朱伟

Zhu Wei

Born in 1966 in Beijing, Zhu Wei is a contemporary artist and an explorer of Chinese contemporary ink art. His ink paintings began to show up in large international exhibitions from 1993, and have since been featured in over 300 shows world-wide. More than thirty different albums of his paintings and retrospectives of his artworks have been published. 45 domestic and foreign museums have added his more than 70 artworks to their collections.
He devotes himself to contemporize Chinese ink and color on paper, and make it become an important integral of world contemporary art.

Exhibitions
2018 Group Exhibition, "Spearhead: New Image of Ink Painting – Invitation Exhibition of Chinese Ink Wash", Shanghai Ming Yuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Group Exhibition, "Contemporary Sculpture Art Works from Xin Dong Cheng Collection", Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, China
Group Exhibition, Art Central 2018, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Art Dubai 2018, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Solo Exhibition, "Virtual Focus", Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK

2017 Group Exhibition, "Crossing – AMNUA 5th Anniversary Exhibition", Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Art, Nanjing, China
Solo Exhibition, "Virtual Focus: ZHU WEI works 1987-2017", National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Group Exhibition, "Art Stage Jakarta", Jakarta, Indonesia
Group Exhibition, "Boundless: Ongoing Chinese Ink Art 2017", Art Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China
Group Exhibition, Art Central, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, "Everything Exists Now", Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK

2016 Group Exhibition, "Metamorphosis" - 2016 Fourth Biennale China-Italia of Contemporary Art, The No.3Plastic Cultural Park/TaiHe Art Gallery/Manet Art Museum, Beijing
Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei's New Sculpture and Prints Show", Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "Linda Gallery Beijing 10 Anniversary Special Invitation Exhibition", Linda Gallery, Beijing
Group Exhibition, "Annual Review Exhibition of China Contemporary Ink Painting 2015-2016", Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, "BEING AND INKING - Documenting Contemporary Ink Art 2001-2016", Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art (RMCA), Guangzhou, China
Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei", Asia Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, "Art Stage Singapore", Singapore
Group Exhibition, The 9th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen, Guanshanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

2015 Group Exhibition, "Airs of the States", The Shanghai Gallery of Art, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, ART TAIPEI 2015, Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, "Past Present East West: Highlights from the Permanent Collection", The Kruizenga Art Museum at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, USA
Group Exhibition, "A New Fine Line: Contemporary Ink Painting from China", Metropolitan State University Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado, USA
Group Exhibition, " The Retrospective Exhibition - A Revisit to Chinese Contemporary Art", Singapore Museum of Contemporary Arts (MoCA), Singapore
Group Exhibition, "CHINA 8 – CONTEMPORARY ART FROM CHINA AT RHINE & RUHR" - "Tradition Today – Ink Painting and Calligraphy", Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Group Exhibition, "Cabinet De Sérénité", J. Bastien Art, Brussels, Belgium
Group Exhibition, "Anonymous - A Visual Game Dominated by Small-sized Works", SZ Art Center, Beijing
Group Exhibition, "Face + Figure Show", Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Oversea Tour", International Contemporary Artist Space, Marquee Gallery, The city of New London, Connecticut, USA

2014 Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei's Exhibition 2014 - 2015", Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Art, Nanjing, China
Group Exhibition, "Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Oversea Tour", Singapore
Group Exhibition, "Variation: Contemporary Ink Art Series II", Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Singapore Art Fair 2014, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
Group Exhibition, "Beyond the Grid", Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), Singapore.
Group Exhibition, “Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Tour”, Shangdong News Art Museum, Jinan, China
Group Exhibition, "ART TAIPEI 2014", World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, "WEST SAYS EAST SAYS – Chinese Contemporary Art Research Exhibition", United Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Group Exhibition, "The 10th China International Gallery Exposition 2014 (CIGE2014)", National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, “Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Tour”, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Group Exhibition, "LESSER LOGIC – Linguistic Encoding and Discursive Expression in Contemporary Art", Parkview Green Art, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, “Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Tour”, Dukan Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Group Exhibition, “Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Tour”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, “Eighth AAC Art, Ecology Observation Tour”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Group Exhibition, "Rendering The Future - Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting", Asia Art Center, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, "New Cultural Identity – China Contemporary Art", China Culture Center, Sidney, Australia
Group Exhibition, “A New Account of Meticulous Paintings – 2014 New Gongbi Invitation Exhibition”, Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Group Exhibition, “Reshaping Shuimo – The New Conception of History”, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Group Exhibition, "Traces of Time" prints exhibition, Amy Li gallery, Beijing, China

