Wing on Wo is thrilled to present ‘Rising Lotus,’ a collection of imaginative ceramic jars by artist Michelle Wen. Inspired by her childhood visits to Chinatown, Michelle creates a collection that not only breathes new life into the shop’s apothecary history but also uses the jar as a vessel to transport us to an otherworldly landscape of a lotus garden. This collection and its meticulously crafted ink painting and sculptural details are a love letter to Michelle’s family, honoring her grandfather’s stories of a heavenly landscape of unfathomable beauty, her father’s legacy of Chinese ink painting, and Michelle’s mom and grandmother’s matriarchal power that continue to fuel her to keep expanding her practice. We are so thrilled to be sharing this work at W.O.W. as part of our ongoing Centennial programming.

About Michelle Wen

@michelle_wen_artist

Michelle Wen is a ceramic artist and instructor born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and received her BFA from Pratt Institute. An important aspect of Michelle’s practice is community engagement, as she has been teaching arts and ceramics at a non-profit in Bed-Stuy for eight years. Michelle also continues to hold fundraisers to support humanitarian, environmental, and social justice causes by raffling off her ceramics. Michelle is honored to be showing her work at Wing on Wo, as Chinatown still plays a significant role in her life and remains a place of gathering and sentimental value for her family.

Michelle’s work has been featured in Vanity Fair and Pottery Making Illustrated. She has collaborated with the Brooklyn Nets, the YES Network, the Asian Women Giving Circle, and CUNY TV. Featured exhibitions include The Brooklyn Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, and the iidrr Gallery in Chinatown.

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