BIOGRAPHY
1928 Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
1940 Studied at the Shanghai Art Academy, China
1948 Moved to Hong Kong
1953 Arrived in Paris, France
1957 Moved to New York, USA
1960 First solo exhibition, Ting, Martha Jackson Gallery (historic), New York, USA
1961 First exhibited with Sam Francis, Arte e Contemplazione, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
1962 The Century 21 Exposition World Fair, Seattle, USA
1964 Publication of 1 Cent Life
1972 The Fresh Air School, with Sam Francis & Joan Mitchell, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Pittsburg, USA
1974 Became an American citizen
1977 Awarded a fellowship for drawing from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, USA
1979 Travelled to China
1986 First exhibition at Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2001 Set up studio in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2010 Passed away on May 17 in New York, USA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024-2025
2023-2024
- Walasse Ting: New York, New York, Inaugural Exhibition, Alisan Fine Arts-New York Gallery, New York, USA
- Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle, NSU Art Museum, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
2017
2016-17
- Walasse Ting: The Flower Thief, Musée Cernuschi, Paris, France
2010
2009
- The Catto Gallery, London, UK
2008
2002
2001
2000
- Scheringa Museum, Spanbroek, Netherlands
1999
- The Catto Gallery, London, UK
1998
1997
1996
- Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
- Galerie Delaive, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1995
- Gallerie Guy Pieters, Knokke, Belgium
1994
- Belgium Kunstforum, Ghent, Belgium
- P Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1993
- Apollo Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- Avant-Garde Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
- P Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- Galerie Luc Pieters Galerie, Knokke, Belgium
- Galerie l’Orangerie, St. Paul-de-Vence, France
1992
- Sala Nonell, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie Acolea, Madrid, Spain
- Ghent Lineart Internationale, Ghent, Belgium
1991
- The Enchanting World of Walasse Ting, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
- Sala Nonell, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie Acolea, Madrid, Spain
- Galleria del Monte Ischia, Ischia Island, Italy
- Arthouse Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
1990
- Galerie Alcolea, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie Alcolea, Madrid, Spain
- Galerie Moustache, Osaka, Japan
- Galerie l’Orangerie, St. Paul-de-Vence, France
- Ghent Lineart Internationale, Ghent, Belgium
- Galleria 2RC, Milan, Italy
- Galeria de Arte, Almancil, Portugal
- Louis Stern Galleries, Beverly Hills, USA
1989
- American Club, Hong Kong
- Lens Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium
- American Prints Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Galerie Lucy Weill-Seligmann, Paris, France
- Galerie Ostermalm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Galleri Scandinavia, Gothenburg, Sweden
1988
- Galerie Alcolea, Barcelona, Spain
- Galerie Alcolea, Madrid, Spain
- Galerie Guy Pieters Knokke, Belgium
- Galerie Asbaek, Horsens, Denmark
- Galeria Torres Clary Reus, Spain
- Ghent Lineart Internationale, Ghent, Belgium
1987
- Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Gallery Esperanza, Montreal, Canada
- Elfin Art Gallery, Quebec, Canada
- Ars Mundi, Hanover, Germany
- Galerie l’Orangerie, Geneva, Switzerland
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1986
- Galerie Nouvelles Images, The Hague, Netherlands
- P Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
- Galleria del Manifesto, Verona, Italy
- Galerie Dessers Hasselt, Belgium
- Kunstforum Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
- Rice Paper Painting by Walasse Ting, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
1985
- Art Unlimited, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Galerie La Hune, Paris, France
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
- Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1984
- Galerie Huset, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- Avant-Garde Art Centre, Taichung, Taiwan
- Lung Chiang Art Gallery, Kao Hsiung, Taiwan
- Galerie BBL, Antwerp, Belgium
- Galeria 2RC, Rome, Italy
- Galeria 2RC, Milan, Italy
1983
- Galerie Dessers, Hasselt, Belgium
- Galerie Nouvelles Images, The Hague, Netherlands
- Gallery Koppelmann, Leverkusen, Germany
- Lens Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium
- Galerie Grafica Club, Milan, Italy
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, Denmark
1982
- National Gallery of Art, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1980
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1979
- Galerie Nouvelles Images, The Hague, Netherlands
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1978
- Lens Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium
- Galerie Aele, Madrid, Spain
1977
- Galerie Adrian Maeght, Paris, France
- Galerie Grafica Club, Milan, Italy
1975
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
- National Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
- Galerie Nord, Randers, Denmark
- Kornfeld and Klipstein, Bern, Switzerland
1974
- Galerie Minami, Tokyo, Japan
- Galerie Adrian Maeght, Paris, France
1973
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1972
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
1971
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1970
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
- Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, USA
- Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, USA
1969
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1968
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie de France, Paris, France
1967
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, USA
- Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, USA
1966
- Galerie Lefebre, New York, USA
- Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, USA
1965
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
1964
- Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, USA
1963
- Lefebre Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, USA
1962
- Galerie St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria
1961
- Galerie Van de Loo, Munich, Germany
- Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, France
- Galerie Smith, Brussels, Belgium
- Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, USA
1960
- Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie Espace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, Sweden
1959
- Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, USA
1957
- Galerie Chalette, New York, USA
1956
- Galerie Taptoe, Brussels, Belgium
1954
- Galerie Paul Facchetti, Paris, France
1952
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
- Art Personalised: Masterpieces from the HKMoA (Phase IV), Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2024
