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2024 December
I am featured on Czech Television regarding the Stanislav Libenský Award 2024!

2024 December
I am honored and pleased to have won the First Prize of the Stanislav Libenský Award 2024 @libenskyaward with my artwork, “The Melody of Memories.” This competition, also known as the “Oscars for Young Glass Artists” honored talented young glass artists from all around the world. This year, the expert jury selected 48 finalists from 19 countries. The top prize was presented to me by the former First Lady of the Czech Republic!
Exhibiting in the Clam-Gallas palace that used to hold concerts conducted by Mozart and Beethoven means a lot to this particular artwork of mine. And winning this award means a lot to me and opens up a lot of opportunities for me, especially I am new to the European world of glass. I am glad that my artwork will be getting more exposure to Europe and hopefully the rest of the world.
Without the supports and helps from many many people, I wouldn’t have come that far,, and I know that this journey of exploring the glass world is not ending yet.
If anyone will be in Prague until January 5th 2025, feel free to see the whole award exhibition. Here are the exhibition details:
Dates: December 3, 2024 – January 4, 2025
Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Closed Mondays
Location: Clam-Gallas Palace, Husova 158/20, Prague 1 
Everyone has worked so hard for this exhibition! Please come and support!
2024 October
Another good news! - my artwork "The Melody of Memories" got preselected for the Stanislav Libenský Award 2024 that will be held in Prague, Czech Republic in December this year. See you soon Prague!
2024 October
Just a small artwork made for the Yatsuo exhibition this year!
2024 October
My artwork "The Melody of Memories" got selected by the International Biennale of Glass 2025 to be shown in the National Gallery in Sofia, Bulgaria from September to November next year.
2024 August
Climbing Mt. Fuji had been on my Bucket list for a while. I am glad that I was able to successfully complete the challenge. The sunrise on top of Mt. Fuji was one of the best sunrise I have ever seen!
2024 August
I was honored to be the Teaching Assistant for Bohyun Yoon's class, "Harkening Glass" at Pilchuck Glass School during Session 5: Story Keeping. It was my first time at Pilchuck, and I had so much fun connecting with and learning from artists. 
2024 July
Went back to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my first glass professor - Helen Lee who has inspired me a lot along the way.
2024 May 15th-18th
My second time to a GAS Conference; my first time as part of the GAS Board at a GAS Conference
It was nice to meet old and new friends at the 2024 GAS Conference held in Berlin, Germany. 
2024 May 5th-7th
I will be participating in SICF25 to be held in Aoyama, Tokyo.
A total of 170 artists will participate, including 100 groups in the EXHIBITION section and 70 groups in the MARKET section. I am honored to be selected to exhibit in the EXHIBITION section B from May 5 (Sun) to May 7 (Tues) at booth 41.
If you are in Tokyo during that time, please come and visit!
Exhibition Period:
Schedule A :May 2 (Thursday) - May 4 (Saturday), 2024 11:00-19:00 [50 groups]
Schedule B : May 5 (Sunday) - May 7 (Tuesday), 2024 11:00-19:00 [50 groups]
Venue:
Spiral Hall (Spiral 3/F)
5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Short walk from Exit B1 and B3 of Omotesando Station on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line and Hanzomon Line
Tickets:
Advance tickets are available at e-plus.
［Advance tickets: ¥800 (tax included)
Same-day tickets
［General] 1,000 yen (tax included)
［Students] Free of charge
*Students: Free with “Like” or “Follow” on SICF official Facebook, X (former Twitter), or Instagram (Student ID required)

