Eric Chan (B. 1975)

Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1975, Eric Chan now is based in Singapore. Between 1993 and 1996, he studied in LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts in Singapore where he obtained Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction. In 1997, he graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Painting) with Distinction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Between 1999 and 2000, he obtained Master of Fine Art (Painting) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Since then, he has 9 solo exhibitions held in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Dubai

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AGUS SUWAGE (B. 1959)

Born in Purworejo in 1959. He studied at Bandung Institute of Technology (1979-1986), Artist in Residence in QUT, Brisbane, Australia (1996), and Artist Residence in “Sai-no-kuni” Saitama, the Museum of Modern Art, Japan (1999-2000). He performed his solo exhibitions in H Block Gallery, QUT, Brisbane, Australia (1996), Cemeti Contemporary Art Gallery, Yogyakarta (1998), Gen Gallery & Public Center Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan (2000), and Nadi Gallery, Jakarta (2001-2002). He joined several groups exhibitions in Indonesia and overseas; Jakarta Art and Design Expo, Jakarta (1992), Art Gallery Conink, the Netherlands (1993), Cheju Pre-Biennale, South Korea (1995), Phillip Morris ASEAN Art Awards, National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (1996), Tachikawa International Art Festival (1999), Museo de la Cuida de Mexico, Museum of Mexico (2000), Circle Point Gallery, Washington DC, USA (2002), etc.

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HENDRA GUNAWAN (1918 – 1983)

As a teenager, Hendra Gunawan painted props and scenery for a theatre group. He also studied under Wahdi. In 1940 he joined the Five painters Group in Bandung along with Affandi, Barli, Sudarso and Wahdi. During the Japanese Occuption, he taught painting at the Keimin Bunka Shidoso Cultural Centre in Jakarta. The revolution found Hendra in Yogyakarta where he fought in the Indonesian army. He established Pelukia Rakyat / People’s Painters in 1947, and taught painting and sculpture in ASRI / Indinesian academy of Fine Arts, Yogyakarta from 1950-57. Hendera became a member of the central committee of the communist-spnsored art organization LEKRA / People’s Cultural Institute. Backed by the Indonesian Communist Party, he was elected as a non-party member to the Cunstituent Assembly in 1955. Hendra was imprisoned in the communist purge that followed the failed coup in October 1965. He continued to paint while in prison, producing some of his best works. After his release in 1978, he established a studio in Bali.

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DJOKO PEKIK (B. 1938)

Djoko Pekik was born 1938 in Grobogan, Purwodadi in Central Java. In 1958, he enrolled at the Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) where one of his lecturers was Widayat, an accomplished artist. Joko Pekik's art is typically Javanese in style and he has become one of the country¹ s foremost greatest artists in satirizing the society he lives in. From 1990 to 1991, his works were part of a travelling exhibition of contemporary works for the Festival of Indonesia in USA. Since then, he had held numerous solo and group exhibitions in various parts of Indonesia and overseas. "The Art Gallery of Djoko Pekik" is owned by the artist and showcases many of his own collection

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TISNA SANJAYA (B. 1958)

Tisna Sanjaya was born 1958 in Bandung, West Java. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 1986. He went on to finish his Post-Graduate studies at DAAD Stipendium, Germany in 1998. He came in Top 10 at the Philip Morris Indonesia Art Awards in 1995 and 1997. Prevalent themes in his works include problems of humanity, social concerns as well as politics. He has held numerous exhibitions abroad in Singapore, Korea, India, The Netherlands and Italy. He now teaches at the Bandung Institute of Technology, which makes him a civil servant and government employee, a status that he often uses as a satiric, ironical tool in his performance and installation works.

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Wu Shaoxiang

Wu Shaoxiang was born 1957, Jiangxi Province, China. Following the Cultural Revolution, he studied sculpture at the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute and later completed a postgraduate degree at the Central Academy of Arts and Design in Beijing. A prominent figure in China’s New-Wave art movement, Wu also lectured at the Central Academy and was named one of China’s ten most influential avant-garde artists. In 1989, Wu and his family emigrated to Austria, where he established a studio with his wife, the sculptor Jiang Shuo. Having exhibited extensively in Asia, Europe and America, Wu’s works are widely collected by important museums and prestigious institutions worldwide.

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Ling Jian

Following his critically acclaimed “Communist Sister” series, Ling Jian has continued exploring issues concerning communism and the role of women in a changing Chinese society. Through his paintings, Ling Jian also explores the evolution of Chinese cultural identity as a whole. Beautiful women are depicted in a provocative and highly sexual style, this contrasts sharply with the conservative and restrained image of the true communist female soldier. Indeed, Ling Jians works are replete with contrasts; Beauty and love contrast with violence and war, fragility and femininity contrast with power and masculinity. The paintings themselves are executed with incredible skill, in a highly realistic manner. Despite this semblance of reality however, Ling Jian’s subjects appear to be in a surreal world, populated by angels and rifles. Having participated in many solo and group exhibitions worldwide, Ling Jian is fast being recognised s one of China’s greatest talents.

