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Soe Yu Nwe is an artist from Myanmar, Born in 1989 in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar. Ceramic works have a strong tradition in Myanmar with few artists venturing beyond traditional utilitarian objects.

Early Life and Education
Soe Yu Nwe grew up in Yangon, Myanmar, and completed her formal education in the United States. After earning a MFA degree in Ceramics at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, Soe has been participating in numerous residencies in the United States and across Asia. She returned to Myanmar and set up a studio there in 2016.

Educational Institutes;


 * 2013 - BFA in Studio Art, Albion College, Albion, MI, USA
 * 2015 - MFA in Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA

Career and Inspiration
Soe Yu Nwe experience of living cross-culturally has inspired her to reflect upon her own identity through making, conceiving it as a fluid, fragile and fragmented entity. Through transfiguration of her emotional landscape by poetically depicting nature and body in parts, she ponders the complexities of individual identity in this rapidly changing globalized society. Soe’s work has been exhibited internationally.

Exhibitions;


 * 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Australia)
 * 2018 Dhaka Art Summit (Bangladesh)
 * The New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum (Taiwan)
 * Yavuz Gallery (Singapore), ZieherSmith in Chelsea, New York (USA)
 * The National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (Indonesia)

Achievements/ Awards;


 * Soe has become an invited member of IAC (International Academy of Ceramics) as the first member from Myanmar
 * Soe's works have been acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia
 * Soe was named in Forbes 30 Under 30: Art & Style 2019


 * The Anna Rosser Upchurch Memorial Full Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, USA (2018)


 * George VanOstrand Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, MA, USA (2018)


 * 2017 Artaxis Fellowship at Haystack, Deer Isle, MA, USA (Jurors: Linda Arbuckle, Steven Lee and Linda Lopez)
 * First Prize, The 1st Taoxichuan Cup: Top Ten Jingdezhen Youths, Jingdezhen Municipal Party Committee, Jingdezhen, China
 * Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, AICAD, 2017 (nominated, also in 2016)
 * Artistic Selection Award, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (2016)
 * Ceramic Wintersession Residency Award, Ceramic Department, RISD, RI (2015)
 * The Friends of Lake Burton Distinguished Fellowship, The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, GA (2015)
 * Toby Devan Lewis Award, RISD, RI, Spring 2015 (nominated)
 * Clay Club Scholarship, RISD, RI (2014-2015)
 * Departmental Representative for Art School Haystack Collaborative, Ceramic Department, RISD, RI (2014)
 * RISD Scholarship, Ceramic Department, RISD, RI (2013-2015)
 * Outstanding Senior Art Major Award, Albion College, MI (2013)
 * Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Albion College, MI (2013)
 * Scholarship Award, Michigan Ceramic Art Association, MI (2012)
 * Third Place Award, Michigan Small Colleges Exhibition, Olivet College, MI (2012)
 * Honorable Mention, Michigan Small Colleges Exhibition, Olivet College, MI (2012)
 * Outstanding Ceramic Entry, Runyon Pottery Award, Michigan Ceramic Art Association, MI (2011)
 * Williemae Cheek Endowed Scholarship, Albion College, MI (2011-2013)
 * Albion College International Scholarship, Albion College, MI (2009-2013)

Exhibtions
2011


 * Michigan Mud 2011 Juried Student Show, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
 * Michigan Small Colleges Art Exhibition, Adrian College, Adrian, MI, US

2012


 * Michigan Ceramics: 2012 Biennial Exhibition and Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Robinson Gallery, Birmingham, MI, USA (Juror: John Glick)
 * Michigan Small Colleges Art Exhibition, Olivet College, Olivet, MI, USA

2013


 * Ceramics Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI, USA
 * Albion College Senior Art Major Exhibition, Albion College, MI, USA
 * Michigan Small Colleges Art Exhibition, Alma College, Alma, MI, USA
 * The Michigan Mud Juried Student Competition, Michigan Ceramic Arts Association, Delta College, MI, USA

2014


 * Biomimicry, Science Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA [catalogue]
 * Steal This Art, Granoff Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
 * College Collective, Firehouse Gallery, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY (Jurors: Will Contino, Mitch Messina)
 * Just Kiln Me, Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI, USA
 * The Jenks Society for the Lost Museum in collaboration with artist Mark Dion, Rhode Island Hall, Providence, RI, USA [catalogue]

