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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Most Recent Exhibition
Most Recent Exhibition
Fall Art Competition at Seaside City Hall
Featured the award-winning ceramic work "Dragon-fruit"
Reception: November 15, 2019, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Show ended: January 2, 2020
Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery
City Hall
440 Harcourt Avenue
Seaside, CA 93955
831-899-6811
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ABOUT ME
Artist Statement
I am fascinated by how sculpture, typically stiff and immovable, can be transformed by modeling and design into something moving, alive and growing. I base my sculptural works on nature, most often plants, to create living sculptures that show this idea of movement and growth. I also incorporate fractal and geometric patterns like spirals, to contrast and draw attention to the organic forms in my sculptures.
In one recent triptych of ceramic sculptures, I based the form of the three pieces on a magnified photo of plant cells. The way these geometric building blocks make up plant life really interested me. Each piece in the three-piece series grows larger and more detailed than the last. When viewed together, they create a visual timeline of the growth process.
I also take my inspiration from fruits and vegetables I have seen daily in markets in America and Asia. I have created works based on artichokes, sugar apples, and dragon fruit, which I picked because of their mixture of colors and diverse textures. I imagine new life sprouting out of these familiar plants, adding tail-like forms and spirals. By combining these elements, I aim to show the warmth and dynamic nature of life.
Artist Biography
Hsun-yuan Hsu (Sharon Hsu) is a painter and sculptor born and raised in Tainan, Taiwan. From a young age, her parents supported her early interest in art. She attended art-focused schools since the age of eight, and graduated from the Tainan University of Technology with a BFA degree in Fine Art Painting.
After graduating, Hsun-yuan worked as a middle-school and high-school level art teacher. In 2013, she journeyed to the United States to pursue an MFA degree in Fine Art Sculpture from the Academy of Art University. In Spring 2017, Hsun-yuan graduated her MFA program and received the NICHE Award for ceramic sculpture.
Hsun-yuan enjoys traveling and exploring the outdoors, and the natural world she encounters provides the inspiration for her art.
MY PROCESS
Education
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
Graduate School of Fine Art Sculpture (2013 - 2017)
Tainan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
Undergraduate School of Fine Art (2004 - 2008)
High School of Fine Art (2001 - 2004)
Liren Elementary School, Tainan, Taiwan
Elementary School of Fine Art (1994 - 1998)
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RESUME
Awards
2019 Commissioner's Choice, Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery, Seaside, California
2019 First Place in Three-Dimensional Category, Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery, Seaside, California
2018 Second Place, By Hand, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
2017 Best of Show in Fine Art Sculpture, Academy of Art University Spring Show
2017 NICHE Award, Student Winner
2007 Second Place, National All-University Digital Art and Ink Painting
Exhibitions
2019 The Fall Art Competition, Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery, Seaside, California
2019 24nd Annual Faculty + Alumni Fine Art Auction, The Cannery, San Francisco, California
2019 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California
2018 Off Center: An International Ceramic Art Competition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
2018 Group Bronze Show, The Cannery, San Francisco, California
2018 By Hand, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
2017 22nd Annual Faculty + Alumni Fine Art Auction, The Cannery, San Francisco, California
2017 Visions in Clay, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, Stockton, California
2017 "Growth" Solo Show, The Cannery, San Francisco, California
2017 4th Clay & Glass Biennial, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
2017 Sweet N Low: An International Show of Cute, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
2017 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco, California
2017 Academy of Art University Fashion Show, San Francisco, California
2017 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California
2017 Selected Works from Fine Art Sculpture, The Cannery, San Francisco, California
2016 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco, California
2016 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California
2015 Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco, California
2015 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California
2008 泥說土不土Ceramic Exhibition, Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse, Chiayi, Taiwan
2008 走陶Ceramic Exhibition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2008 46次元的藝見Art Exhibition, National University of Tainan Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2008 愛玩藝 Art Exhibition, Tainan Municipal Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2008 愛玩藝 Art Exhibition Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2007 逃？淘？陶！Ceramic Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
2007 More & 墨Ink Painting Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2007 National All-University Digital Art and Ink Painting Exhibition, Tainan, Taiwan
2006 陶生門Ceramic Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2006 我.女人.花Mixed Media Show, Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2006 師生聯展Ink Painting Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2005 墨舞山水Ink Painting, Eye of Zengwen Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
2005 山水影像Photography Exhibition, Eye of Zengwen Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan
2005 好看給你.給你好看Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Art Center, Tainan, Taiwan
2005 盼影展 Photography Exhibition, Tainan University of Technology Library, Tainan, Taiwan
Related Experience
2019 Book Cover Art, The Psychosocial Implications of Disney Movies, Editor: Dr. Lauren Dundes
2018 - 2019 Member Artist at Salinas Valley Art Gallery, Salinas, California
2018 Featured in The Sacramento Bee, Arts & Theater section (February 2, 2018) Author: Victoria Dalkey
2017 Featured in Ceramics Monthly Magazine (September 2017), page 12
2010 Fine Art Tutoring, Tainan, Taiwan
2009 – 2013 Teacher, Painting & Drawing Gallery Studio, Tainan, Taiwan
2008 – 2009 Teacher of Children's Art Class, Tainan, Taiwan
2007 – 2008 Teaching Assistant of Painting & Drawing Gallery Studio, Tainan, Taiwan
2006 Instructor of Marker Calligraphy Class, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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