Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang (b. 1945, Shanghai, China)[1] is an artist known for her glass sculptures. Wang began her career as a fashion designer in New York City. She transitioned to sculpture after seeing the work of Akio Takamori.[2][3] Her work is in the Barry Art Museum in Norfolk, Virginia,[4] the Fort Wayne Museum of Art,[5] and the Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida,[6]

Vivian Wang
Born1945 (1945)
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese born American
Known forglass sculptor
Websitevivianwangsculpture.com

Her work, Shanghai Tiger, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[7][8]

References

  1. "Vivian Wang". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "Vivian Wang". Talking Out Your Glass. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. "Vivian Wang". Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. "Wang, Vivian". Barry Art Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. "Art Term Tuesday: Emboss & Embellish". Fort Wayne Museum of Art. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. "browse collection". Imagine Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
  8. "Shanghai Tiger". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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