BIOGRAPHY
1962 Born in Shanghai, China
1980s A Doctor of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China studied under Wang Dongling
A Doctor of Business Administration, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
1990s Started living and worked in China and USA
2018 Lectured “Art and Collection”, Hang Seng Bank, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China
2020 Lectured, Boao International Design and Art Summit, Hainan, China
Lectured “Creativity of Broken Circumstances: Innovative Creation of Contemporary Art”, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Sichuan, China
2021 Teacher of Training Workshop, EaDe School, Xi’an, China
Interview,
TIF Talk, Shanghai Television Station, Shanghai, China
Lectured “Comparative Study of Innovative Creation in Contemporary Art”, WS Space, Shanghai, China
Lectured “Innovation from Dot & Line Diagrams”, EaDe School, Xi’an, China
Lectured "Art Innovation", Moleskine Store, K11, Shanghai, China
Publishd
A Comparative Research an Art Innovation in Modern Calligraphy: From Inoue Yu-ichi to Wang Dongling, China Academy of Art Press, Hangzhou, China
2023 Lectured “Modern Integration of Traditional Culture from Chinese Calligraphy”, Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, Wuhan, China
Lectured “The Art of Communication”, Tian Yu Kong Creative Festival, Beijing, China
2025 Lectured “A Calligraphic Approach”, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Present Lives and works in China and USA
Researcher, Modern Calligraphy Research Centre, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Fellow, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
- Roots Writing The Wind, 216 Space, Beijing, China
- Path of Luminous Wiilderness, Porsche Centre by Jebsen, Shanghai, China
2019
- Beautiful Is In the Wind: Ren Tianjin Exhibition, Aston Martin House of Beautiful, Shanghai, China
2020
- Inquiry on Water: Ren Tianjin, Jiu Zhang Fu, Hangzhou, China
2021
- Universal Resonance: Ren Tianjin, The School of Art and Design of Eurasia University, Xi’an, China
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
- The Shape of Water, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA (to be opened on 1 Oct)
- Chengdu Biennale: Pulse of Life - Timescape Journey, Chengdu Art Museum, Chengdu, China (Until Aug 23, 2026)
2025-2026
- The Making of New Shanghai School, Art Museum of Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
- The Courage of Creation, WS Gallery, Shanghai, China
2025
- Fine Art Asia, Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
- Gallery 108, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
- Enduring Vitality: Jianfa Haiyao Contemporary Art Exhibition, Jianfa Haiyao Residential Project, Chengdu, China
- Sculpture: Globalization, MGM Shanghai West Bund, Shanghai, China
2024
2023
- Art 021, Shanghai, China
- Asian Art in London, London, UK
- The Road of Calligraphy Education: 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Higher Education in Chinese Calligraphy, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
- Diaoyutai Hotel, Qingdao, China
2022
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
- Gilding of Summer Poetry, Brics Tower, Shanghai, China
- Abstract Art New Shanghai, Young Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2021
- Yellow Box Open Exhibition: International Sculpture Exhibition, Yellow Box Art Museum, Qingdao, China
- Unforgettable Sight: Longmen Grottoes Art Dialogue Special Exhibition, Shanghai University Museum, Shanghai, China
2020
- The Collection of Biennial Exhibition of Lanting Calligraphy Association, Zhejiang Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, China
- Step by Step… Long Journey, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
- 2nd Zhejiang International Youth Art Festival, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
2019
- Ink Now, Suning Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- Writing Non-Writing Hangzhou International Modern Calligraphy Festival, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
- Nowhere • Anywhere, WS Space, Shanghai, China
- 2nd Sculpture Projects, Pingyao, China
2018
- The Artistic Creation and Practice Exhibition of Celebrating the 40th Reform Anniversary, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
- Biennial Exhibition of Lanting Calligraphy Association, Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
- China-ASEAN Calligraphy Exchanges Exhibition, Guangxi Art Museum, Nanning, China
- Experiencing China, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Aston Martin Lagonda, London, UK
Moleskine, Milan, Italy
BMW, Munich, Germany
Royal Golden Eagle Group, Singapore
Gold Ascent Enterprises Limited, Singapore
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Industrial Investment Group, Shanghai, China
Dowell Group, Shanghai, China
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Diaoyutai Hotel, Qingdao, China
BYD Centre, Handan, China
Porsche Centre, Handan, China
Ping An Group, Shenzhen, China
Garfunkel Foundation
