Liang Quan
Liang Quan
Born in Shanghai in 1948, he was born in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province
In 1964, he was admitted to the middle school attached to Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Fine Arts)
1981 went to San Francisco Academy of arts to study Printmaking
In 1984, he joined the printmaking department of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now China Academy of Fine Arts)
1995: full time painter of Shenzhen Painting Academy
Now working and living in Shenzhen
Individual Exhibition:
2019 New Six Persimmon Pictures, Shiwan Space, Beijing, China
2018 Sitting and Watching the Clouds: Liang Quan's Creative Style and Evolution, Hive Contemporary Art Center.
2017 Liang Quan's solo project, "Asia Vision" Unit, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
A Forgotten Model: Liang Quan's Creation and the Tradition of the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, Beijing, China
Liang Quan Like Tea: Yang Feng Collection Exhibition, Extra Space, Shenzhen, China
2015 Sustaining the Element and Keeping the Middle: Liang Quan Thirty Years Painting Exhibition, Beijing, China
2014 Empty Grass and Spring: Liang Quanjia Solo Exhibition of Afternoon Tea, Wisteria House, Taipei
Light Tea: Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Soka Art Center, Taipei
2013 Smoke and Light Dyeing: Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Hive Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
2011 Plain, Spring Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
The Sea of Ancestors: Liang Quan's New Works Exhibition, PIFO New Art Space, Beijing, China
Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, Wisteria House, Taipei
2006 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2005 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Lanting Gallery, New York, USA
2004 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Bauhaus Memorial, Berlin, Germany
2001 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Nuremberg Art House, Nuremberg, Germany
1994 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, Yishang Gallery, Hong Kong, China
1989 Liang Quan Solo Exhibition, University of San Diego, San Diego, USA
Group Exhibition:
2020 The South is not an island, OCAT Shenzhen Pavilion, Shenzhen
Duration-Chinese Art in Change, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing
Ink Painting in Progress 2000-2019, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou
Tribute to Tradition-Contemporary Art Paper Works Tour Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
The Land of No Elephants, Nixuan, Shanghai
2019 Second-line Flower Arrangement-Shenzhen Contemporary Art 2019, Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art
The Gaze of History-Revisiting Contemporary Chinese Art, Shenzhen Jupiter Art Museum, Shenzhen
Yi, OCT Box Art Museum, Foshan, China
Knowing and Seeing-The Small World in the Eyes of East Asian Artists, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
2018 Post-brush and Ink Era: Chinese Landscape, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2017 2017 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, Shenzhen, China
It seems heavy but light: M+ Ink Collection, M+ Art Museum, Hong Kong, China
Tracing the Origin of Abstract Art in Guangdong in the New Era, Lingnan Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
Convection-China-Pakistan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing, China
Seeking for the Mountain-Opening Exhibition of Powerlong Art Museum, Powerlong Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Stars II, Yuz Museum of Art, Shanghai, China
Polar Region-New Ink Painting Series Exhibition, Ink Art Expo, Hong Kong, China
Reappearance of Soul: Hive Contemporary Art Center (Shenzhen) Opening Exhibition
2016 Cars and Horses: Hive 2016 Special Exhibition, Hive Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
Bridge House 10th Anniversary Collection Exhibition, Bridge House Gallery, Beijing, China
Disguised-The Latitude of Ink and Wash, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
Metaphysics-Contemporary Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition, Yue Art Museum, Beijing, China
Central Repulsion-Shenzhen International Contemporary Artists Invitational Exhibition
Since Abstraction: China Abstract Art Research Exhibition Tour, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
The world is yours and ours, White Cube, London, England
China Contemporary Ink Painting Yearbook Exhibition 2015-2016, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Abstract China 2016, Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Zhengguan Art Museum Research Office Project (Third Round): "Non-image" in Operation, Beijing, China
Hangzhou G20 Summit, Hangzhou International Expo Center, Hangzhou, China
Pi Daojian+Yan Yong: The World•Communication-Contemporary Ink and Wash Document Exhibition (2001-2016)
Shanghai Modern and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Exhibition: "Wu Dialect", China Art Museum, Shanghai
After the end of pen and ink: Chinese-style landscape, Suzhou Hanshan Art Museum, Suzhou, China
Too loud and lonely: The Stalker in Chinese Contemporary Art, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2015 Heart•View TwoArtists Group Exhibition, 3812 Contemporary Art Space, Hong Kong, China
China Abstract Art Research Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Deconstruction and Liberation of Ink and Wash, Phoenix Art Museum, Wuxi, China
Dialogue between China and the West: Special Images-Enrique Brinkmann & Liang Quan, Bridge House Gallery.
Time and Space: Abstract Art in China, Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China
Boundary of Order, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2014 Liang Quan + Jin Shi, Beijing, China "Invisible Form" Saint Urban Museum of Contemporary Art, Switzerland
Context in Paper, Book and Paper Art Center, Columbia College, Chicago, Chicago, USA
West Cloud East Language-Chinese Contemporary Art Research Exhibition, He Art Museum, Wuhan, China
The Name of Everyday——Daily Discourse and Concept Generation in Chinese Contemporary Art, Chengdu, China
2013 Mirage: Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition, Hive Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China
2012 Re-Ink and Wash: Chinese Contemporary Ink and Wash Invitational Exhibition, Hubei Art Museum, Wuhan, China
Sydney Biennale, Sydney, Australia
2011 The Great Heavenly Abstract Exhibition, Rome Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy
Chinese Abstract Exhibition, University of Minnesota Art Museum, USA
CAFAM Pan-theme Exhibition: Super Organic/A Unique Research Perspective and Experiment, Beijing, China
2010 The End of Ink Painting: From Ink Painting to Ink, Elephant Art Space, Taiwan, China
One day in June, Columbia University School of Architecture, Columbia, USA
Yipai: Thirty Years of Chinese Abstraction, la caixa form art gallery, Parma/Barcelona/Madrid, Spain
Geng Yin's Ink Painting: Originality and Foresight, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Transforming History: Chinese New Art from 2000 to 2009, National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Thirty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2009 Murphy Mo, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA; Warsaw Palace Museum, Warsaw, Poland
Self-talking and self-painting: Wang Gongyi, Song Yonghong, Liang Quan, Konggu Art Center, Hangzhou, China
Above the Screen, Osage Art Space, Hong Kong, China
2008 Taste Elephant: Chenghuai, Daxiang Art Space, Taiwan
Guangdong Modern Art Exhibition, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
Yipai: Century Thinking, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
New Land of Ink and Wash, Dresden State Art Collection, Dresden, Germany
2007 Narrative of Ink and Wash, ZAMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Yokohama, Japan
2006 "Chinese Abstract" Liang Quan, Wang Chuan and Yan Shanchun Exhibition, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai
2005 Ink and Paper, Weimar Art Museum, Weimar, Germany
Ink Painting in China at Ruiyue Palace: Experimental Ink Painting Exhibition, Lille, France
Retrospective Exhibition of Experimental Ink and Wash 1985-2000, Shenzhen Art Academy, Shenzhen, China
Tribute to 85, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2003 Metaphysics 2003: Shanghai Abstract Art Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2002 East and West: Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Vienna, Austria
Zero Point: Material Art Invitational Exhibition, Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing, China
1998 Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
1997 Chinese Art Exhibition•Contemporary Chinese Painting Exhibition, Shanghai, China
1996 Chinese Modern Printmaking Exhibition, British Museum, London, UK
1991 World Bank Headquarters Exhibition, Washington, USA
1988 Chinese Modern Art Exhibition, University of Cambridge, UK
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