Shida Kuo郭旭達 www.shidakuo.com
Shida Kuo
Untiled, 2006
AP edition block print with water base ink
15 X19 inch (image size)
Artist statement
I am curious how people of different origins and backgrounds can respond to forms and materials in an identical way. Shared experiences of emotional and spiritual impacts created by forms and materials are articulated by our bodies even before they can be understood by our minds. My work from the past few years demonstrates this creative process. I use primarily ceramic and wood for my works because human beings have used these two materials for thousands of years regardless of cultural or racial differences. They are so close to us in many ways and become the best material for me to convey my ideas.
Shida Kuo is a sculptor . Born in Taiwan and has lived and worked in New York City and teaches in the Department of Art and Art Professions at New York University sine 1992. One-person exhibitions include Sokyo gallery, Kyoto, Japan; Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York; Eslite Gallery, Taiwan; Gallery Mic Art, France; Group exhibitions include Apex Art, New York, Baltimore Clayworks, and the Everson Museum of Art, New York. Kuo’s work can be found in public collections including the National Taiwan Museum of Art; the National Art Museum of the Republic of China, Taiwan; Yixing Ceramics Museum and Shiwan Treasure Pottery Museum, People’s Republic of China and San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, Texas.
Born in Taiwan, Lives and works in New York City.
EDUCATION
1992-M.A. New York University, New York City
1982-B.F.A. National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
EXPERIENCES
1993-Present Adjunct Professor, New York University, New York City
2005-Present IAC member
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014-Sokyo Fine Art, Kyoto, Japan
2010-Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2009-Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2007-Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2006-Gallery Space at Wagner, NY/Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2005-Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2004-Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2001-Fine Metal concept, New York, NY
2000-80 Washington East Gallery, New
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013-Star Gallery, Beijing, China
Halcyon Gallery, Shanghai, China
“Material Spin”, NYU Art department, New York
2012-Faculty Exhibition, Press Hall, NYU
IAC member exhibition, the New Mexico Museum of Art
2011-Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2010-“Margin” The Common, Barney Building, NYU
Gallery 456, New York, NY
2009-Nancy Margolis Gallery. New York, NY
2008-Nancy Margolis Gallery. New York, NY
2007-SOFA New York, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
Arts Faculty Show, New York University, NY
2006-Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon
Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
National Museum of History, Taiwan
2005 The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Invitational, Korea
Weisspollack Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
Hammond Museum, New York
Fondazione Sant’Antonio, Noli, Italy
2004 “Fifth Binnale D’ Arte Contemporanea Paraxo”, Andora, Italy
Milieu, New York, NY
“Fogli Parlanti”, Alessio, Italy
Jericho Plaza, New York
2003 Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2002 SOFA Chicago, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Gallery of Amerasia Bank, New York
Taipei Gallery, New York City
2000 Everson Museum of Art, New York
Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York
Gallery of Amerasia Bank, New York
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Shiwan Treasure Pottery Museum, GuangDong, China
HONORS & AWARDS
2007 Taishin Arts Award, Nominee, Taipei, Taiwan
2004 Artist in Residence- Centro Cultural Paraxo, Alassio, Italy
2000 Artist in Residence- “Millennum Fire”, Shiwan, China
1994 Artist in Residence-Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Artist in Residence-Philip Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
1993 Juror for the Maryland State Arts Council’s Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts
1983 Work Selected by the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Republic of China
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2011 Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
2009 Outdoor Sculpture Project, Taipei City, Taiwan
2008 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Taxes
2004 Centro Cultural Paraxo, Italy
Ed Broida Collection, USA
2001 National Taiwan Museum of Art, Taiwan
2000 Yageo Foundation of Art, Taipei, Taiwan
Shiwan Treasure Pottery Museum, GuangDong, China
1999 Cherng-Piin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1998 Yixing Ceramics Museum, Yixing, China
1992 River Art Center, Tai-Chung, Taiwan
1983 National Art Museum of the Republic of China
1982 National Taiwan Normal University
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007 CANS, Chinese Art News, No.32, P. 32 and P.102-103, Exhibition
Review, “The Essence of Forms: The Clay Sculpture of Shida
Kuo” by Todd Heyden.
Exhibition Review, INTERIOR, No. 172.
Exhibition Review, ARTCO, Sept. P.99.
2006 CLAY IN ART, International year book 06/07 P.94-99
2005 Maren Mazurkewich, “The World of Ceramics Is Being Reshaped”
The Wall Street Journal, Jun. 8, 2005, New York
Judy Schwartz, exhibition review, (P.97) Chinese Contemporary
Art News. Jun. 2005 Taiwan
Judy Schwartz, exhibition review, (P25-27 and on cover) Chinese
Potters Newsletter Quarterly, No. 26
Exhibition review, Min Sheng Daily, Jun. 5 and 21, 2005 Taiwan
Exhibition review, Chinatimes, Jun.21, 2005, Taiwan
Exhibition review, The Great Daily News, Jun. 12, 2005, Taiwan
Rosamond Liu, “An Interview with the Artist”, INTERIOR # 149,
Aug. 2005 (P.168-169) Taiwan
International Art Fair, Vol.1 7/8, 2005, USA
The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, exhibition catalogue, (p.66-67),
Koera.
Feature Artist, CHINA CERAMIC ARTIST, first issue( P.15-19),
2005, Beijing, China.
2004 Judy Schwartz, “Enlightened Clay”, exhibition review, Ceramic Art
and Perception, Australia
2003 “SOFA New York”, exhibition catalogue (P.130), USA
2002 “In The Gallery of The World”, (P.42), Neue Keramik Magazine,
2001 Susan Valdes- Dapena, exhibition reviews ( P.69- 70), Sculpture Magazine,
Nov. 2001 vol. 20 No.9
Chein-Hui Kao, “Simple Shapes, Multiple Visions”, exhibition catalogue, Taipei Gallery,
Taiwan Museum of Art
The Millennium Firing-Collections of Essays and Pictures, (p.127),
People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, China
2000 Everson Ceramic National 2000, exhibition catalogue, Everson Museum of Art
1999 Maggie Pai, “ Kuo Shida at Cherng Piin Gallery”, exhibition reviews, (P. 75)
World Sculpture News, Spring 1999 Hong Kong. Shida Kuo, “ Shida Kuo”, exhibition
catalogue, Cherng Piin Gallery, Taiwan
Cherng Piin, “Sculpture by Shida Kuo”, (P.444)Artist Magazine, March, Taiwan
1998 “ Contemporary Art From The Overseas Chinese”, exhibition
Catalogue, Galerie Pierre, Taiwan
1997 Judith Schwartz, “From & Trans- Formations”, exhibition catalogue,
Queens Library Gallery, NY
1996 Judith Schwartz, “New York Clay”, Ceramics Monthly, May 1996
Judith Schwartz, “New York, New York: Clay”, exhibition catalogue,
Rogaland Art Center, Rogaland Kunstnersenter Chein-hui Kao,
“Obsession of The Form and Beauty”, Interview, Artist Magazine, Taiwan
1995 Elena Canavier, Ceramics Monthly, Summer 1995, USA
1994 Uncharted Territory, exhibition catalogue 1994, Taipei Gallery, NY
Tin-Tin Lee, “Living itself is Art-Shida Kuo”,(Ｐ.352-353) Artist Magazine, August, Taiwan
1993 Corinne K. Hoexter, “ Artist of the Month”, Chinese American Art News, March 1993, NY
Cheng-Pei Shih, “ What’s cooking?- Chinese artists in New York, Artima,
(P. 72-73) Sep.No. 45, Taiwan