Collection: Han Wang

Han Wang is a Chinese artist who is living in Philadelphia, PA. She received her BFA degree at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China in 2013, and received her MFA degree at the University of the Arts in the U.S. in 2016. She chooses to be an outsider in America to use her surroundings as inspiration for her art.

Prior to her move to the U.S., she focused on making sculptures and learning about public art. Since her relocation, Han Wang has been involved in several exhibitions in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York, showcasing her work with fellow artists. In 2015, she began working with The Clay Studio in Philadelphia to expand her knowledge through an apprenticeship with Julie Moon. Wang worked as a teaching assistant at The University of the Arts helping instructor to prepare studio equipment and assisting students with ceramic techniques in 2016. In the beginning of 2017, she was invited as an artist in residence at The University of the Arts to continue her artistic creation. Today, Wang is working on ceramics and sculpture as an independent artist running her artistic practice, which embodies the cultural phenomenon she named “cultural grafting”. Through combining traditional and contemporary ceramic techniques, Wang’s work uses food as her main subject. Her work explores the history of other cultures while using Chinese techniques.