Our Artists
Wu Xuelian
Wu Xuelian graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and is a well-known contemporary young artist in China. She is an artist who focuses on simple forms and materials. She prefers to use simple painting language, creating works mainly characterized by simple contours and postures. Whether depicting people or what we consider lifeless objects, these simple images always fascinate her. She believes that these images contain a certain depth, something hidden within. Through these images, she sees herself, or perhaps unconsciously, her thoughts have already dived into them.
In Xuelian's artistic world, different painting materials serve as bridges between her and these images. Whether it is ink, silver foil, or other pigments, each material has its unique characteristics and aesthetics. These characteristics themselves are not fixed; different people using them in different ways and feelings convey completely different emotions. She uses these materials in her own way, enjoying the indescribable pleasure of finding subtle differences and changes within simple materials and forms. Her works are simple yet rich in content, with every stroke and color carefully considered, presenting a rustic and profound aesthetic. Xuelian's artistic exploration allows us to discover new perspectives and emotions in simple things, provoking deep thought and resonance.
Through her paintings, viewers can feel the rich connotations hidden in simple images and find their own reflections and thoughts in them. Xuelian uses simple forms and materials to build a bridge to the depths of the heart, allowing us to feel the resonance of the soul and the beauty of life while appreciating art.
Solo Exhibitions:
2004 - National Youth Chinese Painting Annual Exhibition, Beijing
2004 - The 10th National Art Exhibition, Beijing
2005 - The 2nd Chengdu Biennale "Newcomer Special Exhibition", Chengdu
2005 - "Very Integration" 2005 Contemporary Gongbi Painting Invitational Exhibition, Shenzhen
2007 - The 70s Generation Ink Desire Exhibition, Wuhan
2008 - "Ink Extension" Works Exhibition, Macau 2008 - "Cross-border" Seven People Ink Exhibition, Beijing
2009 - "Four Doors Array" Contemporary Ink Theme Exhibition, Beijing
2009 - "Connecting with Heart" - Central Academy of Fine Arts Hu Wei Studio Works Exhibition, Beijing 2009 - "Powder Ink" Contemporary Female Ink Painting Exhibition, Shanghai
2009 - Body Language, Beijing 2009 - Ink Charm, Beijing
2009 - Paper Drawing Salon Exhibition, Paris
2010 - Leading - China Contemporary Ink Invitational Exhibition, Shenzhen
2010 - Paper Drawing Salon Exhibition, Paris
2011 - 2011 Sino-French Artists Association Art Center Dual Exhibition Oxymore, Strasbourg
2011 - Tranquil Games, Beijing
2011 - Art Beijing 2011 • Classic Art Fair, Beijing
2011 - Youth Art 100, Beijing 2011 - Looking Back at China - Comprehensive Art Exhibition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, Beijing
2011 - "Visual China" Asian Tour - China New Ink Tokyo Special Exhibition, Tokyo
2011 - Youth Art 100, Shanghai 2011 - The 4th National Youth Art Exhibition, Beijing
2012 - Ink Question - Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition, Beijing
2012 - Paper • Ink - Xuelian Solo Exhibition, Hong Kong
2012 - The 5th China Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing
2013 - Belgium International Art Fair, Brussels 2013 - The 12th Korea International Art Fair
2013, Seoul 2013 - New Academy Formation, Beijing
2013 - "Youth Art 100" Shenzhen Ink Exhibition, Shenzhen
2014 - Paradise - Xuelian Solo Exhibition, Beijing
2023 - Heart Orders Like Mountains: Group Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink Artists, Beijing
Awards
2004 - "Fallacy" won the Bronze Award at the National Youth Chinese Painting Annual Exhibition, Beijing
2004 - "Only • One" selected for the 10th National Art Exhibition, won the Excellence Award, Beijing
2005 - "Sink" won the "Light of the Academy" Art Innovation Award from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing