ART CIRCLE

Born in Beihai, Guangxi Province, in 1957, Wei XiaoMing graduated from Beijing’s Academy of Craft and Design in 1981. He furthered his studies in Austria after receiving a prestigious scholarship from Vienna Arts Institution in 1986 and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1988. He returned to China and became a lecturer in Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Art in 1992. He is currently a professor at Tsinghua Unversity, School of Arts in Beijing.

From decorative designs to printmaking, from sculptures to architecture, he has experimented with diverse categories of visual arts in his career and displayed unusual excellence in each of these areas. His works are acquired by the China National Museum of Fine Art, France Art Museum, overseas commercial organizations and private art collectors.

2005

Presided over the “2005 Beijing International Art Biennale” as the planning committee and judge

Bronze sculpture “Chasing the Wind” is 2.35 meters high and permanently collected by the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts

Served as the planning committee of the 2005 China-Denmark Cultural Exchange Art Exhibition

2004

Appointed to direct the Beijing International Sculpture Park project commissioned for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Served as the planning committee of the 2004 Beijing International Architecture Biennale

Bronze outdoor sculpture Goddess of Love is 6 meters high and located in Beijing Fenglian Plaza

Completed large-scale bronze creation Great Wall Group Paintings in the Shahaiguan Great Wall Museum

Sculpture Olympic Wind won Outstanding Award for Fine Arts in the Asia-Pacific Region by the Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee

2002

Artistic Director of the Beijing International Sculpture Exhibition, where over a hundred sculptors from 34 countries turned rocks and boulders into art

2000-01

Created sculptures for the Phoenix Opera House in Ningbo and the Music Square of Bingjiang city

Commissioned by municipal governments of Chunchun, Guilin, Xi’an, Loudi (of Hunan province), Yanqing (of Beijing designated city) to create urban environmental sculptures

1997-99

Personal sculpture exhibitions at headquarter of the National Bank of Singapore, Alliance Francaise of Singapore and the Hong Kong Convention Center

Published personal collection book ‘In the Praise of Life’

1999

Responsible for organizing Tianjin International Municipal Sculptures Exhibition

Created ‘Sublimation of Blue’, ‘Rhythm of Fall’, and ‘Golden Age’ for the special economic zone of Tianjin city, China

Participated in the ‘Retrospective Exhibition of the Thirty-three Year 1999’ organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts

1998

Participated in the International Symposium on Culture in Stockholm (organized by UNESCO) and presented a speech on public environmental artworks related to the improvement of Chinese life after the opening of China

Created a series of outdoor and environmental sculpture for Changchun city, China

1997-99

Solo exhibitions at the 1997 Arts Exposition in Singapore, Alliance Française de Singapour, and the Hong Kong Convention Center

1996

Presented with ‘Artistic Creation Award’ at the Tianjin International Sculpture Competition, Beijing, China

1995

Invited by Sweden’s Ministry of Culture to the International Sculpture Creation Workshop in Stockholm as a visiting scholar

Received ‘1995 Creative and Young Accomplishment Award’ from French Hennesy

Received First Grade Prize from the Fourth National Pictorial Books Exhibition

Invited by the Swedish Government’s Ministry of Culture to participate in the International Sculpture Creative Workshop as a visiting scholar, Stockholm, Sweden

1993-94

Met Mr. Jian ZeMing (Secretary General of Chinese Communist Party), Mr. Li Peng (Prime Minister of China) and other leaders of the country at the Hall of People, as the representative of scholars returned from abroad

Completed large-scale sculpture ‘Tital Wave’ for Beihai City of Guangxi province, and outdoor sculptures ‘Wind’ and ‘Rhythm’ for Beihai Municipal Stadium

1988

Awarded ‘Excellent Arts Contributions’ by the Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Research of the Austrian Government

1987

Wood carving work ‘Song of Vienna’ selected by XYLON for exhibition and public display in Switzerland

1986

Awarded scholarship from Vienna Arts Institute of Austria to further study in Europe