Biography
Leng Hong was born in 1955 and was educated at the Shanghai Institute of Theater and Dramatic Art. Upon his graduation he worked as a researcher and professor at the Chinese Painting Institute. He became a permanent member of the Chinese Artists Association of Shanghai His paintings were regularly exhibited all over China. He then moved to Bordeaux, France where his talent was quickly acknowledged. Leng Hong was awarded with several important prizes and was featured in television broadcasts (FR3, NHK, CTV...). He held numerous exhibitions of his work all over Europe. He moved to Montreal, Canada in 1992 where he currently resides. In his work, Leng Hong reflects an affinity with traditional Chinese artistic culture although integrating elements of Western traditions. In this set of paintings, he concentrates on the effects produced by the composition and the colors, creating landscape almost seen as calligraphic motifs.
Main Exhibitions
selected solo exhibitions:
1985-90 held several solo exhibitions in China, Hong Kong and Europe.
1991 Galerie France, Bordeaux, France with a fully illustrated catalogue.
1992 Galerie Hexagone, Aachen, Germany.
1992 Dannenberg Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1993 Galerie Gerd-Dieter Schopp, Aachen, Germany.
1994 Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong.
1996 Artfolio, Singapore.
1997 Galerie Seiun, Tokyo, Japan.
1997 Gallery Tonichi, Tokyo, Japan.
1998 Galerie Hexgone, Aechen, Germany.
1998 Gallery 52, Tokyo, Japan.
1999 Chinese Painting Institute of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
1999 J Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2000 St. James, France.
2000 Han Art Contemporain, Montreal, Canada.
2000 Gallery Tomo, Tokyo, Japan.
2002 Yan Gallery, Hong Kong.
2004 Architect Group, Bordeaux, France.
2005 J Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2007 High Gallery, Shanghai, China.
selected group exhibitions:
1979-90 Participated in numerous group exhibitions in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Great Britain, France, and the USA.
1990 Salon d'Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France.
1990 CAVIAR (with J.C. Blais, Francois Boisrond, Robert Combas), France.
1991 Conseil Regional d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France.
1992 Musee des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
1992 Palais du Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France.
1993 Dannenberg Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1995 ExpoArte, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
1995 One World, Many Visions (An International Exhibition in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations).
1995 Lineart, ICC international Art Fair, Gent, Belgium.
1995 The Mitchell Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
1996 Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
1999 Shanghai Art Fair 1999, Shanghai, China.
2000 - 2006 Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China.
2004 Liu Hai Su Art Museum, Shanghai China.
2007 4th International Art Fair Cige, Beijing, China.
2007 AIAA International Art, Hong Kong.
awards:
1985 Creative Works Award, China
1987 First Grand Prize of the City of Bordeaux, France
1987 Grand Prize, "Distinctions Francaises et Etrangeres - Nouveaux Talents" of the Federation Nationale de la Culture Francaise, France
1988 Couleurs d' Aujourd' hui, 3rd Prize, France
1992 Prize of the "Symposium d' Arts Plastiques," France
Artwork
