Shao Yan
Introduction
Shao Yan, contemporary artist, is best known for using syringe ink shot and expressive brushstrokes to create abstract calligraphic paintings. Shao was born in Shandong Province in 1962. He studied Fine Arts at Shandong Laiyang University in 1981 and at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, in 1990. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China. Shao skillfully merges abstraction and traditional calligraphy, creatively presenting his subconscious images through modern calligraphy. The works reveal his various experiments and exploration of the deconstruction of form and the space of Chinese ideograms. Shao’s state of mind is portrayed by the diverse brushstrokes and the aura of his works has been strengthened through consistent practice and reviews.
His works have been exhibited in several international calligraphy exhibition, including Brushed Voices: Calligraphy in Contemporary China, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, USA, 1998; Writing/Non-Writing, Hangzhou, 2005; and 1st International Calligraphy Biennial, Seoul, 2008. In 2012, his solo exhibitions were at Today Art Museum, Beijing, and Shanghai Ink Art Museum.
Alisan Fine Arts has exhibited Shao’s works in the travelling exhibition I Am in It - Contemporary Chinese Art Expressions, prior at Florida Gulf Coast University, California, USA in 2008, with catalogue published.
BIOGRAPHY
1962 Born in Wendeng City, Shandong Province, China
1981 Specialised in painting at Laiyang Normal School in Shandong Province
1990-91 Studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Calligraphy Research Centre
1999 Moved to Beijing and became a professional painter
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
- Heart Tracks-Shao Yan Ink Painting Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
- Running Ink, Shanghai Ink Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- Starting from Chinese Characters – Exhibition of Shao Yan’s Chinese Character Art, 3 Art Gallery, Beijing, China
- Shao Yan’s Art, Shenzhen, China
- Shao Yan’s Calligraphy Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Shao Yan’s Modern Calligraphy, Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022-2023
2021
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Invitation Exhibition of Creative Calligraphy in China, Eastern Creative Calligraphy Institute, Shenzhen, China
2015
2008
2006
- Katyn, Supporting Chinese Contemporary Ink painting, Invitation Exhibition, Sweden
- China Art Calligraphy Power 100 Art Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Chinese Character Scheme, Hangzhou, China
- 1st International Calligraphy Biennale, Seoul, Korea
2003
- South Korea-North Korea Calligraphy Biennale, Jeonju, Korea
2002
- 1st Nominated Fashion Calligraphy Exhibition, Beijing, China
- International Calligraphy Literature Exhibition, Taiwan
1999
- 8th China National Art Exhibition of Middle-Aged and Young Artists (Second Prize), National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- Mustering the Troops in Sichuan - Chinese Modern Calligraphy Retrospective 1999, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- 1st Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition in Paris, France
- Brushed Voices: Calligraphy in Contemporary China, Columbia University Wallach Art Gallery, United States
- 7th China National Art Exhibition of Young and Emerging Artists (First Prize), National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 6th China National Art Exhibition of Middle-Aged and Young Artists (First Prize), National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 1st International Youth Calligraphy Exhibition, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- 2nd National Art Exhibition of Middle-Aged and Young Artists (Outstanding Prize), National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Henry Luce Collection, United States
Wall Street Journal, United States
Times Weekly, United States
Sidney University, Australia
National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
Art Museum of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Shanghai International Exhibition Center, China
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Artist Commune, Hong Kong
