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Jackson Liis a
prominent ceramics artist from Jingdezhen, China. He received MFAs
from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute is situated in Jingdezhen city in Jiangxi province in the People's Republic of China. It is the only institute of higher learning in China dedicated to the study of ceramic arts. The area of Jingdezhen is historically significant in the development and production of...

and then from Alfred University

Alfred University

Alfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...

.
He is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the founder of
China Sanbao Ceramic Working Village.
For the past ten years,
he has served as a professor and research fellow at China Ceramic Cultural
Research Institute, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

.
His work is exhibited and collected internationally.

Contribution

Contemporary ceramic

Ceramics (art)

In art history, ceramics and ceramic art mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as...

artist Jackson Li is the founder
of the Post Royal china ware movement. Through deconstructing
and reconstructing strategies, Jackson transformed Chinese ceramic
traditions, stimulating people to reevaluate and contemplate the meaning of tradition.

Jackson's works are categorized as Post Royal china ware after 2000,
after then he focuses on reassembling and compressing elements from utilitarian, symbolic,
functional, burial, religious, and folk iconography. These free, tactile, spontaneous
works reflect the long traditions of official ceramic art in China, such as Cizhou
(known for its painted black pottery) and Yaozhou (known for its incised lines on pottery
surfaces) wares.
In contrast to the wide range of wares of the common people,
the "Royal china ware,"was renowned for its requiring of high firing temperature,
elegant, precise, refined character, and quality. In recent years, Jackson devoted himself to
rediscovering and reinterpreting this classic ceramic art of China. He applied these methods in his works,
and the result is his Post Royal china ware.

Jackson is also remarkable in his effort to
preserve and reinterpret the heritage of Chinese culture.
Jackson collects, preserves, and reconstructs dismantled old buildings in his hometown
of Jingdezhen

Jingdezhen

Jingdezhen , is a prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province, China, with a total population of 1,554,000 . It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing quality pottery for 1700 years. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2000...

, the ancient ceramic capital. By tirelessly visiting, filming,
and documenting ceramic masters and artisan families at work and play,
he captures daily life at kiln sites that are on the verge of abandonment.
Through his creative interpretations, Jackson not only informs others about
traditional Chinese ceramic heritage, but also redefines it, creating resonance and
sparking dialogue in contemporary society.

Early days in the United States

Jackson received a strong foundation in ceramic arts in his early days,
and earned a Master's degree from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in 1990.
In 1993, he enrolled in the prestigious ceramic program at SUNY Alfred University

Alfred University

to pursue a second MFA.There he caught the attention of his teacher
Wayne Higby

Wayne Higby

D. Wayne Higby is an American artist working in ceramics.Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Higby received a B.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, in 1966, and anM.F.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1968...

.Jackson's stay at Alfred University

Alfred University

coincided with the height of Postmodernism

Postmodernism

Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...

,
a movement that profoundly affected his work and outlook. He was became dissatisfied with
the order, perfection, and visual purity of ceramic art forms, and with formalism devoid of content in ceramic art.

Current position

Director of Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute

Executive Chief Editor of China Ceramic Art Magazine

Membership

Artist Association of China, Beijing, PR of China

National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts, USA

International Academy of Ceramics, Switzerland

Jackson Li's Post Royal china ware

Based on the beauty of classicism and its sense of modernism, Post Royal china ware's beauty lies in its
abstraction.
By using all the elements available, Jackson Li return to the traditional, complex methods of porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

making and try to replicate the spirit of Royal china ware by using the best materials, hand made processes,
reducing oxygen in the atmosphere at 1350 degrees celsius, selective use of colors, simplified forms, and the
utmost care and craftsmanship applied to each piece. By doing so, Jackson Li have successfully preserved the essence of
traditional Royal china ware's elegance with the spirit of modern mind.

Introduction of traditional Royal china ware

Royal china ware was long regarded as a quintessential example of classical style promoted by
the Imperial Court. It also set the highest standard for the making of ceramics in Chinese history.

Aesthetics of Post Royal china ware

Reinterpreting an old tradition inevitably requires reworking of old forms and
decorative elements. A certain degree of appropriation and overlapping of traditions thus
occurs in Jackson's effort to compress temporal and spatial elements of the rich Chinese
ceramic tradition into his post royal china ware series. Unlike in his earlier works, however, Jackson
pays special attention to precision, elegance, and imperial aesthetics as he transform old
traditions.
He even increased painterly tendencies using the ceramic surface as the painting ground. The four square cup set
for example, can be arranged in any combination. When placed corner-to-corner in a
line, they form an opened album leaf or an unrolled handscroll. In this"picture" is the familiar
Spring Festival again. Extracting elements from the famed scroll, Jackson employs a high vantage point
to allow viewers to "peek" into an ancient world. The intimate, yet paradoxically distant, feeling
created while holding these cups evokes nostalgia and shows his clever re-presentation of not only
the classical royal china ware tradition, but also the time-honored Chinese master painting.

