Amy Thai

Amy Thai (1992 – Australia) 

Driven by a quest for mastery in specialized craft traditions, Amy Thai pursues her artistic development in the world's most renowned centres of material excellence. Her explorations have taken her to Carrara to select and hand-carve marble blocks, guided by each stone's unique veining and character; to Murano to collaborate with Galleria Barovier&Toso and master glassblowers on imposing glass pieces; and to Jingdezhen, China's 'Porcelain Capital', to study porcelain techniques. Throughout her exploration of diverse materials, Thai draws inspiration from botanical forms, creating a dialogue between nature's transience and permanence. Her practice continues to evolve as she seeks out new materials and craft traditions to expand her artistic vocabulary. 

Exhibitions 

‘H2O Venezia: Diari d'acqua / Water Diaries’, group exhibition parallel to the Biennale di Venezia, in collaboration with Fondazione Barovier&Toso (2024); ‘Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo’, inaugural exhibition Barovier&Toso ARTE, Venice (2025); Villa Heritage project by architect Pierre-Yves Rochon for Salone del Mobile, Milan (2025); Art of the Treasure Hunt: ‘Gardens in my Dreams’, organised by Luziah Hennessy, Castello Brolio and Fèlsina, Chianti (2025).  

Publications  

Philippe Malgouyres, « Undercurrent » d’Amy Thai : dans la lenteur du flot / ‘”Undercurrent” by Amy Thai: In the Slowness of the Flow / “Corrente sotterranea” di Amy Thai: nella lentezza del flusso, in Mara Hofmann (ed.), ‘H2O Venezia: Diari d’acqua / Water Diaries’, exh. cat. SPUMA – Space for the Arts, Venice, 18 April – 24 Nov. 2024, Milan: Electa, 2024, pp. 62-68; Mara Hofmann, ‘Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo’, exh. cat. Palazzo Barovier&Toso, Murano-Venice, 13 Feb. – 8 June 2025, Venice: Barovier&Toso ARTE, 2025, pp. 13-27, 52-53.  

Collections 

Her works entered the Fondazione Barovier&Toso Collection.