Nan Qi (南溪)
1960 Born in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province, China.
1986 Graduated from the Chinese painting Course at People’s Liberation Army Fine Arts Academy, Beijing.
Currently Lives and works in Songzhuang Art District, Beijing.
Full-time artist and member of the Chinese Artists’ Association.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 “Ink.Dot.Pop the Art of Nan Qi Exhibition”, The LUXE Art Museum, Singapore
2016 “Art Home: Power of Dots” Private Viewing Exhibition. Basel, Switzerland.
2015 “What's In A Dot? NanQi's Post-Pop Experiment”, G-Dot Art Space, Midtown Pop, HongKong
“Retrospective Show Of Nan Qi : The New Era Of Chinese Ink ”, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore
“Nan Qi Contemporary Ink Exhibition”, Art Plural Gallery, Singapore
“Art Car: Car, Power, Sex” Pop-Up Exhibition, Green Art Asia, Hong Kong
2014 “Source Point: Nan Qi Contemporary Ink Exhibition”, Shanghai Dingyi Fund
2013 “Power. Sex. Money. A Solo Exhibition by Nan Qi”, Art Plural Gallery, Singapore
2012 “London 2012: China Art Exhibition”, Royal Academy of Art, London
2011 “Digital Ink Images: Art by Nan Qi” , Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
“Eerie 3-D: 3-D Ink Fine Art by Nan Qi”, G-Dot Art Space, Songzhuang, Beijing
2006 “Ink and Sex Series: Works by Nan Qi”, Yisulang Art Gallery, Singapore
1998 “Landscape and Seascape: Nan Qi Ink Painting Exhibition”, Hong Kong Arts Centre,
Hong Kong
1997 “Ink Paintings by Nan Qi”, Xianggena Gallery, Shanghai
1989 “Landscape Paintings by Nan Qi”, National Museum of Art (Confucius Temple), Beijing
Group Exhibitions
2017 Art Basel 2017 HK, Alisan Fine Arts Limited,HK
2016 “Being and Inking: Documenting Contemporary Ink Art(2001-2016)”. Redtory Museum of
Contemporary Art. Guangzhou, China
“Figures in Ink Painting”. Art Museum, Nanjing Normal University. Nanjing, China.
“Annual Review Exhibition of China Contemporary Ink Painting 2015-2016”. Today Art Museum. Beijing, China.
“The 9th International In Art Biennale of Shenzhen: New Chinese Painting vs. New Ink Painting”. Guan Shanyue Art Museum. Shenzhen, China.
“In Retrospect 2016: Contemporary Ink and Wash Exhibition”. G-Dot Gallery. Beijing, China.
2015 “Like / Not Like. Contemporary Ink Exhibition”, Wuhan Art Space, Wuhan
“Exhibition of Fine Artworks of Contemporary China”, Chinese Culture Tour to South Asia, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka
2014 “Western Clouds and Eastern Language: Chinese Contemporary Art Research Exhibition”, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan
“Ethereal Dimness: New Water Ink Research Series”, Avant-Garde Contemporary Art Centre, Nanjing
“In Retrospect: Contemporary Ink Exhibition”, Art Space 21, Shanghai
“Freehand Chinese Ink: Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting Nomination Exhibition”,
2013 “Water and Ink Methods: Chinese Academic Invitational Exhibition”, Today Art Museum, Beijing
“Re-Portrait: The 2013 Hall Three Official 1 Art Exhibition”, Hubei Museum of Art, Hubei
“Ink and Wash Articles: The Creation of Cultural Context”, Wuhan Art Museum, Wuhan
“Freehand Cina: Mostra Degli Artisti Nominati Cina Contemporanea Dei Quadri Ad Inchiostri”, Casa Dei Carraresi in Italia, Treviso, Italy
“Way: Contemporary Ink Art Exhibition”, Mingyuan Art Museum, Shanghai
“Re-Ink: Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ink and Wash Painting 2000-2012” Invitational Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
“In Retrospect: An Exhibition of Works by Nan Qi, Cai Guangbin, and Zhang Quan”, G-Dot Art Space, Songzhuang, Beijing
“Re-History: Chinese Contemporary Art Invitational Touring Exhibition”, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen; G-Dot Art Space, Beijing; Today Art Museum, Beijing
"New Dimensions in Ink·1st Nomination Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Ink", National Museum of Art, Beijing
