Mei-Shing Wang
| Mei-Shing Wang | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 王美幸 |
| Born | 1944 Taipei, Taiwan |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Taiwanese |
| 🏫 Education | National Taiwan Normal University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting, fusion glass |
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Mei-Shing Wang (Chinese: 王美幸; born 1944) is a Taiwanese painter and glass artist, best known for her floral paintings, portraits and later fusion glass creations. She has held over twenty solo exhibitions across Taiwan, United States and contributed to the development of contemporary art by bridging painting with glass techniques.
Biography
Wang was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1944. She graduated in 1968 from the Department of Fine Arts at the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). Initially trained as a painter, she later expanded her practice into glass art, particularly after the age of 60, when she began working with fusion glass techniques.
Artistic career
Painting
Wang’s early career focused on oil and pastel painting. She is particularly recognized for her floral subjects, often painted in a romantic and lyrical style that emphasizes color harmony and emotional warmth. Beyond flowers, her work includes portraits and landscapes, maintaining a consistent pursuit of beauty and purity in visual form.
Fusion glass
After turning 60, Wang began creating fusion glass artworks. This fusion glass technique was developed by Wang. This technique involves cutting, layering, and grinding colored glass before firing it at high temperatures to fuse the layers into unified forms. The results often evoke qualities of light, transparency, and layered depth, extending her earlier explorations of color and dream-like imagery into a new medium.
Exhibitions
Wang has held numerous solo exhibitions throughout Taiwan, including:
- Taiwan Provincial Museum, 1983
- Lungmen Gallery, Taipei (1980s–1990s)
- Hundred Schools Gallery and Howard Salon, Taipei (1980s–1990s)
- Venus Gallery, Hualien, 1992
- Housheng Arts and Cultural Center, New Taipei, Splendid Pursuit of Dreams – Sublime Joy, 2013
- Fengjia Art Museum, Beitou, Splendid Time, 2014
- National Taiwan University Medical Humanities Museum, Paintings of Flowers, 2015
- Mackay Medical College, Ephemeral Light, 2016
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Yixian Gallery, Taipei, Reflections of Light and Color: Half a Century of Wang Mei-Shing’s Painting and Glass Art
She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions across Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung.
Style and themes
Wang often describes her works as “colorful dreams,” using flowers and figures to express warmth, hope, and divine beauty. She views flowers as gifts from God to humanity, a theme that recurs throughout her paintings and glass artworks. Her later fusion glass works integrate these symbolic themes with explorations of transparency, light, and the passage of time.
Legacy
Wang is recognized in Taiwan for her contributions to both painting and glass art. Her transition into fusion glass later in life has been noted as an example of creative reinvention, and her works continue to be exhibited in cultural institutions and hospitals, where they are intended to provide beauty and healing to the public.
References
- Taiwanese American History – Mei-Shing Wang’s Painting Career
- Taiwanese American History – Splendid Time
- Artist Magazine – Wang Mei-Shing’s Fusion Glass Creations
- Art Emperor – Reflections of Light and Color: Wang Mei-Shing Exhibition
- People News – Wang Mei-Shing’s Glass Art
References
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