An Bin - born 1962

Mr. An Bin
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Mr. An Bin grew up in Liaoning province in China's Northeast - a region of Manchuria culture close-by Inner Mongolia and North Korea. After his studies at the renowned CAFA (Chinese Academy of Fine Arts) Mr. An Bin was sent on a six-months exchange program to the University of Ulster in Belfast, followed by a working tour of Europe and America. Thus he learned how to deal masterly with eastern as well as western techniques of printmaking.

Education and Career

Mr. An Bin was born in 1962 in Dalian city of China. In 1984 he finished his studies of Fine Art at the CAFA (Chinese Academy of Fine Arts) in Beijing and became instructor at the printmaking department. Afterwards he returned as a student and graduated with a master's degree in 1995.

Since October 1997, Mr. An Bin attended a tutorial at the printmaking department at the University of Ulster in Belfast and completed his experiences during a tour through Europe and the United States. Back to China in 1998 Mr. An Bin became immediately an associate professor at CAFA and later also deputy head of the Western art department at the Yixian College of Calligraphy and Painting.

Technique and Style

Bodhisattva
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Mr. An Bin works with woodblock prints and oil-based inks. His prints are usually in reduced color palette or black and white and medium-sized. Using the expressivity of the western style with a very dynamic and pictorial carving Mr. An Bin feels bound to the eastern tradition. His prints are depicting traditional Chinese themes and maintains a balance between traditional and the contemporary. In China and abroad Mr. An Bin is a well-established artist, printmaker and watercolor painter. He has won many awards at national and provincial exhibitions, including awards for excellence for his woodblock prints.

Exhibitions and Awards

Bright Day
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• 1984 - The 6th China National Art Exhibition, Beijing, China.
• 1985 - China National Literature Illustration Exhibition, Beijing, China.
• 1989 - Solo Exhibition in the Gallery of CAFA and a solo painting Exhibition in the Shanghai Museum of Fine Arts. In the same year the watercolor "Xiangxi Girl with Handkerchief on Head" won the Silver Award of the 7th National Art Exhibition.
• 1990 - Exhibition in the Gallery of Europe Daily Time, Paris, France.
• 1993 - Solo Painting Exhibition at National Gallery of Beijing, China.
• 1994 - Solo Painting Exhibition at Guo Feng Tong Gallery of Wang Fu Hotel, Beijing. In the same year desplayed at the 8th National Art Exhibition, Beijing, China.
• 1998 - Solo Exhibition at Rush Art Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
• 1999 - The woodcut "Exclamation in the Drizzle" won the Bronze Award of the 9th National Art Exhibition, Beijing, China.
• 2000 - Chinese Printmaking Review Exhibition of Twenty Century, Chongqing, China.
• 2001 - Solo Exhibition at Fu You Gallery, Niigata, Japan. The silkscreen "Bright Day" won the Copper Medal of the 7th National Etching, Lithography and Silkscreen Exhibition.
• 2003 - Exhibition at British Library Museum Gallery, London, UK. Exhibition at Etching Gallery of New York, U.S.A.
• 2004 - The 10th National Art Exhibition, Beijing, China.
• 2005 - Solo Exhibition in CAFA (Chinese Academy of Fine Arts). Solo painting Exhibition at Niigata Performing Art Center, Japan.

Collections

Revolution Fire
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• China Cultural Ministry, Beijing.
• Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
• Shanghai Luxun Museum, China.
• Qingdao Art Museum, China.
• Hubei Art Museum, China.
• Anhui Art Museum, China.
• Sichuan Art Museum, Shengzhou Printmaking Museum, China.
• Guangdong Art Museum, China.
• Shenzhen Art Museum, China.
• Guiyang Art Museum, China.
• Yan'an Art Museum, China.
• Industry University of Hong Kong.
• Hong Kong University of Sciences and Technology.
• Muban Foundation, London, UK.
• Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
• Rush Art Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
• Town Hourse Gallery, Ireland.
• Kilcox Gallery, Ireland.

Publications

A Different World
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• The Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts, edited by Christer von der Burg, The Muban Foundation, London 2003, pp.106-107.
• The Portrait Technique of Painting, by An Bin, published by Jiangxi Publishing House of Fine Art, 1997.
• The Nude Drawing Technique, by An Bin, published by Zhejiang Publishing House of Fine Art, 2004.
• The Still Life Painting, by An Bing, published by Zhejiang Publishing House, 2000.
• The Drawing, by An Bin, published by Zhejiang Publishing House, 2000
• The Drawing Technique VCD, by An Bin, 2004
• The Still Life Techinique VCD, by An Bin, 2005
• The Context of Chinese Printmaking and the World, China Academy of Art Publishing House, 2006.
• An Bin Black and White Woodcut Selection, Jiangxi Publishing House, 2006.
• An Bin Landscape Oil-painting Selection, Zhejiang Publishing House.

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