Wang Shaoqiang 王紹強 (b. 1970)

Born in a small village in Guangdong, China in 1970, Wang Shaoqiang is the fifth child in the family. Prior to entering university, Wang had taken several art classes and he continued to learn drawing and plastic arts throughout his schooldays. In 1991, Wang enrolled in the fine arts programme at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. He went on to join Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, eventually obtaining a Master degree in Fine Arts in 2002.

Upon graduation in 1995, Wang commenced his teaching career at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. The former Deputy Dean and Dean of School of Visual Arts of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2013. He is now a Member of the Academic Committee of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

While he is known for his involvement in arts education and curation, Wang remains committed to his quest to reinterpret contemporary Chinese ink paintings. His distinctive style comes with a delightful blend of traditional Chinese ink paintings and cartography. Derived from ancient Chinese astronomical and astrological theories, as well as modern science and technology, grids overlaying seemingly traditional landscape imageries are essentially a hallmark of Wang’s art practice. His oeuvre coaxes viewers to search for possible geographical positions and coordinates which further prompt them to reconstruct a new contextual space.

Presently the Director of Guangdong Museum of Art, Wang has successfully curated and/or participated in numerous major exhibitions including the Simultaneous Eidos – Guangzhou Image Triennial 2017, the 6^th Guangzhou Triennial and Document Exhibition and Great Tides Surge Along the Pearl River – 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up in Guangdong since his appointment in 2015.

The Director of China Artists Association is also an active player in the art scene of China, being a member of the China Artists Association Curation Committee, National Art Museum Professional Committee, an academic committee member and Vice Chairman of Guangdong Artists Association, Director of Guangdong Curatorial Committee and Executive Vice President of Art Museum Association. In 2017, Wang was named a leading figure in Cultural Promotion and Communication in Guangdong.

Wang has held many solo and group exhibitions across China, Hong Kong, and parts of Europe. His works are permanently collected in National Art Museum of China, Beijing (China), Shandong Art Museum, Jinan (China), and Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou (China). He now lives and works in Guangzhou.

Education

2002 | Master of Fine Arts, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangdong, China
1994 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2019 | Last Mountain: Solo Exhibition of Wang Shaoqiang, Art Canton Thematic Exhibition, Guangzhou Liuhua Exhibition & Trade Center, Guangzhou, China
2019 | Last Mountain, Heart Chart: Solo Exhibition of Wang Shaoqiang, Lin Quan Shan Fang of Hushang Magazine, Hangzhou, China

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021 | Flower, Not, iPreciation, Singapore
2019 | Imagine de Lingnan: 8 Artists’ Contemporary Ink Art, Chinese Culture Centre, Paris, France
2019 | Chinese Xieyi: Selected Works from the National Art Museum of China, National Art Gallery, Lithuania
2019 | Fine Art Asia· Ink Asia, Da Xiang Art Space, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
2019 | New Start: The 3^rd Shenzhen Biennale of Contemporary Art, Sea World Culture and Arts Centre, Shenzhen, China /
2019 | Shenzhen · Lorient Art Exhibition, Museum of Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Shenzhen, China
2018 | Post-Brushwork Era: Chinese Landscapes, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
2018 | Times New Image: Contemporary Chinese Painting Exhibition, Shaanxi Province Art Museum, Xi’an, China
2018 | Ink Reasons: Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chun Art Museum, Shanghai, China /
2018 | Image – Script: Selected Works from Video Collection of Guangdong Art Museum, Stanford Art Gallery, USA
2018 | The Geography of Ink & The Ink of Geography: An Exhibition of 14 Artists’ New Ink Exploration, 21 Space Art Museum, Dongguan, China
2018 | Minjiang: Imagination about Water, SeeWell International Art Center, Fuzhou, China
2018 | Times Elegance – Ink Art Tianhe: Selected Ink works of Guangdong Masters, Tianhe Culture & Art Center, Guangzhou, China /
2018 | Footprints: Works of Alumni of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (Eastern Guangdong), 1^st Stop: Lufeng Jiazi Culture Art Centre, Lingnan Museum of Art, Shanwei, China; 2^nd Stop: Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
2018 | Great Tides Surge Along the Pearl River – 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up in Guangdong, National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Guangdong, China
2018 | Framework: Contemporary Painting Invitation Exhibition, The 6^th Guangzhou Triennial, Art Museum of South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China
2017 | Post-Lingnan School and Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2017 | Intermedio: Exhibition of New Chinese Ink, Galería Germán Gedovius, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
2017 | The 9^th Vladivostok International Biennale of Visual Arts, Primorsky State Art Gallery, Russia
2017 | Annual Review of China Contemporary Ink Painting 2016-2017, Art Museum of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China
2017 | Inherit the Past and Usher in the Future – Exhibition of 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou
2016 | The Beauty of Chinese Characters: Global Youth Design Contest – Designer Invitational Exhibition, 77 Creative Park, Beijing, China
2015 | Heart and Vision: An Experiment of Visual Art and Design, China Culture Center, Berlin, Germany
2014 | Scatter: Multiple Visual Art and Design Experiment, University of South Australia, Australia
2014 | Emptiness/Goodwill, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2014 | China Spirit 2014 Invitation Exhibition (Xi’an), Jia Pingwa Culture and Art Museum, Xi’an, China
2014 | 2014 AGDIE Asian Graphic Design Invitation Exhibition, Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea
2013 | US & China Typographic Poster Exchange 2013, Fifth Art Gallery of Richmond, Virginia, USA
2012 | Hong Kong Design Legacy and Beyond: The 70 Fruitful Years of Kan Tai-Keung, Exhibition Gallery of Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong

For full list of exhibitions and collections, please contact the gallery at enquiry@ipreciation.com.

Awards

2019 | Person of the Year, Golden Star Award for Chinese Artists 2019, National Art Magazine, China
2017 | Leading Figure, Cultural Promotion and Communication in Guangdong

Permanent Collections