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The Chan Hampe Galleries at The Raffles Hotel Shows Works by Guan Wei

artwork: Guan Wei - "Bird Island No.3",  2011 - Acrylic on linen - 65 x 80 cm. - Courtesy of the artist and Chan Hampe Galleries. "Bird Island" an exhibition of recent works by Guan Wei on view through August 6th at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.


Singapore.- The Chan Hampe Galleries at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore are pleased to present “Bird Island” a solo exhibition by Guan Wei from July 6th through August 6th. Award-winning Chinese/Australian artist Guan Wei will exhibit his newest series of paintings in this breathtaking solo exhibition of works exuding the artist’s distinctive style.

artwork: Guan Wei - "Bird Island No.2", 2011 Acrylic on linen - 65 x 80 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Chan Hampe Galleries. At the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.Guan Wei spent 20 years in Australia after the political unrest in the late ’80s and recently returned to Beijing to set up a studio and reconnect with his homeland’s artistic community. He took part in the Shanghai Biennale last year and is currently showing at the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal in Shenzhen. Following his graduation from the Department of Fine Arts at the Capital Normal University (Beijing, 1986), Guan worked as a painter and high school art teacher. In 1988, he was invited to organize an exhibition at the apartment of Nicholas Jose, the Cultural Counselor of the Australian Embassy in China at that time. In 1989, he was invited to partake in an artist residency program at the Tasmanian School of Art in Hobart, Australia. Guan subsequently became an Australian resident in 1993.

Guan has exhibited widely. Some early international exhibitions include ‘Silent Energy: New Art from China’ (Modern Art Oxford, 1993) and ‘Mao Goes Pop: China Post-1989’ (Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, 1993). More recent exhibitions include ‘The Rose Crossing: Contemporary Art in Australia’ (Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 1999), the second and third Asia-Pacific Triennials (Queensland Art Gallery, Australia, 1996 and 1999) and the Gwangju Biennale entitled ‘Man + Space’ (Gwangju Biennale Hall, South Korea, 2000).

Chan Hampe Galleries aims to create a platform for East-West cultural exchange by exhibiting and promoting contemporary art with a primary focus on Singaporean artistic practice. Since the gallery’s inception by Angeline Chan in the Tanjong Pagar cultural district, opportunities have been provided to numerous emerging artists with the intention of developing their careers and advocating investment into the Singaporean visual arts community. With a second location in the esteemed Raffles Hotel and partnership with Benjamin Hampe, Chan Hampe Galleries will continue to exhibit a diverse range of Singaporean artists and introduce an international program in alignment with the highest professional gallery standards. Visit the gallery’s website at … http://www.chanhampegalleries.com