Academic flower painting

The smooth porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

surface resembles Chinese silk or paper on which Jackson reveals his
painterly and design talents. In addition to the Spring Festival, which he references a few times,
Jackson also uses the rounded fan shape commonly seen in Southern Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

painting. By employing this
intimate hand-held format, Jackson invites viewers into a private space, as if we have returned to
the Southern Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

palace in Lin'an (Modern day Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province).Jackson's gold rendition of a palace
building roof heightens the elegance of royal china ware.On the yellow ground of a vase is a plum tree branch
in spring with a lone flower, another reference to the Southern Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

artistic heritage of cut-flower painting. The classical flower painting tradition finds a new expression on a
rich yellow surface. Academic flower painting continued after the Song Dynasty

Song Dynasty

,and by the Qing dynasty in the
late 17th century it was represented by the renowned Yun Shouping

Yun Shouping

Yun Shouping , also known as Nantian , was a major artist of the early Chinese Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the "Six Masters" of the Qing period, together with the Four Wangs and Wú Lì.-Biography:...

who specialized in peony paintings. Jackson Li also includes peony in his reinterpretation of royal china ware. Silver lines delineate the petals
of this flower that symbolizes wealth in Chinese culture. By simplifying the background color to monochrome
and by using silver, Jackson not only retains the elegance of royal china waree, but also reduces the overly sensuous
colorful peony painted by his Qing dynasty predecessor to attain the spare aesthetic
of the baimiao (plain outline drawing)tradition of the literati class.

Three more categories of works are included in the Post Royal china ware:

Chinese surface decal

Silver lines on a gray ground also evoke the gold and silver ware popular in the Tang dynasty, where the peony was a prominent motif. Patterns that highlight the artist's
sensitive design talent, depictions of animals, another major genre of Chinese painting, and objects emulating
actual things. All of these styles have reference to the past. Chinese surface decal on objects can be traced
back to prehistoric painted pottery. With increasing contact with the Near East, and the West, Persian vine
patterns began to appear in Buddhist cave temple murals, on gold and silver wares, and later on ceramics.
In time they were assimilated into Chinese traditional design patterns. Jackson's peony design, for example,
was partially inspired by Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

gold and silver ware design, which was strongly influenced by Persian art.
Other works reveal only repeated elements that create interesting surface continuity.

Chinese animal paintings

Most Chinese animal paintings depict vibrant, living creatures, in contrast to the dead rabbits and other
game in Western still life genres. Jackson extracts from these creatures distinctive features, and carefully
arranges them so viewers can identify the species. A symbol of longevity, the Manchurian crane, painted on a
Qing dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

style vase, has been distilled into four parts arranged in anatomical order. The shape of the vase
serves, uniquely, as the elegant "body"
of the crane.

Chinese insects paintings

Though not as auspicious as the crane, insects are a special subgenre in Chinese animal painting. In recent memory,
the famed painter Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi was an influential Chinese painter.Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at 14, and learned to paint by himself. After he turned 40, he traveled, visiting various scenic spots in China...

's unique depictions brought to viewers' attention extreme details of these otherwise unattractive, insignificant beings lile mantis, dragonfly. Jackson adopted the same zoomed-in technique and painted them on his Post Royal china ware
.Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi

earned the moniker "people's painter" for his effort in focusing on insignificant animals and bringing
them to the paper medium. Likewise, Jackson brought these tiny lives to the surfaces of elegant Post Royal china ware, bridging
the gap between the imperial and the masses. If one goal of Post-Classicism is to preserve and promote classic
aesthetics, Jackson has achieved this goal by bringing in ultra-refined depictions, like those by Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi

,
to compel viewers to examine his work closely.

New Folk pottery

Jackson Li' recent artwork series are Folk Pottery. Folk Pottery is as complex as
Chinese culture itself. In each and every piece of ware such as water vessels, wine
containers, dough-making bowls, and rice bowls, you can detect the signs of handcraft, the
different styles of decoration, the spontaneity of designs, and the richness of texture due
to a variety of firing methods.
Jackson Li' New folk porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

captures the spontaneity
and variety of traditional ware and also incorporates our own contemporary sensitivity and emotional expression.

