Ciphering inspiration from his home city of Beijing, Peihong creates abstracted acrylic landscapes reflecting the dynamism of urban infrastructure. His ‘My Space’ series began with doodles of dead leaves and power lines, which gradually became abstracted until reaching, in the artist’s own words, a ‘simpler and purer’ reality. The stark, vibrant palette of the paintings reflects the optical saturation of the world’s most populous capital city, peppered with neon lights, cars, advertisements and buildings. In a quest for balance, Peihong distils this over-stimulating menagerie into nebulous blocks of colour that evoke psychedelic aerial views of the city. This is refracted in his painting process, which involves lying the canvas on a table and working from above, allowing the pools of acrylic to dry at their own will. Leaving areas of the whitewashed canvas blank, the artist ties shapes together with looped ‘threads’ to create a holistic, interconnected space, much like the modern, globalised city.

Artist Statement
2020

‘I am a painter and mainly focusing on abstract art area. My Space is my representative work. On my opinion, abstract art is free which has no specific formalization or shape, while show characteristics of independence and integrity in the level of visual expression. And in my latest years’ works, my concerns of trace and color of cities has moved on to the connection between people and space.

Each one of us is a consciousness, we are creators of our own massages and also act like a mediator of different massages. And these massages are formulating an invisible and abstract network that connecting each person, the shape of the network changes as our life goes on.

My Space series is a pictorial representation of consciousness network. And I choose painting to express the transformation of each moment of my thoughts. Those “shapes” and “colors” filling and constructing the space with an internal order, they look beautiful while hard to tell where they truly came from. And I could tell that the study on printmaking has influenced my way of working, go through a complex process to achieve a seemingly simple result, which allows me to paint over and over again on the canvas. Brushstrokes stack on top of one another, pigments drip and spread, mediums slowly solidified, I enjoy painting back and forth until they are covered and superimposed again.

The way I paint always lead to an unimaginable result, and brings to me a sense similar to the context of Kafka’s novel. I guess it is accurate to express the consciousness network. The time I spend to paint has been extended, necessarily. My Space is boundless, abstract and a space of nothingness, seemly unordered and tangled. And would finally become balanced, ordered and natural’

BORN
Shanghai 1987

EDUCATION
2005 Affiliated High School of Shanghai University Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai, China.
2010 BFA with Distinction, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
2014 MFA with Distinction, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.

SOLO EXHIBITION
2020 Harvey Galleries, Mosman, Sydney
2019 Space, Eslite Spectrum Shenzhen, Shenzhen
2017 My Space, Harvey Galleries Mosman, Sydney.
2016 From Formless To Form, Twins Art, Shanghai.
2015 Traces Freely Traveling, Mingtai Space, Beijing.

DOUBLE SOLO EXHIBITION
2020 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Zhu Peihong Art Space, Shanghai
2019 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai
2018 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai
2017 The City Marked by Youngmen, Parkview Green Art 798, Beijing.
Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Tranquil Scenery, Shanghai World EXPO, Shanghai.
2016 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Into the Light, Shanghai World EXPO, Shanghai.
2015 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Colorful Season – Shanghai Mart, Shanghai.
2014 Pursuing the City Colours Lost, Zhu Yuxiang & Zhu Peihong Double Exhibition, Shanghai Mart.

GROUP EXHIBITION
2020 Roundabout, EGG Gallery, Beijing
2019 The Logical Lines of Painting, Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum, Suzhou
2018 Today Wall Power, The 3rd Edition of Wallpost Artist Exhibition, Today Art Museum, Beijing.
Never Winter, EGG Gallery, Beijing.
2017 Rebuild & Transition, Art Museum of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing.
Chinese Spirit: The 4th Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition – Abstract – Non-figurative Oil Painting
Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary, Today Art Museum, Beijing.
The Migration of Fission, 40x Junge Kunst aus China, Kommunale Galerie Berlin, Berlin.
Communication Extended, Parkview Green Art Taipei, Taipei.
Art Nova 100 – Art Grand Summit, The Grand Summit, Beijing.
Art Nova 100 – Art Shang Ba, Shang Ba Culture Group, Beijing.
Rebuild & Transition, Today Art Museum, Beijing
In the Name of Abstraction, Enjoy Museum of Art, Beijing
Role, X Gallery, Dalian
Abstract Contemporary Art Exhibition, Sichuan Province Art Museum, Chengdu
Centripetal Force, Sydney College of the Arts SCA Galleries, Sydney
XUN-XUN-Group Show III Grasping the normality within the abnormality, Parkview Green Art Center,
Beijing.
2016 Fun Cao Di, Parkview Green Art, Beijing
Beginning of The New Epoch – Chinese Emergent Artists, Epoch Art Museum, Wenzhou
O.C.D 2.0, EGG Gallery, Beijing
_____ Makes Our Life so Beautiful – X Gallery, Dalian
Art Nova 100 – Beijing National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 Wuu Speech: Artists Living in Shanghai – China Arts Museum, Shanghai
XUN-XUN-Group Show II – From Perception to Invovement – Parkview Green Art, Beijing
Zao Hua-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition – C’s Gallery, Sydney
1O1 Days-Art Nova 100 DoBe WE – DoBe WE @ Donghua, Shanghai
Zao Hua-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition – 204 Art Space, Melbourne
Zao Hua-Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition – Salmance Art Center, Hobart
2015 Art Nova 100 – Beijing National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 Initial Issue – Continuity and Mission – Phoenix Art Palace, Beijing
The Civil Power – Beijing Minsheng Art Museum Opening Exhibition – Minsheng Art Museum, Beijing
The Expression of Format – Phoenix Art Palace, Shanghai
2014 Release – M-Space, Beijing
NETWORK21c ART Festival 2014 – Chonju Art Museum, Chonju
Watchtower – CAFA Yanjiao Museum, Beijing
Endogenous Context Youth Art Invitation Exhibition – Xuyuan Museum, Beijing
Carving – Shang Ba Culture Group, Beijing Watchtower Youth Art
Art Nova 100 – Beijing National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 Midsummer – ARTMIA Four-seasons Gallery by ARTMIA Foundation, Beijing
Academic New Art Exhibition – Luohu Art Museum, Shenzhen
 The Extension of 2014 – An Experiment from CAFAM – CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
Postgraduates Graduation Exhibition – CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
FRANCE-CHINA 1964-2014: A time of Recognition and Friendship- 17th district town hall, Paris
 National Art Exhibition Shanghai Station 2014 – China Arts Museum, Shanghai
2013 College Force-New Artworks Report 1ST Round Exhibition – Luohu Art Museum, Shenzhen
 NETWORK21c ART Festival 2013 – Chonju Art Museum, Chonju 
 My Style My Kind Group Exhibition – UP SAPCE Art Gallery, Beijing
 CAFAM FUTURE: Sub-phenomenon – CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2012 Twenty-years Anniversary Exhibition – Red Gate Art Gallery, Beijing
 China Jinling Hundreds of Artist Group Exhibition – Jiangsu Province Art Museum, Nanjing
6th Tropical Lab International Artist Exhibition – LASALLE Collage of the Arts, Singapore
 Two Generations: 20 Years Chinese Contemporary Art of Red Gate Exhibition Tour – Sydney Center Hall, Australia
A Thousand Miles: Outstanding students’ works collection exhibition of Central Academy of Fine Arts – Art @ Golden Square Art Gallery, London
2011 Intuition: Shanghai Small Scale Oil Painting Exhibition – Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai
10 Years White Rabbit Exhibition for Partical Contemporary Artworks Collection – White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
 Cold-Blood Exhibition – Longyibang Art Gallery, Beijing
 Imitation Towards Nature – Shanghai Sketching Artworks Exhibition – Huong Son Art Museum, Shanghai
Ten Years Exhibition – The Department of Foundation of Central Academy of Fine Arts – CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2010 Printmaking Exhibition – East China Normal University in Shanghai, Shanghai
 A Thousand Miles: Outstanding students’ works collection exhibition of Central Academy of Fine Arts – CAFA, Beijing
The 10TH Printmaking Creation and Education Annual Meeting Exhibition of National Collage, Shanghai
Seven-Prism of No.4 Printmaking Studio – Today Art Museum, Beijing
2009 Happiness Age Exhibition – GuanXiang Art Gallery, Taipei
2008 CAFA NO.4 Printmaking Studio Traditional Investigation Exhibition – CAFA, Beijing

ART FAIRS
2017 Art Taipei – Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1, Taipei
The 13th International Gallery Exposition – National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
The 16th Korea International Art Fair – COEX Hall A&B, Seoul
Art Beijing – National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 UCCA Private Feast – UCCAstore, Beijing
The 21th Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai World EXPO, Shanghai

2016 Macau Hotel Art Fair – Regency Hotel, Macau
Art Beijing – National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 Art Central, Central Harborfront, Hong Kong
UCCA Private Feast – UCCASTORE, Beijing
The 20th Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai World EXPO, Shanghai

2015 Art Beijing – National Agriculture Exhibition Center, Beijing
 UCCA Private Feast – UCCAstore, Beijing
The 19th Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai Mart, Shanghai

2014 Artmo International Art Fair – Venetian Macao Cotai Expo Hall B, Macao
UCCA Private Feast – UCCAstore, Beijing
The 18th Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai Mart, Shanghai

COLLECTIONS
2017 Xuanru Art, Beijing & Hong Kong
Enjoy Art Museum, Beijing
2016 White Rabbit Museum, Sydney
Twins Art, Shanghai
Nanfang Media Group, Guangzhou
2015 HaHa Museum, Beijing
2014 Twins Art, Shanghai
2010 White Rabbit Museum, Sydney
2010 CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2010 Today Art Museum Printmaking Center, Beijing
2008 Printmaking Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2007 Printmaking Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2006 Department of Foundation of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2004 Senior High School of Fine Arts College Shanghai University, Shanghai

AWARDS/GRANTS
2017 Professional nomination & the most popular award, In the Name of Abstraction by Kuart, Beijing
Emerging artist nomination, N.A.I.C PROJECT × ArtDeport Invitation Exhibition, Beijing
Nomination award, 2017 BOYA PRIZE, Beijing
2014 Selected into outstanding works of graduate students’ works of CAFA, Beijing
2014 Outstanding graduate award, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2010 Selected into the 10th national college Printmaking Producing and Education Exhibition
2010 The-second-prize of excellent artwork, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2009 The-second-prize scholarship of excellent student, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
2003 The-third-prize scholarship of excellent student, The Senior High School of Fine Arts College of Shanghai University, Shanghai

RESIDENCIES
2015 Artist resident program, Kids Globe Association, Berlin, Germany
Taller de mosaico workshop, Trozo × Trozo, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Tropical Lab 6, LASSALE Collage of the Arts, Singapore