Academic
Teaching
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1998-2003
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Instructor
of Fine Art, Beijing Jing Hai College |
| 1983-1993 |
Instructor
of Fine Art, Beijing Chongwen Youth Science Center |
| 1964-1982 |
Instructor
of Fine Art, Beijing Guang Ming School |
Solo Exhibitions
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2012
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Sentimental Journeys, Art Beatus Gallery,
Hong Kong, China
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2011
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Gates:
Spirit of a City, Art Beatus (Vancouver), Vancouver,
B.C. Canada
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2010
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Hall
of One Hundred Rivers, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada, Co-organized by Canadian Society
of Asian Arts, Asia Foundation of Canada and Dr. Sun
Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Curator Yue Zhang
was interviewed by CBC Radio.
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| 2009 |
Pensacola
Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. |
| 2008 |
Lighthouse
Center for the Arts, Tequesta, Florida, U.S.A |
| 2007 |
Randy
Batista Gallery (former Media Image Gallery), Gainesville,
Florida, U.S.A. |
| 2006 |
Focus
Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,
U.S.A. |
| 1984 |
Oil
painting Zhuo Wei Zu Fu Shi de Gu Niang was
included in Chong Wen Worker’s Club Art Exhibition,
Beijing, China |
| 1976 |
Chinese
ink painting Cang Ying was included in Chon Wen Qu
Art Exhibition, Beijing, China |
Group Exhibitions
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2019
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Gallery Artists Group Show ・ Spring 2019,
Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong
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2013
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Small Is Good, Art Beatus Gallery, Hong
Kong, China
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2011
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Watercolour Painting Should Not Wane was
selected by exhibition Crossing Boundaries,
co-organized by Federation of Canadian Artists and Chinese
Canadian Artists Federation of Vancouver, Chinese Cultural
Centre Museum, Vancouver B.C. Canada
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2010
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The
16th Annual Exhibition and Juried Awards 2010, Chinese
Canadian Artists Federation in Vancouver, Chinese Cultural
Centre, Vancouver, B.C. Canada |
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Watercolor Painting Winter Sunshine won
the 1st Prize of the Western Style Category
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Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida,
U.S.A. |
1999
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Da Qian Gallery, Beijing, China
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Award
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2010
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The
First Prize, 16th Annual Exhibition and Juried Awards
2010, Chinese Canadian Artists Federation in Vancouver,
Vancouver, B.C. Canada |
Freelance
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1995-2004
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Art
Designer of Youth Programs, Beijing TV Station |
2002
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Book
Design The Culture of Chinese Furniture, Hebei Art Press |
2000
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Art
Director of Beijing Fu Yu Hang Real Estate Trading Center |
| 1999 |
Graphic
Designer of Beijing Putt-Putt Golf |
| 1993-1997 |
Art
Designer, Sailing Ltd., State Bureau of Building Materials
Industry |
| 1992 |
Co-developer
of Acrylic resin decorative glass, Tong Ji University,
Shanghai |
| 1987 |
Furniture
Designer, Beijing Shi Jing Shan Furniture Factory |
Publications
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| 1995 |
Illustrator
Er Tong Mei Shu III (Children’s Art III) People’s
Art Press, Beijing |
| 1992 |
Illustrator
Qiao Shou Miao Gong (Clever Hands Crafts) Henan
Art Press |
| 1989 |
Illustrator
E Mei Shi San Jian, Hai Feng Publishing Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong |
| 1989 |
Illustrator
Wa Wa Tan Qin (Children Learn to Play Piano)
Beijing Athletic Institute Press, Beijing |
Collections
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Paintings
collected by Chinese, Korean, American and Canadian
private collectors
Nancy Sanders, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A
Randy Batista, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
Tom Caswell, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
Peter and Ruth Sheng, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
Woo-sung Yoon, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Teresa Yick, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.
Yim Tse, Vancouver, BC, U.S.A.
Sam Wu, Burnaby, BC, U.S.A.
Anonymous Collector, California, U.S.A.
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The Spirit of the City - Beijing Hutongs
and Courtyards
Although I grew up in old Beijing, and
embraced its rich traditions, I did not fully recognize
its complex history, culture and art as a young child.
And later, my busy life took me to places outside of the
magnificent and exquisite architecture of the ancient
capital city.
With today’s massive political and economic
changes, the ever-increasing pace of urbanization, and
the recent overhaul of the city in preparation for the
2008 Olympic Games, the old city gates, old city walls,
hutongs, and residential courtyards that bear so much
historical, cultural, artistic values are vanishing from
our sight. Only then had I realized what our nation is
losing…the spirit of a place and the soul of its
people.
The grandiose and highly ordered layout of
imperial Beijing and the vernacular fabric of a city
built upon a thousand years of history are wonders of
human culture. The hutongs of Beijing (networks of small
alleyways that lead to courtyard houses) give witness to
the city’s evolution, and are like a living museum that
holds the clues to an enduring way of life.
Beijing quadrangle courtyards are the most
elaborate examples of Chinese vernacular dwelling. Their
ethnological character and variations of style, along
with their delicate but powerful decorative elements,
are of significant historic value and cultural meaning.
Beijing’s royal palaces and temples represent
a pinnacle of achievement in Oriental architecture. And
the totality of Beijing’s architecture is not only
defined by the intensely layered physical occupancy of
geometric spaces, but through the spirit, and the
scenery of the soul, of a whole nation. It is this
scenery that touches our heart deep
down.
Human minds are connected, and we all marvel
at the architecture of the Parthenon, the Egyptian
pyramids, the Arc de Triomphe, Ankor Wat, and Taj Mahal.
The old cityscape of Beijing is also appreciated by
people all over the world. As early as the end of the
19th century and the beginning of the 20th century,
foreign photographers and writers recorded the vibrant
life of Beijing’s hutongs, now vanishing, and leaving
behind only fragments of this once continuous whole.
It is true that what is gone later becomes the
most precious. While I cannot prevent its loss, I use my
brushes to hold onto the fragments and memories of old
Beijing. Through this work, I am carrying out a personal
mission to advocate the preservation of Beijing’s
culture and the continuity of our history.
- Weizhi Zhang
For further information, please contact:
Canada: tel: (1) 604.688.2633,
fax: (1) 604.688.2685
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