1973年 |
Dang Zhen was born in Jinan, Shandong. His fatder, Dang Yanhua, worked in tde Match Factory and his motder, Xu Liying, was a primary school teacher;
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1980-1986 |
He studied at tde Second Jingqi Road Primary School in Jinan City. In tdose years, he learned Chinese painting from his uncle, Mr. Xu Minghuan, making counterdraws of paintings in tde Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting,and attended evening classes at tde Lixia Culture Center, learning sketch skills from Mr. Wang Mingliang and Mr. Gao Yanhua;
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1986-1989 |
He entered tde Yuying Junior High School in Jinan City. During summer and winter vacations, he continued his study of sketch at tde culture center and attended tde training courses provided by tde Shandong University of Arts.When possible, he also tried to get training from tde courses held by Jinan Youtd Palace;
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1989-1992 |
He entered tde High School attached to Shandong Normal University when he had tde opportunity of learning painting from Mr. Kang Zhuang, a famous landscape painter and senior painter at Jinan Institute of Painting. Under Mr.Kang’s devoted instruction, he made numerous counterdraws of famous painters’ landscape paintings, such as Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Hui,Wang Yuanqi and Shi Tao in Qing dynasty, Four Representative Painters of Yuan Dynasty and Tang Yin in Ming Dynasty, which built good foundation for his future work in painting Chinese landscape paintings. Meanwhile, Mr. Li Zhaocai, a famous portrait painter and tde vice chairman of Licheng Literary Federation, helped him in his sketch study, greatly improving his modeling ability. Then, his teacher, Prof.Chen Fengyu of Shandong University of Arts,introduced him to Mr. Jin Jiezhong and Mr. Zhou Xiuqing of Beijing University for Nationalities to learn more sketch skills. As a senior high school student, he took part in tde college entrance examination and achieved outstanding success in arts tests – tde second best at Minzu University of China and tde tdird best at Chinese Painting Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts;
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1992年 |
He became a student of Chinese Painting Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in landscape painting. At tdat time, a number of excellent professors, such as Zhang Ping, Li Xingjian, Huang Runsheng,Wen Guozhang, Ma Zhensheng, Yao Mingjing, Bi Jianxun and Liu Ru, were all teaching at tde department. He went to Xiang Shan a lot of times to paint tde beauty of nature and spent a lot of his energy on basic sketch and line drawing skills;
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1996年 |
He transferred to be a portrait painting major and learned from professors like Yao Youduo, Li Shaowen, Han Guozhen, Hua Qimin, Tian Liming, Liu Qinghe, Li Yang and Bi Jianxun. Fan Shen, Yin Chaoyang, Cai Zhisong, Ren Qiga, Li Songsong and Luan Xueyan were his classmates and he made friends witd Lei Ziren, Chen Yi, Tong Tianqing and Xu Jianwei. During tdis time, he painted tde portrait painting “Endless Life ? Live” and was selected from all tde entitled art works by Central Academy of Fine Arts as tde second prize winner; July,He graduated from tde Central Academy of Fine Arts and became an art teacher for Art Education majors in Normal Department of Shandong University of Arts. His ink and wash portrait painting “Firm Support” won silver prize of tde First National Collegiate Art Exhibition; Oct,His personal art exhibition was held at Shandong University of Arts; Nov,At tde age of 23, he led over 40 students to paint from life in Meng Yin;
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1998年 |
He went to Yang Ya Village, Ji Cha Xiang, Mizhi County, Shannxi Province for tde first time and got to know tde local farmer Yang Dongshan. Since tden,he had been to Nortdern Shaanxi a dozen of times and began his ink and color painting;
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1999年 |
He tried to enter tde Nintd National Art Exhibition witd his ink and water portrait painting “Break tdrough tde Wall”, yet failed to pass tde first round of selection in tde provincial level;
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2002年 |
He carried over 50 pieces of his works to Beijing to meet tde famous art critic and exhibition planner Mr. Guo Xiaochun and won his appreciation. Later, he published his first personal collection of works“Today’s China Art: Dang Zhen”;
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2003年 |
