In the early days, the red clay from Dadu Mountain was considered to be unsuitable for making pottery due to its low temperature resistance and was only used to make red bricks. However, Chen Jinwang, a teacher from Yaogu, saw the characteristics of the red clay, which has a higher iron content than ordinary pottery clay. He not only inherited the wisdom of his ancestors to make glaze, but also discovered that as long as the red clay was refined, it could also be used to make pots. In recent years, Chen Jinwang has further sublimated the red clay, challenging the imitation iron rust texture and applying it to modern pottery, which has shined at the International Ceramics Biennale.


｜Introduction to Teacher Chen Jinwang｜
Graduated from Chinese Culture University
【lecturer】
2003 Judge and consultant for Taichung City Painted City Art Festival
2005~2017 Part-time lecturer and artist-in-residence at Qiaoguang University of Science and Technology
2011~2016 Taichung City Cultural Bureau "Life Beauty Tour Workshop Project"
2011~2012 Secretary General of Taiwan Ceramic Society
2012~2013 Taichung City Cultural Bureau Cultural Bus Yaogu Station
2013~2014 Artist-in-Residence at Hongguang University of Science and Technology
2015~2016 Visiting Professor of Fine Arts Department, Liaoyang Institute of Technology, China
2017 Honorary Chairman of Kaohsiung Ceramic Art and Cultural Association
2017 Visiting Professor of the Academy of Fine Arts, Hainan Normal University, China
2017 Visiting Professor of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China
2018 Yushan Art Contribution Award Judges
2019 Head of Taiwan Ceramics and Tea Culture Hainan Delegation
2019 Taiwan Top Crafts Association Craftsman
2019 External member of the Collection Review Committee of the Nantou County Cultural Affairs Bureau
2020 China Xinhua News Agency Film and Television News Interview
2020 Works included in the Complete History of Chinese Tea Utensils
2020 Introduction to magazines published by China International News Agency
2020 China Henan Cultural Department introduces Dadushan Red Clay Teaware
2020 Nantou County Cultural Affairs Bureau 110th Anniversary Exhibition Schedule Review Committee
2021 Advisor to the Taiwan Native Camellia Culture Society
2023 Vice President of Taiwan Top Crafts Association
2023 Beijing Great Hall of the People Intangible Cultural Heritage Forum
2024 Craftsman-in-Residence at Taichung City Port Art Center
2024 President of Taichung City Craftsmen Association
2024 Beijing Cross-Strait Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Inheritance Lecture
2024 President of Taiwan Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts Association
2024 Leader of Taiwan Team in the 9th Quan-Tai Sculpture Competition
2024 Shanghai Sanda University Intangible Cultural Heritage Forum Expert Speech

【International Awards】
2001 Selected for Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea
2002 Japan Ishikawa International Paint Exhibition Judges Honor Award
2002 Selected in the fifth category of Dadun International Art Exhibition
2003 Dadun International Art Exhibition, 2nd place in the craft category
2014 International Golden Pot Award shortlisted
2018 International Golden Pot Award shortlisted
2020 International Golden Pot Award Collection Recommendation Award
2021 Aveiro International Ceramics Biennial Honor Award
Selected for the 2021 Talavera International Ceramics Biennial in Spain
【Domestic Awards】
2000 Selected in the Crafts Category of Taichung County Art Exhibition
2001 Selected in Taiwan Craft Design Competition
2001 Taichung County Art Exhibition, third place in the craft category
2004 National Craft Award
2004 Provincial Art Exhibition Crafts Award
2004 Selected in Taiwan Excellent Crafts Annual Evaluation
2006 Provincial Art Exhibition Crafts Award
2010 Taiwan Golden Pot Award shortlisted
2012 Taiwan Golden Pot Award shortlisted
2015 Taiwan Tea Art Competition Special Award
2021 Taiwan Ceramics Award Practical Category Shortlisted
2022 The three treasures of Yaogu - Xiwang, Tieding and Lanpu were all selected as Taiwan Green Craft
【exhibition】
2002 Presidential Palace Local Culture Special Exhibition
2003 Taiwan Contemporary Native Ceramic Pots Ten-Year Retrospective Exhibition
2003 Invitation to the special exhibition at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport
2004 Executive Yuan Office Space Beautification Exhibition
2004 Taiwan International Craft Master Exhibition
2005 Taichung City Cultural Bureau solo exhibition
2008 Invitation to the Taiwan Art Series Show of Jingxunlou International Art Auction Company
2008 Invitation to the Taiwan Sculpture Exhibition at the National Center for Traditional Arts
2009 Invitation to the 100 Bulls Art Exhibition at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store in Taichung
2009 The 21st Taichung County Artists Relay Exhibition
2011 Invitation to the Taiwan New 100 Teapot Exhibition for the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China
2011 Invitation for solo exhibition at the Art Center of Qiaoguang University of Science and Technology
2012 Taichung Contemporary Artists Joint Exhibition
2013 Taiwan Congress Gallery Special Exhibition Invitation
2015 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store National Tour Exhibition
2016 Taiwan Contemporary Teaware International Master Exhibition
2016 Invitation to a solo exhibition at Yuzhenxin Cultural Foundation
2017 Taiwan Ceramic China Hainan Visiting Group Leader and Exchange Exhibition
2017 Invitation to the Solo Exhibition of Wood-fired Teaware at Fujian Museum, China
2018 China Fujian Master Building Taiwan Dadu Mountain Red Clay Natural Glaze Invitation
2018 Fire Dance in the Universe solo exhibition at Taichung Dadun Cultural Center
2018 Taichung Contemporary Artists Joint Exhibition
2018 Taichung City Artists Relay Exhibition 30th Anniversary Invitation
2018 Taipei City 28th Art Gallery Xiuyan Crystal Invitation
2019 74 Art Center Invitational Exhibition
2019 Daohe Six Arts Cultural Center Invitational Exhibition Lecture
2019 Taiwan Top Crafts Xi'an Asian Life Aesthetics Exhibition
2019 Taichung Contemporary Artists Joint Exhibition
2019 Taiwan New 100 Pot Selection III Conference
2023 National Hsinchu Museum of Living Aesthetics "Infinite Rhinoceros" solo exhibition
2024 Tainan Governor's Residence solo exhibition "Rhinoceros and Dragons"
2025 Taiwan Intangible Cultural Heritage Crafts Association-Craftsmanship Without Boundaries Joint Exhibition
2025 Juhong Construction Aesthetics Museum Invitational Exhibition
【Iron Series】
The low temperature of red clay means it has a high iron content and strong plasticity. Iron is an important component of glaze. Using red clay as a mud glaze can produce a variety of beautiful colors that are natural and varied.
Teacher Chen Jinwang further sublimated the red clay, challenging himself to apply the rust texture of ironware to modern pottery and the amazing Tieding teaware series.


【Xiwang Series】
Yaogu is located on the Dadu Mountain in Shalu, Taichung City, Taiwan. Every autumn and winter, during the northeast monsoon, the mountains are often burned by wildfires caused by humans. This reminds him of the rhinoceros, which are known as forest firefighters. Its characteristics are that it will trample out fire as soon as it sees it. However, its bravery and honesty are on the verge of extinction due to environmental changes and human hunting. This has become his response to the issue of animal protection through creation. The rhinoceros has a silly shape and pleasing colors. It is as long as 80 cm and as small as 10 cm. He is the first person in Taiwan who is good at sculpting rhinoceros with pottery.

【Video Introduction】