東京の青山で開催されるSICF25への参加が決定いたしました。
EXHIBITION部門には100組、MARKET部門には70組の総勢170組の作家さんが参加します。光栄なことに、5月5日（日）から5月7日（火）まで開催されるEXHIBITION部門B日程のブースNo.41に出展させていただくことになります。
東京にお越しの際は、ぜひお越しください！
開催期間
A日程 :2024年5月2日（木）－ 4日（土・祝）11:00 － 19:00 ［50組］
B日程 :2024年5月5日（日・祝）－ 7 日（火）11:00 － 19:00 ［50組］
会場
スパイラルホール（スパイラル3/F）
〒107-0062東京都港区南青山5-6-23
東京メトロ銀座線・千代田線・半蔵門線「表参道」駅B1、B3出口すぐ
チケット
○ イープラスにて前売りチケットを販売中
［前売り・一般］ 800円（税込）
○ 当日券
［一般］1000円（税込）
［学生］無料
*学生は、SICF公式Facebook・X(旧Twitter)・Instagramのいずれかに「いいね！」「フォロー」で無料（要学生証提示）
2023 December 17th
My installation, "Resonance II" that is currently exhibiting at Art House Oyabe has been featured on local newspaper. It is my first time being featured in a Japanese newspaper!
Links to the headlines:
アートハウスおやべで展示中の私のインスタレーション「レゾナンスII」が、地元の新聞に掲載されました。日本の新聞に取り上げられるのは初めてです！
2023 December 16th - 2024 January 14th
I will be participating in a group exhibition with my teacher, teacher assistants and 3 of my classmates from my school in Oyabe, Toyama . If you are around the area this winter, please feel free to stop by!
Art Experimental Space 2023-24
Toyama Institute of Glass Art Advanced Research Studies Program Applied Art Class Exhibition
POTPOUREMIX
2023.12.16 (Sat) - 2024.1.14 (Sun)
10:00-18:00 Last admission 17:30
Closed: Wednesdays, New Year holidays (December 29th - January 3rd)
Venue | Art House Oyabe Exhibition Rooms 1, 2, and 3
Admission fee｜Free
富山県小矢部市で学校の先生、助手、クラスメイトとグループ展に参加します。この冬お近くにお越しの際は、ぜひお立ち寄りください！
アートの実験空間2023-24
富山ガラス造形研究所研究科応用造形クラス展
POTPOUREMIX -ポプリミックス-
2023.12.16（土）- 2024.1.14（日）
10:00-18:00 最終入場17:30
休館日｜水曜日、年末年始（12月29日-1月3日）
会場｜アートハウスおやべ展示室1・2・3
入場料｜無料
2023 October 7th- 9th
My first exhibition in Japan is over! It was such an awesome experience exhibiting in a Japanese-style house and exhibiting with my classmates. Yatsuo is such a beautiful and peaceful place for an exhibition. Thank you for the opportunity and lots of help from my classmates.

日本での初作品展が終わりました！和室での展示、そしてクラスメイトたちとの展示はとても素晴らしい経験でした。八尾は展示会を開催するのにとても美しくて平和な場所です。機会をいただき、そしてクラスメートのたくさんの助けに感謝します。
2023 October 
I will be having my first exhibition in Japan next weekend! It will be a group exhibition with 7 of my classmates from the program I am studying in. If you are around Toyama area in Japan during that time, please feel free to stop by and support us!

Date: October 7th-9th 2023 (Sat-Mon)
Time: 10am-5pm (till 4pm on the last day)
Venue: Keijusha Yatsuo, Toyama🇯🇵 (Papercraft Craft Museum)

来週末、日本で初めての展覧会を開催します！私が留学しているプログラムのクラスメート7名によるグループ展です。期間中に富山近郊にお越しの際は、ぜひお越しください!

日期：2023年10月7日～9日（土～月）
時間：午前10時～午後5時（最終日は午後4時まで）
会場：富山県八尾市桂樹舎🇯🇵
2023 October - present
I'll be part of the Glass Art Society Board Members family as the new International Student Representative during my time studying at TIGA! Looking forward to learn more, make more new connections and collaborations!
Read more about our new board members from the GAS blog: https://www.glassart.org/gas-expands-welcoming-our-new-board-members/

2023 October 1st - 22nd
My work, "When Cantonese sounds like Music" is currently exhibiting at the Art Lofts Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin with current UW-Madison students, alumni and faculty to celebrate the sixth decade of UW Glass. Friends in Madison please feel free to stop by and support!

