Suling Wang

Suling Wang
Born1968 (age 56–57)
Taichung, Taiwan

Suling Wang (王淑鈴) is an internationally recognized painter and contemporary artist, known predominantly for her large scale abstract works. She currently lives and works in London, UK and Taichung, Taiwan.

Wang's art is inspired by Taiwanese oral tradition from her childhood[1] and her exploration of identity within Eastern and Western cultures. Her work is composed of meticulously created layers of painted calligraphy and cartoon-like forms overlaid atop other shapes that suggest trees, stems, and mountains.[2]

Early life

Wang grew up in rural Taiwan and in 1993 moved to London to study fine art at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. She completed her master's degree in painting from the Royal College of Art in 1999.[3] In 1995 she received the Swiss National Tourism/Tate Gallery Travel Award.[4] In 1998, she was the recipient of the Studio Award from the Cité internationale des arts in Paris and the John Crane Travel Award.

Exhibitions

Wang's work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions. She held solo exhibitions at Eslite Gallery, Taipei(2011);[citation needed] Pékin Fine Arts, Beijing (2007);[5] Soledad Lorenzo, Madrid (2006);[citation needed] Lehmann Maupin, New York (2005);[citation needed] and Victoria Miro Gallery, London (2005).[citation needed] She was included in group exhibitions such as Red Hot: Asian Art Today from the Chaney Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston;[4] Passion for Paint at The National Gallery in London, 2006[6] and The Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2007.[3]

Museum collections

Her work is represented in the permanent collections of important museums, particularly in USA, where her paintings are exhibited at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York;[7] the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles;[8] the Cincinnati Art Museum;[9] The Utah Museum of Fine Arts;[10] and the Rubell Museum, Miami.;[11] White Rabbit Gallery, Australia[12] and the Pizzuti Collection, Ohio.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Comis, Guido, “Suling Wang,” Tema Celeste, May/June 2005.
  2. ^ “Suling Wang” The Guardian Guide, 19 February
  3. ^ a b Hillings, Valerie L., Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, National Gallery of Victoria, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Suling Wang Biography
  5. ^ "Archive", Pekin Fine Arts Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "A Global Art Explosion", Apollo: International Magazine of Art and Antiquities, August 2006.
  7. ^ Raymond Gill, "A Show of Strength: The Guggenheim Collection 1940s to Now", The Age, Australia, 28 June 2007
  8. ^ Chelsea Mason, "Contemporary Chinese Art: Generating Debate and Sometimes Staggering Prices" US China Today, 8/11/2008 and "MOCA's Chinese Future", Suzanne Muchnic, 29/08/2007, Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ 2010 Report to the Community, Cincinnati Art Museum.
  10. ^ UMFA Press, Past Exhibitions
  11. ^ Rubell Family Collection, Browse the Collection
  12. ^ White Rabbit Gallery ,Browse the Collection
  13. ^ Pizzuti Collection