Biographie de Bifei Cao
Dr. Bifei Cao is a maker and educator who lives both in the United States and China. He is associate professor at the School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, China. Cao holds a PhD in research from the ANU School of Art, Australia, and an MFA degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he studied under Lynda LaRoche. His art focuses on jewelry-based objects and hollowware and has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions in Australia, the United States, New Zealand, and China.
Cao teaches contemporary jewelry and metals at universities throughout the world. He received the 2018 AJF Artist Award from Art Jewelry Forum and juried for the 2020 AJF Young Artist Award. He has served as resident artist at institutions including the Peters Valley School of Craft, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Craft Alliance in the United States, and the Wellington Asia Residency Exchange in New Zealand.