The Artist’s profile
Mei Fang Chiang is based in Tainan, Taiwan, she holds an MFA in Metalwork and Jewellery from the Tainan National University of the Arts. During her studies, she specialised in aluminium anodising under the guidance of British artist Jane Adam. She has since dedicated her career to mastering this technique and currently holds related patents.
Her recent series explore the cycles of life and traces of memory in The Other Shore, and the coexistence of nature and man-made objects in The Hidden Trees. Her practice spans contemporary jewellery, spatial objects, and public art commissions, including recent collaborations with Taiwanese independent fashion labels.
She has received the Taiwan Craft Award and the Awards for Promising Talent at the ITAMI Ｍuzeum.(JP) Her work is featured in Lark Books’ 21st Century Jewelry and held in the public collections of the Art Bank and the Gold Museum.
The triggers to become an artist
At school, I learned many ways of thinking and began to pay attention to the meaning and history behind materials. Compared to gold, silver, copper, or iron, aluminium, a material that only became widely used after the Industrial Revolution, lacked mythical or symbolic meaning, giving it a pale and cheap impression. I found it particularly special when I discovered that the anodising process could overturn this impression.
For me, the discovery that craftsmanship and knowledge could intertwine the historical development of materials with personal life experiences and transform them into new art forms deeply fascinated me. This fusion of human history and inner perception continues to inspire me today.
I devoted myself wholeheartedly to this exploration, and over the years, this path gradually led me onto what people call the path of an “artist.”
Environmental Concerns
In an era where industrial production can easily satisfy human needs, I strive to respond to the emotional and spiritual aspects of human life through my art.
Aluminium, a material I use extensively, is highly recyclable and an excellent sustainable resource. I also avoid overproduction through customisation. I hope to integrate artistic practice with environmental responsibility by examining my work from multiple perspectives, thus merging intention and action into one.
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Mei Fang Chiang 江枚芳
Born in New Taipei City , Taiwan metalchiang@gmail.com
Education
2002~2006 M.F.A / Metalsmithing and Jewellery, Graduate Institute of Applied Arts / Tainan National University of the Arts / Taiwan
1999~2002 Craft & Design Department / National Taiwan University of Arts / Taiwan
Exhibitions
2025 Clink, Clank, and Clang : Taiwan Metalwork Creation Exhibition, FUGUEI Art Museum -Sanyi Branch, / Miaoli County, Taiwan
2024 “Inside the Heart – Solid Heart in Galerie Watts” Galerie Watts, / Tokyo, Japan
2023 Nesting-Taiwan & Japen Traveling Exhibition , FUGUEI Art Museum -Sanyi Branch, Yingge Branch / Miaoli County, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2022 State of Mind: Jewellery Exhibition by Mei-fang Chiang & Amal Yung-huei Chao I Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Artistry-RE-Imagined. Spotlight on the East I Charon Kransen Arts / New York Jewelry Week / New York ,USA
2020-2025 Mei Fang Chiang open studio, Mei Fang Chiang studio / Tainan, Taiwan
2019 2019 Madou Sugar Industry Art Triennial I Tsung -Yen Arts and Cultural Center / Tainan ,Taiwan
2018 Trinity exhibition-Contemporary Stories I Eleni Marneri Creative Gallery / Athens, Greece
2015 Bench 886-Bubble Land I Kobeia Gallery / Munich, Germany,
2014 Schmuck2014- Ni Hao!- 10 Contemporary Jewelry Artists from Taiwan I Gallery Kobeia / Munich, Germany
Honour or Award
2023 Taiwan Craft Award 2023/ Taiwan
2023 Selected/ ITAMI International Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition 2023 / ltami, Japan
2015 Awards for promising talent / ITAMI International Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition 2015 / ltami , Japan
2012 Selected / Lark Books【21st Century Jewelry】
Public collection
Collection of Art Bank, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Gold Museum, New Taipei City Government, Taiwan