2013 Group Exhibition, “Re: Portrait”, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Group Exhibition, “Still Water Runs Deep – Six Masters of Chinese Contemporary Meticulous Painting”, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei", Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Beijing-Belgrade, Museum of Yugoslav History, Belgrade, Serbia
Group Exhibition, China-Eastern Europe: New Sights in Chinese Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Group Exhibition, Tobin Ohashi Gallery in Roppongi Opening, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "Peking-Praha", Castle Gallery, Prague, Czech
Group Exhibition, Philosophical Interpretations of Painting - Present Expression of Chinese Paint, The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Confluence: An Exhibition by the Art Galleries Association (Singapore), Helutrans Artspace, Singapore
Group Exhibition, China-Eastern Europe: New Sights in Chinese Contemporary Art, Palatul Parlamentului National Contemporary Museum of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
Group Exhibition, Poly Eight Anniversary Exhibition, National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Beijing-Sofia: New Sights in Chinese Contemporary Art, The Sofia National Telecommunications Museum Art Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Group Exhibition, “RE-INK: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ink and Wash Painting 2000-2012”, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, ART PARIS, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Group Exhibition, SHUIMO - Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings, Sotheby’s S2 Gallery, New York, USA
Solo Exhibition, Zhu Wei Works, Singapore Museum of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
Solo Exhibition, Zhu Wei New Editions, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2012 Group Exhibition, “RE-INK: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ink and Wash Painting 2000-2012”, Hubei Museum of Art, Wuhan, China
Group Exhibition, Art Taipei 2012, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, Instinct & Instant Chinois, J. Bastien Art, Brussels, Belgium
Group Exhibition, Serene Scent: New Ink Painting, Red Gate gallery, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Italy-China Biennale, Eparco Di Monza, Italy
Group Exhibition, Five Artists’ Joint Exhibition of Contemporary Gongbi, Poly Art Museum, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Contemporary Papers, Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
Group Exhibition, "Quiet Please", Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, Xinjiang Contemporary Art Biennale, Xinjiang International Expo Center, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Group Exhibition, “Dialogue”-Group Exhibition of Contemporary Print 2012, Dialogue Space, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Beyond Horizons, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Contemporary Ink Paintings — Thirty Years History, Poly Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART HK12), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, FACE FACE FACE, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, Christie’s HK preview exhibition, ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Group Exhibition, ART BEIJING 2012, National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
Solo Exhibition, Zhu Wei Works, The American Club of Tokyo, represented by Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, The Contemporary Scholar Studio: Ink Paintings and Works of Art – The Five Friends of Spring, Mee Seen Loong Fine Art, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Art Stage Singapore 2012, Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore

2011 Group Exhibition, "The Small Poly", Linda Gallery, Singapore
Group Exhibition, Philosophical Interpretations of Painting - Present Expression of Chinese Paint, China Space, Beijing
Group Exhibition, FACE TO FACE, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Group Exhibition, Fine Art Asia 2011, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, "Art Seasons 10th Anniversary", Art Seasons Gallery, Singapore
Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei", Simyo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition, Tobin Ohashi Gallery Collection Exhibition, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "Gotta Be Free", Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, "Contemporary Chinese Ink on Paper", Eli Klein Fine Art, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Hong Kong International Art Fair (ART HK11), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition, "Zhu Wei Exhibition", Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "All Things Small and Beautiful" , Mee Seen Loong Fine Art, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, China Contemporary Prints Exhibition, M Art Center, Shanghai, China

