Biography
A Multi-disciplinary Visual Artist that specialises in Ceramic, Sculpture, Installation Art and Illustration. Hold a Master's Degree in Contemporary Art Practice from Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh (2012), and graduated with a Diploma (Distinction) from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (2006) under Georgette Chen's Scholarship of Art, with major study on Ceramics & minor on Sculpture.
Participated in various international exhibitions, art events & artist residencies. Locally, she has curated and organised a number of solo & group exhibitions including Contemporary Ceramics, 4 Elements, Clay.Sound, Sky Island & Materiality.
In addition to studio practice, Cai Jun is also committed to arts education. She is under the MOE Instructor Registration, Art & Music Instructor Scheme (AMIS) and National Arts Council-Arts Education Programme (NAC-AEP) Art Educator, with over 19 years of experience. Specialising in art education for children with special needs and children's art education. She has taught at NAFA Junior Art Department (2008-2010), nurturing young talents.
From 2019 to 2021, she worked as an Art Coordinator in the Programme Development department at a Senior Healthcare organization. Collaborating with an Art Therapist, they curated and facilitated art programs designed to enhance the psychosocial and emotional well-being of seniors.
Artist Statement
As a Multi-disciplinary Visual Artist trained in Ceramics and Sculpture, my work explores the limitless possibilities inherent in materials — their raw aesthetic, mutability and intermixing ability.
My practice delves into post-medium and the medium’s multisensory and multidimensional qualities through diverse processes, and driven by a fascination with cultural anthropology, particularly traditional customs and narratives intertwined with the natural world. My Art seek to blur the boundaries between the mediums, the familiar and fantasy, letting the imaginary state becomes the moment of consciousness.