Asian Judges Biographies
Gu Wenda
Gu Wenda graduated from Shanghai School of Arts in 1976 and received his M.F.A. from China Academy of Arts in 1981. In 1987, Gu Wenda received the award of the Canada Council for Visiting Foreign Artists and had his first oversea exhibition in York University, Canada. Later in the same year, he moved to the USA and started his life as an independent artist. Since 1981, Gu Wenda has participated in numerous international solo and group exhibitions and biennales. The countries and regions that have shown his work include China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Israel, Australia, Germany, Norway, France, Russia, the Netherlands, Italy, Britain, Mexico, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa, Poland, Brazil, Canada, Turkey, Chile, Denmark, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Argentina and the United States. He has also been invited to lecture at various art academies, universities and institutions worldwide. His art has been widely discussed and reviewed by important international and national newspapers and magazines. He has been featured in television and radio programs worldwide such as: BBC in Britain, PBS in America, CCTV in China, Second National Television Station in Germany, ABC in Australia, National Television and Radio Station in South Africa, Israel, Sweden, Japan, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, France, etc. Some of his major works include his global art project United Nations, his project entitled Forest of Stone Steles -Retranslation and Rewriting Tang Poetry, Ink Alchemy, Tea Alchemy and China Park.