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Liu Jianhua Biography
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1962 |
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Born in Ji’an, Jiangxi Province, China
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1977 - 1985 |
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Employed by Jingdezhen Pottery and Porcelain Sculpturing Factory, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China
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1985 - 1989 |
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Studied in the Fine Arts Department of Jingdezhen Pottery College, Major in Sculpture
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1989 - 2004 |
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Associate Professor of the Sculpture Department of the Yunnan Arts Institute, Kunming, Yunnan Province
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1989 - 2004 |
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Associate Professor of the Sculpture Department of the Fine Arts School of Shanghai University
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Associate Professor of the Sculpture Department of the Fine Arts School of Shanghai University
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Lives and works in Shanghai, China
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Vancouver Biennale 2009, Vancouver, Canada
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2009
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Metroplis Now! A Selection of Chinese Contemporary Art, Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, USA
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2009
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Material Link, ‘Technopolis’ City of Athens, The Center of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki, Greece
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2009
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Small Productions, 50 Mo Ganshan Rd, Shopping Gallery, Shanghai, China
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2008
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Dream in conflict, Continua Gallery, Italy (solo)
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2008
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No title, Beijing Commune , Beijing, China (solo)
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2008
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Material Link, MoCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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2008
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3rd Nanjing Triennial——Reflective Asia, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China
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2008
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Insomnia, BizArt Art Center, Shanghai, China
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2008
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2008 Living Zhangjiang——Maglev Express, Zhangjiang,Shanghai, China
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2008
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The Supplemental History: Contemporary Art Works from Collection of GDMoA, Guang Dong Art Museum, China
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2008
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Hypallage-the Post Modern Mode of Chinese Contemporary Art, The OCT Art & Design Gallery, Overseas Chinese Town , Shenzhen, China
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2008
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Chinese Gardens for Living: Illusion into Reality, Staaliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany
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2008
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Beijing –Athens——Contemporary Art From China, Technopolis of the city of Athens, Greece
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2008
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Resilience, Galleria Continua / LE Moulin, France
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2008
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The world of others, MoCA Shanghai ,Shanghai, China
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2008
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Portraying food (and the Absence of it), Walsh Gallery, Chicago, USA
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2008
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Where are we?, Center for the Arts at Legation Quarter, Beijing, China
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2008
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City image—contemporary art invitation exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
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2008
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Intrude: Art & Life 366, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
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2008
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Facing Reality, National Art Museum of China , Beijing, China
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2008
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Homesickness-Memory And Virtual Realrty, 798 art district, T Space, Beijing, China
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2008
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New world Older—Present-day Installation Art and Photography, Groninger Museum, The Netherlands
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2007
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China now, Cobra museum of modern art, Amstelveen, Holland
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2007
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What’s Next?, Chinese Contemporary Art exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
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2007
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2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Federation Tower, Moscow
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2007
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Social Art, State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
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2007
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Liu Jianhua, ARARIO SEOUL, Korea (solo)
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2007
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Export-Cargo Transit, Shanghai Gallery of Art at Three on the Bund, Shanghai (solo)
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2007
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Daily•Fragile - Tomb, King’s Lynn Art Center, King’s Lynn, UK (solo)
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2007
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Daily•Fragile, Oxburgh Hall, King’s Lynn, UK (solo)
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2006
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Art in Motion, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai
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2006
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Singapore Biennale 2006, Sculpture Square, Singapore
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2006
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Only One Wall, Art Space, Sydney
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2004
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Hamiltons Gallery, London
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2003
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Selected to represent China at the 50th Venice Biennale
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2002
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‘Art Basel’, Basel, Switzerland
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2002
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'Liu Jianhua’s Works’, National Art Foundation, Taiwan – Hanart, Hong Kong – Taibei, Taiwan
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2002
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‘Money and Value’, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland
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2002
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'Fleshly’ Gallery Artside, Seoul, South Korea
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2002
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'Over–Flavoured’, Shanghai, China
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2002
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'Something like China POP’, Sydney, Australia – Melbourne, China – Brisbane, Australia
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2002
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'Paris –Peiking’, Paris, France
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2002
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‘DREAM 02’ – Group Show – The Red Mansion, Oxo Gallery and Barge House, London, UK
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2001
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‘1st Chengdu Biennale’ – Modern Art Museum, Chengdu, China
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2001
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'Delight and Illusion’ – Solo show – Shanghart Gallery, Shanghai, China
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2001
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'Porcelain-Like Skin’ – Solo show – Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong
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2001
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‘Made by Chinese’, Navarra Gallery, Paris, France
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2001
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'Boy and Girl’, Upriver Gallery, China – Singapore, Hong Kong – Art 32 Basel, Switzerland
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2001
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‘Contemporary Art – Three People Exhibition’, Madrid, Spain
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2001
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‘Art Times’, Jin Wen Art Centre, Shanghai, China
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2000
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‘The Figure in Chinese Contemporary Art’, Hanart, Hong Kong, The Air Gallery
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2000
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'Contemporary Chinese Sculpture’, Sculpture Hall, Qingdao, China
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2000
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‘Clashing and Selecting, Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition’, Hangzhou, China – Qingdao, China – Shenyang, China – Shenzhen, China
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2000
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‘Tales of Two Cities’, Asia Contemporary Art, London, UK
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2000
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'Dialogue with Moore, Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition’, Guangdong Art Museum, Guangzhou, China
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2000
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‘Chinese Figures’, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
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2000
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‘Exhibition of Contempoary Chinese Art in 2000, Time of Reviving’, Upriver Gallery, Chengdu, China
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2000
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'15 Artists’, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China
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1999
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‘At the Door of the New Century, Contemporary Chinese Art 1979-1999’, Modern Art Museum, Chengdu, China
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1999
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‘Opening New Channels’, Dongyu Art Museum, Shenyang, China
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1999
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'Setting off from China’, Design Museum, Beijing, China
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1999
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‘Towards Materialism and That Sort of Beauty’, Huadong Teacher’s College, Shanghai, China
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1999
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‘Three Artists from Kunming’ – Group show – Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong
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1999
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‘China 46’ – Touring group show – Shanghai, China – Taipei, Taiwan - Melbourne, Australia
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1998
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‘The 5th Documentary Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art’, Sichuan Art Academy, Chongqing, China
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1998
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‘1st Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Sculptures’, Hexiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen – German Embassy, Beijing
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1997
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‘Characters of the Metropolis’ – Group show – Yunnan Art Institute, Kunming – Sichuan Art Academy, Chongqing
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1997
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‘Life Categories’, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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1996
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‘4th Documentary Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art: Sculpture and Contemporary Culture’, Sichuan Art Museum, Chengdu, China
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1996
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‘Revere Life’ – Group show – Sichuan Art Museum, Sichuan, China
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1996
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‘Contemporary Art from China – Works by Three Artists’, Cultural Centre, Wiessbaden, Germany
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| Literature |
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2007
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China Art Book. Uta Grosenick / Caspar Schübbe (Ed.), 680 pages, approx. 850 images, trilingual: Engl./Ger./Chin., Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne 2007. www.chinaartbook.de
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