Pottery was once intertwined with daily life. Brewing a pot of tea, eating rice from a bowl, pouring
a cup of wine, even setting a dish on the table—these routines all incorporated ceramic
works of beauty and function. As technology progresses and changes the way we live, the role that
ceramics plays in our daily rituals has diminished.

There are countless ceramic wares in the world of Folk Pottery. Pieces range from water jars to
wine flasks and basins to pots of various sorts. They display handcrafted lines and markings,
images and scenes from daily life painted on the surfaces and a spectrum of shades and nuances
resulting from glaze firings and materials used.
The Folk Pottery ceramic pieces embody both
simplicity and splendor, carrying the weight of heritage and tradition and contributing to the
spirit of Folk Pottery.

Jackson Li'love for Folk Pottery and dedication to ceramics compels him to sit at his potter's wheel
and focus his efforts into each individual cup, bowl and pot that he created. In expressing his
sentiments for Folk Pottery, he hope to reconnect others with the art of the people.

Wood Firing artwork

Jackson Li'The wood-firing kiln and studio at Sanbao was founded in 2000.
The kiln fire has been burning for ten years. It has evolved from a simple wood firing kiln to a mound-type kiln, to a dragon kiln, to a terrace-type kiln, as a continuous exploration of
the language of ceramic making. The knowledge we have gathered is the fruit of many years of experiments
with temperature control, firing methods, and clay making.
All the raw materials are taken from nature and never contain any harmful chemicals, and therefore never pose a threat to human health.

Handmade artwork

For centuries, hand-making porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

on wheels was the traditional craft and livelihood of many Chinese.
In today's world, that hand-made tradition has become a luxury.
At SanBao Jackson Li try to bring that luxury back into people's daily lives by doing everything
the old-fashioned way; from kneading, to forming, throwing, finishing and finally glazing and firing, every step correlates to nature's way of sustaining and producing.
By creating ceramics, Jackson Li tell us how to co-exist with nature and how to explore its potential. Each cup and bowl we make is a testament to our commitment to that valuable tradition.

Conclusion

What Jackson has achieved demonstrates that ancient ways can be renewed.
Otherwise, we would only need to satisfy our aesthetic requirements with reproductions produced by Jingdezhen workshops.
Jackson's work from the 1990s to date has elevated not only the firing temperatures (from stoneware to porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

),
but also artistic refinement (from regional traditions to the Royal tradition). He enhances our understanding that
tradition and modernity are not mutually exclusive; they can complement each other. They can elevate and strengthen
cultural subjectivity. Localism in the wake of globalization is to promote self-identity, and Jackson's effort and
achievements are remarkable and respectable.

Art recommends from others

Wayne Higby
Wayne Higby
D. Wayne Higby is an American artist working in ceramics.Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Higby received a B.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, in 1966, and anM.F.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1968...

Jiansheng Li's ceramic sculpture establishes him as an individual artist. His work is bold and vigorous, projecting stature beyond its actual size. It is, most assuredly, at odds with the typical beauty of classic Chinese ceramics. Li's ceramic art is spontaneous, intuitive, impulsive, more like rare calligraphy than refined object.
Jiansheng Li uses clay as essential mud. For Li, clay is visceral, tactile, earth, our earth, transformed by fire into timeless quotes of romantic longing—longing that is reminiscent of Tang and Sung poetry. Landscape, architecture, the figure and intimacy of human vulnerability intertwine in Li's work to conjure history, lyric, sorrow and distant Chinese mythological realms and grace.

Dale Neese

Clay persons from around the world have had an unforgettable experience working and living the Chinese ceramic lifestyle at SanBao. When I first visited SanBao it was one building and a dream. Only the sounds of nature and the water hammers pounding feldspar in the distant valley. Now it has grown into a world wide recognized institute for Ceramics where I hope to return some day to complete a 3 month residency living and working in a historical atmosphere of the oldest ceramic traditions.

An-yi Pan

Contemporary ceramic artist Jackson Li is remarkable in his ambition to
preserve and reinterpret the heritage of Chinese culture.
More importantly, through his creative interpretation, Jackson not only redefines traditional
Chinese ceramic heritage, but also repackages it, creating resonance and sparking dialogue in
contemporary society.