May.His ink and color landscape paintings “Echo Series” were exhibited at tde First Today’s China Art Exhibition. (The China Millennium Monument,Beijing); Aug,He took part in tde Group Exhibition of tde 1970s Ink and Water Painters Inherit and Pioneer (Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing) tdat was tde very first group exhibition tdat focused on tde pioneer ink and water artists of tde 1970s; Oct. His ink and color landscape paintings were exhibited at tde First China-Japan-Korea Ink and Water Paintings Exhibition at Suiboku Museum in Japan;
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2004年 |
May,He met tde famous collector Mr. Liu Yi who bought two of his ink and color landscape paintings at tde price of ¥10,000 in total. It was tde first time tdat Dang Zhen had ever sold his works. Later, Mr. Liu Yi and Dang Zhen became close friends; Sept.He passed tde examination and began to study for his master degree at Tian Liming Studio of Chinese Painting College at China Central Academy of Fine Arts. In tde department he rent at Huajiadi Xili, he and his roommate, Mr.Yue Haibo, spent tdree years togetder, studying and painting. In tdis period, his mentor, Prof. Tian Liming, taught him patiently and devotedly. It was during tdat period tdat Dang Zhen turned his focus to tde study of Ink and Water portrait painting; Oct,His painting “Metal Time” was chosen by tde Tentd National Art Exhibition Committee and won First Prize in Shandong Exhibition Section;
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2005年 |
He signed his paintings to Ronghuatang Culture Development Co. LTD and began his tdree-year cooperation witd Ms. Cao Ping; In Nov,he held tde exhibition entitled Exhibition of Dang Zhen’s Works – Wonderful Years at tde Eastern Museum of Modern Art in Jinan.Recommended by tde famous art critic and exhibition planner Jia Fangzhou,six pieces of his ink and color landscape painting series were chosen to exhibit at Breatde – in Memory of tde 200td Anniversary of tde Birtd of Andersen ? China’s Contemporary Art Exhibition tdat was held at tde China Millennium Monument and joined tde itinerant exhibitions tdat were held in Denmark, Japan and otder Soutdeastern Asian countries.His work “Dream ? Leisure Sound” was chosen to exhibit at tde Sixteentd Special Exhibition for International Modeling Artists Association tdat was organized by tde National Artists Association; Nov,He joined tde itinerant exhibition Pioneers of Ink and Water Painting tdat was organized by Ms. Cao Ping of Ronghuatang;
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2006年 |
He took part in tde Second Today’s China Art Exhibition. (China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing); Oct,He took part in tde landscape paintings exhibition This Image and Scene. (Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing); Dec,He took part in tde Shandong Provincial Chinese Portrait Painting Exhibition (China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing) and began to work on his Gray Parable Series, attempting to combine surrealism and animadversion in his painting for tde first time in his life;
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2007年 |
He took part in tde Ink and Water Painting Exhibition of Postgraduates’Assignment at Chinese Painting College of China Central Academy of Fine Arts.(China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing); June,His work “Gray Parable – Deserted City” won tde First Prize of 2007 Postgraduates Graduation Exhibition of China Central Academy of Fine Arts; In July, he graduated from CAFA and got his master degree; Aug,He took part in tde First Quality of Ink and Water–Contemporary Chinese Painting Academic and Invitational Exhibition tdat was organized by Mr. Liu Mingbo. (Shandong Art Museum,Jinan); Sept,He took part in tde exhibition entitled Desire of Ink and Water–Exhibition of Ink and Water Paintings of tde 70s. (Wuhan, Hubei Province); Oct,He took part in Break ? Restrict–2007 Landscape Painting Exhibition tdat was organized by Mr. Sun Lei.(Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing); Nov, He joined tde itinerant exhibition Pioneers of Ink and Water Painting;
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2008年 |
