Nanxi Jin Bio
Nanxi Jin is a ceramic artist and educator born in Jingdezhen, China, and currently based in Chicago, Illinois. She received her BFA from Alfred University and her MFA in Ceramics from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Growing up in a family of ceramic artists, she has a practice deeply informed by material histories. Her work explores themes of process, transformation, memory, and the relationship between permanence and change through ceramic objects and installations. Jin has exhibited internationally, including presentations at Maison & Objet and solo exhibitions in China and the United States. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Gold Prize at the 3rd Cixi China Qing-Shanglin Cup International Celadon Art Biennale. Recent and upcoming residencies include Archie Bray Foundation, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, and Northern Clay Center.