Teaching experience

SUNY Cortland university visiting professor2005

Dickinson College

Dickinson College

Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...

visiting professor, PA.,USA2003~2004

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University

NSCAD University also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, is a post-secondary art school located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada....

one year position1997~1998

West Virginia University

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

visiting professor1995~1996

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in charge of International Summer School and exchange program1995~1998

Selected collections

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is an art museum located on the northwest corner of the Arts Quad on the main campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is most well known for its distinctive concrete facade, its collection which includes two windows from Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin...

, Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

, NY, USA

The Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred University

Alfred University

, NY, USA

Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art

The Everson Museum of Art in Downtown Syracuse, New York is a major Central New York museum focusing on American art.-History:The museum was founded in 1897 by art historian George Fisk Comfort ; at that time, it was called the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts...

, NY, USA

Erie Art Museum

Erie Art Museum

Erie Art Museum is an art museum in Erie, Pennsylvania with a collection of over 7,000 objects, including American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and many other categories...

, PA, USA

West Virginia University

West Virginia University

, WV, USA

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the provincial art gallery for the province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the central downtown region of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with a branch gallery in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia....

, Halifax, NS, Canada

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

, Jiangxi, PR of China

Jingdezhen Museum for Ceramic Art, Jiangxi, PR of China

Jingdezhen Ceramic Research Institute, Jiangxi, PR of China

Art Museum Northern Industrial Institute, Beijing, PR of China

Selected lectures/Workshops

Art and Craft College of University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...

, NB, Canada

Japanese Cultural Center, Toronto, Canada

Sheridan College

Sheridan College

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...

of Art, Toronto, Canada

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, NS, Canada

Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

, IL, USA

Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

, MR, USA

Webster University

Webster University

Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...

, St. Louis, MR, USA

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City Art Institute

The Kansas City Art Institute is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri....

, MR, USA

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, USA

Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

, Athens, OH, USA

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...

, PA, USA

New York State College of Ceramics

New York State College of Ceramics

The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in Alfred is a statutory college of the State University of New York . It is divided into the School of Art and Design and the Inamori School of Engineering. Although the School of Engineering is nominally administered by NYSCC, the...

at Alfred, NY, USA

University of the Arts (Philadelphia)

University of the Arts (Philadelphia)

The University of the Arts is one of the United States' oldest universities dedicated to the arts. Its campus makes up part of the Avenue of the Arts in Center City, Philadelphia...

, PA, USA

The Clay Studio, PA, USA

Pewabic Pottery

Pewabic Pottery

Pewabic Pottery is a studio and school located in Detroit, Michigan and founded in 1903. The studio is known for its iridescent glazes, some of which grace notable buildings such as the Shedd Aquarium and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Pewabic Pottery is on display...

, MI, USA

University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, MI, USA

College for Creative Studies

College for Creative Studies

College for Creative Studies is an art education institution in the United States and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. It is a private, fully accredited, four-year college located in Detroit, Michigan...

, MI, USA

Michigan Potters Association, MI, USA

Radcliffe College

Radcliffe College

Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...

at Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

, MA, USA

Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...

, RI, USA

Maine College of Art

Maine College of Art

The Maine College of Art is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college in the city of Portland, Maine. It should not be confused with the Art Institute of Portland which is located in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1882, the Maine College of Art is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine...

, ME, USA

University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts

This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...

, MS, USA

Selected exhibitions

"West meets East", Sanbao Jianshen's recent work, solo, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Museum2007

Inter nation Ceramic Exhibition, Great China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen2007

Concept of Post Royal china ware exhibition, solo, Beijing.2006

IAC Member Exhibition, Riga Latvia2006

Out of the Cage, solo exhibition, Nancy Margolis Gallery, NY2004

Jackson Li at Dickinson, Goodyear Gallery, Dickinson College

Dickinson College

, Carlisle, PA2004

LaVia Dell'Arte, Centro Culturale Paraxo, Italy2004

Ponte de Foirl, performance/installation, Alassio, Italy2004

Beyond Tradition, Vigeland Museum

Vigeland Museum

The Vigeland Museum is a museum in Oslo, Norway.Its history began in 1919 when noted sculptor Gustav Vigeland made an offer to Oslo Municipality to donate his works sometime in the future. Vigeland's total body of works consisted not only of sculptures, but also woodcuts, drawings, sketches and...