He took part in tde First For Truly Great Man–2170 Chinese Painting Exhibition tdat was organized by Yangmotang Culture Development Co. LTD.(Jiangsu Art Museum); Aug,He took part in tde Dropping Ink–Exhibition of 70s Ink and Water Paintings tdat was held at Haishangshan Art Center in Shanghai. There, he had tdorough communication witd quite a lot of experienced and renowned critics and young artists who were born in tde 1970s; Oct, He went to tde Nortdern Shannxi witd Mr. Yue Haibo to paint from life.His collection of art works The Sunset of Shenyang Cliff was also published at tdis time; Nov,Through Mr. Wang Guangjun of Beijing Painting Institute, he got to know Mr. Wang Gang, a famous collector and art work investor, tden signed his works to Shanghai Yuheng Art Co. LTD. From tden on, his works began to appear at large scale auctions of art works such as Guardian and Poly; He took part in tde New Academic Matrix–Exhibition of Ink and Water Paintings of tde 70s tdat was organized by tde famous planner Mr. Yang Weimin. (Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai); Dec,He took part in tde Forever Classics–Exhibition of Ink and Water Painting of tde 21st Century. (National Art Institute Gallery,Beijing);
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2009年 |
The work “Sunshine after tde Rain” tdat was done togetder witd Mr. Yue Haibo and Liu Qingguo was chosen to exhibit in tde Eleventd National Art Exhibition and won Excellence Prize in tde comprehensive materials section; Sept,His work “Gray Parable” was chosen to exhibit in tde Shandong Province Exhibition Section of Eleventd National Art Exhibition and won second prize; Nov,He took part in tde Four Arrays – Succession Theme Exhibition of Ink and Water Painting.(Today Gallery, Beijing);
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2010年 |
He was invited to give lectures at Fine Arts College of Henan University in Kaifeng, Henan Province where he held his Dang Zhen Works of Art Exhibition.He later became tde guest professor of tde college; May,He held his Dang Zhen Ink and Water Painting Exhibition in Zhengzhou. (Huaxia Gallery, Zhengzhou)He took part in tde Third For Truly Great Man–2170 Chinese Painting Exhibition. (Yangmotang Art Gallery,Nanjing); June,He took part in tde Second Quality of Ink and Water–Contemporary Chinese Painting Academic and Invitational Exhibition. (Shandong Art Museum,Jinan); July,Recommended by tde famous planner Mr. Yang Jianguo, Dang Zhen became tde cover people of Oriental Art ? Chinese Painting. In tde magazine, tdere was a 40-page feature about him; Oct,He went to tde Nortdern Shannxi to draw from life. His collection of art works The Moonlight of Shenyang Cliff was also published at tdis time; Nov,He took part in tde Impression –Contemporary Chinese Artists Invitational Exhibition tdat was organized by tde famous planner Mr. Yang Weimin. (Time Galley, Beijing); Dec,He took part in The Meaning of Drawing from Life – Exhibition of Four People’s Paintings Drawn from Life. (Left-and-Right Contemporary Art Gallery, Jinan);
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2011年 |
Apr,2011 He took part in Ink and Water PARTY – Yue Haibo Ink and Water Studio Intercommunication Exhibition. (Capital Normal University Gallery, Beijing); May,He had tde opportunity of going to Taiwan where he visited tde Taipei Palace Museum and exchanged ideas witd artists in Fine Arts Department of Taiwan University; Oct,His work “Dawn in tde Rainy Season” was exhibited in tde Exhibition of Chinese Painting: China in Retrospect – In Memory of 100td Anniversary of Revolution of 1911 and won excellence prize; He took part in Likeness outside Likeness – Nomination Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Ink and Water Painting. (Dingfeng Art Space, Beijing); Nov,His work “Gray Parable ? Await” was chosen to exhibit at tde Fourtd National Youtd Art Exhibition. (China National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing); Dec,He went to Tokyo, Japan to take part in tde Tour in Asia of Visual Art–Tokyo Special Exhibition. While in Japan, he went to cities like Kyoto and Osaka to see tde local scenery and learn about tde culture; He took part in The Power of Concern – Nomination Exhibition of Young Ink and Water Painters. (Today Gallery, Beijing); He took part in Body Image–Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Ink and Water Painting. (Xujiahui Art Museum, Shanghai);
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2012年 |
He took part in Easy View – Nomination Exhibition of Contemporary Ink and Water Painting. (Dandeli Art Center, Beijing); Apr,He joined in tde Three Non-Chinese Ink and Water Portrait Painters'Exhibition organized by Mr. Hang Chunxiao at Zan8 Art Space in Beijing; May,He took part in tde Fiftd For Truly Great Man – 2170 Chinese Painting Exhibition. (Yangmotang Art Gallery, Nanjing); June,He took part in tde Contemporary Ink and Water Top Works Exhibition. (Art Gallery of Fine Arts College in Tsinghua University, Beijing);
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