Biography
1953 Born in Beijing, China 1969-1976 Work as a farmer and part-time artist in the Great Northern Wilderness, China 1977-1981 Graduate Studies: Department of Print of The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China 1982 Bachelor of Art 1982-1986 Teaching: The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts 1985 Membership of the Chinese Artists’ Association 1986-1989 Post Graduate Studies: The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts 1989 Master of Art 1989-1991 Teaching: The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts 1991 Migrated to Australia 1992-1994 Part-time Artist, Sydney 1995 - Present Full-time Artist, Sydney Solo Exhibitions 1982 The Lu Xun Art Gallery, Shenyang, China 1989 The Lu Xun Art Gallery, Shenyang, China 1993 The Coventry Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1997 The Coventry Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2010 Art Atrium Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2001 to Present Bundeena Maianbar Art Trail open studio 2014 Art Atrium Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2017 Art Atrium Gallery, Sydney, Australia Major Group Exhibitions 1976 Group Exhibition of Woodcut Prints, the Corps Gallery, Jiamusi, China 1977 Northeast China Prints Exhibition, the Heilongjiang Art Gallery, Harbin, China 1979 National Prints Exhibition, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1980 National Youth Art Exhibition II, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1983 Chinese Prints Exhibition, Berlin, East Germany 1984 National Art Exhibition VI, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1985 National Youth Art Exhibition III, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1986 National Prints Exhibition, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1988 Mainland China Prints Exhibition, Taibei, Taiwan 1989 National Art Exhibition VII, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 1991 Royal Art Show, Sydney, Australia 1992 Royal Art Show, Sydney, Australia 1993 Royal Art Show, Sydney, Australia 1993 Celebrating Sydney Art Exhibition, the Coventry Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1994 Asian Artists Group Exhibition, the Fire Station Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1994 Group Exhibition, the Hui Yi Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1995 Group Exhibition, the Hui Yi Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia 1998 Beyond China, the Campbelltown City Art Gallery, NSW, Australia 1998 Ten for Ten, the Kirribilli Neighborhood Centre, NSW, Australia 1998 Home Thoughts From Abroad, the Fairfield Regional Centre, NSW, Australia 1998 The AAP Bundeena Artists’ Exhibition, the AAP Centre, Sydney, Australia 1999 Sydney 1999, Sydney, Australia; Shanghai, China 1999 Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, Hazelhurst Art Gallery, Gallery 4A, Wollongong City Gallery and Project Centre,..Australia 2000 Sutherland Shire Art Exhibition, Hazelhurst Art Gallery, NSW Australia 2001 Southern Exposure I, Hazelhurst Art Gallery, NSW Australia 2003 Southern Exposure II , Hazelhurst Art Gallery, NSW Australia 2005 Southern Exposure III, Hazelhurst Art Gallery, NSW Australia 1997 to 2013 Bundeena-Maianbar Art Exhibition, twice per year, Bundeena Community Centre and Bundeena Public School, NSW Australia 2001 to 2013 Bundeena-Maianbar Art Trail Exhibition, once per year, Sydney, NSW Australia 2008 Merdeka, the Seymore Centre, University of Sydney, NSW Australia 2008 Wallscape, Petronas Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2011 A New Horizon, Contemporary Chinese Art, National Museum, Australia 2012 Women Artists Group Show, Art Atrium Gallery, NSW Australia 2013 Hu Ming & Friends Artist Group Exhibition, SOHO Galleries, Sydney 2013 The Art Trail Exhibition, China Construction Bank, Melbourne 2014 Seeking, Workshop Art Centre, NSW Awards 1980 Chinese National Youth Art Exhibition Prize: Third Prize 1984 Chinese Sixth National Art Exhibition Prize: Bronze Medal 1989 Chinese Seventh National Art Exhibition Prize: Silver Medal Several Provincial art awards obtained during 1980-1989 in China Collections The National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China, The Liaoning Museum, Shenyang, China The Heilongjiang Art Gallery, Harbin, China The Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China The Dalian Youth Club, Dalian, China The Sydney Children Hospital, NSW Australia Private Collections: China, U.S.A., Australia, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc Commissions Mural Our World for Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick, NSW Australia in 1997. Mural Merdeka for Malaysian private, Collaborated with J.Shen and X.Wang, in 2008 Bibliography 1. Writings by Lan Wang Talk About My Experience, Art Field, No. 3, 1987, p. 16 My Mural Work, Art Field, No. 1, 1989, p. 12-13 To Form the Art Language, Art Field, No. 3, 1989, p. 12-15 After the Art Lessons, Art Field, No. 3 1990, p. 46 Impressions About Some Drawings, Art field, No. 2, 1991, p. 20 2. Writings on Lan Wang Jiawei, Wang Lan’s World, Art Field, No. 3, 1987, p. 14-15 Jiawei, My Artist Wife Wang Lan, Chinese Women, August, 1989, p. 25-26 Lynn Fern, The Light Fantastic, the Sydney Morning Herald, 18th June 1993 Wang Lan’s Solo-exhibition held in the Coventry Gallery, the Chinese Herald, 19th June 1993 Yu Feng, Two Women Artists in the Same Age, Ming Bao Monthly, October, 1994 p.64-66 Benjamin Genocchio, Home and Away, the SMH Metro, 27th March 1998 John Macdonald, After the Party, the Sydney Morning Herald, 2nd May 1998 3. Books selected Lan Wang’s works Print Art in China from 1930s to 1980s, the People’s Art Press, China, 1985 Selected Drawings from Chinese Art Academies, the Hunan Press, China, 1985 Engravings by Chinese Women Artists, the Shandong Art Press, China, 1988 Winning Works of the 7th National Art Exhibition, the People’s Art Press, China, 1989 New-realism Art, the Guangxi Art Press, China, 1989 Images 2, Contemporary Australia Painting, McGraw Hill Book Co. Australia, 1994 Contemporary Chinese Women Painters, Foreign Languages Press, China, 1995 The Collection of the Works of Art of the L.X.A.F.A., the Liaoning Art Press, China, 1997 Wang Lan, Compiled by Shen Jiawei, Wild Peony, Australia, 2010 A New Horizon, Contemporary Chinese Art, NAMOC, China and NMA, Australia, 2011 4. Periodicals carrying Lan Wang’s works Chinese Literature, No.8, 1976 / No.5, 1977 Art, No.10, 1983, / No.10, 1989 Art Field, No.8,1982, / No.3,1987, / No.1, No.3, No.11, 1989, / No.3, No.4, 1991 The Liaoning Magazine, No.5, 1988 / No.7, No.8, No.10, 1989 Chinese Women, No.8, 1989 Ming Bao Monthly, No.10, 1994 The SMH Metro, Mar.27 – Apr.2, 1998 5. Children’s Books Illustrated by Lan Wang 365 Stories at Night, the Liaoning Art Press, China, 1988 Amy’s Box, Chinese Picture Story Press, China, 1991 Education Stories in the Old China, the Liaoning Educational Press, China, 1991 |