- 19 Century, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
- Asian-American Abstraction: Historic to Contemporary, Hollis Taggart, New York, USA
- Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France 1946-1962, Grey Art Museum, New York University, New York, USA
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- ART SG, Alisan Fine Arts, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
2023
- Art021, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
- Beyond Tradition: The Metamorphosis of Chinese Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
- Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Inaugural Art SG, Alisan Fine Arts, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore
2022-2023
- Ink in Motion: A History of Chinese Painting in the 20th Century, Cernuschi Museum, Paris, France
2022
- Being, Zhi Art Museum, Chengdu, China
- Contemporary Chinese Art, Asian Art in London, Alisan Fine Arts, Cromwell Place, London, UK
- Asia Now - Paris Asian Art Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
- Dead Lecturer/Distant Relative, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York
- Past & Present Landscapes, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
2021-2022
- Individuals, Networks, Expressions, M+, Hong Kong
2021
- Art and Writing: Gao Xingjian, Gu Gan, Walasse Ting, Wang Tiande, Wang Dongling, Southside Saturday, Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Celebrating a Friendship: Walasse Ting & Sam Francis, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
- NOT A Fashion Store!, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
- Ink City, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
2020
- Art 021 Platform, online viewing room, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai, China
- Contemporary Forms of Ink Painting, Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms, Alisan Fine Arts; Alisan Fine Arts-Aberdeen, Hong Kong
- Taipei Dangdai, Alisan Fine Arts, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
- Art 021, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- 1st Taipei Dangdai, Alisan Fine Arts, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
- West Bund Art & Design Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, West Bund Art Centre, Shanghai, China
- International Ink Artists, Ink Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Chinese Abstraction, Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Walasse Ting, Sam Francis, Ayako Rokkaku: Perpetual Colours, Phillips, Hong Kong
2017
- Art Taipei, Alisan Fine Arts, Taipei World Trade Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Art 021, Alisan Fine Arts, Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
2016-17
- Sam Francis & Friends - Ting, Appel, Alechinsky, Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen, Netherlands
2016
2015
2012
2010
- ART HK 10, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hong Kong
2009
- Hong Kong International Art & Antiques Fair, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hong Kong
2007
- Exploration: New Ink Art Shanghai 2007, 3rd Shanghai Ink Biennial, Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2006
- Sam Francis and Walasse Ting: Friends, Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997
1995
- Nostalgia.Modernity: Walasse Ting, Xu Lei, Tresors: The International Fine Art & Antiques Fair For Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Suntec City Centre, Singapore
1994
- Chinese Ladies, Two Approaches: Paintings by Walsse Ting & Peng Xiancheng, Tresors: The International Fine Art & Antiques Fair For Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, World Trade Centre, Singapore
1992
- Art Asia Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
1972
- The Fresh Air School: Sam Francis, Walasse Ting, Joan Mitchell, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
1962
- The Century 21 Exposition World Fair, with Sam Francis & Walasse Ting, Seattle, USA
1961
- Arte e Contemplazione, with Sam Francis & Walasse Ting, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKTate Gallery, London, UKMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USAGuggenheim Museum, New York, New York, USAMuseum of Modern Art, New York, New York, USARockefeller University, New York, New York, USABuffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, New York, USAWallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, New York, USAMOCA, Los Angeles, CA, USASanta Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, USANorton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USAChicago Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum of Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts, USAChrysler Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USABaltimore Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USADetroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USAHopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hannover, New Hampshire, USACarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAU.S. Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAGulf Oil Corp, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASouthern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USAChrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, USAMusée Cernuschi, Paris, FranceStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NetherlandsMuseum Jorn, Silkeborg, DenmarkRanders Kunstmuseum, Jutland, DenmarkNational Gallery of Art, Reykjavik, IcelandIsrael Museum, Jerusalem, IsraelShanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, ChinaTaipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, TaiwanHong Kong Museum of Art, Hong KongM+, Hong Kong
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1961 My Shit and My Love. 10 Poems. Walasse Ting, poems by Walasse Ting, lithographs by Maurice Beaudet & Georges Girard, Smith Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
1964 One Cent Life, poems by Walasse Ting, edited by Sam Francis, E.W.Kornfeld, Bern, Switzerland
1967 Chinese Moonlight, 63 poems by 33 poets, Wittenborn & Co, New York, USA
1969 Hot and Sour Soup, poems by Walasse Ting, Sam Francis Foundation, California, USA
1971 Green Banana, poems by Walasse Ting, Rosengreen Litografi, Copenhagen, Denmark
1974 Trip, Walasse Ting, Adrien Maeght Gallery, Paris, France
All in My Head, Walasse Ting, Yves Rivière, Paris, FranceGood Morning, text by Walasse Ting, Atelier Clot, Paris, France
1977 Red Mouth, poem by Walasse Ting, Hong Kong
1984 Rice Paper Paintings, Selected letters, Yves Rivière, Paris, France
1988 Jolies Dames, one poem by Walasse Ting, Yves Rivière, Paris, France
1993 Blue Sky, poems by Walasse Ting, Art Unlimited, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1995 Acrylic on Canvas, essays by Mia Ting & Walasse Ting, Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
1997 A Very Hot Day, Shanghai Art Museum Solo Exhibition, poems by Walasse Ting, Jesse Ting, USA
2024 Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle, Solo Exhibition at NSU Art Museum, Nova Southeastern University, Skira, Milan, Itlay