2022 October - 2023 March ; 2023 April ONWARDS!
I am happy to annouce that I got accepted to be one of the five students to study in the Advanced Research Studies Program at Toyama City Institute of Glass Art (TIGA) starting in April 2023 for 2 years!
Studying glass in Japan has been a dream since 2 years ago. Earlier this year, I made the decision to come to Tokyo to study Japanese language for half a year to satisfy the VISA requirement for studying at TIGA. However, at that time, I did not know whether I will be accepted to be a student at TIGA yet. During these few months in Japan, I kept having thoughts about what if I don’t get accepted after coming all the way to Japan to study Japanese. Those dreams had been haunting me for some nights. There were tons of worries. It’s such a huge relief now that studying glass in Japan is not a dream anymore!
In the meantime, I will keep working hard to improve my Japanese language ability in my Japanese language school in Tokyo (since most of the teaching and researching will be in Japanese when I go to Toyama).

2022 September
My work, “A Pause in Silence” has been selected and published on the New Glass Review 42 from  the Corning Museum of Glass.
Words cannot express how thankful I am for those who have been supporting me all along the way. I still have a very long way to become a better and successful artist and glassblower, so I will keep working hard!
2022 June 14th - July 17th
My recent work is being shown as a part of the Chrysler Glass Studio Assistantship Exhibition “Un-tidaled” at the Chrysler Museum of Art. Check it out if you’re in Norfolk! It will be up until July 17th and there will be a closing reception on July 12th (Tuesday).
2022 June 3rd
It was my pleasure to be in charge of creating the soundscape and improvising on cello for Chrysler Museum of Art Vitreous Theater, a performance art “This Act” involving glassblowing and dancing by renowned contemporary artist Brendan Fernandes. Words cannot explain how thankful I was for this opportunity which pushed my limits and made me step out of my comfort zone.
2022 April 6th - October 5th
If you ever fly into Norfolk, check out my newest work at the Norfolk International Airport! It's up until October 5th 2022!
2022 January - July
I am excited to share that I was selected to be part of the 2022 Spring Studio Assistantship at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio in Norfolk, Virginia!

2021 July - November
Working as a Hotshop Assistant at AO Glass in Burlington, Vermont was my first job out of college. I am very grateful to have AO Glass being the start of my glass journey. During the time when I was working in Vermont, I was a part of the production of bubbly glass balls for an installation "Decoding the Tree of Life" at Penn Medicine's Pavilion Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania designed by Maya Lin, the architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I also assisted in production of custom glass parts of lightings fixtures and glasswares.​​​​​​​

2021 May
After 5 years of college life, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a Bachelor of Fine Arts concentrating in Glass & Printmaking with Distinctive Scholastic Achievement! 
2020 July & August
Although all summer glass classes had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic that I was excited about, I had a wonderful artist assistance internship opportunity instead for Anna Mlasowsky & Matt Szösz in Seattle, Washington. Learning about kiln-working is a totally different experience for me since I do not usually create artworks using kiln. I also had a chance to learn about making glass rope and glass inflatables, which are the techniques that are invented by themselves. Both Anna and Matt are amazing artists and teachers. Words can't express how thankful I am for their guidance and help!

2019 December
It was a great pleasure meeting one of the last neon masters in Hong Kong who has over 35 years of experience - Mr. Wu Chi-Kai (胡智楷師傅). I have definitely learned a lot by visiting his studio, as well as from his neon making techniques and designs. Thank you for everything, from letting me visit your studio to teaching me first hand. See you again next time I come back to Hong Kong, Master Wu! 
2019 May - August
After studying abroad in Florence, Italy for 2 months in May and June, I went solo traveling in 40 different cities in European countries Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Monaco, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Spain.
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