Xia Dewu
Born in 1957, he is a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Sculpture Society, and the director of the Ceramic Research Institute of the Public Art Academy of the Chinese National Academy of Painting.
In 1991, a solo exhibition of "Painting and Pottery" was held in the National Art Gallery of Malta; in 1996, the ceramic work "Triangle Bottle" was selected into the 80 international traveling exhibitions of modern Chinese pottery, and the work was permanently collected by the Ministry of Culture; in 1998, "Xia Dewu Musical Pottery" The solo exhibition was held at the National Art Museum of China; in 1999, at the invitation of the Bayreuth Art Research Association in Germany, he held a personal oil painting and ceramic art exhibition; in 2001, in the first national art college ceramic art exhibition, the work "Memory Still 》Won the Creative Excellence Award; In 2006, his work was selected for the China-Netherlands Ceramic Artist Exchange Exhibition, held in the Central Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition Hall; in 2011, the work was awarded the Gold Medal for "Inheritance and Protection of Chinese Traditional Culture" by UNESCO; 2014 , Pottery work "Fish" was selected for the 12th National Art Exhibition; in 2015, participated in the "Alumni Sculpture Invitation Exhibition" of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, which was held at the Art Museum of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute; in 2017, "Xia Dewu Ink Painting Exhibition" was held in Taiwan, In the same year, his works were exhibited at the National Academy of Painting.
Personal works are collected by museums, galleries and collectors in many countries.