2010 Group Exhibition, Classic Remade——Carnival Limited Edition Art Work Of Masters, Gallery Yang, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Contemporary Prints Exhibition, New Millennium Gallery, Beijing
Group Exhibition, “Monumental”, Walsh Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Group Exhibition, Opening Exhibition – Premier Selection Show, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, "Roundabout", City Gallery Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Group Exhibition, Korea International Art Fair 2010 (KIAF2010), World Trade Center, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition, ShContemporary 10, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, Credit Suisse Today Art Award 2010 Finalist Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Golden Era, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, FACES, Leo Gallery, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, Again Print, Dialogue Space, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Art Hamptons - the international fine art fair, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Tradition and Transition: Recent Chinese Art from the Collection, Williams College Museum of Art, Massachusetts, USA
Solo Exhibition, Zhu Wei's Solo Show, Front Line Contemporary, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, ART HK 10, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, RESHAPING HISTORY Chinart from 2000 to 2009, China National Convention Center, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Z Artists, ArtScene Warehouse, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, "Chasing Flames", Zadok Art Gallery, Miami, USA
Group Exhibition, “Restoration”---Contemporary Collotype Print Exhibition, New Millennium Gallery, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Fairy Tales - Selections from the MaGMA Collection, Opera Gallery, Singapore
Group Exhibition, "You and Me", The Asian Collection, Tokyo
Group Exhibition, EKFA Winter Show, Eli Klein Fine Art, New York

2009 Group Exhibition, ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2009, Miami, USA
Group Exhibition, The Silk Road - Chinese Contemporary Lithographs, Art Scene Warehouse, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, The First Linzhou Biennale of Ink and Wash, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai
Group Exhibition, The Academic Exhibition of Chinese Fine Arts Paintings, Art Gallery of China National Academy of Painting, Beijing
Group Exhibition, "In Print", Dialogue Space, Beijing
Group Exhibition, "Beijing - Havana: New Contemporary Chinese Art Revolution", Cuba Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Street Trocadero e/ Aulueta y Monserrate Old Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Group Exhibition, CHINESE CONTEMPORARY MASTER PRINTS EXHIBITION, Chen Ling Hui Contemporary Space, Taipei
Group Exhibition, ART OSAKA 2009, Osaka, Japan
Group Exhibition, Scent of Ink - Group Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Ink, Dialogue Space, Beijing
Group Exhibition, ART HK 09, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, BROADSHEET NOTATIONS, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, RECOMPOSITIONS, Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art I, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Water and Color - Contemporary Ink Art Show, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Best of Beijing - Chinese Contemporary Art, Melvin Art Gallery of Florida Southern College, Florida, USA
Group Exhibition, Portraits: First Impressions, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2008 Group Exhibition, Selected Exhibition Tour of Chinese Honest and Credible Galleries, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Selected Exhibition Tour of Chinese Honest and Credible Galleries, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Art Miami 2008, Miami, USA
Group Exhibition, Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York 2008, New York, USA
Solo Exhibition, Zhu Wei’s Album of Ink Paintings, Xin Dong Cheng Space for Contemporary Art, 798 Art District, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, SCOPE London Art Fair, London, UK
Group Exhibition, Art Singapore 2008, Singapore
Group Exhibition, HKIAAF 08, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Art Shanghai 2008, Shanghai, China
Group Exhibition, “LOFT” Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, 798 Art Zone, Beijing
Group Exhibition, Contemporary Voices of Japan and China Show, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, Shanghai MoCA Envisage "Butterfly Dream", Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
Group Exhibition, Art Beijing 2008, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Art Taipei 2008, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, Olympic Stars, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition, Today's China, BELvue Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Group Exhibition, New Gallery Opening Group Show, Tobin Ohashi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, ART HK08 - Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Beijing-Athens Contemporary Art from China, National Contemporary Art Center of Greece, Athens, Greece
Group Exhibition, China – Beyond Socialist Realism, Chosun ilbo Museum, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition, NEXT – the Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art, Art Chicago 2008, Chicago, USA
Group Exhibition, ARTPARIS, Paris, France
Group Exhibition, Consumption – Chinese Contemporary Art, Xin Dong Cheng Space For Contemporary Art (798 Art District), Beijing, China
Group Exhibition SEMIOSIS, China Square, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, ARCO, Madrid, Spain