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First name

Mingshu

Last Name

Li

Username

Mingshu

City

Oslo

Country

Norway

Biography

An emerging ceramic artist based in Oslo, Norway, Mingshu Li was born in 1994 in China and went on to obtain a Masters in Medium and Material Based Art at the Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo in 2018. She has participated in exhibitions for the past three years both nationally and internationally.
Mingshu was highly inspired by the environment around her and represented it in her works. She has been exploring non-traditional ways of using clay for making sculptures, understanding how clay can be utilized as a medium to make sense of who she is and where she lives.

Education

School / Course

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (China) — Bachelor of Arts in Ceramic Art and Design

School / Course

Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Norway) — Master of Art in Medium and Material Based Art

Solo Shows

Show Name

Too close to see—Solo Exhibition in the Galleri Neuf, Oslo, Norway

Date

2021

Show Name

O / A æ o—Solo Exhibition at Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, Norway

Date

2019

Group Shows

Show Name

Årsutstillingen 2021—the Norwegian Artisans' Annual Exhibition, SKMU Southern Norway Art Museum, Kristiansand, Norway

Date

2021

Awards & Nominations

Award name

The Third Prize of X Biennal Internacional de Ceràmica del Vendrell, Tarragona, Spain

Award name

Artist Assistant grant (Kunstnerassistent) from the Cultural Council in Norway (Kulturrådet), Oslo, Norway

Award name

State scholarships of the work stipend for newly established artists (Arbeidsstipend for yngre nyetablerte kunstnere) from the Cultural Council in Norway (Kulturrådet), Oslo, Norway

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