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International Residencies
2016 – Studio Nong at Jingdezhen and Nanning City, China
2015 – Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN and the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2013 – GuangXi Arts Institute, Nanning City and the Haiyan NiXing Pottery Factory, QinZhou, China
Exhibitions
2016
– SunSet|SunRise: Work from Studio Nong, Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO Mar 4- Apr 30
– SunSet|SunRise: Work from Studio Nong, Hyde Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN. Jan 8-Feb 13
2015
– SunSet|SunRise: Work from Studio Nong, Belger/CraneYard Gallery, Kansas City, MO Aug 28 –Sept 18
2014
– SunRise|SunSet: Work from Studio Nong, exhibition and gallery talk, Nesin Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Oct 13-Nov 7
2013
– SunRise|SunSet: An International Collaboration in Sculptural Form, NiXing Pottery Museum, Qinzhou, China, Aug 7-Sept 10
Awards
2015 – Lighton International Artist Exchange Program
2014 – Emmett O’Ryan Award
2013 – Lighton International Artist Exchange Program
Gallery talks, Workshops and Press Conferences
2016
– Gallery Talk, SunSet|SunRise: Work from Studio Nong, Hyde Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN
2015
– Current Perspectives Lecture Series, Master Sculptors from the GuangXi Arts Institute, Kansas City Art Institute
– Workshops, The Bust and Calligraphic Form, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2014
– Gallery Talk, SunRise|SunSet: Work from Studio Nong, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2013
– Press Conference, SunRise|SunSet: An International Collaboration in Sculptural Form, QinZhou NiXing Pottery Museum, China.
Press
2016
– Snodgrass, Darel, Checking on the Arts, WKNO 91.1 Memphis, live radio interview, Friday January 8th
2015
– Surgery in Clay: A Visit to the Kansas City Art Institute, film editorial, Aug 18, Kansas City Star
– Studio Nong at the Kansas City Art Institute, film editorial, Aug 6, Kansas City Star
– Ferrell, Katie, Professors from China and Kansas City come together to Build Impressive Sculptures, Aug 2, Fox 4 News, KC
– Evans, Matt, Chinese Artists Visit KC to Create, Learn. Cross-cultural Program Run through KCAI, Aug 2nd, KMBC 9 News, KC
– Evans, Matt, Studio Nong Arrives at the Memphis College of Art, Jul 24, Memphis Flyer
– Brophy, Carrie, KC Studio Magazine, Art Ambassadors, Feature Article and Cover, Mar/Apr
2013
– Canfield, Anne, KCAI President’s Report 2012-13, KCAI Faculty Member Travels to China to Study Sculpture
– QinZhou 980: Arts and Culture Magazine, Sunrise-Sunset: Sculpture Exhibition and Speeches at the Nixing Museum, Aug 9
– Post of China, QinZhou NiXing Museum: An International Collaboration with Four Artists from the United States, Aug 9
– Taiwan Travel, QinZhou NiXing Museum: An International Collaboration with Four Artists from the United States, Aug 9
– QinZhou Post, QinZhou NiXing Museum: An International Collaboration with Four Artists from the United States, Aug 9
– Beibuwan Post, QinZhou NiXing Museum: An International Collaboration with Four Artists from the United States, Aug 9
– QinZhou Official Government Website, QinZhou Museum: An International Collaboration with Artists from the US, Aug 8
– QinZhou Post, International Artist’s Residency at the Huayi Nixing Pottery Factory, Aug 6
Collective Members
Jessie Fisher, Associate Professor in Painting, Kansas City Arts Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA
Misty Gamble, Assistant Professor in the School of the Foundation Year, Kansas City Arts Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA
Zhenhai He, Director of Ceramics and Professor in Sculpture, GuangXi Arts Institute, Nanning, China
Shanwu Huang, Lecturer in Sculpture, GuangXi Arts Institute, Nanning, China
Bangmin Nong, Associate Professor in Sculpture, GuangXi Arts Institute, Nanning, China
Jigang Qin, Professor in Sculpture, GuangXi Arts Institute, Nanning, China
Scott Seebart, Lecturer in Painting, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA
Leandra Urrutia, Associate Professor in Ceramics, Memphis School of Art, Memphis, TN, USA
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