Art at Michigan State University, USA.   In 1991 she moved to Hong Kong to teach ceramics and manage The Pottery Workshop, the largest ceramic center in Hong Kong.  Since then Cheng has opened The Pottery Workshop in Shanghai (2002)and The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen (2004).  A tireless promoter of Ceramic Fine Art Cheng continues to lecture, give demonstrations, curate exhibitions and create her own work - work that combines political messages with vibrant and whacky imagery.

Education

Present          PhD candidate in Ceramics, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, PR China

1988                MFA in Sculpture, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, USA
1986                BFA in Painting & BS in Zoology, Michigan State University, USA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2002

“Glazing China” Grotto Gallery, Hong Kong

1999

“Made in China Blues” The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong

1995

“Heroine” The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong

1993

“Seeds of a New Civilization” The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong

1992

“Made in Hong Kong” Modernology Gallery, San Francisco, USA

1991

“Essence of Goofy Figures” The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong

Selected Group Exhibitions

1986 -

Cheng has exhibited extensively in group exhibitions worldwide

Selected Career History

2004 -

Founder PWS Experimental Factory, a center for creative industries in Jingdezhen

2002 -

Founder The Pottery Workshop, Shanghai

1997 -

Director      The Pottery Workshop, Hong Kong

1995 - 1998

Lecturer of Ceramics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

1996 -1999

Working group member for the Hong Kong Museum of Contemporary Art

1991 - 2001

Ceramics Teacher, Gallery Manager, The Pottery Workshop, HK

1989 - 1990

Art Instructor, San Jose Museum of Art, California, USA

Lectures/Demonstrations

2003

Demo, The Hong Kong Heritage Museum

2002

“After Celadon: Contemporary Chinese Ceramics” Chair of Panel
NCECA Conference, Kansas City, USA

SLIDE TALK at Vevey School of Art, Switzerland

2001

“Hong Kong Ceramics” Soochow University, China
”Struggle for Nothing: Humor and Censorship” slide talk
Harvard University Ceramics Studio, Cambridge, Mass, USA

1999

“Hong Kong Ceramics”, International Slide Forum

National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts Conference, USA

1998

“The Future of Chinese Ceramics” Panel, Yixing International Ceramic Conference
HONG KONG CERAMIC ART - slide talk
Yixing International Ceramic Conference
Guangdong Museum of Art, China

1997

HONG KONG CERAMIC ART - slide talk University of Manitoba &
Nova Scotia College of Art and Craft, Canada

1996

“HEALTH AND HAZARDS”  -- Artist Survival Series, Hong Kong Museum of Art
“VISABILITY”  --Art for handicapped children Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
“MAKING LITTLE ANIMALS”  Clay Demonstration Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

1994

“THE ART OF MAKING GOOFY SCULPTURES” Hong Kong Museum of Art

Corporate & Public Collections

National History Museum, Beijing

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Museu De Arte De Macau
Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University

Guangdong Museum of Art, China
China Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou

Shiwan Pottery Treasure Museum
Foshan Nan Feng Ancient Kiln Museum, China

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

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