Shen JingDong
Despite the war-like connotations evident in his paintings, Shen JingDong has shone new light upon the art scene. His paintings, geared with a smooth and vibrant composition technique while being infused with a magnetic touch of lively color, conjures an atmosphere of light-hearted animation and warmth.
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Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China in 1965, Shen JingDong graduated from the fine arts class of Nanjing Xiaozhuang Teaching Education School in 1984. In 1991, he graduated from the printmaking department of Nanjing Art Institute. After graduation, he was conscripted into the Chinese military, where he remained for sixteen years until 2007 serving in the Battlefront Art Troupe of the Political Department of Nanjing Military Region. In 2008, his career soared internationally and in China – he had become a crucial contemporary artist of the new wave marked by his ‘Hero’ series. In 2014, he was appointed as Dean of the Oil Painting Academy at China Academy of Contemporary Art. At present, he lives and works in Beijing.
Shen’s works have been and continue to be the object of numerous exhibitions worldwide and are part of numerous public and private collections such as Wurth Museum in Spain, National Art Museum of China, Qiaofu Art Museum of China, Art Retreat Museum in Singapore, and Shanghai No. 1 Art Museum.
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2018
“From South to North”, Invitational Exhibition of Individual Works, Art Museum of School of Fine Arts and Design, Shenyang Normal University, China
“Start from Nanjing”, Solo exhibition, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
“Guns N’ Roses”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
2019
“Shen JingDong is Here”, Solo exhibition, Paris, France
“Shen JingDong is Here”, Solo exhibition, Museum of Chinese Art, New York, USA
“Shen JingDong Will Visit Here”, Solo exhibition, Venice, Germany
2018
“From South to North”, Invitational Exhibition of Individual Works, Art Museum of School of Fine Arts and Design, Shenyang Normal University, China
“Start from Nanjing”, Solo exhibition, Jinling Art Museum, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
“Guns N’ Roses”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
2017
“International Joke”, Solo exhibition, Ross Art Museum, Maryland, USA
“Art Career Record of Good Soldier Shen Jingdong Literature Exhibition”, Solo exhibition, Songzhuang Contemporary Art Documentary Exhibition, Beijing, China
“Shen Jingdong Story”, Solo exhibition, Art and Design Academy Art Museum, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
2016
“International Joke”, Solo exhibition, Korean Craft Museum, Cheongju, South Korea
“No head No heart” Joint exhibition with Jon Tsoi, New York, USA
“Let’s Paint Together” Collaborative exhibition with Liao Mingming, Yue Museum of Art, Beijing, China
“New Representational Art in China”, Solo exhibition, Hudson Center for Contemporary Arts, Poughkeepsie, USA
2015
“The Little Prince”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
“Dawn of a New Age: Ink Redefined”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
“Censure”, Solo exhibition, Sète, France
2014
“My Kingdom of Fairytales”, Solo exhibition, Art Futures Group, Hong Kong
“Hidden Meanings, Color Explosion”, Solo exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2011
“Continue with Revolution”, Solo exhibition, Nanjing, China
2010
“We Could Be Heroes II”, Solo exhibition, The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Hong Kong
2009
“Hero”, Solo exhibition, Volta Art Fair, New York, U.S.A.
“Tension at Poles”, Invitational Exhibition of Works of Masters from Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, Luodai Town, Chengdu, China
“Context”, Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Beijing Foundry Museum of Art, China
“Experimental Contemporary Arts”, Invitational Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Songzhuang, Beijing, China
Chengdu Biennale, New International Convention & Exposition Center, Chengdu, China
2008
“Hero”, Solo exhibition, New York, USA
“The Most Beloved People”, Solo exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2007
“Making of Heroes over 10 Years”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
2007
“Everyone is a Hero”, Solo exhibition, Hong Kong
2006
“Images of Heroes”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China
“Exhibition of One Painting”, Solo exhibition, Beijing, China