NA WEI 那危 (b. 1982, China)
Selected works
Biography
An award-winning artist, Na Wei is a native of Northern China, and student of oil painting at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, China, where he earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Born in 1982, he has been creating and exhibiting works worldwide for over ten years.
By melding various media and techniques, Wei creates a conversation, an equilibrium between Eastern and Western cultures. In some of his early works, like the Only Child Series: Pivot, 2007, he created a collage, balancing the human subject with the background, offering a story to be determined by the viewer. He is especially adept at recreating the look of fabrics with his exquisite brushstrokes, which add depth and texture to his paintings.
Na Wei has a unique style of mixing traditional Eastern techniques and subjects, like the bamboo and lotus, with more abstract, Western styles like monochromatic backgrounds and patterns. In this manner, he is accentuating opposites and hinting at the traditional Chinese theory of yin and yang as he mixes painting with textile and craftsmanship.
In recent years, Na Wei’s works have sold in auctions, making his works highly collectible. He has won several awards, including the 2013 Most Noteworthy Contemporary Artist, sponsored by ‘New Look’ Art Trade Journal and the Nomination of Annual Young Artists in 2010, Child, sponsored by AAC Art China.
CV
Solo Exhibition
2017 ‘Unity’- Solo Exhibition by Na Wei, Art Experience Gallery, Hong Kong
2014 ‘Being Squeezed’, Art Experience Gallery, Hong Kong
2012 ‘Observation & Rhetorics’, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2010 ‘Combination of Resources: Blending and Innovation’, Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China
2009 ‘Blue and White. Isolated’, New Age Gallery, Beijing, China
Group Exhibition
2017 ‘Taichung Galleries Joint Thematic Exhibition’, Taichung City Dadun Cultural Centural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
‘Encounter’, New Age Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
2015 ‘On Sharks & Humanity’- Global Art Exhibition’, National Museum of China, Beijing, China
‘Refingency Views from Others and Self Configuration’, Manufacturing Culture OTC Space, Shenzhen, China
‘NEO – ORDER Invitation Exhibition’ for the Opening of Ying Art Center, Shanghai, China
‘On Sharks & Humanity – Global Art Exhibition’, The Museum of Ekaterina Cultural Foundation, Moscow, Russia
‘Blow-up Chinese New Painting at Post Financial Crisis Era – Hong Kong’, Poly Gallery Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
‘Within Sight – Chinese New Painting at post Financial Crisis Era’, Hong Kong, Poly Gallery Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
2014 ‘Chinese New Painting and Germany Artists Exchange Plan’, Bremer council Chamber, Bremen, Germany
‘Parkview Contemporary Art Collection’, Parkview Green Exhibition Building, Beijing, China
‘Lesser Logic’ Linguistic Encoding and Discursive Expression in Contemporary Art, Parkview Green Gallery, Beijing, China
‘Within Sight’ – Chinese New Painting at Post Financial Crisis Era, Poly Art Museum, Beijing, China
‘ART AND SHARKS – Exhibition’,Oceanographic Museum Of Monaco, Monaco
2013 ‘Pure Views – Transformation of Chinese Contemporary Art’, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
‘Pure Views – New Paintings From China – Traditions Reactivated’, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka City, Japan
2012 ‘The Future is Already Here: Let’s New City Journey’ Artists & Stars, the Third Portrait Exhibition’, Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, China
‘China – Xinjiang The 1st Contemporary Art Biennale”, Xinjiang Arts Center, Xinjiang, China
2011 ‘Pure Views: the 2011 Chengdu Biennale’, East Chengdu Music Park, Sichuan, China
‘Losing Communal Identity: Emerging Artists From China’, Interalia Art Company, Seoul, Korea
The Future is Already Here: The 4th Anniversary of ‘The Big Weekend Hotspot’ Exhibition, Today Art
Museum, Beijing, China
2009 ‘Time Lag’, Linda Gallery, Beijing, China
‘Beyond Mirror Images: Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings in China’, Gallery 100, Taipei, Taiwan
‘New Vision: Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary Young Artists’, Suzhou Art Museum, Jiangsu, China ‘Fresh Eye’09 \ Falsification’, He Xiangning Art Museum, Guangdong, China
2008 ‘Art Basel Miami Beach’, Miami, USA
‘Future Sky: Chinese Contemporary Young Artists Works Selection Exhibition’, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
‘Only Child 3’, China Visual Arts Center, Beijing, China
‘Declaration of the Only Child’, New Age Gallery, Beijing, China
‘New Age, New Blending: New Generation Chinese and Indonesian Artists Exchange Exhibition’, New Age Gallery, Beijing, China; Edwin’s Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
‘The Age of Innovation, Being persistent – China International Gallery Exposition’, Beijing New Age Gallery, Beijing, China
2007 ‘Emerging Artists of Northern China – Exhibition’, Red Star Gallery, Beijing, China
‘The Second National Oil Painting Selection Exhibition for Teachers and Students from Chinese Fine Arts Institutes’, Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
‘Chinese Contemporary Works Exhibition’, Eight Art Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
‘Gathering Sandcastles: Chinese New Generation Artist Award Exhibition 2007’, Yan-Huang Art Museum, Beijing, China
2006 ‘The First Oil Painting Selection Exhibition for Teachers and Students from Chinese Fine Arts Institutes’,
Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Art Fair
2018 ‘Art Central Hong Kong’, Hong Kong
2017 ‘Art Central Hong Kong’, Hong Kong
2016 ‘Art Central Hong Kong’, Hong Kong
‘Art Stage Singapore’, Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
2015 ‘Art Central Hong Kong’, Hong Kong
‘Art Stage Singapore’, Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
2014 ‘Bologna Fiere Shanghai International Contemporary Art Exhibition’, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
2013 ‘Asia Contemporary Art Show’, JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong