Glenbervie Pottery
Jin Ling
1958 - Born in Henan Province, Mainland China
1980's - Gained a degree in Art after four years at Guangzhou
Academy Fine Art College majoring in sculpture.
Lectured in Art and Design for eleven years at Suzhou University.
Also commissioned by city authorities to design and undertake
large scale city sculptures.
1997 - Came to New Zealand.
Awards
1998 - First Prize at the Thames Society of Arts - "1998 Summer Exhibition"
1999 - First Prize at the St Heliers Bay Arts Festival "Pottery Awards"
2000 - Second Prize at "Northland Art Award" at Reyburn House Gallery
2015 - Award of Excellence at "56th National Exhibition of NZ Potters Society 2015"
Selected Exhibitions
1997 - Solo exhibition "Modern Sculpture and Pottery" at Northland Craft Trust Gallery Whangarei
1998 - "17th Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award" Australia.
1999 - "Norsewear Art Award" Waipukurau
"The Whangarei Sculpture in the Garden Exhibition"
2000 - New Zealand Society of Potters "Royal Easter Show Pottery Awards" Auckland
Guest Artist at "2000 Annual Spring Exhibition" Anderson Park Art Gallery Invercargill
2001 - "Fuping/HAP Pottery International Ceramic Workshop and Exhibition" Beijing China
2002 - "Sculpture for House and Garden Exhibition" at Duart House Havelock North
"New Face" - An exhibition of new work by Jin Ling and Greg Barron at Burning Issues Gallery Whangarei
"Molly Morpeth 3D Ceramics Award EXhibition" at Museum Gallery Whakatane
2003 - "Out of the North" Exhibition at Tamarillo Gallery Wellington.
"Art out Here" Garden art exhibition at the Elerslie Flower Show 2003 Auckland
"Confluence" Joint exhibition by Jin Ling and Shannon Wood at Paihia Library - Williams House Paihai
2004 - "New Zealand Sculpture Onshore" Supporting NZ wowen's Refuges - Auckland
2006 - "Portage Ceramic Award" - Auckland.
"Passionate the earth" at Tukaha Gallery Whangarei
2008 - "Shanghai International Teapots Exhibition" Shanghai China
"Shape Shifter" Essential New Zealand Sculpture Exhibition - Lower Hutt Wellington
"New Zealand Sculpture Onshore" Supporting NZ wowen's Refuges - Auckland
2009 - "Art Out Here" at Waiheke Island
2010 - "Kaipara Coast Sculpture Garden Exhibition at Kaipara.
"Shape Shifter" Essential New Zealand Sculpture Exhibition - Lower Hutt Wellington
"New Zealand Sculpture Onshore" Supporting NZ wowen's Refuges - Auckland
2011 - "Credo and Quest" A Selective Survey of Religion and Spirituality in New Zealand Art - Whangarei Art Museum "Sculpture in the Park" - Waitakaruru
2012 2014 2016 - "Shape Shifter" Essential New Zealand Sculpture Exhibition at Lower Hutt Wellington
"New Zealand Sculpture Onshore" - Supporting NZ wowen's Refuges Auckland
2014 - Guest Exhibitor at "Bayclay 2014" Bethlehem Pottery Club 32nd Annual Exhibition
2015 - "The Vessel Rethinking Function Exhibition" - Auckland
2016 - "Fire and Clay"- Auckland studio potters annual Exhibition at
the Pah Homestead, Auckland
Guest Exhibitor at "Anam Cara Exhibition" Otaki
2017 - "New Zealand Chinese and Maori Arts Exhibition" - Auckland