Yih-Wen Kuo, M.F.A.
Title: | Professor |
Department: | Ceramics |
Office Location: | Art Building, Room 107D |
Office Phone: | 815-753-4702 |
Office Fax: | 815-753-7701 |
Email: | ykuo@niu.edu |
Educational Background
- M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
- B.Ed., National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Emphasis
- Ceramics
Current Research
- Hand-building
- Wheel-throwing ceramics
Courses Taught
- ARTS 341:Beginning Ceramics
- ARTS 346: Intermediate Ceramics
- ARTS 446: Advanced Ceramics
- ARTS 641: Graduate Ceramics I
- ARTS 741: Graduate Ceramics II
Selected Exhibitions
- "Small Treasures", Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- "Small Favors XI", The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- "50 Shades of Clay", New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Indiana
Selected Collections
- Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan
- Museum of Applied Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
- Everson Museum of Arts, Syracuse, New York, New York
- Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
- Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin
Selected Awards and Residencies
- Illinois Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship Award
- Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship
- NCECA at Taipei International Ceramics Symposium, Yingge, Taiwan
- Bechyne International Ceramics Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic
- Panevezys International Ceramics Symposium, Panevezys, Lithuania
- Walbrzych International Ceramics Symposium, Walbrzych, Poland