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About Us
Junya split her time between Yixing and the United States now, traveling throughout the United States teaching workshop and doing exhibition.
She is a ceramic artist whose works build upon the Yixing teapot tradition. Her teapots reflect a strong foundation in the methodology of exquisite craftsmanship and careful attention to detail and design. Working from this foundation, Junya’s teapots are contemporary expressions of her own ideas about beauty and form. Many works have been exhibited in New Zealand, Amsterdam, the United States and China. She also holds several place awards.
Junya's education began fourteen years ago with an apprenticeship in Yixing. There she learned the techniques of traditional Zisha teapots. She went on to study fine art at Jingdezhen Ceramic College, then joined to build the Xiaopingstudio with her husband-Xiaoping.
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Nov. 2007
Review on¡¶Ceramic Monthly¡·--"Junya Shao: Yixing and Beyond"
June 2006
Invited be one of the resident artist of 2006 Archie Bray International.
June 2006
Action on 2006 Archie Bray International.
March, 2006
"Weaving teapot" "Artificial wood" two teapots collected by Sonny & Gloria Kamm for Sparta Teapot Museum in North Cavolina.
March, 2006
"Junya Shao-Ceramist" of "2006 Emerging arists" be published on "Phoenix Home& Garden" magazine, Junya was one of the six artists.
February 25, 2006
"Triangular wooden teapot" one of Junya's new work be auctioned in the gala evening of "Ceram-A- Rama: California Dreamin". The benefit for ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center 2006.
Novembe 14th- December 8th, 2005
"Finding a common language through clay" two couples - Junya Shao, Xiaoping Luo and Lucy More,Lorenzo Bugarini(who are the master from Mata Ortiz of Mexico present one exhibition with one week workshop in Paradise Vallery Community College, AZ, USA.
"Yixing teapot" exhibition in The Claystudio, philadelphia,USA, Hold in conjunction with "Collectors of Wood Art 2005 Forum", Junya had give lecture and workshop too.
Aug. / Sept. 2005
Be published in magazine "American Craft" USA
March 8th-June 10th, 2005
Exhibition "Chinese Art" show in The Bromega of Madison, WI, USA. Featuring the ceramic artwork of Chinese artists Xiaoping Luo and Junya shao, Show produced by Naniel Swadener. The opening reception on Tuesday, March 8, 4:30-6:30pm. Junya and Xiaoping Also gived two days workshop to the member of "Big Brother and Big Sisters".
August 22th-September 16th, 2005
"Past, Present and Future: Arizona Ceramic artists" in St. Louis Community College, MO, USA. About 18 ceramic artist participated this exhibition, like: Don Reitz, Paula Rice, Kurt Weiser,Jason Hess etc.
Dec. 2004
Two teapots be collected by the new De Young Museum, CA ,USA
Sept. 2004
"The Arizona Republic" on Monday, September 6, 2004. There is an article "Tools of trade: What works best" talk about Junya with her tools.
April 2004
¡°Selected Award¡± The 15th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition,
San Angelo Museum Of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX, USA
2004
Junya and Xiaoping had made two "Hand" for Mesa Community College (MCC) campus. When finished, there will be 2 13-foot long hands (12 tons of clay) that MCC students, faculty, and visitors can use for sitting and lounging.
Jan. 2004
Be accepted "100 teapot 2"-A National Juried Exhibition in Baltimore Clayworks Ceramic Art Center,USA
2003
Be published in ceramic book
"The craft and art of clay" by Susan Peterson, also published one page teapot demonstration with picture of each step in her book "Working with Clay"
Sept. 2003
Three teapots be chosen to participate juried exhibiton "The Contemporary Art of Tea 11" in Mesa Art Center, AZ, USA
Spring 2003
Book "Mesa Arts and Cultural" use Junya's phone for the front cover, Mesa art center, city of Mesa, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Oct. 2002
"Black and Red" got the second prize of "the seventh National Ceramic Art Competition 2002" in China.
2001
Be accepted into "The World Ceramic Exposition" in Korea, Junya had presented this exhibition with Xiaoping, and visited some of the ceramic city, museum and school.
2001
Be showed in "International Ceramic Fair and ZiBo Ceramic Culture exhibition", and collected by ZiBo Museum in Shandong, China
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Sept. 2-25, 2005
