Danyang Song

Ceramic Artist

Based in New York City, b.1998

Danyang Song, originally from China, holds a Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University and an MFA in Ceramics, along with a Collegiate Teaching in Art & Design certificate from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her professional experience includes working at the Institute of Tea Ceremony Art at Tsinghua University. Currently, she serves as a faculty member and ceramic studio manager at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Danyang Song's artworks have been featured in numerous exhibitions at prestigious institutions and galleries worldwide, including the RISD Museum in Providence, The Blanc Gallery in New York, The Ely Center of Contemporary Art in New Haven, and the Kathryn Schultz Gallery in Boston, among others. Her work is also part of the collection at Tsinghua University.

Additionally, Danyang Song has received several awards, including the Craftsmanship Innovation Award at the 1st Dehua Chinese Traditional Ceramic Biennial and the Emerging Artist Award from the Cambridge Art Association.

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ARTWORKS

  • Shadow Cave

    Glazed, stoneware, Underglaze, 12.99 x 3.94 x 78.74 inches, 2022

  • Danyang Song interprets elusive emotions and symbiotic relationships, drawing inspiration from the Traditional Chinese Humanistic Philosophy of "Tian Ren He Yi." Her work explores the complex yet exquisitely intertwined interconnectedness among humans, nature, and machines. She investigates how visceral emotions, language, and communication influence physical reactions, aiming to visualize intangible sensations and examine the healing power of ceramics.

  • Cave II

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 12x7x6.5 inches, 2024

  • Bejeweled

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 11.5x6.5x6.5 inches, 2024

  • Floating

    Glazedstoneware, Underglaze, Glass, 13.78x9.8x7.87 inches, 2022

  • Cave I

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 10.5x5x4 inches, 2024

  • A Drop of Positivity

    Glazed stoneware, Underglaze, 9.84x5.91x5.12 inches, 2022

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  • Employing various ceramic techniques, including coil building, wheel throwing, and ceramic 3D printing, Song delves into the enigmatic nature of the human body and society. Through material stress tests and iterative creation, she captures resistance and embraces outcomes, crafting specific objects that embody these dynamics. Song also integrates 3D printing with hand-building techniques to explore the balance between contemporary ceramic art and traditional craftsmanship. Her serene meditation spaces invite profound contemplation, blending innovation and tradition.

  • Wrapped in tech valley

    Stoneware, Porcelain, Underglaze, Luster, 13.78x7.87x7.87 inches, 2022

  • Bejeweled II

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 10.25x5x4.5 inches, 2024

  • Bejeweled III

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 9.25x3.5x3 inches, 2024

  • Dress up

    Glazed stoneware, underglaze, luster, 11.5x4.5x4.5 inches, 2024

  • EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE

    2024

    • Ubiquitous Technology: The Science of Aesthetics, London, UK
    • Form+Space 2024, Museum of Art - Deland, Deland, USA
    • SWAB Barcelona Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain
    • VOL.1:VOLUME , Black Brick Project, New York, USA
    • On the Broadway Street, A Space, New York, USA
    • All-Staff Art Show 2024, SVA Gramercy Gallery, New York, USA
    • Calibration, LaiSun Keane Gallery, Boston, USA
    • Mapping the multiverse, Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Richmond, USA
    • Safe Space, The Blanc Gallery, New York, USA
    • Fresh Faces, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, USA

    2023

    • Splendid Craft Art Fair, SCAF Committe, Guangzhou, China
    • 2023 Exhibition of Contempopary Art, Yibo Gallery, Online, China
    • Blue, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Boston, USA
    • (be)longing, Latela Curatoial, Washington D.C., USA
    • Materiality Unleashed, Li Tang Gallery, New York, USA
    • Name, Place, Animal, Thing, The Blanc Gallery, New York, USA
    • Embodied Knowledge, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, USA
    • The Power of Art, MIT Next Jump, Boston, USA
    • The Power of Art, Harvard University, Boston, USA
    • Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA
    • Hand Me Down, Gallery 263, Boston, USA
    • Moon Covenant, NATHAA.AAD, Boston, USA
    • Metcalfé Exhibition, Carrhous, Providence, USA
    • Field Work, Red Eye Gallery, Providence, USA
    • The Space in between, Memorial Hall, Providence, USA
    • 2023 Member Prize Show, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Boston, USA (Cambridge Art Association)
    • Bittersweet, Gallery 263, Boston, USA
    • Go Tither, Gelman Gallery, Providence, USA
    • Ceramics Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, USA

    2022

    • Sustainable Futures, Hyundai Research Collaborative,RISD Provwash Building, Providence, USA
    • 2022“Cultural Context”International Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, Online, China
    • Residual Hauntings, Gelman Gallery, Providence, USA
    • Overdyed, Dye House, Providence, USA
    • The stories that objects tell, Brown University Joukowsky Institute, Providence, USA

    2021

    • The 9th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Online, Beijing, China
    • Graduation Exhibition of International Art & Design Institutes: ‘ Ask: Our Diverse World’, Online, Beijing,
      China
    • Graduate Ceramics Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, USA
    • International Graduation Exhibition of Art & Design institutes, Beijing, China
    • About "My" Space , 1911 Cafe Exhibition Space, Beijing, China
    • Impressions Covid -- Thoughts in Pandemic Online Exhibition , Los Angeles, USA

    2020

    • The 1st Dehua Chinese Traditional Ceramic Biennale, Dehua Ceramics Museum, Dehua, China
    • Journey of a Thousand Miles -- The 10th Graduates' Excellent Works Exhibition of Chinese Key Fine Arts
      Colleges and Universities , Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Hubei, China
    • 2018 – 2019 Academic Year Selected Design Exhibition, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • The 7th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
    • 2017 – 2018 Academic Year Selected Design Exhibition, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • 2018 Outstanding Coursework Collection, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
    • The 6th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  • AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIP

    2024

    • NCECA 2024 Multicultural Fellowship (NCECA: The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
    • 2024 MyMA Grant honorable mentions

    2023

    • SheShapes Art+ Fellow, SheShapes Committee
    • The CACR Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Awards Committee
    • Emerging Artist Award, Cambridge Art Association
    • The Climate Creatives Challenge, Commended Entry, Supported by WWF(World Wild Fund for Nature)

    2020

    • The 1st Dehua Chinese Traditional Ceramic Biennial, Craftsmanship Innovation Award
    • Excellent Undergraduate Graduation Project of Beijing Universities in 2020
    • Excellent Graduation Achievements of Tsinghua University in 2020
    • Excellent Graduation Achievements of Academic Art & Design Department in 2020

  • PUBLICATION/ INTERVIEW

    2024

    • Royal College of Art China Forum, Artist interview
    • The Curator’s Salon, Artist studios

    2023

    • New Visionary Magazine, Featured Artist: Floating & Finding the balance-7
    • Li Tang, Maintain the Passion, Sustain the Persistence
    • Chinese Ceramics Artists Magazine, Tracing ceramics in Rhode Island School of Design
    • ISCAEE ISSUE 1, Blind Worship
    • Ceramics Now #48, Bleaching-1

    2021

    • The INDY Newspaper, Blind Worship
    • Work Collection of the 8th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, The Gate

    2020

    • ZHUANGSHI Magazine, I’m fine and you
    • Work Collection of the 7th International Tea Culture Exchange Exhibition, Please
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