Born in Shanghai, 1969. Currently living and working on Shanghai.
| Education |
| 1989 |
Graduated from the senior High School of the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1994 | Graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, B. A. |
| 1997 | Graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, M.A. |
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| Selected Solo Exhibitions |
| 2008 | "the Power", Aura Gallery, ahong Kong |
| 2007 | “Last Supper—solo exhibition by Qu Guangci”, Aura Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 1998 | “Sculptures by Guangci”, Hallway Gallery, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. |
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
| 2007 | “Escape by Crafty Scheme_salvation from traditional and revolutional language”, Nanjing Square Gallery Of Contemporary Art, Nanjing “Drift-2007 Huadong Districts invited Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition”, Art Space of Fine Arts college of Shanghai University, Shanghai. "Tanah Air: Seni Patung dan Lingkungan", Pakuwon City Complex – Surabaya, Indonesian |
| 2006 | “soliloquy: China-Indonesia contemporary sculpture exhibition”, National Art Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia “Fiction @ Love”, Museum of Contemporary Art/Bund 18 Creative Center, Shanghai |
| 2005 | “Sculpture a Century”, Shanghai Sculpture Space, Shanghai |
| 2004 | “Witness——Sculpture of Xiang Jing and Guangci”, He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China “China · Imagination: Chinese Contemporary Sculptural Art”, Jardin de Tuileries, Paris, France. “MMAC Art College / Performance Festival 2004”, Aizu-Mishima / Tokyo, Japan |
| 2003 | “XII Inner Spaces” multimedia festival, CCA Inner Spaces, Poznan, Poland.
“Different Choices —— born in the 60s”, Peninsula Gallery, Shanghai, China.
“Sculpture by Xiang Jing and Guangci”, Casas-Museu da Taipa, Macau
The third “Shanghai Young Sculptors Invitation Exhibition”, Century Plaza, Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China. The First “Beijing Art Biennale”, Chinese National Art Gallery, Beijing, China. |
| 2002 | Attended the exhibition “Rotate 180°”. Oriental Arts Gallery, Shanghai, China.
“Guang Ci Xiang Jing 2002 — Box of Democracy”, Invisible Gallery, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. |
| 2001 |
Road to Heaven was exhibited in “2001 Salon d’ Autumn”, Paris, France.
“Chinese Myths – Contemporary Art Exhibition”, Yidian Gallery, Shanghai, China.
Dancing Machines was exhibited in the “32nd Grosse Kunst Ausstellung Dusseldorf", Eingang Nord, Dusseldorf, Germany
Repeat and Repeat and Repeat was exhibited in “People’s Gala – Venice Biennial Exhibition”, Invisible Gallery, Shanghai, China. |
| 2000 |
Sound Amidst Thunder and Clouds won the 3rd prize in “The 50th Anniversary of Shanghai Arts”, Shanghai, China Qingkejiu was exhibited in Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition”, Liu-Haisu Art Gallery, Shanghai, China. Dancing Machines was exhibited in the second “Youth Sculptor Invitation Exhibition", co-organized by the West Lake Art Gallery, Shengzhen College of Sculpture and Tsingtao Sculpture Gallery, China. Drowner series was exhibited in “Sea Level - Paintings & Sculptures Invitation Exhibition 2000", Liu-Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
Drowner – Guide to Fortune was exhibited in "Conversations with Henry Moore - Sculptures Invitation Exhibition" in Guangdong Art Gallery, Guangzhou, China. |
| 1999 | Road to Heaven won the 3rd prize in the 9th “Exhibition of National Fine Arts”, and became the collection of Chinese National Art Gallery, Beijing, China. Specimen of the Fittest was exhibited in the second "Chinese Sculptures Annual Exhibition", He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China. Sound Amidst Thunder and Clouds, and Dusk, were exhibited in "Oil Paintings & Sculptures by Teachers from the Fine Art college, Shanghai Normal University", Gallery of Fine Art college, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. |
| 1998 | Portrait of Y was exhibited in “October Exhibition for Beijing Youth Sculptors", Gallery of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. |
| 1997 | Sculpture Set of Tibet won the 2nd prize in the “Graduate Show of Central Academy of Fine Arts 1997”, and 2nd prize of “Okamatsu Family Fund, Japan”. It later became the collection of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. |
| 1995 | Dusk and Posture participated in “Exhibition for Young Artists across the World 1995”, Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China. |
| 1994 | Streets won the 2nd prize in the “Graduate Show of Central Academy of Fine Arts 1994”. It later became the collection of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China. Wangfujing won the Gold Medal in the 8th “Exhibition of National Fine Arts”, National Fine Art Gallery, Beijing, China. |
| 1993 | Mother received the honour of distinction in the “65th Anniversary of Comrade Mao Zedong’s Speech at Yan‘an Art and Literature Seminar” cum art exhibition, Chinese National Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing, China |
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| Other Events |
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Organized “The Standards of Chinese Contemporary Sculptures”, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
Organized with Liu-Haisu Art Museum, the sculpture section of “The Patter of Pearls on Jade Plate”, Shanghai Youth Exhibition Serials, Invisible Gallery, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Host of “Sino-German New Media Arts Week”, organized by Peking University and The Goethe Institut Peking. |
| Work Experience |
| 1997-1999 |
Researcher of sculptural art, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1999-2007 |
Professor of the sculpture workshop of the Fine Art College, Shanghai Normal University Director of “the Invisible Gallery” at Shanghai Normal University |
| 2007 -present |
Artist of X+Q Sculpture Studio |
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