, Oslo, Norway2003

Foshan International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition", Foshan, PR of China2002

"1st Foshan International Invitational Ceramic Exhibition", Foshan, PR of China2000

"Contemporary Chinese Ceramic Art Exhibition", Shanghai, PR of China1999

"International Art Exposition", Beijing, PR of China1999

"Contemporary Clay from China", RIA Convention Center, Amsterdam, Holland1999

"Contemporary Works", York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

, Toronto, Canada1998

"Back to the Cage", solo exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD, Canada1997

"Faculty Exchange Exhibition" of works from Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design

1996

and NSCAD, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

"Intersection: Ceramic Work out of Jingdezhen", solo exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, 1995
West Virginia Gallery, Morgantown, WV, USA

"Intersection", University Gallery, Alfred University

Alfred University

, Alfred, NY, USA1995

"International Ceramics Exhibition", Gallery of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

, PR of China1995

"International Ceramics Exhibition", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA1993

"New Works in Canada" Other Gallery, Banff Centre

Banff Centre

The Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre for Continuing Education, is an arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex located in Banff, Alberta...

for the Arts, AB, Canada1992~ 93

"Alfred plus Jingdezhen", solo exhibition, Turner Gallery, Alfred University

Alfred University

, NY, USA1992

Beijing International Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, PR of China1991

"1st International Ceramics Competition and Exhibition", Jingdezhen, PR of China1991

"1st National Craft Exhibition", China Museum of Art and Craft, Beijing1989

Social activities

Curator of 2004~2007 International Ceramic Exhibition of Jingdezhen, China 2007~2004

Invited Lecture and workshop by Israel Ceramic Art Association,2007

Jerusalem University, and National Museum, Israel

Lecture and exhibition of "Clay Edge", Australia
2007
Invited Master's workshop at International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet Hungary2006

Clay Modern, master's exhibition, workshop & lecture, Australia
2004
Executive Director of Planning Office,2003/2004Jingdezhen, China, 1000 Years Celebration of porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

Lecture at Oslo International Ceramics Symposium, Norway2003

Invited Artist-in-Residence at Paraxo Cultural Center, Alassio, Italy 2003

Invited Artist-in-Residence at European Ceramic Work Center, Den Bosch, Holland 2003

Invited Speaker and Exhibition at Oslo International Ceramics Symposium, Norway (June) 2003

Organizer of 1st China Foshan International Ceramic Conference and Exhibition, 2002Foshan, PR of China

Resident studio artist award, Cite International des Arts, Paris, France 2000

Organizer of 1st International Ceramic Woodfiring Conference and Exhibition, 2000Foshan, PR of China

Organizer of 1st International Ceramics Film Festival, Foshan and Jingdezhen, PR of China2000

Organizer and curator of "Jingdezhen at Louisburg" Exhibition, Fortress Louisburg,2000~ 01

NS, Canada and Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum

The Gardiner Museum is the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art. It is located on Queen’s Park just south of Bloor Street in Toronto, opposite the Royal Ontario Museum. The nearest subway station is Museum.-History:...

, Toronto (2001)

Organizer of "Millennium's Fire" Ceramic Workshop and Exhibition, Foshan, PR of China 1999

Organizer of 1st Yaoware Ceramic symposium, Tongchuang, PR of China1999

Invited Speaker and Advisory Committee member at Ceramic Millennium Conference, 1999Amsterdam, Holland

Organizer of 1st Yixing International Ceramic Conference, Yixing, PR of China1998

Facilitator for "White on White", Canadian Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition1996

Arranged travel for exhibition to Shanghai and Jingdezheng, PR of China

Facilitator, China and Canadian Ceramic Art Symposium: Shanghai-Jingdezheng1996

Co-curator and facilitator of "Teapots from Yixing", Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI, USA1996

Coordinator for Jingdezhen with N.Y.S.C. of Ceramics at Alfred University

Alfred University

and West Virginia University

Virginia University

Virginia University could refer to one of several universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the southern United States:* Virginia University of Lynchburg, a historically black university in Lynchburg...

, Jingdezheng Summer School Program in Ceramic Art1995-6

Artist Residency at Banff Centre

Banff Centre

The Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre for Continuing Education, is an arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference complex located in Banff, Alberta...

for the Arts, AB, Canada1992~93

Visiting Instructor, N.Y. State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

Alfred University

, USA1992

Selected publications

China Ceramic Art, China2005

Ceramic Art, Germany2004

Art and Perception Magazine, Australia1999~2000

Ceramic Art, Taiwan1994

Contact Magazine, Canada1994

Artists' Monthly, Taiwan1991

Crafts and Art Quarterly Craft Art Magazine, Japan1989

Reference

1.Jackson Li is once an author of this magazine

2.Jackson Li is the director of Tao-Yao

3.Reported by Pottery Guide

4.Reported by oneartworld

5.Reported by urbanatomy

6.Reported by museumstuff

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