Lin Guocheng

1979
Chenghai , Guangdong

Lin Guocheng is known for his work that integrates Western classical sketches with Chinese ink paintings. He studied at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 2002. Since 2004, he has  participated in various art activities, and has had solo exhibitions in London, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, including a major show at the Guangdong Museum of Art in 2020. He was also invited to create an ink painting for MGM in Macau in 2017. In 2023 his work was on display at Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions, Asia Society Texas, USA. 


Alisan Fine Arts began collaborating with Lin in 2023, showcasing his ink works in the gallery's important group exhibition Ink Alchemy at Central Gallery and displaying them at Art Basel Hong Kong which marked Lin's debut at this international art fair. Right after that, Lin's artworks were exhibited at Alisan's group exhibition Beyond Tradition: The Metamorphosis of Chinese Art at the Cromwell Place in London, UK; Ink Asia and Fine Art Asia in Hong Kong; ART SG 2024 in Singapore. In September 2023, we held our first solo exhibition for Lin. 


Selected collections: Art Institute of Chicago, USA; Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Canada; M K Lau Collection; Yiqingzhai Collection; HSBC Art Collection, Hong Kong; MGM Fine Arts Collection, Macau.


BIOGRAPHY

1979   Born in Chenghai, Guangdong, China

2002   Studied in Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Sichuan, China

2004   Participated in various art activities and solo exhibitions worldwide

2017   Invited to create large-scale ink painting for MGM in Macau

2019-2020   Visiting scholar of South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

2021   Boston Consulting Imagination Forum (Shenzhen) invited artists

2023   Gave an artist talk Ink Alchemy at Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong

Present   Lives and works in Hong Kong

Member of Jiusan Committee of Central Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, and engages in art and cultural research of Indo-China Peninsula



SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

2020

  • Galaxy of Ink, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China

2019

  • Here in 'China' I Dwell, Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
  • Moonlight Mile in the Snow, Galerie Dumonteil, Shanghai, China
  • The Tempting Lines, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen, China

2018

  • The Zen Garden, Galerie Dumonteil, New York, USA
  • Continuous existence and growth, Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
  • Whipped, Kok Antique Co LTD &Andy Hei LTD, Hong Kong

2017

  • Indefinite Order, West Bund Art & Design, West Bund Art Centre, Shanghai, China; B&B Italia Flagship Store, Hong Kong
  • Shape of history, Chinese Culture Center, Malta

2015

  • Between Emptiness, David Aaron Ancient Arts, London, UK

2013

  • Wisdom of Tree, Andy Hei Ltd, Hong Kong

2012

  • The Sounds of Nature, 3812 Contemporary Art Projects, Hong Kong

2010

  • The Tree, GIGE Fine Art Asian, Beijing, China
  • Fleeting, Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

2008

  • Joy of the World, Red Bridge Gallery, Shanghai, China



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

2023

2022

  • Blooming Ink Flowers - Works By Millennial Ink Artists, Hi Art Center, Shenzhen, China
  • Three Asian Artists, Asia Now, Paris, France
  • Mutual Reference Of Civilizations - Amazing Paper, China Paper Museum, Heilongjiang, China

2021

  • Mutual Reference Of Civilizations - When The World Meets China, Shenzhen Qianhai Foundation,  Benxiang Art Center, Shenzhen, China
  • Mutual Reference Of Civilizations- The Power And Beauty Of Diversity, Conference of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dianchi Convention & Exhibition Centre, Kunming, China
  • BCG Boston Consulting Imagination White Paper Forum Special Invitation Exhibition, BCG Boston Consulting Shenzhen Centre, Shenzhen, China

2019

  • West Bund Art & Design, Shanghai, China
  • Art021, Shanghai, China
2018
  • MGM GoTai Opening Exhibition, Macau

2017

  • The Garden of Time, Zhongliang Plaza, Beijing, China

2014

  • Le French May VIP Preview Cocktail Reception, Victoria House, Hong Kong
  • Climate: Artists Research Exhibition, Wuhan Museum, Wuhan, China

2013

  • Rooted, Masterpiece London, London, UK
  • New Ink-Yi Qing Zhai Collection, Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong
  • A Feast for the Eyes, Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong

2012

  • Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
  • Sit and Watch the Rising Clouds, Upper House, Hong Kong

2010

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-Hands on No.3, DDM, Shanghai, China
  • Emerging Artists Part II, MK2 Art Space, Beijing, China
  • Introspection, SZ Art Center, Beijing, China

2009

  • Mirrored, True Color Museum, Suzhou, China
  • Remix and Share, Inter Art Centre, Beijing, China
  • Animamix Biennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou; Today Art Museum, Beijing, China

2008

  • 100 Tales in Animamix, Linda Gallery, Beijing, China
  • Dream and Reality, Moon River Museum, Beijing, China
  • Red Stone Foundation, Hong Fang, Shanghai, China

2007

  • Infinite horizons, Ku Art Centre, Beijing, China
  • With the Way We Game -Hands On No.1, Bin Jiang Creative Enterprizes Centre, Shanghai, China

2006

  • New Interface - Landing of Up Generation, Red Bridge Gallery, Shanghai, China
  • Contemporary Art from Chongqing, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Ontario, Canada
  • Facing Reality, Chongqing Museum, Chongqing, China
  • Red Peppers of Chongqing, Qingdao Museum, Qingdao, China

2005

  • Dragonair Airlines Budding Artists Contest, Shanghai Fine Arts Gallery, Shanghai, China

2004

  • A Bird’s-eye Survey, Wu Se Art Workshop, Shanghai, China



SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Ontario, Canada
M K Lau Collection, Hong Kong
Yiqingzhai Collection, Hong Kong
HSBC Art Collection, Hong Kong
MGM Resorts Fine Art Collection, Macau
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