2015


 * Dialectics of Self: Two Persons Exhibition with Jungmok Lee, A. Thomas Ferreira Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA
 * 12th Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
 * Spring Wound (Graduate Thesis Exhibition), Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI, USA
 * Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show, The Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
 * Of Earth (locally generated NCECA exhibition), Anchor Providence, Providence, RI, USA
 * Risky, Metcalf Galleries, RISD, Providence, RI, USA
 * Paper Chasers, Memorial Hall Gallery, RISD, Providence RI, USA
 * Uncanny Valley: The 30th Positive Negative National Juried Art Exhibit, The Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, TN, USA (Juror: Dr. Mika Yoshitake) [catalogue]

2016


 * Ways of Clay: Perspectives Toward the Future, The 4th Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia [catalogue]
 * The Tree of Life: the 4th Southeast Asian Ceramics Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines [catalogue]
 * Selected Work: Group Exhibition, River Gallery, Yangon, Myanmar
 * Me and My Arrow, ZieherSmith, New York City, NY, USA
 * 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Arts, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Jurors: Max Presneill and David Bailey) [catalogue]
 * Nature Gone Wrong, Drive-By Projects, Watertown, MA, USA
 * Solo Exhibition: The Self Reconfigured, Munro Gallery, Albion College, MI, USA

2017


 * Voices of Transition: Contemporary Art from Myanmar, Lunn + Sgarbossa Projects, London, England [catalogue]
 * A City in Dialogue with the World - 2017 Jingpiao International Ceramic Exhibition, Jingdezhen China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen, China [catalogue]
 * ClayFest Northwest, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
 * Beyond Narrative, curated by Moe Satt, Wathann Film Fest #7, Yangon, Myanmar [catalogue]
 * Clayfest Northwest Preview: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics from Pottery Northwest, Bemis Arts, Seattle, WA, USA
 * Sculptured, Vol. 1, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
 * Artists Beyond Boundaries: Myanmar Artists Reflect on Art and the Future, The American Center of the U.S. Embassy, Yangon, Myanmar
 * Mud of Asia, RMA Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
 * Solo Exhibition: Soe Yu Nwe, Myanm/art Gallery, Yangon, Myanmar
 * Flux: Ceramics Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, USA

2018


 * The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9), Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane, Australia  [catalogue]
 * Solo Exhibition: Serpentine, Myanm/art, Yangon, Myanmar
 * A Gifted Offering, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
 * New Orientalia: Functionality, Spirituality, Diversity, The New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei, Taiwan [catalogue]
 * East Side West Side: All Around the Town, ArtEAST, Issaquah, WA, USA
 * Working Relationship, North Seattle College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
 * Art in Context, The American Center of the U.S. Embassy, Yangon, Myanmar
 * ClayFest Northwest, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
 * Yavuz Gallery at Art Fairs Philippines, Manila, Philippines
 * Speaking Out: 9 Artists from Myanmar, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA, USA
 * Bearing Points, The Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka, Bangladesh [catalogue]
 * Love Knots, Drive-by Projects, Watertown, MA, USA

2019


 * Solo Exhibition: Rebirth, | Enigmatic Bodies, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
 * A+ Entrees, A+Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * ClayFest Northwest, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
 * Polyphony: Southeast Asia, The Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (AMNUA), Nanjing, China
 * A+ Works of Art at Art Expo Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 * Resident Artists Exhibition, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, USA
 * To Return, Na Space, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
 * The Sovereign Asian Art  Prize Finalist Exhibition, Hart Hall  at H Queen, Hong Kong
 * Silence is Golden: Contemporary Myanmar Art after Political Change, Japan Foundation, Yangon, Myanmar  [catalogue]
 * Ceramics Invitational, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, USA
 * Seeing Through Buddhism: Myanmar’s Contemporary Art Scene, Theertha Red Dot Gallery, Sri Lanka

2020


 * In the Forest, Even the Air Breathes, GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy
 * Essentialist Images, Richard Koh Gallery, Singapore
 * Solo Exhibition, Hybridized Beings, Myanm/art, Yangon, Myanmar