Wilson Shieh

Wilson Shieh, a painter being trained with Chinese fine-brush (gongbi) technique, works on various media ranged from Chinese ink drawing on silk to acrylic on canvas to paper cutout collage. He focuses on human bodies as his theme for narration. Transforming figuration by means of tailor-made costumes, the identity of modern people is always in query in his art world.

CURRICULUM VITAE

1970

Born in Hong Kong

EDUCATION

2001

MFA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

1994

BA, Fine Arts major, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

SOLO / TWO-PERSONS EXHIBITIONS

2012

Wilson Shieh Live in Soho - Osage Soho, Hong Kong

2011

Mortal Coil - Wilson Shieh - Osage Soho, Hong Kong

Donna Ong, Jane Lee, Wilson Shieh - Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2009

Wilson Shieh: Music Families - Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore

Chow Yun Fat’s Fitting Room - Osage Soho, Hong Kong

Second Skin (Chow Chunfai & Wilson Shieh) - Osage Singapore, Singapore

Fitting Room - Osage Shanghai, Shanghai, China

2008

Wilson Shieh and Michael Ziegler: Drawings - L.A. Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany

Fiona Wong and Wilson Shieh - Harewood House, Leeds, U.K.

Wilson Shieh - Osage Shanghai, Shanghai, China

2007

Ladyland - Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

2005

Nan Yang: Ocean of the South - a Painting Exhibition of Wilson Shieh - Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

Wilson Shieh: 5 New Etchings - Crown Point Press, San Francisco, U.S.A.

2004

Wilson Shieh: Asian Seasonings

- Jan Abrams Fine Arts and Barbara Toll curatorial project, New York, U.S.A.

2002

Musical Bodies: Paintings by Wilson Shieh - Span Galleries, Melbourne, Australia

Wilson Shieh: An Alternative Antiquity - Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

1998

Fleshly: Chinese Fine-brush Paintings by Wilson Shieh - Hong Kong Arts Centre

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011

Legacy and Creations - “Ink Art vs Ink Art” and “Art vs Art” - Hong Kong Museum of Art

2010

Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009 - Hong Kong Museum of Art

Legacy and Creations - Ink Art vs Ink Art - Shanghai Art Museum, China

Legacy and Creations - Art vs Art - Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, China

The Linear Dimension - Contemporary Hong Kong Art - Grotto Fine Art, Hong Kong

The 7th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen - Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, Guan Shanyue Museum of Art, The OCT Art and Design Gallery, Shenzhen, China

2009

Three Decades of Contemporary Chinese Collection - Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

Outside In: Alternative Narratives in Contemporary Art - The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong

2009 Asian Art Biennial: Viewpoints & Viewing Points - National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan

2008

New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond - Hong Kong Museum of Art

MoCA Shanghai Envisage II – Butterfly Dream - MoCA Shanghai, Shanghai, China

The 6th International Ink Painting Biennial of Shenzhen – Shenzhen Art Academy, China

2007

The Third Chengdu Biennale: Reboot - New International Convention Center of Chengdu, Chengdu, China

2006

Take Me with You (Contemporary Art Exhibition, Loewe 160 Anniversary) - Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Asian Contemporary Art in Print - Singapore Tyler Print Institute; Asia Society, New York, USA

2005

Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2005 - Hong Kong Museum of Art

2004

Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia - San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

2003

Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition 2003 - Hong Kong Museum of Art

1999

The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art - Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

ARTIST RESIDENCY AND ART PROJECTS

2008

Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print Project, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore

2006

Asian Artists Portfolio Project, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore

2005

5 Etchings at Crown Point Press, San Francisco, U.S.A.

2003

Asian Artists Fellowship 2003, Freeman Foundation (Vermont Studio Center, U.S.A.)