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Shen Wei (simplified Chinese: 沈玮; traditional Chinese: 沈瑋; pinyin: Shěn Wěi) is a Chinese artist known for his intimate portraits of others and himself, as well as his poetic photographs of landscape and still-life. His artistic style has often been described as dream-like,[1] elusive,[2] and erotic.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shen.
Shen Wei
Born1977 (age 44–45)
Shanghai, China
Known forPhotography & Video
Websitewww.shenwei.studio

Born in Shanghai, China, Shen Wei lives in New York City.


Recognition


Hailed as "one of the most prominent Chinese photo artists of his generation" by CNN.[4] Shen Wei's work has been exhibited and published worldwide, with works included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),[5] the J. Paul Getty Museum,[6] and Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] among others. He has received fellowships from New York Foundation for the Arts and Asian Cultural Council and had participated in prestigious artist-in-residence programs such as the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy, and Light Work in Syracuse, NY. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, CNN, Aperture, ARTnews, Paris Review, Financial Times, Le Figaro, American Photo, and so on.


Education


Shen Wei received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in photography, video, and related media from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Shen's Table Setting series at the Museum of the City of New York's Moveable Feast exhibition. (March 2011)
Shen's Table Setting series at the Museum of the City of New York's Moveable Feast exhibition. (March 2011)

Collections


Shen's work is held in the following public collections:


Notable Exhibitions



Solo exhibitions



Group exhibitions



References


  1. "The dreamy, intimate portraits of Shen Wei". cnn.com. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. Piepenbring, Dan (12 April 2017). "Between Blossoms". theparisreview.org. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "In bloom: the erotic botanics of Shen Wei – in pictures". the Guardian. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "The dreamy, intimate portraits of Shen Wei". cnn.com. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. "Shen Wei - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. "Wei, Shen (Chinese, born 1977) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. Art, Philadelphia Museum of. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Self-Portrait (Bubble), 2011". www.philamuseum.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. "MoMA/Collection/Shen Wei". MoMA. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  9. "Shen Wei". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. "Shen Wei". The J. Paul Getty Museum. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. "Shen Wei". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  12. "Shen Wei". Carnegie Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. "Table Setting Series". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  14. "Works of: Shen Wei". Ringling Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  15. "Self-Portrait (Fruitful)". North Carolina Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  16. "Photography Collection". Harn Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.




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