Toby丨Chengwei Mao
is a visual communicator and art (research) worker, currently based in Glasgow, UK.
His M.Res project explores object analysis on digitally transformed artworks from art viewers’ perspective in the digitalised exhibition context. His practice involves process-oriented, slow-paced performative objects with physical experiential accessibility, which experiments on human-object relations and communication potentials through art objects. He is also interested in speculative realism philosophies, phenomenology, material culture, and curatorial ethics in creative practice.
Education:
PhD Fine Art, 2023–current, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Master of Research, 2022–2023, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
MA Visual Communication-Experimental Communication, 2019–2021, Royal College of Art, London, UK
BA (Hons with first class) Advertising, 2014–2018, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
BA Advertising, 2014–2018, Hebei University, Baoding, China
Exhibitions:
Terminal RCA Satellite Exhibition, Uglyduck, London, 2021
Royal College of Art, Work in progress show, London, 2021
Acousma, Experimental sound art online exhibition, No Space, Beijing, 2020
Fugitive Voices: Loops, online exhibition, London, 2020
Awards:
Best student award BA(Hons) Advertising, 2018
Outstanding graduates of ordinary universities in Hebei Province, 2018
TIMES Young Creative Awards, 2017
Chinese National Inspirational Scholarship, 2015&2016
Experience:
Co-founder of Design-Talks.com, 2020
Graduation show co-curator of BA(Hons) Advertising, BA(Hons) Graphic Design programme, HBU-UCLan school of Media, Communication & Creative Industries, London, 2020
Graduation show co-curator of BA(Hons) Advertising programme, HBU-UCLan school of Media, Communication & Creative Industries, Hebei, 2018