Tan Ping

1960

Born in Chengde, China

Education

1989 – 1994? Master of Arts and Degree of “Meisterschule” by Prof. Klaus Fu?mann, Free Art Department of Berlin Art University

1989–1994?? Awarded the West German Cultural Exchange Scholarship Deutschen Akademischen (DAAD)

1984?????????????? Graduated from the Printmaking Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Beijing

Academic Career

2004 – Present?? Deputy Chancellor, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (CAFA)

1999 – 2003??????? Professor and Director of Design Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA)

1994??????????????????????? Lecturer, Design Department, CAFA

1984 – 1989???????? Lecturer, Printmaking Department, CAFA

Selected Exhibitions

2009??? PACO KN?LLER – TAN PING l TWO ENERGIES, ALEXANDER OCHS GALLERIES BERLIN l BEIJING, Berlin, Germany (solo)

2009??? Tan Ping, Yun Gallery, Beijing, China (solo).

2009??? Sottovoce: Painting, Photography and Video, officinal, Factory 798, Beijing, China (group)

2008??? The Grit between the Stones. A Meeting between Swedish and Chinese Contemporary Painting at Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm,Sweden?? (group)

2008??? The Grit between the Stones. A Meeting between Swedish and Chinese Contemporary Painting at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China (group)

2008?? China macht Druck. Zeitgen?ssische chinesische Druckgrafik, Bietigheim- Bissingen, Germany (group)

2008?? M Art Center, Shanghai, China (group)

2008? ?Tan Ping, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China (solo)

2008?? Tan Ping, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (solo)

2007? ?Tan Ping Art, Studio Rouge, Shanghai, China (solo)

2007?? John Sundkvist/ Tan Ping Joint Exhibition, Red Gate, Beijing, China (group)

2007???Afternoon Tea- Tan Ping, Yang Yue, Kang Jian Fei, Liu Wentao. Yun Gallery, Beijing, China (group)

2006?? Red Gate Gallery’s 15th Anniversary, Beijing, China (group)

2006??? Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne (group)

2005?? Tan Ping Art, National Art Gallery (NAGC), Beijing, China (solo)

2005??? Tan Ping Art, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)

2004??? New Woodcuts, ALEXANDER OCHS GALLERIES BERLIN I BEIJING, Berlin, Germany (solo)

2003??? Tan Ping New Woodcuts, Red Gate Gallery (solo)

2002?? ?Contemporary Chinese Printmaking, Red Gate Gallery

2001??? Contemporary Chinese works of Excellence, Shanghai Arts Centre

2001?? ?Square Studio, Shanghai Art Museum

2000?? Black/ White Time, Red Gate Gallery (solo)

1999??? Tan Ping-Recent Etching, Red Gate Gallery (solo)

1999??? ?Black/ White World – Tan Ping Etching, Asian Fine Arts Warehouse, Berlin (solo)

1999???? Square Studio, Konrad Adenauer Foundation Center, Bonn, Germany

1998???? The First Exhibition of Square Studio, Gallery of the International Art Palace Beijing

1998???? Retake: A Selected Exhibition Reviewing Red Gate Artists’ Signature Works curated by Car Fitzpatrick, Red Gate Gallery

1997???? Tan Ping- Recent Etching, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)

1997??? ?Three Printmakers from the CAFA, Red Gate Gallery

1996???? ?Beijing – Berlin, German Embassy, Beijing

1995????? Introducing Tan Ping, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China (solo)

1994????? Beijing Contemporary Art Gallery (solo)

1994????? Christof Weber Gallery, Berlin (solo)

1993????? Moench Gallery, Berlin (solo)

1991????? City Hall, Germering Gallery, Munich, Germany (solo)

Collections

Ludwig Museum, Germany; Portland Art Museum, USA; National Art Gallery of China; Shenzhen Art Museum; Shanghai Art Museum; Qingdao Art Museum; University of Sydney; and numerous private collections.

Literature

2006 Offside –Design: in the name of Inheritance, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House

2006 Role –Design: in the name of education, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House

2005 Printing by Tan Ping, Hebei Education Press

2005 Crossing, Hebei Education Press

2003 Story of Growth, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House

2002 Artistic Public—Design: in the name of Interview, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House

2002 Spiritual Dissociation, coauthor, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House

2000 “Over the Limit”, Art Research, Issue 1

1999 China Airlines in Flight Magazine, Jan/Feb

1998 Zhang Zhaohui, Tan Ping at Red Gate Gallery, Asian Art News, Nov/Dec

1998 Red Gate Gallery Artists, Art life, Sep/ Oct

1998 Karen Smith, Square Studio at the International Art Palace, Asian Art News,

July/ August

1998 Square Studio, Semi-Sociologist and the Scheme of Alchemist, Art life, May/

June

1998 Tan Ping, Recent Etchings, Catalogue

1998 The Discussion of Chinese Art in the Period of Transformation, Square Studio

1996 Beijing –Berlin, Catalogue

1996 Dai Shihe, An Interview with Tan Ping, Fine Arts Literature Chinese Printmaking Album, Vol. 1