Visiting Artist Colloquium: Pei-Hsuan Wang

Pei-Hsuan Wang’s practice traces kinship shaped by migration, memory, and the interplay between personal and canonized histories. Weaving together bio(mytho)graphical narratives, folklore, and cultural artifacts born of Asia-Pacific geopolitics, her work reflects on how meanings are carried and reconstructed across generations. Through sculpture, installation, video, drawing, and public intervention, Wang navigates migratory restlessness, incorporating materials ranging from sancai ceramics and institutionally loaned objects to motorized mechanisms.

Wang has presented work internationally at institutions, project spaces, biennials and triennials, and galleries including Framer Framed, Amsterdam (Shapeshifters: On Wounds, Wonders and Transformation, 2025); Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, Leeuwarden (The Extent of Our Union, solo exhibition, 2025); Rhizoma Biennial at MASEREEL, Kasterlee (Our Future Is To Live With Bruises, public art commission, 2024); Kortrijk Triennial, Kortrijk (After Paradise: Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story, solo project, 2024); Beaufort Triennial along the Belgian coastline (Fabric of Life, public art commission, 2024); STUK Leuven, Leuven (At the Still Point of the Turning World, 2024); Publiek Park, Antwerp (Publiek Part, public art commission, 2023); Ballon Rouge Collective, Brussels (Gratitude Is a Colored Vessel, solo exhibition, 2023); Kunsthal Gent, Ghent (Ghost Eat Mud, solo project, 2022); Good Weather, Chicago (Longer Than Smoke & I’ve Left My Body to Occupy Others, solo exhibitions, 2020 & 2026); and Taipei Contemporary Art Center, Taipei (You Are My Sunshine, solo project, 2019), among others. pei-hsuanwang.com

About the Visiting Artist Colloquium:

The Art Department Colloquium is a series supported by the Anonymous Fund and the Brittingham Trust. Visiting Artist lectures are held every Wednesday during the academic year, and are free and open to the public.

RSVPs recommended. Walk-ins welcome as capacity alllows.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where should I park?

There are several parking garages within a few blocks of the museum. Limited accessible parking stalls are located in front of the building. Contact UW Transportation Services for more information: https://transportation.wisc.edu/visitor-parking/. We are also on several Madison Metro bus routes, and BCycle stations are nearby.

Where at the museum is this event?

This event will take place in the Chazen's Auditorium.

Can I call if I have questions?

Yes! You can call the welcome desk to speak with our Visitor Services team at 608-263-2246.