During 2007-2008 my work dealt with cross-cultural subject matter. I am interested in bringing the traditional and contemporary cultures together into a painting. The ideas emerged from what I have experienced while living and studying in Canberra, particularly the aspects of culture here that I never experienced while living in China. My employment in a convenience store has led me to use confectionary as a metaphor for contemporary consumer culture, which is an important theme in my paintings. The longer I live in Canberra, the more I understand western economic influence in China and how much China is losing its own culture.
Born 1983, Guangzhou, China
| 2006-08 | Master of Arts (Visual Art) School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra. |
| 2002-06 | Bachelor of Arts in Education (Fine Arts) South China Normal University |
Group Exhibitions |
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| 2006 | Graduate Exhibition 2006, School of Art, South China Normal University |
| 2008 | School of Art Drawing Prize, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra |
| 2008 | The Australian National University ‘ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA PREMIO ITALIA’ Italian Prizes, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra |
The Chinese Students’ Artistic Products Yearbook of Academies of Fine Arts, Painting Book, Haitian Publishing, 2004
Li Zhengtian, 造型定点论，Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing, 2004, p 176-177
Awards |
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| 2008 | Gaida Macs Graduate Materials Award |
| 2008 | EASS Patrons Postgraduate Scholarship in Visual Art |
| 2005 | The Academic Excellence Scholarship of South China Normal University of the academic year 2004-2005 |
| 2004 | The Academic Excellence Scholarship of South China Normal University of the academic year 2003-2004 |
| 2004 | Selected as the Student Representative for Academic Affairs |
| 2003 | The Academic Excellence Scholarship of South China Normal University of the academic year 2002-2003 |