2012 Contemporary International Art Fair Miami.
“Re-History: Chinese Contemporary Art Invitational Touring Exhibition”, Shenzhen Art Museum,
Shenzhen; G-Dot Art Space, Beijing; Hubei Art Museum, Hubei
2011 Art Beijing 2011 Contemporary Art Fair, Chinese Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Beijing
2010 4th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Museum of Art, Beijing
China International Gallery Expo, China World Trade Center, Beijing
Art Beijing 2010 Contemporary Art Fair, Chinese Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Beijing
Beijing Biennale 2010, Caochangdi Art Gallery, Beijing
“Through History” Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition, G-Dot Art Space, Songzhuang, Beijing
2009 “Historical Image” Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen;
Hubei Contemporary Art Gallery, Hubei
China International Gallery Expo, China World Trade Center, Beijing
Art Beijing 2009 Contemporary Art Fair, Chinese Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Beijing
2008 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, National Museum of Art, Beijing
“Songzhuang Life” Autumn Exhibition, Songzhuang Art Centre, Beijing
“Catharsis” Invitational Exhibition, LDX Gallery, Beijing
“Ink/Not Ink” Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition, Shenzhen Art Museum,
Shenzhen; Today Art Museum, Beijing; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, USA 6th Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen
“Asia in Harmony” 23rd Asian International Art Exhibition, City Art Museum of the Guangzhou
Academy of Fine
Arts, Guangzhou
“Contemporary Figurative Chinese Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition”, Mingyuan Art Center,
Shanghai
“Art Beijing 2008 Contemporary Art Fair”, Chinese Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Beijing
“Chinese Desires: Li Jin, Wu Yi, Nan Qi”, The Luxe Art Museum, Singapore
2007 3rd Chengdu Biennale, Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu
The 2nd Invitational Exhibition of the Songzhuang Ink Painters Society, Songzhuang East Arts
Centre, Beijing
2006 2nd “Exhibition of Chinese Art Today”, National Museum of Art, Beijing
“Contemporary Ink” Invitational Exhibition, Songzhuang East Arts Centre, Beijing
“Ink and Sex” Invitational Exhibition, A.R.T. Gallery, Beijing
“Waves: Contemporary Chinese Ink and Wash Methods”, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin
“Chinese Ink and Wash Documenta 1976-2006”, Nanjing National Museum, Nanjing
2005 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, National Museum of Art, Beijing
“Extreme Brushwork: Leading Fine Arts Ink and Wash Invitational Exhibition, Today Art Museum,
Beijing
2004 “New Expressionist” Chinese Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition 2004, National Museum of
Art, Beijing
2004 4th Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale: Ink/Wash and the City, Shenzhen Art Museum,
Shenzhen
“New Works by Six New Expressionist Chinese Painters”, Yisulang Art Gallery, Singapore
2003 1st Beijing International Art Biennale, National Museum of Art, Beijing
“New Expressionist” Chinese Ink Painting Invitational Exhibition
2003, Yan Huang Art Museum, Beijing
2002 3rd Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale: Ink/Wash and the City, Guan Shanyue Museum,
Shenzhen
2000 2nd Shenzhen International Ink Painting Biennale: Ink/Wash and the City, Guan Shanyue Museum,
Shenzhen
1990 “Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Liu Dawei and Nan Qi”, Changfugong Arts Centre, Beijing
Awards
2003 “The 2nd Golden Award Exhibition of Chinese Art” Excellence Award, Chinese Federation of
Literature, Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing
2002 “European International Fine Arts Exchange” Contribution Award, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000 “Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau 2000 Art Exhibition” Best Work Award, City University, Hong Kong
1999 “The 9th Chinese National Art Exhibition” Excellence Award, National Museum of Art, Beijing
1996 “19th Japanese International Art Exhibition” Special Association Award, Ginza Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1988 “Great Wall Exhibition” Second Prize, National Museum of Art, Beijing
1987 “Celebratory Exhibition for the 60th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army” Excellence Award,
National Museum of Art, Beijing
Publications
2012 “Nan Qi: Contemporary Ink Painting”, Catalogue for the China Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art,
London, UK
2011 Cover Story, Oriental Art: Master. March 2011. Issue 225
2011 Cover Story, Oriental Art: Chinese Painting. November 2011. Issue 242
2009 Cover Story: “City Index”, Map Magazine. June 2009. Issue 96
2009 Cover Story: “Nan Qi: Speaking from a Bottle of Red Wine”, Loft Art. October 2009. Vol 9. No. 10
2009 “Conjunction of East and West: Ink and Wash Works by Nan Qi”, Exhibition Catalogue
2008 Cover Story: “Nan Qi”, Asian Art News. Aug 2008. Vol 18. No. 4
2007 Cover Story, Guohua Dajia. December 2007. Issue 9
2006 Cover Story, Art Guide. Issue 3. Beijing Chinese Art Publications.
2005 “Historic Taiwanese Architechture” Set of 5 stamps designed by Nan Qi and Tian Liming, Hong
Kong. In circulation from January 30th