Education

1986
Graduated from Qinghua University Art College, Beijing

Exhibition

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007
Red Vanitas, Oil Paintings by Ling Jian, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2005
Ling Jian One-Man Show, Art RAI, Amsterdam
Chinese Visions, Artiscope Gallery, Brussels
2004
Immaculate, Galerie van der Straeten, Amsterdam
2003
Sublime: New Works by Ling Jian, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing
2002
Asian Fashion - Asian Vibes, Pruess & Ochs Gallery, Berlin
Sense of Nirvana, Galerie van der Straeten, Amsterdam
2000
Private Journey - Asian Fine Arts, Pruess & Ochs Gallery, Berlin
1999
Axis of Time, Kampnagelfabrik - Medienpark, Hamburg
1997
Ling Jian, Lochte Gallery, Hamburg
1996
Ling Jian, Promotion Program, Art Cologne, Cologne
1995
White Room, White Room Gallery, Hamburg
1993
Ling Jian, Schwind Gallery, Frankfurt am Main
1991
Ling Jian, Lochte Gallery, Hamburg

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
Hong Kong Artwal, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
2006
Beaufourt 2nd Triennale of Contemporary Art, PMMK – Museum of Modern Art, Beaufort, Belgium
First Exhibition, Xin Beijing Art Gallery, Beijing
Milan Art Fair, Milan
PULSE Art Fair, New York
2005
FIAC, Paris
Gorgeous Isn't Good Enough, Spazio Pirelli, Bicocca, Milan, Rome
Beauties, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing
Scent of a Woman, Contemporary Chinese Art sponsored by Escada, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong
Identities, van der Straeten Gallery, Amsterdam
Frieze Art Fair, London
2004
Posers, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing
Art Cologne, Cologne
FIAC, Paris
Frieze Art Fair, London
Ling Jian and Diana Brunstein, Guardini Foundation Kunsthalle, Luckenwalde, Germany
Artist in Residence Program and Exhibition: China Moon, with Art Director Robert Wilson, at the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, Water Mill, Long Island, USA
Aliens On The Way, Buero fur Kunst, Dresden, Germany
Cinesi artisti fra traditione e presente, Pinacoteca Provinciale, Potenza, Italy
Armory Show, New York
2003
The Rest of the World, Neuffer am Park, Pirmasens, Germany
Art Forum, Berlin
FIAC, Paris
Art Cologne, Cologne
2002
Art Forum, Berlin
Art Cologne, Cologne
2001
The World from a German View, Odapark, Venray, Holland
Masterpieces Asian Fine Arts, Pruess & Ochs Gallery, Berlin
Foerderkoje, Berlin
Art Forum, Berlin
Art Cologne, Cologne
NRW Kunstausstellung, Dusseldorf
2000
ART Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Sanssouci, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
Art Forum, Berlin
Art Cologne, Cologne
1999
Scholarship, Thesirius Arts Center, Ireland
1996
Group Exhibition, Chapel Art Center, Cologne
1995
Alphabet Of Cruelty, Museum Stadt Bad Hersfeld Video - Installation
NRW Kunstausstellung, Dusseldorf
1993
MEDIALE, Hamburg Deichtorhallen
Received First Prize Award, Chinese Oil Painting Biennale, China Art Museum, Beijing
Art Cologne, Cologne

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Deng Xinli

A member of Auckland Artist Association of New Zealand and member of Chinese Artist Association of New Zealand, Deng Xinli's paintings have always been surrealistic in nature. In his paintings, he tries to combine tradition with the current state of political and social undercurrent to express his view. Deng Xinli is definitely a budding artist whom we can expect more of.

Education

1997
Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Chinese Central Institution of Fine Art and obtained Third prize of “1995-1996 Student Works Exhibition”
2003
Graduated from the Bachelor of Fine Arts course of WHITECLIFF College of Art and Design with superior achievement.
2004-2007
Taught Surrealism Art and Traditional Painting Technique on invitation in UXBRIDGE Art Centre of New Zealand.

Exhibition

2010
"Fantasy in the Flooding World", Solo Exhibition in Linda Gallery, Beijing
Partcipated in CIGE, Beijing
2009
Group exhibition "Beauty in Animamix", Linda Gallery, Singapore
2008
Group exhibition “Game of Acting The Fool”, Tn Gallery in 798 Art District, Beijing
“East Influence”, UXBRIDGE Art Centre of New Zealand
"100 Tales in Animamix", Linda Gallery, Beijing.
2007
Group Exhibition, Qiao Gallery of 21 Century Plaza, Beijing.
2004
“Return to Dreams II”, Duo exhibition with Xie Yi, “Nathan Homestead” art Centre of New Zealand.
1999
Solo exhibition, “Return to Dreams”, Quarry art Centre of New Zealand

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