Shen Ping

Born in Beijing in 1947 and raised in Shanghai, Shen Ping went to Urumqi, Xinjiang in 1963 for work related to fine art. He furthered his studies at Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in 1974 and settled in Hong Kong in 1980. He has served as a member of the visual arts committee of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and as a tutor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education. Currently he is the lead consultant of the Hong Kong Association of Cultural Industries, consultant of the Hong Kong Artists Association and Chairman of the Hong Kong Watercolour Research Society. His works have been collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the National Art Museum of China.

Shen Ping, who has lived in Hong Kong for 40 years, is specialised in watercolour, oil painting and Chinese ink painting. He is able to integrate a western media like watercolour into Chinese ink wash painting, creating a unique and experimental style. He finds Hong Kong a charming place and has travelled the streets and alleys to capture all aspects of the local culture. Shen Ping’s goal is to record historical changes with his paint brushes, telling the details of Hong Kong people’s lives, using these ordinary moments as a way to draw any viewer into the spirit of the era depicted.

1976
Artist at XPCC, Xinjiang, China
1980
Settled in Hong Kong
1987 – 2000
Founded Xin Yuan Gallery & Art Publishing Company, Hong Kong
1990
“China’s First Genre Painting Exhibition” Third Prize, Xi’an, China
“Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1994
“Contemporary Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
1997
“Reunion and Vision: Contemporary Hong Kong Art”, Hong Kong
1998
“Art from the Heart: Recent Works by Shen Ping”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“Chinese Paintings by the World Chinese Artists”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
“Touring Exhibition by Philippe Charriol Foundation”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
1999
“China Affection: Exhibition of Watercolour Paintings by Shen Ping”, China Tea Club, Hong Kong
“Romantic Silk Road: Exhibition of Shen Ping”, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
“Art in Taikoo Place: Shen Ping Exhibition”, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong
“National Landscape Painting Exhibition for the 50th Anniversary of the Cross-Century and the Founding of the People’s Republic”, Zhengzhou, China
“Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Zhang Daqian’s Birth: Art Exhibition of Chinese Artists”, Hangzhou, Hong Kong
“Watercolour Exhibition in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau”, Lingnan Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
2001
“Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, O Café Gallery, Hong Kong
“Hong Kong Landscape: Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, Hong Kong Country Club, Hong Kong
“Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, Ko Shan Theatre, Hong Kong
“Hong Kong Art Biennial Exhibition”, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong
2002
“2002 Chinese Painting Exhibition by China Artists Association”, Jinzhou, Hong Kong
“National Watercolour Talent Exhibition”, Ningbo Museum of Art, Qingdao Art Museum, Ningbo, Qingdao, China
2003
“The 1st National Pastel Painting Exhibition”, Wu Zuoren Art Gallery, Suzhou, China
“National Contemporary Flower and Bird Painting Exhibition”, Lanzhou, China
“2003 Chinese Painting Exhibition by China Artists Association”, Yaming Art Gallery, Hefei, China
“The 1st National Small Watercolour Painting Exhibition”, Fujian Museum, Fuzhou, China
2004
“Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, Tingbian University, Jilin, China
2006
“Home: Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“Feng Shan Shui Qi: International Chinese Watercolour Exhibition”, National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
“International Watercolour Exhibition”, Kintex, Seoul, Korea
“Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition”, Hong Kong
2007
“Hong Kong Memory: Sheng Ping Exhibition”, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
“Shen Ping Watercolour Exhibition”, Substance Living Book Bar, Shenzhen, China
“Chinese Art Spectacular 2007”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“Invitation Exhibition of Watercolour Paintings”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“Tian Shan & Hong Kong: Xinjiang and Hong Kong Watercolour Exhibition”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“Wong Tai Sin Memory: Hong Kong Watercolour Sketching Exhibition”, Wong Tai Sin Community Centre, Hong Kong
2008
“Glimpse of North Europe: Hong Kong Watercolour and Sketching Exhibition”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Colour Rhythm: Invitation Exhibition of Watercolour Paintings”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Natural Brushstrokes: Invitation Exhibition of Oil Paintings”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Figurative + Abstract: An exhibition of Contemporary Oil Painting, Watercolour & Print of Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Yunnan and Hong Kong Watercolour Painting Exchange Exhibition”, C.C. Wu Building, Hong Kong
2009
“Glamorous Hong Kong: Invitation Exhibition of Hong Kong Artists”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“The 11th National Fine Arts Exhibition: Invitational Exhibition of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan”, Lin Baixin Convention Centre, Shantou, China
“Figurative and abstract: An Exhibition of Contemporary Oil Painting, Watercolour & Print of Hong Kong”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Beyond & Integration: Invitation Exhibition of Oil Paintings”, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
2010
“Watercolour Exhibition in Hong Kong and Shenzhen”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
“The 4th Beijing International Art Biennale”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2011
“Hong Kong Ink Painting: Hong Kong Ink Painting Works”, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
2012
“The 1st Hong Kong Oil Painting Competition 2012”, Second Prize, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“Hong Kong Ink Painting: Hong Kong Ink Painting Works”, Chengfeng Art Gallery, Guangdong, China
2013
“Hong Kong Ink Painting: Hong Kong Ink Painting Works”, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong
2014
“Hong Kong Contemporary Ink Painting Exhibition”, Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy, Beijing, China
“The 1st Member Exhibition of Hong Kong Artists Association”, Rong Bao Zhai Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong
“The 4th Shenzhen & Hong Kong Metropolitan Ink Painting Exhibition”, Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong
“The 1st Member Exhibition of Chinese Painting Society”, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2016
“Oriental Charm: Ink Art in Hong Kong and Shanghai 2016”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
2017
“The 5th Fine Arts Exhibition of All Painting Academies of China”, Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, China
“Ink Global 2017”, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
“The 7th Shenzhen & Hong Kong Metropolitan Ink Painting Exhibition”, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong
“The 5th Fine Arts Exhibition of All Painting Academies of China”, Jiangsu Art Museum, Jiangsu, China
2020
“Chinese Art’s Trip to the World & Overseas Research Scheme Achievement Exhibition”, Yan Huang Art Museum, Beijing, China
“Breakthrough 2020: Master of Art in Hong Kong”, Art of Nature Contemporary Gallery, Hong Kong