slide presentations – Gillian McMillan — Rara Avis https://www.gillianmcmillan.com Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:41:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Clay Artists from Taiwan https://www.gillianmcmillan.com/blog/2026/06/14/clay-artists-from-taiwan/ https://www.gillianmcmillan.com/blog/2026/06/14/clay-artists-from-taiwan/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:39:10 +0000 https://www.gillianmcmillan.com/?p=16852

On Saturday May 23rd ‘Where Form Meets the Boundless’ opened at JigSpace Gallery in Vancouver. Five well-known clay artists from Taiwan had travelled here with incredible work and joined four local ceramicists in this show. After the opening their Canadian hosts brought them to Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for a free public presentation by  the five. 

Burnaby resident, our own Amy Li Chuan Chang, told me that the visitors were all staying with her or with nearby friends and she organised a wonderful itinerary of local galleries and studios, scenic spots and restaurants for them.

The other local artists to join the five guests in the show were Debra Sloan, Wei Cheng and Ying-Yueh Chuang. Ying-Yueh was the interpreter as the presentations were all in Mandarin. 

We were delighted to see the amazing work that these artists have made, some for many decades. They have used historical precedents, humour and surprise but all pieces are technically fine. It would appear that Taiwanese collectors are keen to purchase work that shows the evolution of each artist’s work, and do not expect them to stick to a recognized style for years. How refreshing!

Ming-Shun Cho
Ming-Shun Cho

My photos are taken from projected slides but will give you an idea of the work we were shown. All five artists gave a slide show of their journey in clay. As a result I knew I had to find a time to get myself to the new-to-me JigSpace Gallery in South Vancouver to see the work that they had brought over here. For today I’ll post a selection of the inspirational slide pics and I will make a separate blog about my subsequent visit to the gallery on the day before the show ended. 

Chen-Long Lin
Chen-Long Lin
Chen-Long Lin
Yu-Ying Huang
Yu-Ying Huang
Yu-Ying Huang
Ming-Hsiang Hsu
Ming-Hsiang Hsu

When the slide presentations were over Ying-Yueh coordinated questions from the audience. Here she is with the five artists, and a photo of Ming-Shun  Cho explaining the wearable tea set.

Watch for the next blog, soon, where I’ll include statements by each artist and photos of their work in JigSpace Gallery. 

Ying-Yueh Chuang and the Taiwan artists
Ming-Shun Cho explains his extraordinary wearable teaset.
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