25 August – 5 October 2007
He Kun, a highly inventive artist working primarily in woodblock printmaking. He lives and works in Yunnan province in the South Western region of China, the home of many rural minority communities.

14 July – 11 August 2007
Creative Voices, a platform for emerging young East Asian talents to showcase their works, is now in its second year. The artists, designers and architects were Tong Mei Gwee, Cyan Lau, Tomoko Fujiwara, Masaoko Ueda, Ayano Matsumoto and Reiko Fujihara.

3 printmakers

19 – 23 February 2007
Pamela So, a Glaswegian Chinese, Ralph Kiggell, a British artist and Xiang Silou from China.

Tang Cheunghua
7 – 15 December 2006
Tang Cheng-Hua’s print-making introduced a dazzling journey for the eye and mind.
His work is of an abstract expressionist nature, inking the plates that are printed directly onto prepared canvas creating texture and vibrant colour. Tang Cheng-Hua graduated with a Master degree from the Aichi University of Fine Arts in Japan, and now lectures at the Beijing Central Academy of Fine Art. He has participated in many contemporary Art Biennales over the last few years, receiving an award from the Japanese International Scholarship Association.

Grant Reid
16 – 21 Oct 2006

Level 5, St. Andrew’s Building, Glasgow University.
‘It was a journey back to the East on two fronts; my friend was re-tracing his roots, having never been to the birth-place of his father and for myself, to return after the handover in 1999.
We returned from Hong Kong having felt touched by the energy, dynamism and friendship of a city which never stands still.’ You can see more of Grant’s photographs at  www.grantsreid.com

Ralph Kiggell
29 September – 28 October 2006
Ralph Kiggell, a British artist, trained in woodblock printing in Japan and is currently resident in Thailand. In ‘Warm Rain’, Ralph focused on tropical fecundity through prints of brightly coloured fauna and lush flora in predominant shades of green. Images included sensuous fruits and flowers, from mangoes to hibiscus and lotuses. In other prints, green water-lizards and purple swamp-birds add to the Eden-like profusion of colour. All works were printed with water-based pigments by hand from wood onto handmade Japanese paper.

5 June – 16 September 2006
Journey to the West: the Chinese Scottish Chronicles was an extensive exhibition on the Chinese community in Scotland. It was a historical narrative about their immigration, establishment and contribution to the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee and others today. The aim was to promote multicultural pride and understanding of the Chinese people in a Scottish society. It also encouraged the audience to explore their own family and cultural history. The exhibition exhibited a wide range of artefacts, photograph/images, visual media and fine art collected from the Chinese Scottish community.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:
‘Journey to the West’ main exhibition @ Ricefield Gallery 5th June to 16th Sept
Event Opening and Performance June 6 @ Wing Hong Chinese Garden
‘Stepping Back’ photography exhibition by Grant Reid June 5 – July 6 @ Wing Hong Centre
Chinese Crafts Stall and Chinese Dance at the West End Festival June 11
‘Journey to the East’: Chinese Cooking and Children’s Art Workshops June 17 @ Hidden Gardens, Tramway Glasgow.

Xiang Silou

4 – 28 October 2005
As part of Glasgow Black History Month, Ricefield proudly presented Xiang Silou’s first solo woodblock exhibition in Glasgow, a powerful portrayal of faces from China, delicate and expressive, an excellent display of intense Eastern sensibility.

2 February – 11 March 2005
Ricefield Gallery brought together a group of very different woodblock artists whose work reflected many aspects of various traditions of woodblock printing in East and West.
This celebration of the very best of contemporary woodblock printing in China was the latest initiative of Ricefield Gallery in its mission to share the best of Chinese arts and culture with the people of Scotland.

Artists including:
Qi Chen
He Khun
Ziliang Wan
Guoqiao Kong
Lliangmin Wang
Jiazeng Wang
Xinping Su
Zhou Ji Rong
Zong Xi
Teng Yu Feng

Pamela So January 2005 Pamela So was the first artist to exhibit at Ricefield (Surface, 2004) and in partnership with Glasgow Metropolitan College, initiated the first arts education project, aimed specifically at young Chinese people. The work was subsequently exhibited at The Burrell Collection in 2005.