Guan Wei :: CV
Guan Wei
1957Born in Beijing
1986
Graduated from the Dept. of Fine Arts, Beijing Capital University
Present
Lives and works in Sydney and Beijing
Solo Exhibitions
2011The New Classic of the Mountains and Seas by Guan Wei, Red Gate Gallery
Spellbound – Guan Wei 2011, OCAT Museum, Shenzhen
2010
Cloud in the Sky and Water in the Bottle, Shuimu Art Space, Beijing
Cloud, ARC One Gallery, Melbourne
2009
Fragments of History, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
Longevity for Beginners, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
2008
Great Journey, Yonghe Museum, Beijing
2007
A Mysterious Land, ARC One Gallery
Day After Tomorrow, Red Gate Gallery
2006
A Mysterious Land, ARC One Gallery
Guan Wei, Red Gate Gallery
Other Histories, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
2005
Secret Histories, Arc One Gallery
2004
Looking for Enemies, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
2002
Island, Sherman Galleries
2000
Horoscope, Red Gate Gallery, Sydney
1999
Floating, Sherman Galleries
Nesting, or the Art of Idleness 1989 - 99, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
1998
Internal Circulation, Red Gate Gallery
1997
The Last Supper, Tokyo Gallery, Japan
Ex / Inspire, Sherman Galleries
1996
Returns to Paradise, Red Gate Gallery
Magic Garden, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
1995
Treasure Hunt, Sherman Galleries
1994
The Great War of the Eggplant, ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
Group Exhibitions
2012Two Generations – 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art 2012 Australian Tour: City of Sydney Chinese New Year; Manning Regional Gallery; Damien Minton Gallery; University of Newcastle Gallery; Melbourne International Fine Arts (MiFA); Linton & Kay, Perth
2011
Two Generations – 20 Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, Chinese New Year, Sydney Town Hall, Australia.
20 Years – Two Generations of Artists at Red Gate, island6 Art Center, Shanghai
20 Years – Two Generations of Artists at Red Gate, Red Gate Gallery
2009
Coming Home: Chinese Australian Artists Works, Linda Gallery, Beijing
2008
Red Gate Stars, Red Gate Gallery
Handle with Care Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia
2007
Down Under DenHaag Sculpture 07 Hague Sculpture, the Netherlands
2006
To the Watchtower: Red Gate Gallery’s 15th Anniversary
Between River and Lake, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
2005
The Nature Machine – Contemporary Art Nature and Technology, Queensland Art Gallery
2004
Cycle Tracks Will Abound in Utopia, Australian Center for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne
2003 - 2004
Face Up: Contemporary Art from Australia, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum, Berlin
2003
Creating Paradise on Earth, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, New South Wales
2002
Deeper Places, Casula Power House Arts Centre
2001
Asia in Australia Beyond Orientalism, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
Clues to the Future - Red Gate Gallery’s 10th Anniversary
2000
Kwangju Biennale 2000, South Korea
1999
The Rose Crossing: Contemporary Art in Australia, Sherman Galleries; Brisbane City Gallery; Hong Kong Arts Centre; Singapore Art Museum
3rd Asia – Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery
Red Gate Artists Review, Red Gate Gallery
1998
Skin / Culture: Eight Australian Artists, George Gallery, Melbourne
1997
In-Out: Contemporary Chinese Art from Mainland China and Overseas, LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore
1996
Above and Beyond, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne; Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; 24 HR ART, Darwin; Contemporary Art Centre of SA, Adelaide
Red Gate Gallery’s 5th Anniversary
1995
Perspecta, Art Gallery of NSW
1993
Mao Goes Pop: China Post – 1989, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
1992
Chinese New Wave, Chameleon Contemporary Art Space, Tasmania
1990
Lun (six artists), Temple of the Sun (Ritan) Park, Beijing