Wang Nanfei
Personal Info
Born
Tonghua City, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China
Education
1995 BA, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin,
China
Major: Oil Painting in Department of Fine Arts
2004 MFA, University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Major: Painting and Drawing. Minor: Sculpture
Other Education
1997: Oil painting course taught by Ai Xuan at Beijing Painting Institute
Work Experience
May 2004–Present: Professional artist. Studios in Cleveland, Texas, and Beijing, China.
1997–May 2004: Professional artist. Studios in Denton, Texas and Cleveland, Texas.
1998: Part-time reporter/producer, Beijing Television 4, Beijing
May 1997: Design artist, Bejing Creative Advertising Company, Beijing
Spring 1997: Instructor, Jilin School of Opera and Drama, Changchun, China
1995–97: Art Director, Nighttime Magazine, Jilin City, Jilin, China
Commissions
2001: Traditions, Traditions Dormitory (Private), College Station, Texas
2001: Portraits, for Carolyn and Raymond Reil, Kaufman, Texas
Solo Exhibitions
2006: Shadow Series, New York Arts Gallery–Beijing, Beijing
2004: Colorful Diary, Cora Stafford Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Juried Exhibitions
2003: Voertmann Show, UNT Gallery, Denton, Texas–Voertman 2003
2003: Expo '03, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2002 Graduate Green, NRH Gallery, juried, North Richland Hills, Texas
2002: Voertmann Show, UNT Gallery, Denton, Texas - Moroles Sculpture Award
Awards and Grants
2003–2004: Eileen & Dick Richards Scholarship, Denton, Texas
2003: Voertmann Show, UNT Gallery, Denton, Texas - Voertman 2003 Award
2003: Expo '03, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas - Honorable Mention Award
2002: Voertmann Show, UNT Gallery, Denton, Texas – Moroles Sculpture Award
Group and Invitational Exhibitions
2006: Beijing Moments, New York Arts Gallery–Beijing, Beijing
2006: Exhibitor, China National Art Exhibition, China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing
2005: Destruction, condemned building, Sanlitun area, Beijing
2005: Exhibitor, China National Art Exhibition, China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing
2004: Cloud Rain, Beijing Art Now Gallery, Beijing
2003: The Chrismas Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2003: Sneak Preview, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
2003: City Views, The Mckinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
2003: Blush, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2002: Big Show, Small Space, 803 Gallery, Denton, Texas
1998: Exhibitor, China National Art Exhibition, China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing
1998: Six Modern Painters, China National Art Museum (Meishuguan), Beijing
Other
2005: With French artist Nicola L at the Great Wall in Beijing.
2003: Assisted artist James Surls with the The Execution of Cut Hand/Hurt Eyes performance art event at Splendora, Texas, August 9.
2002: Provided images from my Mao Series used by Professor Frances Myers for a presentation concerning the appropriation and use of images of Mao Zidong at the Southern Graphics Council Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
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